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Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate

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Warning

The requirements for this certification are changing. The related exams will retire on September 30, 2026. They will be replaced with AZ-802. You can continue to earn this certification after AZ-800 and AZ-801 retire by passing AZ-802. If you currently hold this certification and want to maintain it, continue to renew it through the Certification Renewal process. Learn more.

As a candidate for this certification, you’re responsible for administering Windows Server as a workload in both on-premises and hybrid environments.

In this role, you deploy, implement, manage, and troubleshoot Windows Server in Azure as well as migrating and deploying workloads to Azure. You administer on- identity, security, management, compute, networking, storage, monitoring, high availability, and disaster recovery for Windows Server. You typically collaborate with architects, administrators, and engineers.

You use administrative tools and technologies such as Windows Admin Center, PowerShell, Azure Arc, Azure Policy, Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, Microsoft Defender for Identity, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, and IaaS virtual machine (VM) administration.

As a candidate for this certification, you should have several years of experience with Windows Server operating systems.

Important

The English language version of this certification was updated on January 21, 2026. Review the study guide linked on the Exam AZ-800 and Exam AZ-801 pages for details about recent changes.

Skills earned upon completion

Job role: Administrator, Identity and Access Administrator, Information Protection and Compliance Administrator, Network Engineer, Security Engineer, Support Engineer, Technology Manager

Required exams: AZ-800 AZ-801

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Certification exams

  • AZ-800: Administering Windows Server Hybrid Core Infrastructure

    Languages: en ja zh-cn de fr es pt-br

    Retirement date:

    This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments; manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment; manage virtual machines and containers; implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure; and manage storage and file services.

    Price based on the country or region in which the exam is proctored.

    We strongly recommend that you register for an exam with a personal MSA account. If you register with an organizational (work/school) AAD account, your exam records will be lost if you leave your organization and they will be unrecoverable.
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    Test your skills with practice questions to help you prepare for the exam. Learn more about practice assessments.

  • AZ-801: Configuring Windows Server Hybrid Advanced Services

    Languages: en ja zh-cn ko de fr es pt-br zh-tw it

    Retirement date:

    This exam measures your ability to accomplish the following technical tasks: secure Windows Server on-premises and hybrid infrastructures; implement and manage Windows Server high availability; implement disaster recovery; migrate servers and workloads; and monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments.

    Price based on the country or region in which the exam is proctored.

    We strongly recommend that you register for an exam with a personal MSA account. If you register with an organizational (work/school) AAD account, your exam records will be lost if you leave your organization and they will be unrecoverable.
    Take a free practice assessment

    Test your skills with practice questions to help you prepare for the exam. Learn more about practice assessments.

Assessed on this exam

  • Deploy and manage Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in on-premises and cloud environments
  • Manage Windows Servers and workloads in a hybrid environment
  • Manage virtual machines and containers
  • Implement and manage an on-premises and hybrid networking infrastructure
  • Manage storage and file services
  • Secure Windows Server on-premises and hybrid infrastructures
  • Implement and manage Windows Server high availability
  • Implement disaster recovery
  • Migrate servers and workloads
  • Monitor and troubleshoot Windows Server environments

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** Complete this exam before the retirement date to ensure it is applied toward your certification. After the retirement date, please refer to the related certification for exam requirements.