Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)

A Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist certification proves your skills on a particular Microsoft technology, such as a Windows operating system, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, or Microsoft Visual Studio. MCTS certifications are no longer in development. However, your MCTS certification will remain valuable as long as companies are using the technology on which it certifies.

To prove your expertise in building solutions to bring your business into the cloud, consider earning the new Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) certification.

New to IT? Learn about MTA certification for new entrants.

Show allHide all

This certification will be retired on January 31, 2014.

Certification title

Exam number

MCTS: Microsoft Exchange Server 2010, Configuring

662*

*This exam will be retired on January 31, 2014.

This certification will be retired on July 31, 2013.

Certification title

Exam number

MCTS: Microsoft Lync Server 2010, Configuring

664*

*This exam will be retired on July 31, 2013.

Certification title

Exam number

MCTS: Microsoft Project Server 2010, Configuration

177*

MCTS: Microsoft Project 2010, Managing Projects

178*

*This exam will be retired on January 31, 2014.

The MCTS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Configuration certification will be retired on January 31, 2014.

Certification title

Exam number

MCTS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Configuration

667*

MCTS: Microsoft SharePoint 2010, Application Development

573

*This exam will be retired on January 31, 2014.

Certification title

Exam number

MCTS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance

448

MCTS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Database Development

433*

MCTS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance

432

*This exam, which also counts towards the MCSA: SQL Server 2008 certification, will be retired on January 31, 2014.

These certifications will be retired on July 31, 2013.

Certification title

Exam number

MCTS: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Configuration

401*

MCTS: Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007, Configuration

400*

MCTS: System Center Data Protection Manager 2007, Configuration

658*

*This exam will be retired on July 31, 2013.

These certifications will be retired on January 31, 2014.

Certification title

Exam number

MCTS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Server Virtualization

659*

MCTS: Windows Server 2008 R2, Desktop Virtualization

669*

*This exam will be retired on January 31, 2014.

The MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 ADO.NET Applications; MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 ASP.NET, Applications; MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Communication Foundation Applications; MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Forms Applications; MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Applications; and the MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Workflow Foundation Applications certifications will be retired on July 31, 2013.

Certification title

Exam number

MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Windows Applications Development

511

MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Web Applications Development

515

MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Service Communication Applications

513

MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 4, Data Access

516

MCTS: Microsoft Silverlight 4, Development

506

MCTS: Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Team Foundation Server, Administration

512

MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 ADO.NET Applications

536*

and

561*

MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 ASP.NET, Applications

536*

and

562*

MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Communication Foundation Applications

536*

and

503*

MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Windows Forms Applications

536*

and

505*

MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Applications

536*

and

502*

MCTS: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Workflow Foundation Applications

536*

and

504*

Note If multiple exams are required, you can take them in any order.

*This exam will be retired on July 31, 2013.

The MCTS: Windows Vista, Configuration certification will be retired on July 31, 2013.

Certification title

Exam number

MCTS: Windows 7, Configuration

680

MCTS: Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010, Deployment

681*

MCTS: Windows Vista, Configuration

620**

*This exam will be retired on January 31, 2014.

**This exam will be retired on July 31, 2013.

The MCTS: Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0, Development; MCTS: Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 2009, Development; and MCTS: Windows Embedded Compact 7 certifications will be retired on July 31, 2013.

Certification title

Exam number

MCTS: Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0, Development

571*

MCTS: Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 2009, Development

577*

MCTS: Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7

582**

MCTS: Windows Embedded Compact 7

181*

*This exam will be retired on July 31, 2013.

**This exam will be retired on January 31, 2014.

The MCTS: Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard, Configuration; MCTS: Windows Essential Business Server 2008, Configuration; and MCTS: Windows HPC Server 2008, Development certifications will be retired on July 31, 2013. The MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration; MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration; and MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration certifications will be retired on January 31, 2014.

Certification title

Exam number

MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration

640

MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure, Configuration

642

MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure, Configuration

643*

MCTS: Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard, Configuration

169**

MCTS: Windows Essential Business Server 2008, Configuration

654***

MCTS: Windows Internals

660**

MCTS: Windows HPC Server 2008, Development

691**

*This exam will be retired on January 31, 2014.

**This exam will be retired on July 31, 2013.

***This exam has been retired.

The MCTS: Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Configuration certification will be retired on July 31, 2013. The MCTS: Volume Licensing Specialist, Large Organizations and the MCTS: Volume Licensing Specialist, Small and Medium Organizations certifications will be retired on January 31, 2014.

Certification title

Exam number

MCTS on Microsoft Dynamics

See Microsoft Dynamics certifications

MCTS: Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010

595

MCTS: Volume Licensing Specialist, Large Organizations

672*

MCTS: Volume Licensing Specialist, Small and Medium Organizations

671*

MCTS: Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Configuration

656**

MCTS: Forefront Identity Manager 2010, Configuration

158

* This exam will be retired on January 31, 2014.

**This exam will be retired on July 31, 2013.