Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions.

The MCP or Microsoft Professional Exam is a way to prove your skills on Microsoft technology. You can sit these exams in a specialized testing center where your identity is verified and you do your test in a controlled environment or you can do a proctored online exam (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/certification-exams.aspx). Having 1 or more MCP exams on your CV will increase your chances on that new job, the great promotion or a bump in your income.

Live Q&A allows instructors to easily see and address the questions that students most care about during a live lecture or office hour session.  These sessions are generally hosted weekly for 1-hour. Q&A sessions are not included in Skills Academy but are available as an additional service often combined with a skilling program to support students in preparing for the certification exam.

Skills Academy accepts all major debit and credit cards from customers around the world. We also offer wire transfers for organizations that require an invoice prior to making a payment. Customers can expect a delay of 7 business days when requesting a wire transfer.

There is no requirement to purchase any of the services, however, there are a number of services available that you can purchase that will improve your learning experience. Some of these services may include access to additional course content, instructor-led training, bootcamps, workshops, practice tests and others. Once you successfully sign up to Skills Academy you will immediately gain access to the most up to date quality course content.

If you are part of a Microsoft hybrid training program you may need to follow these instructions to redeem your digital book.

Creating an Azure Pass subscription is a two-step process.

  1. Redeem your Azure Pass Promo Code
  2. Activate your subscription

Step 1: Redeeming a Microsoft Azure Pass Promo Code:

  • Open a browser and navigate to www.microsoftazurepass.com It is recommended you close all browsers and open a new In-Private Browser session. Other log-ins can persist and cause errors during the activation step.

  • Click the start button to get started

    screenshot showing redemption start button
  • Enter your account login information and select “Sign In”.

    screenshot showing login form

  • Click “Confirm” if the correct email address is listed.

    screenshot showing confirm microsoft account button

  • Enter your promo code in the Promo code box and click “Claim Promo Code”.

    screenshot showing promo code input field

  • It may take up to 5 minutes to process the redemption.

    screenshot showing loading screen while promo code is being redeemed

Step 2: Activate your subscription:

  • When the redemption process is completed, it will redirect to the sign-up page.

  • Enter your account information and click “Next”.

    screenshot showing sign up form to enter account information

  • Click the agreement checkbox and click the Sign-up button.

  • It may take a few minutes to process the request.

    screenshot showing agreement checkbox and sign up button

  • Your Azure subscription is ready

    screenshot showing azure portal home page

  • You can check the balance of your Azure Pass Credits on https://www.microsoftazuresponsorships.com/balance

Follow these easy instructions to redeem your MUP key: 

  1. If you do not have a MeasureUp account, you can create it here. 
  2. Log in and go to your Learning Locker through your access page: https://pts.measureup.com/web. 
  3. Once you are in your Learning Locker, click the “Register Key button” on the Learning Locker toolbar. 
  4. Enter the product key in the box exactly as it was provided. Usually, the key contains fifteen numbers followed by a dash (-) and then up to four more numbers. 
  5. Read the License Agreement and accept it if you agree. You can read the Software License Agreement by clicking on the License Agreement button. 
  6. You will see a message that confirms the key has been inserted successfully. Go to Locker. 
  7. Your test is now available, and you can begin. Click on the cube and then the blue “Begin Test” button of the product you wish to use. Follow the instructions. 
  8. See the knowledge base articles for detailed information: https://www.measureup.com/get-support. 

Each MeasureUp key can only be redeemed once and must be registered before the expiration date. Once your key has been registered it will remain valid for *180 days (depending on the MeasureUP practice test purchased).

Microsoft Lab Instructions
  • You will require a lab link that is specific to your lab;
  • To access the Azure services from the lab environment, you need to create an Azure free account (trial); 
  • You can do that by creating a new Microsoft account (Live ID), and then connect here; 
  • Note: Azure free account (trial) is valid for 30 days and has a limited credit value; 
  • To ensure that you do not use up your Azure credit value too quickly, make sure that you stop or delete Azure services when you are not using the lab environment
  • For any additional support please contact support@virsoft.net.
Lab Virsoft Instructor Notes
AZ-140
  • To log on to the lab VM, use account Student and password Pa55w.rd
  • The lab files are copied into the VM in C:AllfilesLabs
  • Note: The lab numbering in the courseware book does not match exactly the lab numbering in the course GitHub repository. This can be confusing.
AZ-304
  • To log on to the lab VM, use account Student and password Pa55w.rd
  • The following software is installed in the lab VM:
    –         Azure PowerShell Az Module 4.4.0
    –         Azure CLI 2.9.1

To use Azure PowerShell:
–         In the Azure Portal, start a Cloud Shell session
–         or in the lab, VM, start a PowerShell session, and sign in with Connect-AzAccount.

