Questions tagged [windows]
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What does Windows performance counter ASP.NET\Requests Current mean?
In Windows Performance Monitor, I can add a counter named ASP.NET\Requests Current. In our application, we use this counter to keep track of whether there are still ongoing requests or whether the VM ...
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Only able to search using UNC example: \\server\folder (Windows Server 2019)
I've had this weird issue where all users that are on a terminal server cannot search when going directly to the directory (example: D:\Shared\Folder shows 0 results). If they visit the same directory ...
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Mount NFS before windows server backup process [closed]
In the past (and still) we used iscsitarget for backing up our windows servers. After watching how my predecessor mounted the iscsi drives into the servers, I was curious if I wanted to continue this ...
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sql server max memory change event viewer log
In the Windows Event Viewer application, I see a record that the maximum memory value of SQL Server is reduced by 99%. After this process, we could not access the database from anywhere.
How can we ...
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How can I configure in IIS to get on app A when I write in browser address "a" and to get on app B when I write in browser address "b"?
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Windows Server 2019
IIS version 10.0.17763.1
Application A: DNS aaa.aaa.aaa.com port 443
Application B: DNS bbb.bbb.bbb.com port 8888
Both applications hosted on the same server (same IP) and ...
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Windows Server 2022 NAS/SAN
I have a Windows Server 2022 server intended to be used as storage server.
In the server are two LSI 1068 HBA cards. First plan was MPIO, but is not working.
The two LSI controllers have two SAS ...
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Loading data with new lines into MySQL fails [closed]
I'm loading data into a MySQL database. It is a shared calendar that is used with the baikal calendar.
I dumped the DB, and vim checked it and I can see recent events.
When I load the data into MySQL ...
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How to clear disk read cache? [closed]
For performance testing I need a way to clear all disk read caches, since rebooting takes time. Clearing the Windows managed cache clearing OS cache is not enough in my case.
I want to measure ...
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How to disable the OpenVPN prompt for credentials on reconnect if already saved?
I'm encountering an issue with OpenVPN where, despite having saved the username and password, a prompt still appears on every connection or reconnection with a 5-second timeout. Is there a way to ...
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Error when use${gl} or ${PWD} for mounting bind volumes in docker run command in PowerShell 7
When I try to mount a bind volume using PowerShell 7.4.1, for example with this command:
docker run --rm -d --mount type=bind,target=/usr/share/nginx/html,source=${pwd}\docs nginx
The command not ...
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Setting up a PC (windows) as a proxy server in LAN [closed]
I tried searching for parts in the internet(mainly youtube) on how to setup a dedicated proxy server within my lan to redirect traffic on certain actions (we have a software "Trend Micro Deep ...
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An executable compiled from source triggers a Windows Defender quarantine on just one computer
Can anyone suggest next steps for the following virus alert scenario?
We have a new employee (located in the United States) who was shipped a brand new laptop directly from Dell USA. It has Windows ...
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DNS Migration from 2K12 dc to 2k22 dc
I am upgrading two domain controllers from Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2022.
I have created two Windows Server 2022 servers, and am migrating the roles. The old servers have AD DS and DNS ...
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Apache Configuration
I am sure you may have encountered this issue.
I have a server with jira, bitbucket and confluence configured on the same server. As the bitbucket is moved to linux serer i am wondering how can I ...
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How can I know what application/service is launching a short-duration console program on startup?
Every time I log in my Windows Server after boot, a Console window is shown for a very short period of time. I've been unable to record a video to read what's displayed in the console to guess what ...
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Why are users' PINs not accepted at Windows' "Your pin is required to log in" prompt?
Windows Hello says "Your PIN is required to sign in.
But when users enter their pin it is not accepted.
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Map network drive to unavailable network share
I'm trying to build windows container with predefined network drives.
When I add RUN NET USE Z: \\myfileserver\sharedfolder, I get error:
System error 67 has occurred. The network name cannot be ...
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Domain SRV records in DNS
I am configuring an Active Directory domain in an air-gapped network on Windows Server 2016. I can ping my DC and I am in the same subnet, pulling DHCP from the router, while the DC IPv4 is static.
I ...
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Same GPOs inside OU
I have two GPO inside the same OU that are target of two different groups (auth users and another group of my choice). The issue is that they do the opposite:
One GPO is set to enabled while the other ...
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Do Windows domain builtin groups grant the same permissions as the equivalent machine builtin groups? (eg, Performance Monitor Users)
I am developing a Windows service that uses PDH to query some performance counter data.
It is necessary for the service to by run by another user (ie, not the all-powerful SYSTEM).
I am aware that the ...
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How to follow Linux (minshall french) symlinks in windows
I have a CIFS drive mounted in linux and Windows with the following, respectively,
sudo mount -t cifs -o mfsymlinks,cred=/home/user/.cifs_user //server/folder /mnt/test
net use M: \\server\folder /p:...
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Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-ADDS - Error Install
So I get the follow error only on installed RSAT-ADDS:
PS C:\Windows\system32> Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-ADDS
Install-WindowsFeature : The request to add or remove features on the specified ...
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Changing font breaks Windows 11 search [migrated]
Migrated one of my PC from Windows 10 to 11 (23H2 22631.2861).
After the migration, I noticed that the search feature did not work anymore :
Nothing happens when I clic on the search icon on the task ...
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Add delay to print screen button in windows [migrated]
I want to keep using the PrtScr button to open Snipping Tool but I often touch it by accident. I do not want to just disable it and have to use Win + Shift + S. Can I somehow change the settings ...
