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ADMT Computer Migration fails on Windows 11 24H2 with error “NTLM authentication has been disabled” during domain change (Win10 or Win7 works)
Hello everyone,I am currently performing a cross-domain migration using ADMT (Active Directory Migration Tool) from domain A.com to B.com.The migration works correctly for Windows 7 and Windows 10 machines, but fails consistently on Windows…
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User profile folder showing SharePoint/profile icon in C:\Users after domain login
After joining Windows devices to the on-premises Active Directory domain and signing in with domain user accounts, all newly created user profile folders under C:\Users display a SharePoint/profile-style icon instead of the standard Windows folder…
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KB5072033 break remote credential guard to Windows server 2025
We are experiencing a reproducible issue with Remote Credential Guard (RCG) when connecting from Windows 11 24H2 clients to a Windows Server 2025 RDP host. Remote Credential Guard works correctly before installing update KB5072033 on the client.…
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How to Hide "Switch user" for specific AD account login via User GPO or User registry setting
I know that Switch user can be hide via Machine group policy or Machine registry setting. since we don't want to touch the machine policy. is it possible to be done for a specific 1 AD account only via user group policy or user registry setting?
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rename user profile to old so it will create a new one in windows 11
Hello All it's been a long time since I've had to rename a user profile so when they login to windows it creates a new profile but the old one is still there just labeled something like usernameold I tried it on window 11 and it didn't seem to work is it…
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KB5077181: Unable to switch between logged-in users when using UPN
Background We are experiencing problems when end users try to switch between logged-in users on computers shared by multiple people. This issue started after KB5077181 was automatically installed. This document describes a lab configuration and test…
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Windows Hello for Business forcing PIN setup on every login
We're in a hybrid environment. A user resets their password, and now every time they lock and unlock their machine, Windows prompts them to Set up a PIN. They go through the steps, but it asks again the next day. How do I stop this loop or just disable…
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Forget 2FA Authentication
We’re currently using Entra ID accounts to sign in to our laptops. Management has asked us to enforce 2FA for Windows login, specifically when devices are used outside the office network. Ideally, we’d like to set up a policy that triggers multi-factor…
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Windows Hello pin - face or fingerprint option is currently unavailable
Subject: Need Help with Sign-In Options Problem Hi everyone, Hope you’re doing well! I’m having a problem on my company laptop where I can only sign in using my password—none of the other options work. This started after I reinstalled Windows and…
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how to disable windows hello for business
Trying to remove windows hello from our login options
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I setup a business account for my PC and then renamed it with our custom domain and now I don't have admin rights on my PC
I setup a business account for my PC and then renamed it with our custom domain and now I don't have admin rights on my PC I setup an onmicrosoft.com account. Then added our domain to the onmicrosoft.com business account. Then I renamed the…
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Windows Hello no permite configurar la huella digital
Se desactivaron las opciones de inicio de sesión de Windows Hello y ya no me permite agregar ni utilizar ninguna de ellas. Mi laptop es marca Acer, modelo Swift SFH14-72. ¿Cómo puedo solucionarlo? From Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
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Bitlocker Recovery Key
Please help me. Need Recovery Key for Bitlocker Recovery ID: 17FC40F7-DD3C-484A-AA1B-D1849C177F3E.
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Restrict clients on a Domain to Windows 11 *24H2) and not allow anything older i.e. Windows 10
Is there any way either via Policy or other, to not allow Windows clients older than say Windows 11 24H2 to be used for user to logon to a Domain. i.e. Users need to connect to the domain from devices that are Windows 24H2 or higher ? Thus if a user had…
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windows hello keeps quitting on 2 month old surface pro tablet
Have reinstalled Windows Hello about 5 times in 2 months. It works for a while then stops working. Microsoft support has resolved the issue only temporarily. Facial recognition is now non-responsive in settings.
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How to remove
Good Afternoon, Working on a solution for offboarded user devices that may check back into Intune. We'd like to prevent users once offboarded from logging back into their user profiles. Once users are disabled with cached credentials they can still log…
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Passwordless login to Windows 11 using FIDO2 USB key?
How can I log in to a Windows 11 laptop with the FIDO2 USB key? Do I configure it from the below, or does this only work for Application that requires authentication only ?
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Configuring an account lockout policy in Entra ID joined devices
We have machines that are only joined to Entra ID. So, users log on with their email address. However, we want to set an account lockout policy so after 5 wrong passwords, the account gets locked out for a certain period of time. However, despite…
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How to lock out incorrect cached logons on a domain joined machine
I have a question related to cached logons on devices that are AD joined, or hybrid AD/AAD joined. Most users work from home, so are logging on with cached credentials. However, these never lock out, even if a wrong password is entered. Is there any way…
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logging into Local Accounts and having them log in with Microsoft Accounts
Hello Please i need your help on this issue. Having issues changing Our Staff Users from logging into Local Accounts and having them log in with Microsoft Accounts. Need assistance in setting up all Staff users with the correct Login Credentials to give…