312 questions
312 questions with Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other tags
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Windows defender free or paid version?
I found out that there are free and paid Microsoft Defender. Customer is intending to install Windows Server 2022. For confirmation purposes, would that fall under the Microsoft Defender for Individuals (Paid)? The objective is to install Common…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
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2025-08-04T02:51:44.9166667+00:00
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Anonymous
answered
2026-09-11T23:13:32.93+00:00
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Nancy Silverblatt
0
Reputation points
1 answer
SharePoint on premise 2019 Farm OS Upgrade (Windows Server 2016 to Windows Server 2019/2022) Assessment
We are planning to upgrade the operating system of the existing SharePoint Server 2019 on-premises farm from Windows Server 2016 to Windows Server 2019 or Windows Server 2022. The farm currently hosts: SharePoint Server 2019 Nintex Workflow &…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
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2026-09-03T06:55:06.08+00:00
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Praveen Kumar, Qatar Rail
0
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answered
2026-09-03T07:26:34.4566667+00:00
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Domic Vo
32,300
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
3 answers
How to install SQL Server Developer on a Snapdragon Laptop
How to install SQL Server Developer on a Snapdragon Laptop
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
asked
2026-01-18T07:45:49.5633333+00:00
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Mudassir Ahmed
105
Reputation points
commented
2026-09-02T15:35:30.51+00:00
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JuliaMarvin
22,275
Reputation points
Volunteer Moderator
1 answer
SQL Server 2025 downgrade to SQL Server 2016
我们前些日有向客户销售一批 Microsoft SQL Server 2025 Standard edition and 15 CAL Pack 产品。 客户按照账号登录到 License 管理中心，显示可以下载 2019, 2022, 2025 三个版本的 license key。 请问下，是否可以提供 Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standard edition key ？ 我们需要如何操作，谢谢。
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
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2026-08-24T09:21:46.9233333+00:00
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sun shili
20
Reputation points
answered
2026-08-24T12:32:04.34+00:00
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Harry Phan
30,960
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
2 answers
How to fix audio issues with thikpad docking station
I am using a thinkpad docking station, and I can't hear anything from the speakers
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
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2026-08-14T13:54:59.1266667+00:00
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Rosario Neuman
0
Reputation points
answered
2026-08-15T10:16:26.3833333+00:00
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Arpit Nanda
0
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2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Wsus 2022 and later
Why there is no windows 2022 and later on wsus?
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
asked
2026-07-31T02:41:58.6433333+00:00
Handian Sudianto
7,441
Reputation points
accepted
2026-08-11T00:00:39.0266667+00:00
Handian Sudianto
7,441
Reputation points
1 answer
IO get ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS with ReFS Block Cloning on SMB share. How can I repair allocation bitmap structures?
I've aged 7 years this morning trying to sort a simple problem which for all it compute power Microsoft cant answer. An enterprise backup application relying on ReFS Block Cloning (fast file clone) fails with ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS when creating Synthetic…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
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2026-08-06T14:12:11.9866667+00:00
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Quinn
20
Reputation points
answered
2026-08-10T22:00:13.9466667+00:00
Allan Solomon Mejia
7,995
Reputation points
3 answers
Running Windows Server Backup, Disk X has the same disk identifiers as one or more disks connected to the system.
