The 71-687 exam is Microsoft's official route to the MCSA: Windows 8 certification (Associate level). For IT professionals building a career, it signals verified skill — the kind of advantage that tips better opportunities your way. It also sits in a family of related credentials: MCSA: Windows 8, MCSE: Desktop Infrastructure.

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Yes — the vendor points candidates to these courses:

• Course 20687A: Configuring Windows 8

Training teaches; practice reveals. Once a course ends, the 71-687 practice questions from Exam4PDF tell you how much of it will survive real exam conditions.

No formal prerequisites; intended for IT professionals configuring Windows 8 clients Requirements like these do get updated, so confirm the details on the official exam page — official 71-687 exam information — before you spend anything on registration.

Registration runs Beta: Free / Standard: $165 USD, and the pass mark is 700 / 1000. Paying by credit card is the standard route — safe and stable for both buyer and seller. And remember the fee is per attempt: a retake costs the same again, which is why candidates drill with the 49 practice questions from Exam4PDF until their margin is comfortable.

The exam sets 49-60 questions against 120-150 on the clock. That pairing punishes hesitation, so train it out: set a per-question budget, flag-and-return instead of freezing, and rehearse full timed sessions in the Exam4PDF engine until pacing is automatic.

Yes — a free PDF demo lets you examine the question quality first. If you buy, 365 days of free updates are included, with new versions sent to you as they're released; an expired update period can be renewed later at 50% off.

Registration runs through the vendor's official channels:

• Microsoft Beta Exam Announcement
• Prometric (historical)

The exam is available Onsite proctored at Prometric centers; Beta period May–July 2012 — choose whatever fits your schedule and setup when you book.

Expect 6 domains in the Microsoft Windows 8 Beta blueprint, headlined by Monitor and Maintain Windows Clients (20%), Configure Hardware and Applications (20%), Configure Remote Access and Mobility (15%). Use the weights as your study budget — high-percentage domains earn the most points per hour. The complete outline above has the full breakdown.