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A company is setting up a development environment where developers require full administrative privileges on individual Windows Server instances to modify registry keys and install custom testing tools. The company wants to retain complete responsibility for managing the operating system updates and configurations. Which Azure service should the company deploy to meet these requirements?

  1. Azure Virtual MachinesAnswer
  2. B
    Azure Virtual Desktop
  3. C
    Azure App Service
  4. D
    Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

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Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines provide Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), which gives customers full administrative control over the operating system, including registry configurations, custom software installations, and manual patch management. This meets all the requirements of the development team.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the required level of control and administrative access.
The developers need full administrative access to Windows Server instances, including registry control and manual patch management.
This indicates an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) requirement where the customer manages the operating system.
2
Evaluate the options against the cloud service models.
Azure Virtual Machines provide standard IaaS compute resources with full operating system access, whereas Azure App Service is a PaaS offering with managed OS, and Azure Virtual Desktop is optimized for client desktop virtualization.
To retain complete control over the OS registry and updates, standard virtual machines are the appropriate choice.

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Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Virtual Desktop
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