We have been having an occasional problem on Windows Server 2019 VM running under Hyper-V 2019, during backups. From what I have been able to determine, the backup, running from Hyper-V, triggers the VM to create Shadow Copies of the disks to be backed…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
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2024-02-10T00:24:47.4666667+00:00
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Rick Hogan
0
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edited an answer
2026-07-28T23:13:05.0066667+00:00
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Ivan Goncharuk
0
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
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Certificate issue occurred when using OpenSSL to access download.microsoft.com
通过curl尝试访问download.microsoft.com时openssl报错： unable to get local issuer certificate (20) 经检查发现通过download.microsoft.com访问时证书返回包含 Certificate chain 0 s:C=US, ST=WA, L=Redmond, O=Microsoft Corporation, CN=kingsoft.download.microsoft.com i:C=US,…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
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Can't able to create windows server backup using windows backup feature
Can't able to create windows server backup using windows backup feature giving following error
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
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2026-07-20T06:27:20.1933333+00:00
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Adari Swamy
0
Reputation points
answered
2026-07-21T11:07:39.97+00:00
Adari Swamy
0
Reputation points
1 answer
Secure Boot Certificate Expiration - Legacy BIOS
Hi, I've noticed that some Windows KB release notes include a notice about the Windows Secure Boot certificate expiration. I'd like to confirm in writing whether this affects our environment and whether we need to install the Secure Boot patch that…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
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2026-07-15T15:20:28.6266667+00:00
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Paguirigan, Christian
40
Reputation points
answered
2026-07-15T16:02:05.6066667+00:00
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VPHAN
43,155
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Windows Server DISM Error 1009 - COMPONENTS registry hive cannot be loaded
error ： PS C:\Users\bear> reg load HKLM\TempComponents C:\Windows\System32\config\COMPONENTS reg : ERROR: The configuration registry database is corrupt. At line:1 char:1 reg load HKLM\TempComponents C:\Windows\System32\config\COMPONENTS +…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
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2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
NTFS Permission
I login to my server using my account and i create 2 folders name hs and hs2 but when i click that folder then why i not have permissions? When I check using who am i and even my account is member of local admin then why the attributes is Group used for…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
asked
2026-06-23T13:33:28.3866667+00:00
Handian Sudianto
7,441
Reputation points
accepted
2026-06-24T01:16:15.15+00:00
Handian Sudianto
7,441
Reputation points
2 answers
Cannot enable shadow copies on D: drive (Windows Server 2025 Essentials)
Hi All, We've deployed two identical Lenovo ThinkSystem ST250v3 servers to clients recently, and encountered a problem on both of them where we cannot enable Shadow Copies on the D: drive.... it sees the disk but not the volume/drive. The server has a…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
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2026-06-19T21:47:46.23+00:00
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Geoff Anderson
0
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commented
2026-06-23T04:10:57.4933333+00:00
Geoff Anderson
0
Reputation points
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
how to run Microsoft Project Olympus SP3 server at home
hello I am evaluating a Microsoft Project Olympus server platform based on a Quanta SP3 motherboard designed for AMD EPYC 7001 (Naples) processors, and I am trying to better understand the hardware requirements for operating this system outside of its…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
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Does windows DNS support "HMAC-TSIG"? Either in AD or on a stand-alone DNS server (secondary zone)?
We are trying to deploy ACME certificate management, and my application side of the house is wanting to test with HMAC-TSIG and from what I see it is not supported on a DC, but we have a secondary zone server not running AD; will HMAC-TSIG work in this…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
asked
2026-06-09T14:17:56.2033333+00:00
PETER DONOHUE
0
Reputation points
answered
2026-06-09T14:44:08.72+00:00
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Marcin Policht
106.8K
Reputation points MVP
Volunteer Moderator
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
How to disable Hybrid Microsoft Entra ID Join from Entra Connect?
A while ago, I enabled the option "Hybrid Microsoft Entra ID Join" in Entra Connect, just so I can explore its capabilities. Now, I'd like to disable this option since it's no longer needed in our tenant. How can I do so?
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
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2026-01-06T08:39:04.7833333+00:00
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Shadi Mohammed
40
Reputation points
accepted
2026-06-05T20:08:14.3066667+00:00
Shadi Mohammed
40
Reputation points
1 answer
Battery drain when laptop is completely powered off (Fast Startup issue?)
Hi all, I’m having a severe battery issue with my Asus laptop. If I charge it to 100%, use the Windows Start Menu to click "Shut Down," close the lid, and leave it overnight, the next morning the battery is completely dead at 0%. It's literally…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
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2026-05-27T05:15:48.75+00:00
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Putri Nugroho
0
Reputation points
answered
2026-05-27T06:02:05.16+00:00
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Tsingtao Kai
80
Reputation points
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Vulnerability in winsqlite3.dll --3.51.1.0 to 3.51.2
We have a potential security vulnerability related to the winsqlite3.dll file located in C:\Windows\System32. The current version of this DLL is an older version of SQLite that is affected by CVE-2025-70873. It seems like winsqlite3.dll is typically…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
asked
2026-04-23T08:37:45.3133333+00:00
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Sadha Sivam Manjunath (NCS)
20
Reputation points
commented
2026-05-26T14:15:00.7566667+00:00
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Vincent, Joseph
0
Reputation points
2 answers
Brity/UiPath RPA: Chrome and Edge close instantly on Windows Server VM
I write RPA bots on our company Windows Server VM. But Chrome and Edge shut down instantly when Brity starts them! I already re-setup Chrome and the web plugin, turned off Windows Defender browser guard, and rebooted the machine. Interestingly, UiPath…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
asked
2026-05-18T11:03:25.5766667+00:00
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Pradeep Chouhury
20
Reputation points
edited an answer
2026-05-22T16:55:57.5933333+00:00
VPHAN
43,155
Reputation points
Independent Advisor