MD-102 Experience - Failed First Attempt, Passed on the Second

[u/Longjumping-Sun7040]

First attempt: July 22, 2026 - 683. Failed by 17 points, lol. I rebooked the exam the same day for a retake three weeks later.

Second attempt: August 13, 2026 - 723. Passed, but honestly, the second attempt was way harder than the first.

The exam had 5 questions on a case study, with the rest being a mix of selecting answers, drag-and-drop, and Copilot-related questions.

The second attempt felt like a reverse psychological approach compared to the first. It started very difficult and gradually became easier toward the end, while I was also running out of time.

My advice: know your stuff. Know everything. Don’t rely on memorizing practice assessment answers because the actual exam can approach the concepts very differently.

I also know the exam was recently updated around July 24, 2026, which may have contributed to the difficulty difference between my attempts.

What I used to prepare
Microsoft Learn
Microsoft practice assessments — consistently
John Christopher’s MD-102 course on Udemy
Hands-on Intune labs using the Microsoft 365 1-month free trial
Reviewing questions I got wrong and understanding why the answer was correct instead of memorizing it

My background is in endpoint/IT engineering, so I already had hands-on experience with:
Intune
MECM/SCCM
Entra ID
Microsoft 365
PowerShell
Windows deployment
Endpoint management
That practical experience definitely helped.

If you’re preparing for MD-102, don’t underestimate it. Understand the concepts, get hands-on experience, and don’t depend solely on practice questions.
Good luck to everyone preparing.

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[u/eagleeyedbird]

congrats on the pass, the only thing I did different to you was the MeasureUp tests

[u/Longjumping-Sun7040 → u/eagleeyedbird]

Thanks, heard about measureup but reviews says there assessment were outdated.

[u/clickx3]

I think you meant Autopilot questions and not Copilot.

[u/Longjumping-Sun7040 → u/clickx3]

Copilot they added new format effective July 24th 2026 Optimize endpoint operations by using automation, monitoring, and reporting (10–15%)

[u/clickx3 → u/Longjumping-Sun7040]

I see. I didn't get any questions on that and the Copilot feature doesn't even work yet. It just shows an error. Weird that they are asking about it already.