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Microsoft 70-416 Exam Overview:
| Certification Vendor: | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Exam Name: | Implementing Desktop Application Environments |
| Exam Number: | 70-416 |
| Exam Format: | Multiple Choice, Drag and Drop, Case Studies, Hot Area, Simulation, Active Screen |
| Related Certifications: | MCSA: Windows Server 2012 MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure |
| Exam Duration: | 120-150 |
| Certificate Validity Period: | Retired since January 31, 2021; active certification valid for 3 years |
| Real Exam Qty: | 45-60 |
| Exam Price: | USD 165 |
| Available Languages: | Japanese, German, French, Chinese (Simplified), English, Portuguese (Brazil) |
| Passing Score: | 700 (on a scale of 1-1000) |
| Recommended Training: | Microsoft Learn Archive Microsoft Official Course 20416 |
| Exam Registration: | Pearson VUE Registration Microsoft Exam Archive |
| Sample Questions: |  |
| Exam Way: | Proctored onsite or online via Pearson VUE; no longer available after retirement |
| Pre Condition: | MCSA: Windows Server 2012 certification or equivalent knowledge; experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, and application deployment |
| Official Syllabus URL: | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/microsoft-365/dn205114(v=exam.10) |
Microsoft 70-416 Exam Syllabus Topics:
| Section | Weight | Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Design Business Continuity for Desktop and Application Environments | 10-15% | - Plan high availability for application services - Design disaster recovery solutions - Implement backup and recovery strategies - Ensure service continuity during migrations |
| Design and Prepare the Application Environment | 20-25% | - Deploy applications using System Center Configuration Manager - Deploy applications using Group Policy and Windows Intune - Design application distribution strategy - Diagnose and remediate application compatibility issues - Configure self-service application deployment |
| Deploy, Manage, and Maintain the Application Environment | 15-20% | - Configure application security and permissions - Monitor application deployment and performance - Plan and implement application updates and supersedence - Manage application coexistence and compatibility |
| Design and Implement a Presentation Virtualization Environment | 20-25% | - Design and implement Remote Desktop Services infrastructure - Configure Remote Desktop Gateway and RD Licensing - Implement user profile disks and user state virtualization - Configure RemoteApp and Desktop Connections - Configure Remote Desktop Session Host |
| Design and Implement an Application Virtualization Environment | 25-30% | - Sequence and configure virtual applications - Implement User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) - Manage App-V packages and connection groups - Design App-V infrastructure - Deploy and configure App-V servers and clients |
70-416 Exam Basics: What Every Candidate Asks
The 70-416 exam is the required test for earning the Microsoft Implementing Desktop Application Environments certification from Microsoft. It assesses your command of the official exam objectives through scenario-based and knowledge questions, and the resulting credential is widely recognized by employers. Its reputation for difficulty is real but manageable — candidates who practice consistently with quality materials routinely walk in well prepared.
The official outline for the 70-416 exam highlights these domains:
- Design and Prepare the Application Environment (20-25%)
- Design and Implement an Application Virtualization Environment (25-30%)
- Design and Implement a Presentation Virtualization Environment (20-25%)
Seeing the topics laid out this way often shrinks the exam's intimidation factor — each domain is a finite, learnable block, and the Microsoft Implementing Desktop Application Environments practice questions at RealVCE follow the same structure.
MCSA: Windows Server 2012 certification or equivalent knowledge; experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, and application deployment
The 70-416 exam is demanding, but its difficulty is specific, not mysterious: unfamiliar question formats, time pressure, and a few heavily weighted domains. All three respond to the same remedy — repeated, timed exposure to exam-style questions. That is what the Microsoft Implementing Desktop Application Environments practice materials at RealVCE provide, and the free demo lets you measure the real difficulty yourself before committing, which is usually the moment the fear starts shrinking.
The 70-416 exam consists of 45-60 questions with a time allowance of 120-150 minutes. Practicing full sets under a similar time cap is the most direct way to make sure pacing never costs you points on exam day.
Microsoft offers these training resources for candidates:
Official courses explain the material; practice questions teach you how the exam asks about it. Most successful candidates use both.
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The passing score is 700 (on a scale of 1-1000) and the exam fee is USD 165. Knowing both numbers early helps you plan: aim to be consistently above the passing mark in timed practice sessions before you spend the fee on a booking.
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Microsoft Implementing Desktop Application Environments Sample Questions:
You need to implement a software inventory solution for the A. Datum network.
The solution must meet the technical requirements.
What should you implement?
