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Can you see other devices that are not connected to your microsoft account?

One of my microsoft accounts has been hacked by someone and they leaked devices that were connected to a different microsoft account. I was wondering how they were able to know about the device models when it wasn't even connected to the account that was…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,397 questions
asked 2024-05-23T01:42:01.83+00:00
Cryptyk_010 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-05-23T07:22:41.3833333+00:00
Karlie Weng 14,951 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

server 2012 patches and advice

With regards to servers still running windows server 2012, according to the endoflife.date website Microsoft Windows Server | endoflife.date – this version is still covered by "Extended Security Updates" until 13/10/2026. Are "extended…

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,540 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,272 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
asked 2024-05-22T15:01:31.84+00:00
crib bar 616 Reputation points
accepted 2024-05-23T07:19:22.2733333+00:00
crib bar 616 Reputation points
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Can you see other devices that are not connected to your microsoft account?

One of my microsoft accounts have been hacked, they were talking about the model of my laptop as well as my huion tablet, how do they know what device models I have if my devices are connected to this account instead of the hacked one?

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,397 questions
asked 2024-05-23T01:43:40.6433333+00:00
Cryptyk_010 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-05-23T06:32:27.9133333+00:00
Karlie Weng 14,951 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Changing WAP&ADFS SSL certificate from a GoDaddy Issued to CA issued

Dear Guys, I am planning to decommission our Godaddy issue SSL certificate used for WAP and ADFS. Since everything is moving the cloud. I dont see the point to keep paying the old SSL certificate issued by GoDaddy. Instead I am thinking to get CA issue…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,272 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
asked 2024-05-23T01:59:07.8966667+00:00
Namless Shelter 216 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-05-23T03:45:21.94+00:00
Namless Shelter 216 Reputation points
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Forwarding Windows Server firewall logs to other location like syslog server?

Would it be possible to forward or configure the Windows server firewall logs to a SIEM or SYSLOG server? Currently, using the official method through Group Policy only allows me to create the log on a specific server locally.…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,272 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,986 questions
Windows Network
Windows Network
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Network: A group of devices that communicate either wirelessly or via a physical connection.
665 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
Windows Server PowerShell
Windows Server PowerShell
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.PowerShell: A family of Microsoft task automation and configuration management frameworks consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.
5,404 questions
asked 2024-05-22T14:03:53.0433333+00:00
EnterpriseArchitect 4,866 Reputation points
answered 2024-05-22T19:23:23.9733333+00:00
Rich Matheisen 45,111 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Query on Group policy

Hi All, I want to capture Scheduled Task Event logs, i.e., when a scheduled task is created, updated, modified, or deleted. Can I achieve this using the below GPO? Computer Configuration --> Policies --> Windows Settings --> Security Settings…

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,502 questions
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,400 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,272 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,986 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
asked 2024-05-21T13:14:03.46+00:00
Glenn Maxwell 10,186 Reputation points
accepted 2024-05-21T15:29:09.8833333+00:00
Glenn Maxwell 10,186 Reputation points
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LSA Auditing

Hi All I have the following requirement to enable (Enforce LSA Auditing) through GPO on all my servers. I have an OU with a couple of test VMs, and I have created a GPO and enabled the two policies below: Computer Configuration > Administrative…

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,502 questions
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,400 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,272 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,986 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
asked 2024-05-20T19:43:17.6+00:00
Glenn Maxwell 10,186 Reputation points
answered 2024-05-21T06:00:23.88+00:00
Yanhong Liu 3,035 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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AD assessment tools

Are there any recommended reporting tools that you can use to scan your Active Directory setup and configuration and get a report of problems/risks/non recommended settings to address?

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,986 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
asked 2024-05-20T09:11:49.9433333+00:00
crib bar 616 Reputation points
commented 2024-05-20T10:43:37.2766667+00:00
crib bar 616 Reputation points
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Event log failure 4625 (brute force attack)

I am receiving constant 4625 event log failures in my machine every 10 minutes. The machine lies under the firewall with RDP enabled in it. When I try to check the account name and domain, it is showing as I mentioned in the example i.e If the audit…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
asked 2020-12-15T06:10:46.05+00:00
Spellbound vfx 6 Reputation points
commented 2024-05-16T19:58:13.6766667+00:00
Hitesh Patel (PDF) 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

AD default domain password policy advice

I am trying clarify some of specific settings within a domain password policy (settings report was produced based on Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy). For info - there are no additional fine grained password policies in operation which may supersede…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,986 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
asked 2024-05-16T09:30:53.96+00:00
crib bar 616 Reputation points
accepted 2024-05-16T13:36:53.0733333+00:00
crib bar 616 Reputation points
1 answer

Can I revoke an SSL certificate using API calls towards the AD-CS?

Hello, I have very little experience with Windows Servers and even less with AD-CS. In our company we use AD-CS to issue certificates for all services, including Linux machines. At the moment the process is manual, but we need to automate it using…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
asked 2024-05-09T13:22:47.21+00:00
Peter Tselios 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-05-16T08:44:51.75+00:00
Daisy Zhou 19,271 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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What is the Maximum size of a EventMessage or Event Data in Event Viewer. For Security channel and other channels System, Direcory Service.

