Which Windows deployment feature allows software to install without administrator intervention?

Which Windows deployment feature allows software to install without administrator intervention?

• A. Manual Install
• B. Unattended Installs
• C. Silent Install
• D. Auto-Deploy

Answer: (B)

Unattended installs automate the entire setup so nothing prompts the user or requires an administrator to intervene during the process. In Windows deployment, you configure an answer file (for example, unattend.xml) that pre-specifies all installation choices—license terms, product keys, install paths, features, and other settings—and then run the installer in a mode that uses those prefilled answers. This enables mass or remote deployments where installations happen hands-free, without someone on each machine clicking through dialogs or approving actions. Manual Install requires someone to interact with prompts, so it doesn’t fit the “no administrator intervention” requirement. Silent Install runs without a GUI but may still require administrator privileges or prompts, so it’s not inherently guaranteed to be intervention-free. Auto-Deploy describes distributing software, but it doesn’t inherently specify a no-intervention install mode.

Unattended installs automate the entire setup so nothing prompts the user or requires an administrator to intervene during the process. In Windows deployment, you configure an answer file (for example, unattend.xml) that pre-specifies all installation choices—license terms, product keys, install paths, features, and other settings—and then run the installer in a mode that uses those prefilled answers. This enables mass or remote deployments where installations happen hands-free, without someone on each machine clicking through dialogs or approving actions.

Manual Install requires someone to interact with prompts, so it doesn’t fit the “no administrator intervention” requirement. Silent Install runs without a GUI but may still require administrator privileges or prompts, so it’s not inherently guaranteed to be intervention-free. Auto-Deploy describes distributing software, but it doesn’t inherently specify a no-intervention install mode.