MCDST present day equivalent?

I want a career in desktop support and after lurking through forums I have seen people recommend the MCDST cert. I Googled this but cannot find an official page to take this exam.

Has the MCDST expired? If so what is the best equivalent cert to go for nowadays??

Thanks ya

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Ethan62

Roughly equivalent as MCDST was stopped years ago.

MCSA Windows 10, required exams:

698 & 697

https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/learning/certification-overview.aspx

Select desktop and it will show you what exams you need.

Mike-Mike

although i was super proud of my MCDST when I got it, pretty much no one cared about it and/or didnt' know what it was

shochan

You might watch this...I thought the host, Christopher, was a hoot

It should give you a better insight of MS Certs nowadays.

https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/mastering-microsoft-certification-exam-prep-16601?l=6zyNZ06lC_4506218965

Cisco Inferno

Mike-Mike wrote: »

although i was super proud of my MCDST when I got it, pretty much no one cared about it and/or didnt' know what it was

I thoroughly remember us both trying to make the cutoffs in mid 2011.
Some people cared about it for me. I still keep it on the resume. Its not like the cert name says what version it is.
XP, i know!, but most people dont care or realize.

Mike-Mike

Cisco Inferno wrote: »

I thoroughly remember us both trying to make the cutoffs in mid 2011.
Some people cared about it for me. I still keep it on the resume. Its not like the cert name says what version it is.
XP, i know!, but most people dont care or realize.

oh yeah,i still have it on my resume