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Difficulty: MediumApplication Installation and Configuration Concepts

An IT technician is deploying a client-server financial application across multiple Windows 11 Pro workstations. The installation requires access to a centralized database server over the network and needs to store shared temporary cached data locally on each machine. Which of the following configuration actions should the technician perform to ensure proper application functionality for standard users? (Select TWO.)

  1. Configure an inbound and outbound rule in Windows Defender Firewall allowing communication for the application executable.Answer
  2. Grant Read/Write NTFS permissions for standard user groups on the designated application folder within %ProgramData%.Answer
  3. C
    Grant standard user accounts Modify permissions on the application directory inside C:\Program Files.
  4. D
    Enable the 'Run this program as an administrator' option in the shortcut compatibility settings for all standard user profiles.

Answer

The technician should configure Windows Defender Firewall rules for the executable and grant Read/Write NTFS permissions on the application's %ProgramData% directory.
Configuring firewall exceptions allows the application executable to communicate over the network with the central database server. Additionally, placing shared local caching files in %ProgramData% and assigning Read/Write NTFS permissions ensures all standard users can read and update shared data without compromising the system's %ProgramFiles% security.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify network communication requirements.
Network communication with a database server requires creating explicit firewall rules for the application executable.
Windows Firewall blocks unapproved inbound and outbound traffic by default.
2
Identify shared local storage requirements for multi-user application cache.
Application configuration and shared cached files must be placed in %ProgramData% rather than %ProgramFiles%.
Standard users do not have write permissions to %ProgramFiles%, but %ProgramData% can be configured to allow user write operations for shared application data.

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Application Installation and Configuration Concepts
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