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AZ-500 · Question #100

You are securing access to the resources in an Azure subscription. A new company policy states that all the Azure virtual machines in the subscription must use managed disks. You need to prevent…

The correct answer is B. Azure Policy. To prevent users from creating Azure virtual machines with unmanaged disks, you should implement Azure Policy.

Submitted by weili_xi· Mar 6, 2026Secure compute, storage, and databases

Question

You are securing access to the resources in an Azure subscription. A new company policy states that all the Azure virtual machines in the subscription must use managed disks. You need to prevent users from creating virtual machines that use unmanaged disks. What should you do?

Options

  • AAzure Monitor
  • BAzure Policy
  • CAzure Security Center
  • DAzure Service Health

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  • B
    88% (42)
  • C
    8% (4)
  • D
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Why each option

To prevent users from creating Azure virtual machines with unmanaged disks, you should implement Azure Policy.

AAzure Monitor

Azure Monitor collects and analyzes telemetry from your Azure resources, but it cannot prevent resource creation or enforce configuration standards.

BAzure PolicyCorrect

Azure Policy allows you to define, assign, and manage standards for your Azure resources, enabling you to enforce organizational requirements such as disallowing the creation of VMs with unmanaged disks through policy definitions.

CAzure Security Center

Azure Security Center provides unified security management and advanced threat protection, but it does not directly prevent the creation of resources based on configuration policies.

DAzure Service Health

Azure Service Health provides personalized guidance and support when there are service issues, but it is not used for enforcing resource configuration policies.

Concept tested: Enforcing Azure resource configuration with Azure Policy

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-policy/overview

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