  •  The lab files are copied into the VM in folder C:Allfiles
AZ-400
  • To log on to the SEA-DEV virtual machine, use account Student with password Pa55w.rd
  • In the SEA-DEV virtual machine, the following software is installed:
    –         Visual Studio 2019 Community
    –         Python 3.7.8
  • The lab files are copied into the VM in C:Allfiles.
    •  The lab files are copied into the VM in folder C:Allfiles
AZ-900
  • To log on to the lab VM, use account Student and password Pa55w.rd
  • The following software is installed in the lab VM:

*Azure PowerShell Az Module 1.2.1

DA-100
  • To log on to the lab VM, use account Student and password Pa55w.rd
  • Note: The module numbering in the courseware book does not match exactly with the lab numbering. This can be confusing.
DP-203 To log on to the lab VM, use account Student and password Pa55w.rd.
DP-300 To log on to the lab VM, use account Student and password Pa55w.rd
MB-300

To log on to the lab VM, use account Admin and password Pa55w.rd

Lab setup

Before you can start with the labs, use the following step to connect your Microsoft 365 account:

On the desktop, double-click AdminUserProvisioning.

In the Email Address field, type your Microsoft 365 account (admin@M365xnnnnnn.onmicrosoft.com), and click Submit.

The admin user provisioning process will take a few minutes.

To open your Dynamics 365 instance, open the Chrome or Edge browser inside the lab VM, and sign in with your Microsoft 365 account.

MB-310

To log on to the lab VM, use account Admin and password Pa55w.rd

Lab setup

Before you can start with the labs, use the following step to connect your Microsoft 365 account:

On the desktop, double-click AdminUserProvisioning.

In the Email Address field, type your Microsoft 365 account (admin@M365xnnnnnn.onmicrosoft.com), and click Submit.

The admin user provisioning process will take a few minutes.

To open your Dynamics 365 instance, open the Chrome or Edge browser inside the lab VM,
and sign in with your Microsoft 365 account.

MB-800

To log on to the lab VM, use account Student and password Pa55w.rd

Lab setup – lab 0.0

    To access the Power Platform admin center, browse to https://admin.PowerPlatform.microsoft.com and log on with the Dynamics credentials (@WWLLabxxxxx.onmicrosoft.com) below.
MS-100

Office 365 tenant account

– For each student, the assigned, pre-created Office 365 tenant account, and the custom domain name (*.virsoftlabs.com) are already replaced in the lab manual on-screen – as green text.

– The password for the admin@WWLxZZZZZZ.onmicrosoft.com account is Pa55w.rd

lab 1 exc 1 task 1: To obtain the public IP address for your environment, on LON-DC1, run the following command:
ping publicip.virsoftlabs.com
Lab manual corrections

lab 3 exc 5 task 1:
– Browse to https://make.powerapps.com/home – not https://make.powersapps.com/home

MS-101

Office 365 tenant account

– The assigned, pre-created Office 365 tenant account for each student, is already replaced in the lab manual on-screen – as green text.

– The password for the admin@WWLxZZZZZZ.onmicrosoft.com account is Pa55w.rd

MS-900 To log on to the lab VM, use account Student and password Pa55w.rd
PL-200 To log on to the lab VM, use account Student and password Pa55w.rd

Environment
– To access Power Platform:

1. Use the Microsoft 365 credentials later in this mail.
2. Perform the step in lab 0 to create a trial environment.

Labs
– The lab resources files are copied into the VM in C:Allfiles
PL-400 To log on to the lab VM, use account Student and password Pa55w.rd

Environment
– To access Power Platform:

1. Use the Microsoft 365 credentials later in this mail.
2. Perform the step in lab 00 to create a trial environment.

Labs
– lab 04: Visual Studio Code is already installed in the lab VM
– lab 05: Node JS and .NET Framework 4.6.2 Developer Pack are already installed in the lab VM

Labs Files
– The lab resources files are copied into the VM in C:Allfiles
SC-300 To log on to the lab VM, use account Student and password Pa55w.rd

The labfiles are copied into the VM at C:AllfilesLabs

Microsoft 365 trenant account

– For each student, the assigned, pre-created Microsoft 365 tenant account is already replaced in the lab manual on-screen – as green text. (for example, in lab 1 exc 1 task 2)

– The Global Administrator in the tenant account is admin@WWLxZZZZZZ.onmicrosoft.com

– The password for all users in the tenant account is Pa55w.rd

Lab instructions

– (bug) The title of lab 21 is “Create a new custom role to grant access to manage app registrations”. By mistake, the title of lab 20 “Implement access management for apps” is displayed for lab 21 as well.
SC-400 To log on to the lab VMs, use account Admin, and password Pa55w.rd

Microsoft 365 tenant account

– For each student, the assigned, pre-created Microsoft 365 tenant account is already replaced in the lab manual on-screen – as green text.

– The password for the users in the Microsoft 365 tenant is Pa55w.rd
AZ-600 – Labs can be used in the period 2nd of November 2021 – 23rd of November 2021
– Please note that the labs are limited to 3 launches of each lab module
– Each lab module cannot be saved or extended beyond the provided amount of time

For any technical support regarding the AZ-600 exam please reach out to to support@xtremelabs.io.

If there are any questions about connecting to the online labs, please reach out to support@virsoft.net and to support@xtremelabs.io for AZ-600 technical queries.