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Free Microsoft AB-650 Practice Questions
The Microsoft AB-650 exam is up to 50 questions in 100 minutes, and the voucher costs $165. CertCrush provides 400 syllabus-aligned practice questions and 20 performance-based questions across all 3 exam domains, each with a full explanation. Free to try, no account required.
Microsoft AB-650 leads to the Microsoft 365 Certified: AI Services Administrator Associate certification and takes over from MS-102 as the Microsoft 365 administrator exam. It covers tenant and workload configuration, governance and security across Microsoft Entra, Defender for Office 365 and Microsoft Purview, and the administration of Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot connectors and agents in Agent 365.
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About the Microsoft AB-650 Exam
AB-650 is the exam behind the Microsoft 365 Certified: AI Services Administrator Associate credential, and it is the exam that replaces MS-102 when MS-102 retires in October 2026. It is in beta, which means your result is held back until Microsoft has enough data from the question pool to set a cut score. The blueprint splits three ways, and the split is what most candidates misjudge. Tenant and workload configuration, the familiar Microsoft 365 admin material, is only 20 to 25 percent of the exam. Governance and security take 40 to 45 percent. AI services take 35 to 40 percent. Roughly three quarters of AB-650 therefore sits outside what an MS-102 revision plan used to cover, and a candidate who studies domains, licensing and mailboxes will run into Purview and Agent 365 questions they have never seen. The AI half is genuinely new material rather than a rebadge. Microsoft asks about Data Loss Prevention requirements that reach Copilot, Data Security Posture Management for AI activity, agent identity lifecycle workflows in Microsoft Entra Agent ID, the approval and publishing flow in the agent registry, and how to read Copilot adoption through the Copilot Control System. Reading the documentation for those features is not the same as knowing which admin centre owns which setting, and the exam asks the second question. This course covers all three domains at their published weights, with practice questions written against the current beta objectives, flashcards for the terminology, and scenario items in the formats Microsoft uses on role-based exams.
Exam Domains Covered
Exam Format & Details
Microsoft does not publish an exact question count for AB-650. Its published guidance is that most certification exams contain 40 to 60 questions, and that associate role-based exams without labs allow 100 minutes of exam time within a 120 minute seat time. Question types on role-based exams include multiple choice, multiple select, drag and drop, build list, active screen, hot area and multi-part case studies. The passing score is 700 on a scale of 100 to 1000. AB-650 is currently a beta exam, so your score is released once Microsoft has finished collecting data on the question pool rather than at the end of your session. Booking is through Microsoft Learn and delivery is by Pearson VUE, either at a test centre or online with OnVUE. The standard voucher price for a Microsoft associate role-based exam is 165 USD, and pricing varies by the country or region in which the exam is proctored.
Why Practice Questions Matter
AB-650 is new enough that Microsoft has no practice assessment for it yet, and no candidate has years of exam feedback to draw on. That leaves the documentation, and reading Microsoft Learn will not tell you whether you can choose between the Microsoft 365 admin centre, the Purview portal and the Entra admin centre while a clock is running. Practice questions will. They also expose the weighting problem quickly: if your revision has been mostly tenant configuration, an hour of Purview, Copilot and Agent 365 questions shows you that now rather than on exam day.
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Drag-and-drop, sequencing and configuration tasks that mirror the interactive questions on the real Microsoft AB-650 exam — marked with partial credit.
Sample Practice Questions
The following questions are a preview of the type of syllabus-aligned questions you will practise in CertCrush. They reflect the format and reasoning style of the Microsoft AB-650 exam — not actual exam content.
Q1.A designer supplies a PNG logo for the Microsoft 365 theme. Which two constraints apply to that file?
- A.The file must be under 10 KB
- B.It is scaled to fit 200 by 48 pixels
- C.It is resized to fit 24 pixels vertically
- D.It must be supplied as a data URI rather than a file upload
- E.It must be under 1 MB and exactly 400 by 96 pixels
Domain: Configure and manage Microsoft 365 tenants and workloads
Q2.A new starter on the identity team asks what uniquely and permanently identifies a Microsoft 365 tenant in Microsoft's cloud. Which identifier fits that description?
- A.The tenant ID
- B.The default domain name
- C.The organization name on the organization profile
- D.The technical contact email address
Domain: Configure and manage Microsoft 365 tenants and workloads
Q3.An exam-style scenario states that a particular Copilot setting is applied "tenant-wide". What does that phrasing tell you about its scope?
- A.It applies to every user and every workload in the tenant unless the feature explicitly offers scoping
- B.It applies only to users who hold a licence for the affected workload
- C.It applies to every user but can always be narrowed with an administrative unit
- D.It applies only to accounts whose sign-in address uses the default domain
Domain: Configure and manage Microsoft 365 tenants and workloads
Q4.Users report that the sign-in page they see before authenticating still shows Microsoft's default artwork rather than the company background image and banner logo. Where is that page configured?
- A.Microsoft Entra admin center, Entra ID, Custom branding, Default sign-in tab
- B.Microsoft 365 admin center, Settings, Org settings, Organization profile, Custom themes
- C.Microsoft 365 admin center, Settings, Org settings, Security and privacy tab
- D.Microsoft Entra admin center, Enterprise applications, Branding
Domain: Configure and manage Microsoft 365 tenants and workloads
Q5.An organisation already has a default Microsoft 365 theme applied to everyone and three additional themes assigned to Microsoft 365 groups. How many more group themes can be created?
- A.One
- B.Two
- C.Four
- D.Five
Domain: Configure and manage Microsoft 365 tenants and workloads
Microsoft AB-650 guides & exam news
MS-102 Is Being Replaced by AB-650 in 2026: Domains, Cost and Should You Sit MS-102 Before October?
Microsoft is retiring MS-102 in October 2026 and replacing the Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert path with AB-650, a new AI Services Administrator Associate certification. Here is what changes, what it costs, and whether to sit MS-102 now.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Microsoft AB-650 course include performance-based questions?
Yes. The Microsoft AB-650 course includes 20 performance-based questions (PBQs) — hands-on tasks that mirror the interactive questions on the real exam, including drag-and-drop matching, sequencing and configuration screens. Each one is marked with partial credit, so you can see exactly which placements were wrong, and every task includes a full explanation. The first two are free to try.
What is included in the free Microsoft AB-650 sample?
The free sample includes 10 syllabus-aligned practice questions, sample flashcards, and a preview chapter from the study guide. No account or payment is required to try the sample.
How many questions are in the full Microsoft AB-650 course?
The full course includes a comprehensive question bank covering all exam domains. You can see the total question count on the Microsoft AB-650 course page.
Are these official Microsoft exam questions?
No. CertCrush questions are independently written and syllabus-aligned — they mirror the format, difficulty, and reasoning style of the official exam. We are not affiliated with or endorsed by Microsoft.
Which domains does the Microsoft AB-650 course cover?
The course covers 3 exam domains: Configure and manage Microsoft 365 tenants and workloads, Govern and secure Microsoft 365 tenants and workloads, Manage and secure AI services in Microsoft 365.
Can I study on mobile?
Yes. CertCrush is fully responsive and works on phones, tablets, and desktops. The timed exam, flashcards, and study guide all work on mobile without installing an app.
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