Questions tagged [windows-server-2012-r2]

Windows Server 2012 R2 is a server operating system from Microsoft. It was published on May 31 2013, and reached End Of Life on Oct 10, 2023. It contains many substantial changes over it predecessor, and substantially streamlines the number of available versions, which are down to four: Foundation, Essentials, Standard and Datacenter.

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Disabling OneDrive on Scheduled PowerShell Script

I need to disable OneDrive via a scheduled task in a PowerShell script. The command works when executed directly in PowerShell but not when executed via scheduling. The scheduling was done with the ...
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Cannot remove alternate computername after in-place upgrade from 2008 R2 to 2012 R2

We have some servers that were upgraded in-place from 2008 R2 to 2012 R2. While they were running 2008 R2 alternate computer names were added to them with netdom computername <computer> /add:<...
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I can't find information on 2012 R2 Event ID's 257, 258, 265 Win32K errors

2012 R2 as a Hyper-V host only Last night this machine began running very slowly. I shut down the VM's and then the host. That also took forever. When I restarted the vm host machine it operated ...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 - Adfs - renew certificate

I'm trying to replace the certificate on ADFS. I've got wildcart certificate *.abc.pl, following by these steps: Log onto the ADFS server - done Add the new certificate to the server. Make sure this ...
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Accessing physical Host COM port within Hyper-V VM

I have just virtualized a physical machine running Windows XP Pro SP3. The physical machine it was copied from is running a piece of critical software needed for day-day operation and security. This ...
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Migrating 2012R2 RDS to 2019 RDS by in place upgrades?

I have a working 2012R2 RDS infrastructure with following hosts: 1 2012R2 DC 1 2019 DC 1 2012R2 Host as RDS Gateway, RDS Broker, RDS Webaccess few 2012R2 Session Hosts few 2019 Session Hosts ...
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Office 2013 Slow to Open/Save with Folder Redirection

We recently deployed folder redirection for a few individuals in the office. We are using a DFS Namespace share on a Server 2012r2 VM. We are redirecting Desktop and My Documents only. Clients are ...
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RD Session Host 2012R2 Session settings set via GP are not reflected in QuickSessionCollection Properties

I have a Quick Start RDS deployment on one host under Windows 2012R2, domain member. I applied group policies on this host that limited sessions timeouts: Windows Components/Remote Desktop Services/...
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WDS install.wim breaks WDS service

I am attempting to use WDS to deploy a custom Windows 10 Education image on to my school's computers. I have a VM running Windows Server 2012 R2. When I add a custom install.wim Windows 7 image (...
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Map a share that runs on a server not joined to the windows domain

We have a Windows domain. I have to set up a Windows server file share without joining the server to the domain and map the share as a drive on everyone's computer. They will all need RW access to the ...
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Certificate Authority does not show Templates

No templates are shown in the Template folder of the Certificate Authority. In the Certificate Templates (certtmpl.msc) are Templates shown. Running certutil -CATemplates returns 0x80070490 (WIN32: ...
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AWS Server RDP Connection Authentication Error

I have a AWS Server running Windows 2012R2. Today I changed 2 group policy settings i.e. Accounts: Limit local account use of blank passwords to console login only - disabled Network access: sharing ...
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Windows Server 2012 default desktop size

I am using Windows Server 2012 r2 Datacentre edition running on an Azure virtual machine and I have come across a strange behaviour that hopefully someone can help me understand. Put simply, when I ...
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"HTTP 503 - Service Unavailable" when trying to access ADFS password change page from an external network

I'm using ADFS 3.0 federated domain (SSO with Office-365) and I've successfully set up the password change page to work from any workplace joined device. I'm currently trying to set it up to be ...
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Remote Desktop Gateway MMC not showing some connections under "Monitoring"

This is a short question: I have a Remote Desktop Gateway server on Windows Server 2012 R2. It is working for users. However, not all of the connections show up under "Monitoring". I can connect to ...
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INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE on Hyper-V 2012 R2 virtual machines

I have a Hyper-V 2012 R2 cluster, 4 Dell PowerEdge R620 servers connected to a Dell PowerVault MD3600F storage array by means of FC connections; it's all pretty straightforward, all servers run ...
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Error: Unable to display RD Web Access... after hitting refresh in IE

Just setup a RDS environment with Windows Server 2012 R2 (Broker/WebAccess/RDSH/Gateway/SSL). Everything works, except for when you hit the Refresh button on the browser on any page, you will get the ...
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What are the implications of exceeding 4 GB in a Windows Event Log?