What is the maximum size of a single event in Event viewer? Event message maximum length and a Event's size in kb? Does it vary for Security channel and System/ Directory Server channels?

Windows Forms
Windows Forms
A set of .NET Framework managed libraries for developing graphical user interfaces.
1,854 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
4,837 questions
Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,448 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
asked 2024-05-15T10:27:43.9533333+00:00
Bakya ABL 21 Reputation points
commented 2024-05-16T07:19:47.2966667+00:00
Bakya ABL 21 Reputation points
3 answers

How do I install SSL/TLS cipher suite for Biztalk server2009

Hi, Recently my connections from Biztalk to an external financial system started failing with the message A message sent to adapter "WCF-Custom" on send port "SP_IMOS_AP_HEAD_TO_OCI_AP_HEAD" with URI…

Microsoft BizTalk Server
Microsoft BizTalk Server
A family of Microsoft server products that support large-scale implementation management of enterprise application integration processes.
349 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
asked 2024-04-29T11:21:04.7233333+00:00
Avrell Menezes 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-05-16T05:30:07.1633333+00:00
Avrell Menezes 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Renew AD Root certificate - How to?

Hi Everyone, I need to renew my root certificate and I don't have a clue how to do this correctly. My DC's are 2012 R2 and 2019 and my AD DFL and FFL are: Windows Server 2012 R2, clients are all W10 and servers mostly 2008 and above and a tiny…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
asked 2021-10-04T12:20:34.437+00:00
SenhorDolas 1,191 Reputation points
commented 2024-05-15T16:29:19.6366667+00:00
Johnny III Young Ospino 0 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Notification or Alerts for MFA setting

Hi Everyone Could we setup an alert when a MFA method is added, changed or deleted in Microsoft account setting security option?

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,986 questions
Office Management
Office Management
Office: A suite of Microsoft productivity software that supports common business tasks, including word processing, email, presentations, and data management and analysis.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
2,024 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
Microsoft Entra
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
19,818 questions
asked 2023-08-16T23:02:52.4766667+00:00
Hafiz Shoaib 20 Reputation points
commented 2024-05-15T14:15:14.1233333+00:00
SSolutions337 0 Reputation points
0 answers

Enabling Windows Firewall logging only without enabling the profiles?

I'm looking for information on the ports and protocols that the Windows server currently uses as a baseline before enabling the Windows Firewall profiles. I aim to enable the built-in firewall on each of my Production Windows Servers without causing a…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,272 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,986 questions
Windows Server Management
Windows Server Management
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
423 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Infrastructure: A Microsoft solution area focused on providing organizations with a cloud solution that supports their real-world needs and meets evolving regulatory requirements.
518 questions
asked 2024-05-15T13:17:49.8733333+00:00
EnterpriseArchitect 4,866 Reputation points
0 answers

CredUI selects wrong Smartcard certificate

Hi Community, I experience an issue, that not the certificate I would expect according to the "Filter duplicate logon certificates" Group Policy is shown by CredUI when the certificate was issued using the certreq.exe command. If I issue…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
10,796 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,272 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,986 questions
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,780 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
asked 2024-05-15T09:46:25.74+00:00
TheGrea 11 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure AI Video Indexter：Will it use my video uploaded as samples for Training?

Hi I plan to use "Azure AI Video Indexter" to add tags, and identifies scenes in video. I concern that my video uploaded may use to train the AI, as training sample. I concern my personal info may be used as answer from AI. Is there any page…

Azure AI Video Indexer
Azure AI Video Indexer
An Azure video analytics service that uses AI to extract actionable insights from stored videos.
50 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
Azure Training
Azure Training
Azure: A cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through a worldwide network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.Training: Instruction to develop new skills.
1,030 questions
asked 2024-05-13T10:42:44.62+00:00
Yuji Tomita (JP) 20 Reputation points
accepted 2024-05-14T05:10:03.58+00:00
Yuji Tomita (JP) 20 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

request/approval of new AD user accounts

What are your procedures when it comes to the requesting and approving new user accounts (e.g., new employees, new consultants etc) in your active directory? I have seen a variety of processes; some have standardised e-forms that integrate with the…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,986 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
asked 2024-05-09T08:50:32.65+00:00
crib bar 616 Reputation points
accepted 2024-05-10T08:21:25.08+00:00
crib bar 616 Reputation points
0 answers

if you split security into tiers as per RBAC and the same human person needs multiple accounts does each account consume an azure licence

Microsoft recommends splitting on prem and hybrid assets into tiered access T0 T1 and T2 to facilitate RBAC (role based access control). The principle being that t0 logons are never mixed with t1 logons to minimise any breach. If, therefore, an admin…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,745 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
37 questions
asked 2024-04-29T05:27:33.2166667+00:00
simon eddison 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-05-09T16:26:36.7833333+00:00
Givary-MSFT 28,576 Reputation points Microsoft Employee