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MD-102 · Question #350

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The correct answer is A. Yes. While a direct in-place upgrade requires running setup.exe from the existing OS, enterprise deployment tools can initiate an upgrade task sequence from WinPE which then orchestrates the in-place upgrade from within the running OS.

Submitted by suresh_in· Apr 18, 2026Prepare infrastructure for devices

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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 network contains an Active Directory domain. The domain contains a computer named Computer1 that runs Windows 8.1. Computer1 has apps that are compatible with Windows 10. You need to perform a Windows 10 in-place upgrade on Computer1. Solution: You copy the Windows 10 installation media to a network share. You start Computer1 from Windows PE (WinPE), and then you run setup.exe from the network share. Does this meet the goal?

Options

  • AYes
  • BNo

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • A
    70% (16)
  • B
    30% (7)

Why each option

While a direct in-place upgrade requires running setup.exe from the existing OS, enterprise deployment tools can initiate an upgrade task sequence from WinPE which then orchestrates the in-place upgrade from within the running OS.

AYesCorrect

Yes, in an enterprise environment, deployment solutions like Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) can utilize a Windows PE boot image to start a task sequence that facilitates an in-place upgrade, where the actual `setup.exe` is initiated from within the running Windows 8.1 operating system.

BNo

Concept tested: Windows in-place upgrade process and enterprise deployment initiation

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/update/upgrade-windows-10-task-sequence

Topics

#Windows 10 upgrade#WinPE#In-place upgrade#Network deployment

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