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How to get an IP address of iSCSI initiator which tries to connect
There is a Windows Server with iSCSI target configured, and the event log keeps filling with the message like this:
iSCSI initiator iqn.1994-05.com.redhat:bdbcb04e20b1 requested an invalid iSCSI ...
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Restrict users access to save file in one drive only
restrict users from saving files in c: drive root user folder and only save in one drive only. Also download files should only go to document folder not download folder. is there any group policy to ...
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Windows failed to apply the Deployed Printer Connections settings
I have created a new policy in my domain using Group Policy Management. I have successfully deployed it from Print Server Management. However, when I run the command "gpupdate /force" on my ...
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What is the setting to use on other nodes after force starting cluster on a certain node?
I'm learning about force starting a cluster in the event of a DR.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/failover-clustering/manage-cluster-quorum#prevent-quorum-on-remaining-cluster-nodes
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How to remotely add reservation to DHCP Server using PowerShell?
Administrators have restricted RDP access to our DHCP server.
I need to add an IP address reservation for a MAC address.
How do I remotely add an IP address reservation on the DHCP server using ...
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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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How does Windows evaluate proxy bypasses?
I've found a ton of information on how to implement proxy bypasses but not how the bypasses themselves are evaluated by Windows.
I'm looking for information specific to Windows and how the operating ...
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Why is there random choice made in a 2 node + file share cluster when File share dies?
In a 2 node wsfc with file share witness, each node has got 1 vote, and the witness also has got 1 vote. Total 3 votes.
Given that we have concepts of dynamic quorum, dynamic witness; when the file ...
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Windows Server DNS, create CNAME for DNS ZONE www.bing.com
I am following this documentation which states:
Prevent use of Copilot without commercial data protection: Update your
DNS configuration by setting the DNS entry for www.bing.com to be a
CNAME for ...
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Why is MikroTik router DHCP server delivering ISP's gateway address in addition to router gateway address?
I am doing a very basic setup with a MikroTik router: an ISP modem in bridge (dumb modem) mode, a static public IP, router with DHCP server enabled, LAN. I have followed manufacturer's "Getting ...
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Windows Kerberos authentication and network protocols/ports
Got the following question. I have a windows forest A with a root domain A. A web server in domain A has a proper setup SPN. A user comes from another forest/domain, where a 2way transitive forest ...
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How to do VPN split tunneling for urls and IP addresses on Windows 11
On Windows 11 I want any traffic going to long.dns.name.amazonaws.com (DataGrip Redshift connection) and http://n.n.n.n:8000/ (Airbyte hosted on EC2 with an elastic ip) to be routed through my VPN, ...
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Can I delete parent DNS zone of AD domain
We currently have a single AD domain internal.mycompany.com
There are currently 2 independent authoritative copies of the parent DNS zone mycompany.com. One copy is managed by the domain controller, ...
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How to migrate server to a VM instance
We purchased a new Dell PowerEdge R250 server for one of our business customers. In that new server is a 1TB SSD with no OS installed. They currently own a 10+ year old Dell PowerEdge T320 with ...
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Windows Event Viewer Not Showing Recent Events
I've just created a custom view on Windows 11 using the following query, obtained here, and I have just unlocked my machine, yet the most recent unlock event is from 02-28T06:55. What gives?
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How can I list all updates on a Windows server including superseded ones?
I've run into an issue on an audit. I need to prove that updates are being installed monthly.
The trouble is, all the various options for displaying installed updates ignore superseded updates.
This ...
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.NET application cannot connect to ServiceController when executed through PsExec
I am trying to automate an installation of an application with Packer and Ansible.
At some point the installer of the software, which we have automated using Selenium, checks whether certain Windows ...
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Group policy works on Server not on Workstations
I have a Windows Server running Server2022. I created a group policy to copy a file to the user's C: drive on login.
When I log on to the server this works like a charm, but it doesn't work when I ...
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Users cant nslookup my windows server 2019 domain
when i ipconfig /all in my server i see this:
IPv6 Address. : 2804:7f0:6880:a506:463a:e968:cf0e:177d(Preferred)
IPv6 Address. : 2804:7f0:6880:e6d7:1e98:ecff:fe2c:2398(Preferred)
the first one is the ...
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Windows Server 2019 doesn't display my active networks
I have a new server with Windows Server 2019 Datacenter (with Desktop environment) installed. Soon after I installed Windows Update, enable NIC teaming, enabled RDP, enabled Windows Defender, and ...
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What happens after one year of free community edition license of FileCloud? [duplicate]
I have configured a community edition FileCloud on Windows with a free one year license. What happens after that year passes?
Will it force me to get a payed version, or will another free license get ...
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Is it possible to "teleport" an IP address of a Windows 2022 Server, mapping it to a different geographical location?
I have a Windows 2022 Standard server on VPS with several IP addresses. I host several websites with my own CMS system, but I have one site that is owned by an American company. My VPS provider, the ...
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Domain to Workgroup [closed]
I have a few pcs that I need to remove from Sasha Mosley's Domain Server. They don't need to connect to it anymore as they use an online service now.
Only two older PCs will continue to login to that ...
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Rollback Microsoft Defender Virus Definitions to Previous or Specific Version
Is there a method via the Graph/Defender API to rollback antivirus definitions to a previous or specific version?
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Limits of Windows 10 Network Mapping via WebDAV
Our Nextcloud instance is hosted by Hetzner, and we need to map the nextcloud drive to a local Windows drive for a third party software that relies on drive letters to function. Therefore, I mapped ...
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Can't fix error: "The file name(s) would be too long for the destination folder"
I'm trying to enable long paths on Windows Server 2019, but can't make it work. I've tried both the usual solutions:
Using GPEDIT and enabling long paths at Local Computer Policy >
Computer ...