Windows Server Hybrid Admin (Core)

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Windows Server Hybrid Admin (Core) Pass Rate

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The score you need to pass the Windows Server Hybrid Admin (Core) certification exam, what the cut score actually means, and how to read your mock results against it.

70% to pass
50 questions
2.1/10 difficulty

The number you need to hit

Published cut score for this certification.

Passing score
70%
700 or greater (on a scale of 1 to 1,000)
Margin
30%
room for wrong answers, on a flat mock
Wrong answers allowed
15
out of 50 questions

Pass score vs pass rate

Two different numbers that get mixed up constantly.

Pass score (cut score)

The scaled score the vendor publishes. For the Windows Server Hybrid Admin (Core) it is 70%. This is the number you can actually prepare against, and it is the one that decides your result on exam day.

Pass rate (percentage of candidates)

The share of candidates who pass. Microsoft generally does not publish this for individual exams, and the numbers you find online usually come from candidate self-reported surveys. We would rather tell you nothing than tell you a figure we cannot source.

Where you lose points

The exam is not scored flat. Each domain carries its own weight, so a domain where you lose everything can sink a score that looks fine on paper.

Manage storage and file services20%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 20% of the exam, and it has 10 practice questions here.

Manage virtual machines and containers15%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 15% of the exam, and it has 7 practice questions here.

Manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment10%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 10% of the exam, and it has 5 practice questions here.

Implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure20%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 20% of the exam, and it has 10 practice questions here.

Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments35%

Losing this domain entirely costs you 35% of the exam, and it has 18 practice questions here.

The practical version: the Windows Server Hybrid Admin (Core) is not passed by knowing most of the content. It is passed by being strong in the domains that carry weight, and by not leaving one of them empty.

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