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Event 1126 error - on additional DC after setting up not taking over - not advertising as a globla catalog
Last year, I deployed a new Windows Server 2022 Domain Controller in our environment as an additional DC. The goal was to upgrade our Active Directory environment from Windows Server 2016 (which has reached end of support) to Windows Server 2022. During…
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Admin prompt when trying to change IP settings under network configuration.
After upgrading from Win10 to Win11, our techs that are placed in the Network Configuration Operators group via GPO can no longer change their IP settings without getting an Administrator credentials prompt. Since they are not Administrators they can no…
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Making windows 10 ISO Bootable without admin permissions/password.
Here since I didn't get help from MS (Microsoft) Answers. Hi everyone, how are you all? I had a old Windows PC that was Domain Joined and I am not affiliated with that organization anymore, and It's in need of reinstallation. I have another Windows PC…
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Delegate help desk users permission to move users and computers object to OU on entire domain
Hi, I have created a delegated permissions to allow help desk users to move users/computers to differen OUs,but I got this kind of messages: ![232655-image.png][1] For computers I applied these permissions, with almost the same message:…
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Shared windows 11 domain desktop with multiple users, having log in issues.
Hello, We recently refreshed all our machines to windows 11. I have 2 desktops that are shared that 4 individual users log into each, ie PC 1 is on the domain and 4 users log into it. PC 2 is also on the domain and 4 different users log into it. PC1 is…
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Endpoint Analytics Startup Performance Script Delays
Hey, Endpoint Analytics in Intune is reporting an average desktop sign-in delay of about 45 seconds across our Windows devices. The dashboard identifies "GPO/Script delay" as the primary contributor. What's the best way to determine which…
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How do I find the BitLocker Recovery Key when the Recovery Key ID doesn't match the numbers in my account except for the Key ID?
I am having trouble with my computer. I had a blue screen show up on Friday. I logged into my Microsoft Account and was following instructions to get a BitLocker Recovery Key. However, the only number that matches what the BitLocker page says I need…
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Unknown Account
We are clearing up some space from the server what takes the most space id old users that no longer work at the client's company, not wanting to delete it from the C:\Users folder, Ive been told that's its best to delete it from the User Profiles…
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Certificate auto-renewal
Hi, certificate auto-renewal period started a few days ago and still certificate has not been auto-renewed (log is clear without any errors/info/warnings). In the past, certificate was always auto-renewed on the very first day of auto-renewal period.…
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Implementing Cloud Kerberos Trust with Multiple On-premises AD Forests
I have a question about setting up Cloud Kerberos trust in an environment with multiple on-premises Active Directory (AD) forests that are configured with domain trusts between them. Is it sufficient to configure Cloud Kerberos trust for only one…
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New Users email is different when syncing to Azure.
I added a new user in active directory and list ******@xyz.com in the general tab. A few minutes later, AD Connect Sync did it work but the user has a ******@xyz.onmicrosoft.com email address. I can't change it in Azure because it is synced with an…
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How to manage shorter certificate life time in Remote Desktop Services Connection Broker Publishing role
Hi I'm looking for a way to handle certificates in Remote Desktop Services when lifetime is getting shorter. There are many ways of renewing the certificates so that's not the issue. My concern is how to get the clients to open the RDP file received…
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Can We disable Lanmanserver service in order to avoid the Null sesssions in ONE Domain controller ?
Hi There, In the production environment, in order to avoid the potential attack using null session in servers, can we disable Lanmanserver services in one Domain Controller? As we can see the netlogon services rely on this services in one DC. …
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TCP and UD ports required for communication between Domain Controllers and Windows clients
I need to open ports for the communication between DC and Windows Clients, what I understand from this article: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/identity/config-firewall-for-ad-domains-and-trusts I just need to open these…
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GPO password minimum length limited to 14 characters
I've dug through threads where this question has been asked before but found no answers to this question. We have a Windows 2016 domain running with an extensive set of group policies. The domain controllers are running Windows Server 2016 Version…
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How to set msExchMailboxGuid with Set-ADUser command
Hi all, I get users information (PrimarySMTPAddress,Alias,SamAccountName,FirstName,LastName,DisplayName,Name,ExchangeGuid,ArchiveGuid,LegacyExchangeDn,EmailAddresses) by Get-Mailbox command Then export them to XML file (Export-Clixml) or CSV file…
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Is there a way to know when the users are added to a Security group?
I wanted to confirm if it's possible to retrieve user data, such as the date and time a user was added to a Security Group.
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multi-factor authentication
Steps on how to set up windows hello to work together with ad for multi-factor authentication in the sense that the users with be prompted to enter passwords and windows hello(biometrics) in the same login session.
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Export Groups and its members
How to export groups and its members information into .csv
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Show all domain users on logon screen
hi there, i have three users, who share a PC. PC is in a local windows domain. all three users a domain users and already logged in on this PC successfully. PC has a local admin account. How can i show all three users on the bottom left list in the…