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220-802 Question #748: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: Windows Update. The pattern of failures between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning strongly points to Windows Update. Microsoft releases patches on 'Patch Tuesday' (the second Tuesday of each month), and by default, Windows Update is configured to automatically download and install updates and

Question

A customer consults a technician about a series of computers that fail to finish an overnight task on a regular basis. The problem seems to only occur early morning between Tuesday and Wednesday, and affects computers running the same operating system. Which of the following Windows features is MOST likely the cause?

Options

  • APower Save Mode
  • BSafe Mode
  • CDisk Cleanup
  • DWindows Update

Explanation

The pattern of failures between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning strongly points to Windows Update. Microsoft releases patches on 'Patch Tuesday' (the second Tuesday of each month), and by default, Windows Update is configured to automatically download and install updates and then restart the computer - often scheduled for early morning hours. This restart would interrupt any overnight task in progress. The symptom affects multiple computers running the same OS, further confirming an OS-level scheduled event. Power Save Mode could pause tasks but typically doesn't cause permanent failure. Disk Cleanup is manually triggered. Safe Mode is not an automated event.

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