A technician is attempting to create a hidden administrative share Administrative shares can be created by using which of the following symbols after the drive letter or share name?

The correct answer is B. $. In Windows, appending a dollar sign ($) after a share name or drive letter creates a hidden administrative share. These shares do not appear when users browse the network. Examples include built-in shares such as C$, D$, ADMIN$, and IPC$. To create a custom hidden share, an…

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In Windows, appending a dollar sign ($) after a share name or drive letter creates a hidden administrative share. These shares do not appear when users browse the network. Examples include built-in shares such as C$, D$, ADMIN$, and IPC$. To create a custom hidden share, an administrator names it with a trailing $ (e.g., 'ProjectFiles$'). Users who know the exact UNC path (e.g., \server\ProjectFiles$) can still access it if they have permission, but it is invisible in normal network browsing.

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