nerdexam
Microsoft

MD-102 · Question #236

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might…

The correct answer is A. Yes. Running setup.exe from the Windows 10 installation media while Windows 8.1 is the active, running OS is the correct and supported method for performing an in-place upgrade. When launched from within the existing OS, Windows Setup detects the current installation and offers to…

Submitted by krish.m· Apr 18, 2026Manage and maintain devices

Question

Note: This question is part of a series of questions that present the same scenario. Each question in the series contains a unique solution that might meet the stated goals. Some question sets might have more than one correct solution, while others might not have a correct solution. After you answer a question in this section, you will NOT be able to return to it. As a result, these questions will not appear in the review screen. Your company has an Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tenant named contoso.com and a Microsoft Intune subscription. Contoso.com contains a user named [email protected]. You have a computer named Computer1 that runs Windows 8.1. You need to perform an in-place upgrade of Computer1 to Windows 10. Solution: From Windows 8.1, you run setup.exe from the Windows 10 installation media. Does this meet the goal?

Options

  • AYes
  • BNo

How the community answered

(57 responses)
  • A
    88% (50)
  • B
    12% (7)

Explanation

Running setup.exe from the Windows 10 installation media while Windows 8.1 is the active, running OS is the correct and supported method for performing an in-place upgrade. When launched from within the existing OS, Windows Setup detects the current installation and offers to upgrade while keeping files, applications, and settings. This is exactly what distinguishes an in-place upgrade from a clean install-setup.exe must be invoked from inside the live OS, not from a boot environment.

Topics

#In-place upgrade#Windows 10 setup#Installation media#Device maintenance

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full MD-102 Practice