Azure AZ-104

You get 100 minutes to complete the assessment, and a score of 700 or greater is required to pass. The exam is proctored and may include interactive components, so budget time for those item types rather than assuming every question is a simple multiple-choice selection.

You can retake the exam 24 hours after the first attempt. For subsequent retakes, the waiting period varies, so plan your study schedule around the possibility of a second sitting rather than assuming a fixed interval for every attempt.

Yes. Microsoft associate, expert, and specialty certifications expire annually, and this one lists a renewal frequency of 12 months. You renew at no cost by passing a free online assessment on Microsoft Learn, which focuses on recent updates to the technology rather than re-testing the full exam scope.

Manage Azure identities and governance is 20–25%, implement and manage storage is 15–20%, deploy and manage Azure compute resources is 20–25%, implement and manage virtual networking is 15–20%, and monitor and maintain Azure resources is 10–15%. Identity/governance and compute carry the most weight, so they deserve the deepest hands-on practice.

You should be familiar with operating systems, networking, servers, and virtualization, and have experience with PowerShell, Azure CLI, the Azure portal, Azure Resource Manager templates or Bicep files, and Microsoft Entra ID. Administrators without that baseline typically find the governance and networking objectives hardest to answer confidently.

The exam may include interactive components in addition to standard question types, and it is proctored. Microsoft provides an exam sandbox that lets you interact with the different question types in the same interface you will use during the exam, which is worth a short run-through before test day.

English, Chinese (Simplified), Korean, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Traditional), and Italian. English-language versions are updated first, and localized versions follow roughly eight weeks later. If the exam is not available in your preferred language, you can request an additional 30 minutes to complete it.

Most questions cover features that are generally available, but the exam may include questions on preview features if those features are commonly used. Treat preview functionality in the study guide as fair game for at least a working-level understanding, while prioritizing GA behaviour for deeper study.

Pricing is based on the country or region in which the exam is proctored, so check the exam details page for your local amount. Scheduling runs through Pearson Vue. Microsoft strongly recommends registering with a personal MSA account, because records tied to a work or school account are lost if you leave the organization.