Nightly system-state backups are scheduled for a Windows Server domain controller, and a separate weekly file-level backup protects the D:\Shares volume. After the server's OS becomes corrupted on Tuesday, the administrator restores only the most recent system-state backup. Which ONE of the following items will not be recovered by that restore and will therefore remain missing until the next file-level backup is reapplied?
The Boot Configuration Data (BCD) store and other boot files
The HKLM registry hive that stores system configuration
A system-state backup contains the components required for the operating system to boot and for Active Directory to function, including the registry hives, boot files/BCD, the NTDS database, and the SYSVOL folder. It purposely omits ordinary user data such as documents stored in shared folders because that information is expected to be protected by a separate file-level or volume backup. Therefore, the user spreadsheets in D:\Shares\Finance would not be brought back by the system-state restore, whereas the registry, SYSVOL, and BCD are all included and would be present after recovery.
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