Windows Server Hybrid Admin (Core)

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Windows Server Hybrid Admin (Core) Exam Format

AZ-800

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The AZ-800 exam validates the skills required to manage Windows Server hybrid environments and earn the Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate credential. It focuses on deploying and managing AD DS in on-premises and cloud environments, managing Windows Servers and workloads in hybrid scenarios, deploying VMs and containers, implementing networking infrastructure, and configuring storage and file services. The exam uses performance-based and scenario-based questions that assess real-world administrative tasks. Candidates should be comfortable combining traditional Windows Server management with Azure-based tools such as Azure Arc, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure networking, and Azure Files.

50 questions
120 min
70% to pass
5 domains

Exam facts at a glance

The published specifications for this certification.

SpecificationValue
Questions50
Time limit120 minutes (144s per question)
Passing score70% — 700 or greater (on a scale of 1 to 1,000)
Domains5
LevelAssociate
Question bank here50 questions
Published formatNot published by the provider; duration confirmed at registration (Microsoft's table lists 100 or 120 minutes depending on labs)
SourceOfficial exam specification, published by the vendor

Official domain weights

The percentage of the exam each domain carries. Weight your revision by these numbers, not by what you find hardest.

DomainWeightTopicsPractice Qs
Manage storage and file services20%
  • Configure and manage file servers and file shares
  • Manage Storage Spaces and Storage Spaces Direct
  • Configure DFS namespaces and DFS replication
  • +3 more
10
Manage virtual machines and containers15%
  • Deploy and manage Azure Virtual Machines running Windows Server
  • Configure virtual machine availability and scaling
  • Create and manage Windows Server container images
  • +2 more
7
Manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment10%
  • Manage Windows Server by using Windows Admin Center
  • Configure hybrid management with Azure Arc
  • Deploy and manage Windows Servers in Azure
  • +2 more
5
Implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure20%
  • Implement and manage DNS and DHCP
  • Configure IP Address Management (IPAM)
  • Implement Azure virtual networks and subnets
  • +4 more
10
Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments35%
  • Deploy and manage AD DS domain controllers in Azure
  • Deploy read-only domain controllers (RODCs)
  • Clone virtual domain controllers
  • +9 more
18

The heaviest domain is Manage storage and file services at 20%, and that is where lost points cost you the most. Certilum scores you per domain so you can see the difference between a knowledge gap and a formatting problem.

Note from the vendor record: Retires September 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM Central Standard Time per the exam page warning, and Microsoft's 'Exam and assessment lab retirement' page lists AZ-800 with a retirement date of September 30, 2026. Microsoft's Skills Hub transition notice (updated May 28, 2026) names the replacement: Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Administrator Associate (Exam AZ-802), beta July 2026 with training and exam expected August 2026. The Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification lists required exams AZ-800, AZ-801, and AZ-802; no formal prerequisites are published beyond recommended experience, and renewal is a free annual (12-month) online assessment. Caveats: the exam page still shows 'Retirement date: none' in its Schedule section despite the banner, English content was last updated January 21, 2026, and price is geo-dependent with taxes excluded. Official exam page

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