I found this Microsoft KB that covers recommended Event Log setting maximums for operating systems up to Windows 2008/Vista, which recommends a maximum of 4GB, and have seen some other vague ...
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Printer GPO Error Code '0x80070bcb'

When trying to deploy label printers via GPO, I am receiving the error of Group Policy Object did not apply because it failed with error code '0x80070bcb The specified printer driver was not found on ...
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Win 2012 R2 / IIS 8.5 intermittent Connection Refused

We suffer from a connection refused problem when the users of our web site try to open it. This problem happens in a random manner, about once or twice a month, and problem continues for a few hours. ...
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Cannot connect with latest Edge browser to Windows Server 2012 R2 web server

I have two Windows Server 2012 R2 servers, one with IIS, the other with Apache2. They are used as internal web servers, and they have auto-generated, untrusted certificates. Using Edge browser version ...
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Office Update Won't Install

I have several servers failing to install a security update for Office 2016 (KB5002521) 32-bit with error 0x8024002d. I've also read some articles saying this update actually breaks Office, so if I ...
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0x8024401c on all new WSUS clients

I keep getting the error 0x8024401c on all new clients connecting to WSUS. (Only Windows 10 and Server 2016) According to Google, this error results to "WU_E_PT_HTTP_STATUS_REQUEST_TIMEOUT" but I can ...
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No internet access, but DHCP gives out IP?

I'm following EliTheComputerGuy's Windows Server 2012 tutorials to setup my Windows Server and office computers with Active Directory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfsXh_LSkgE I want to setup ...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 in AWS EC2, change resolution beyond 1280x1024

I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 instance running in EC2 performing some UI tests while nobody is connected to it. I use the following script to disconnect from Remote Desktop: for /f "skip=1 tokens=3"...
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Is it possible to encrypt 'data in use' in Windows Server?

Data can have 3 states (in transit, in use and at rest). I know that for Windows Server, common methods of encryption are: In Transit = IPSEC In Use = ??? At Rest = BitLocker Is it possible to ...
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'net view' generates error "The service has not been started"

I have a problem in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager where by the computer browser to do a remote push install has randomly stopped working showing the error message Network Provider: Microsoft ...
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AWS EC2 How to install Windows Updates and Reboot computer remotely?

I want to run a command via AWS Run Command that downloads and installs windows updates on a remote Windows 2012 R2 Server instance running on EC2, and reboots the instance. I tried suggestions on ...
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What's the difference between Home folders and Folder Redirection?

I found this (Difference between Roaming profiles, User Profile, Home Folder, and Redirected Folders?) but it doesn't really answer my question. If I assign users a Home folder, is that essentially ...
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how to find the "Remote Desktop Connection Broker" server in a Windows Server envrionment?

I am about to setup the licensing for the Remote Desktop server and point it to the licensing server. Problem is, I am not sure if this environment even has a connection broker server installed or do ...
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What happens when "Auto state switchover interval" is less than "Maximum client lead time" in DHCP?

