WSUS and Windows 10 to 11 update failures
Hello. We are running WSUS on Windows Server 2019. Not config manager. It's been working well for a good line time for approving security updates on our Windows 10 LSTC systems. I've begun investigating the options for approving the Windows 11…
GPO is not applying
Hi All i am applying the below GPO on an OU, this OU has Windows 2019/2016 Servers. My domain controllers are a mix of Windows 2019/2016. On the member server when i check RSOP i am seeing that the GPO is applied but when i check from gpedit.msc the gpo…
The rules engine reported a failed VL activation attempt. Reason:0xC004F074 AppId = 0ff1ce15-a989-479d-af46-f275c6370663, SkuId = fb61ac9a-1688-45d2-8f6b-0674dbffa33c Trigger=UserLogon(11)
Dear Team, Why getting error The rules engine reported a failed VL activation attempt. Reason:0xC004F074 AppId = 0ff1ce15-a989-479d-af46-f275c6370663, SkuId = fb61ac9a-1688-45d2-8f6b-0674dbffa33c Trigger=UserLogon(11). Kindly share resolution please.
Problem with Adding Drive Map Using Group Policy
Hello, I have an issue in my network. I have several groups, and for each group, I have a separate shared folder. The problem is that one of the groups needs access to all the other shared folders. However, when I add that group in the drive maps, the…
move an exchange 2010 on premises server running in a hybrid configuration to a new server running exchange 2016
I need to move off exchange 2010 running in a hybrid configuration with exchange online to a new server running exchange 2016 as i believe this is the only supported configurationI installed exchnage 2016 on a new windows server but it fails
Yubikey Code Signing over Remote Desktop Session
Hello, I have a YubiKey connected to my server (Windows Server 2019), where I usually sign my applications. Everything works perfectly fine if I sit physically at the keyboard. However, if I use my workstation (Windows 11) with a remote desktop to the…
download OS Windows server 2022 standard
Previously, I used to download OS on Volume Licensing Service Center - Microsoft, now this feature is no longer available, please guide me to download OS Windows server 2022 standard
Windows defender (MsMpEng.exe is consuming high CPU)
Windows defender (MsMpEng.exe is consuming high CPU) I have added msmpeng.exe in defender exclusion list as well. disable all Scanning. Tried disable through registry change as well. Any other suggestion, please.
NSLOOKUP returning inconsistent results across AD forest trust
Hello, I have a query about AD forest trust and DNS settings. I have established a bidirectional trust between three AD forests and have set up DNS forwarding for each domain. However, I have noticed that when I run nslookup against DCs of other forests,…
Slow Upload speeds on Always On VPN (IKEv2 connections only)
We are experiencing slow upload speeds on our Always On VPN solution. We are using IKEv2 connections for both the Device and the User tunnels. Download speeds are not bad, but the upload speeds, both to internet and internal services, are abysmal.…
EventID for the GPO
I have enabled the GPO (Turn on PowerShell Transcription): Computer Configuration-Administrative Templates-Windows Components-Windows PowerShell. Turn on PowerShell Transcription: Enabled. Should I see any other Event ID besides 4103 in Event Viewer with…
Process of renewal of subordinate certificate of certificate server.
Hi Team. I have a few queries regarding our subordinate certificate server's upcoming certificate expiration. We need to renew the expiring certificate, but I'm concerned since it is integrated with many other services. We have an offline root CA and…
Upgrade server 2019 essentials to 2019 standard
Is it possible to update windows server 2019 essentials to server 2019 standard? If so, do you have to buy a standard license or is there some type of upgrade license? Thank you
CA migration
Hello, I have a DC server that contains the role of Certificate Authority (CA). I want to de-promote this server to a domain member server. If I de-promote the server: Will the CA configuration be kept? In case I have to migrate it to a new server: Can…
How can we address the issue of IIS application pool shutdowns after installing the Windows Server 2019 patch update (KB5035849),
After installing the Windows Server 2019 patch update (KB5035849), customer encountered an issue with their IIS-hosted application. The associated application pool started experiencing shutdowns. Upon investigation, it was discovered that the Carbon…
Failed to connect to the existing server farm located at the specified database server and database name. The database name is not a valid configuration.
I have a two server SharePoint 2016 farm. PROD1 which contain SharePoint and SQL1 which contain database. Now I am trying to join another SharePoint server called PROD2 to the farm. Both PROD1 and PROD2 are Windows 2019. Installation is done but when I…
Microsoft 365 Defender for endpoint GPO
Hi all, We are in phase of implementing Microsoft 365 defender for endpoint and we are not going to use Intune for deployment. We are using service similar to intune for mobile device management. My question is how can we use GPO for defender config?…
Unable to join second node on Windows 2019 failover cluster
hI, I’m in the process of creating two node Windows 2019 cluster. These are Azure Windows VMs. While creating windows failover cluster, node1 is not able to validate node2, and throws following error “The node cannot be contacted. Ensure that the node is…
windows server 2022 SMTP伺服器
我在設定時,套用我的設定,會直接強制關閉,重新開啟後,會出現MMC嵌入式管理單元錯誤,有參考網路上的做法,一樣無法解決
SQL Server Cumulative Updates best practice
Hello! I'm writing today to try to better understand SQL Server updates on a Windows Server, version 2016 and up. In the past, we've commonly updated Windows Server through Windows Update or sconfig, and then SQL Server updates, as needed. It's a…