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Hotspot Question You have an Azure AD tenant that contains the groups shown in the following table. You assign licenses to the groups as shown in the following table. On May1, you delete Group1…

The correct answer is On May 3, you can restore Group1. = No; On May 15, you can restore Group2. = Yes; On June 3, you can restore Group3. = No. In Azure AD, deleted Microsoft 365 groups can be restored within a 30-day soft-delete retention period. Group1 is a Security group (not a Microsoft 365 group), and Security groups cannot be restored after deletion - they are permanently deleted immediately, making the May 3…

Submitted by suresh_in· Mar 6, 2026Manage Azure Active Directory identities - specifically managing group types, deletion policies, and the 30-day soft-delete restoration window for Microsoft 365 groups in Azure AD (Microsoft Entra ID).

Question

Hotspot Question You have an Azure AD tenant that contains the groups shown in the following table. You assign licenses to the groups as shown in the following table. On May1, you delete Group1, Group2, and Group3. For each of the following statements, select Yes if the statement is true. Otherwise, select No. NOTE: Each correct selection is worth one point. Answer:

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Answer Area

  • On May 3, you can restore Group1.No
  • On May 15, you can restore Group2.Yes
  • On June 3, you can restore Group3.No

Explanation

In Azure AD, deleted Microsoft 365 groups can be restored within a 30-day soft-delete retention period. Group1 is a Security group (not a Microsoft 365 group), and Security groups cannot be restored after deletion - they are permanently deleted immediately, making the May 3 restoration impossible. Group2 is a Microsoft 365 group deleted on May 1, and since May 15 is only 14 days later (within the 30-day window), it CAN be restored. Group3 is a Microsoft 365 group deleted on May 1, but June 3 is 33 days later, which exceeds the 30-day retention window, so it can NO longer be restored.

Topics

#Azure AD Group Management#Soft Delete and Restore#Microsoft 365 Groups#Group Lifecycle

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