I was wondering what happens when "Auto state switchover interval" is less than "Maximum client lead time" in DHCP? The question was raised after reading definitions of MCLT & ASSI: Maximum ...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Task Scheduler access denied (0x80070005), but command works manually in shell

I have the following problem. On our Windows Server 2012 R2 is a scheduled task which calls a batch file, which in return calls vb scripts. Those scripts just download 5 pictures and stores them ...
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Set default application for file extension

I try to set the default application for .pdf files depending on the users group with a GPO. We have Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and Adobe Acrobat DC installed on a Windows Server 2012 R2 terminal server. ...
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How can I debug Windows server 2016 IIS "ERROR 404 - File or directory not found"

I can't get my ASP .NET web app running on my new AWS EC2 VM Windows Server 2016. Web app has been running on Azure VM Windows Server 2012 R2 for years. THE PROBLEM: I get: "ERROR 404 - File or ...
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2012 R2 Domain Controller migrate to 2022 STD

I know there are already topics of this nature on the board. I have a quick question on the 2012 R2 DC. My setup contains three 2012 R2 Domain Controllers. One Primary, and two backup DCs. I want to ...
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One of machines on esxi vsphere stops working without any errors [closed]

I have some virtual machines on one of my servers. One of them has stopped working a few days ago with a cpu error on esxi, so I upgraded the machine's cpu from 4 cores to 10 cores. And it has 20 GB ...
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Migrating from Microsoft AD integrated DNS to Infoblox

I have an AD domain with two domain controllers and integrated DNS. Since we're moving to Infoblox as the master DNS, the idea is to migrate the existing zone to the Infoblox and make it possible for ...
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Generate sysprep unattend.xml After Run

Is there a way to generate the unattend.xml file after running sysprep manually? I would like the just automate the processes of running sysprep oobe non-generalized restart without having to accept ...
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SAS hard disk drive not showing up windows server 2012 r2

i have HP proliant ml350 g6 with windows server 2012 r2, and i have 4 SAS (hp SAS 300GB * 4) hard disk drive linked in plug drive bays (see number 3 in the picture ), when i was installing windows ...
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TONS of 4625 events. Failed login attempts. No IP, no username

I have a server that gets keeps getting failed login events (4625). They occur roughly every 20-30 minutes daily. Also appears to be on a schedule. I've tried deleting stored credentials. ...
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Unable to retrieve the session collection properties

Server 2012 R2 RDS. This server has been running well and I have a handful of remote applications published. All applications work fine. Now when I attempt to edit a published application, or ...
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Install Language Pack On Windows Server Core (2012 R2)

I have language packs KB3012997 and KB2839636 staged and approved in Windows Server Update Services 2012 R2, but my Windows Server Core 2012 R2 clients refuse to install it. After googling the issue, ...
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Blue question mark on SQL server and SQL server agent?

I just installed MS SQL server 2017 on MS Server 2019. All installation process were fine. Using SSMS 18 access SQL server locally was fine, no issue at all. But when I use SSMS 18 connecting SQL ...
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Cannot join domain despite able to ping to domain to domain controller by domain name and ip

I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 unable to connect to an existing domain. Previously it has successfully joined the domain and someday it appears to not join the domain anymore, when we try to unjoin ...
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Get-HotFix not returning all installed KBs

I'm having trouble with the Get-HotFix command on a Windows Server 2012 not returning all installed KBs, compared to what Windows Update says is actually installed on the server when querying it. Get-...
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C:\Windows\Logs\DPX\ "setupact.log" 4Gb file - options?

I run a site that is on a Windows  2012 R2 server, and is hosted on a virtual server. I am paying for 30 Gb of space on the hosting and have been running the site on the same server since 2015. The ...
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Windows Server 2019 RemoteFX COM port redirection does not work, Windows Server 2012 it works

Have Windows7 workstation with a USB COM port device installed. From this Windows7 workstation I RDP to Windows Server 2012 terminal server and all devices are redirected through RDP correctly. If I ...
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server 2012Rd backup domain controller not communicating with PDC

I have client with a server with four vm's One is primary dc and another backup dc. There was an error generated with windows time service. The recommendation was to add/ change the logon to ...
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DNS server cannot resolve addresses itself

We have a very similar issue to the one here: Server 2012 R2 DC resolves DNS for domain PC's but not for itself We also have a Server 2012 R2 standalone DC abd are getting very similar issues (...
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Importing a certificate says import successful but I can't see it anywhere in MMC

A client gave us their certificate, a .cer file. I right click it, choose install certificate, choose Local Machine and Automatically select the certificate store to import it. After a while (takes ...

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