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Which of the following UNC paths would be considered an administrative share?
The correct answer is A. \\Workstation\D$. Windows administrative shares are hidden network shares automatically created by the OS, identified by a dollar sign ($) appended to the share name.
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Which of the following UNC paths would be considered an administrative share?
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- A\Workstation\D$
- B\Workstation\Admin
- C\Workstation\D
- D\Workstation\System
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- B7% (1)
Why each option
Windows administrative shares are hidden network shares automatically created by the OS, identified by a dollar sign ($) appended to the share name.
The UNC path \\Workstation\D$ uses the dollar sign suffix, which is the convention Windows uses for administrative shares - hidden shares that are not visible when browsing the network. Windows automatically creates these for each drive letter (C$, D$, etc.) and for special shares like ADMIN$ and IPC$. These shares are accessible only to members of the Administrators group.
\\Workstation\Admin does not use the $ suffix, so it is a standard visible share named 'Admin', not an administrative hidden share.
\\Workstation\D is a standard visible share named 'D' and lacks the $ suffix that designates an administrative share.
\\Workstation\System is a plain named share without the $ suffix and is not a recognized Windows administrative share.
Concept tested: Windows administrative hidden shares and UNC path syntax
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/networking/problems-administrative-shares-missing
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