- A. The Windows Assessment and Deployment Kit (Windows ADK)
- B. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit
- C. Windows Intune
- D. The Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT)
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
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Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com.
You deploy Remote Desktop Services (RDS).
You create a session collection named Collection1.
You plan to configure Collection1 to use user profile disks.
You need to identify what must be created before you configure Collection1 to use the user
profile disks.
What should you identify?
- A. A VHD file
- B. A network share
- C. A storage pool
- D. A VHDX file
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
Your network contains an Active Directory domain named contoso.com. The domain contains five servers. The servers are configured as shown in the following table.
Servers Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) management server
You plan to deploy three App-V applications named App1, App2, and App3 by using RemoteApp publishing. Users will access App1, App2, and App3 from the RD Web Access site.
You need to ensure that the users can run App1, App2, and App3 by clicking links to the applications from the RD Web Access site.
On which server should you install the App-V client?
- A. Server3
- B. Server2
- C. Server1
- D. Server5
- E. Server4
Correct Answer: C 🗳️
Topic 1, Litware, Inc
Overview
Litware, Inc., is a manufacturing company. A. Datum Corporation is a competitor of Litware. Litware has a main office and two branch offices. The main office is located in Seattle. The branch offices are located in Los Angeles and Boston. The offices connect to each other by using T1 leased lines.
A). Datum has a main office in New York. Existing Environment
Active Directory
The Litware network contains one Active Directory forest named litwareinc.com. The A. Datum network contains one Active Directory forest named adatum.com. Network Infrastructure All Litware servers run Windows Server 2012.
Each Litware office contains two domain controllers. Each domain controller is configured as a DNS server.
The Seattle office has the following servers:
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Two file servers Two domain controllers One Windows Server update Services (WSUS) server Five Hyper-V hosts that host multiple virtual machines A Remote Desktop Services (RDS) infrastructure that contains five Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) servers in two session collections, one Remote Desktop Connection Broker (RD Connection Broker) server, and one Remote Desktop Web Access (RD Web Access) server.
All client computers in Litware run Windows 8. The client computers are configured to download updates from WSUS. An application named App4 is included in the standard desktop image that is deployed to each client computer.
Requirements Planned Changes
Litware plans to implement the following changes:
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Expand the company by acquiring A. Datum.
Add more RD Web Access servers to the RDS infrastructure.
Publish three applications named Appl, App2, and App3 as RemoteApp programs.
Deploy two virtualized applications named App5 and App6 as Microsoft Application
Virtualization (App-V) packages.
Deploy App-V 5.0 management servers, publishing servers, and reporting servers.
Technical Requirements
Litware must meet the following technical requirements:
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Minimize the amount of administrative effort whenever possible.
Ensure that an RD Connection Broker server is available if a single server fails.
Protect the connections to the RD Web Access server by using a trusted
certificate.
Perform an application inventory of the applications in A. Datum without installing additional software on the client computers in A. Datum.
Application Requirements
Litware must meet the following application requirements:
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Ensure that App1 can be started by using document invocation.
Ensure that App1 is available on the Start screen of client computers that run
Windows 8.
Organize the published RemoteApp programs by application type on the RD Web
Access website.
Prevent users in the human resources (HR) department from running App4.
Administer App-V from a server named Server1.
Ensure that App5 and App6 can communicate with each other when they run in
the virtual environment.
Ensure that the virtualized applications are downloaded from a server in the same
office as the client computer that is downloading the applications.
Ensure that the virtualized applications are fully downloaded to a client computer
before users can run the applications.
Update App4 in the standard desktop image to a new version named App4A. The
App4A update is a Microsoft Installer (MSI) package.
Deploy application updates for App4 to the client computers by using WSUS.
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You need to recommend a solution to update App4 on the client computers that already have the application deployed. The solution must meet the application requirements.
What should you include in the recommendation?
- A. Add a package to the software installation settings of a Group Policy object (GPO).
- B. Run a script that uses the WSUS Application Programming Interface (API) for local publishing.
- C. Run wsusutil.exe and specify the import parameter.
- D. Use Import Updates from the Update Services console.
Correct Answer: B 🗳️
Your company plans to implement a monitoring solution for application licenses.
The corporate management policy states that all newly deployed technologies must be
cloud-based.
You need to recommend a license monitoring solution that meets the management policy.
Which license monitoring solution should you recommend?
More than one answer choice may achieve the goal. Select the BEST answer.
- A. The Microsoft License Statement tool
- B. Asset Intelligence in Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager
- C. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit
- D. The Microsoft Asset Inventory Service (AIS)
Correct Answer: D 🗳️
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