How many questions are on the Windows Server Hybrid Admin (Advanced) exam?

The Windows Server Hybrid Admin (Advanced) exam has 55 questions, and the vendor's published description is: Not published by the provider; duration confirmed at registration (Microsoft's table lists 100 or 120 minutes depending on labs).

How long do you have to complete the Windows Server Hybrid Admin (Advanced) exam?

You get 120 minutes, which is about 131 seconds per question. The published format is: Not published by the provider; duration confirmed at registration (Microsoft's table lists 100 or 120 minutes depending on labs).

What score do you need to pass the Windows Server Hybrid Admin (Advanced) exam?

The passing score is 70% (700 or greater (on a scale of 1 to 1,000)).

How should I use the domain weights when revising?

Weight by percentage, not by domain. 13% is the one where lost points cost you the most, and Certilum scores you per domain so you can see exactly where that is.

Does Certilum have practice questions for the Windows Server Hybrid Admin (Advanced) exam?

Yes: 55 questions in our bank for this certification, each tagged to the exam domain it belongs to, with the official domain weights applied.

Exam format

Windows Server Hybrid Admin (Advanced) Exam Format

AZ-801

Everything the official exam blueprint specifies: question count, time limit, scoring and the weight each domain carries. The AZ-801 certification validates advanced practical skills for administering Windows Server in on-premises, hybrid, and cloud-connected environments. Candidates must secure server operating systems and hybrid workloads, implement high availability, design disaster recovery strategies, migrate legacy workloads to Azure, and monitor and troubleshoot the full stack. The exam focuses on real-world scenarios that require deep familiarity with Windows Server 2022 and 2025, Hyper-V, failover clustering, Azure Arc, Azure Migrate, Azure Backup, and Microsoft Defender for Cloud. Passing AZ-801 demonstrates that a candidate can bridge traditional datacenter administration with modern cloud operations.

55 questions

120 min

70% to pass

5 domains

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Exam facts at a glance

The published specifications for this certification.

Specification	Value
Questions	55
Time limit	120 minutes (131s per question)
Passing score	70% — 700 or greater (on a scale of 1 to 1,000)
Domains	5
Level	Associate
Question bank here	55 questions
Published format	Not published by the provider; duration confirmed at registration (Microsoft's table lists 100 or 120 minutes depending on labs)
Source	Official 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.

Domain	Weight	Topics	Practice Qs
Implement disaster recovery	13%	Implement Hyper-V Replica for on-premises and hybrid virtual machines Configure and manage Azure Site Recovery for Windows Server workloads Implement Azure Backup and Windows Server Backup strategies +2 more	6
Migrate servers and workloads	23%	Use Azure Migrate to discover, assess, and migrate Windows Server workloads Migrate Active Directory domain controllers and identity services to Azure and Microsoft Entra ID Use Storage Migration Service to migrate file servers and storage +2 more	13
Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments	23%	Monitor hybrid servers by using Azure Monitor, Azure Arc, Log Analytics, and VM insights Troubleshoot Active Directory authentication, replication, DNS, and Group Policy issues Troubleshoot failover clustering, Hyper-V, and virtual machine performance issues +2 more	13
Implement and manage Windows Server high availability	13%	Plan and configure failover clustering, cluster quorum, and cluster-aware updating Manage Hyper-V hosts and virtual machine high availability Implement Storage Spaces Direct and failover cluster Storage Replica +2 more	7
Secure Windows Server on-premises and hybrid infrastructures	28%	Configure Windows Server security baselines, hardening, and least-privilege access Implement Windows Defender Credential Guard, Microsoft Defender for Server, and attack surface reduction Secure hybrid workloads by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, and Microsoft Defender for Identity +2 more	16

The heaviest domain is Implement disaster recovery at 13%, 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-801 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 October 6, 2025, and price is geo-dependent with taxes excluded. Official exam page

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Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about the Windows Server Hybrid Admin (Advanced) exam.

There are 5 domains: Implement disaster recovery, Migrate servers and workloads, Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments, Implement and manage Windows Server high availability, Secure Windows Server on-premises and hybrid infrastructures. The official weights are Implement disaster recovery 13%, Migrate servers and workloads 23%, Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments 23%, Implement and manage Windows Server high availability 13%, Secure Windows Server on-premises and hybrid infrastructures 28%.