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Upgrade Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2022
Is it possible to upgrade from Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2022, passing through Windows Server 2012 R2?
I don't know if it is possible with the "storage" version of ...
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Are LocalUser.LastLogon updated with IIS FTP logins?
I'm trying to get a list of the latest users that connected to the IIS FTP server. I have an FTP group on my Windows 2008 R2 Server.
Get-LocalGroupMember -Group FTP | Select-Object LastLogon
I know ...
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What is the easiest way to create an image of an existing running Windows 10 or Windows Server system?
For the purposes of, let's say, moving it to a cloud location?
I do recall doing it for a client, transplanting them to Azure, but I don't recall how they created an image.
Azure simply had an ...
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How to kill a process running under SYSTEM account in the Windows Server?
I have a server with Windows Server 2008 R2 and a service process (our custom service) running on it under SYSTEM account. A service has presumably hanged and I wanted to stop it. I tried stopping via ...
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Patch for EOS Servers
My company have got a few Windows 2008 servers that have already reached end of support. We are delaying the decommissioning of the server and I am thinking of controls that can help to mitigate risks....
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How to configure proxy server on Windows Server?
I'm new to Windows Server and as I understand, a proxy server is an intermediary between a client computer and the internet.
On client computer I can set proxy server address and port inside Settings -...
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Use Different Usernames for Windows Login and Exchange Email Address
We have Windows Server environment with Active Directory and Exchange. Exchange is already Integrate with Active Directory and Therefore i have security concern because our user names are public. ...
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How to fix trust error with two Active directory Domains
There are two Domains and there is a trust between both domains, this works fine for a long time but now we get access denied errors. So I open "Domains and Trust" and validate the Trust between both ...
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MSDTC transaction manager was unable to pull the transaction... error
I have a ASP.NET MVC app on a Windows Server (2008 R2) and its database is another Windows Server (2012 R2). When I create a user in my app, I encounter the following error:
The MSDTC transaction ...
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Cannot change "w32tm /query /source" from "Local CMOS Clock" on PDC Domain Controller
I am trying to reconfigure the time settings for a single DC W2K8R2 domain. The DC is not a VM.
I followed the instructions on this page to the letter.....
https://gooroo.io/GoorooTHINK/Article/17139/...
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Windows Server 2019 SMTP Server - Email Stuck in Queue / Not Being Released
I've recently upgraded a number of servers from Windows 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2019. 2 of the servers require SMTP which I have installed on both, however, 1 server works as it should and the 2nd, ...
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Why is "wbengine" of Windows Server 2008 R2 always creating new VHD files when targeting network shares?
This is a follow up to things I've written down in an answer to another question:
I'm somewhat sure that wbengine of Windows Server 2008 R2 always creates new VHD files if targeting a network share. ...
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How re-enable Windows Firewall when the service has been stopped and disabled without cutting yourself out?
As every Windows system administrator should know in 2019, the "Windows Firewall" service is a critical component of the Windows network stack, and it should never, ever be stopped end disabled; the ...
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Installing Windows Server 2012 R2 on top of Windows Server 2008 R2 with RAID 1 configuration
I have Dell PowerEdge Rack Server R510 that have Dell PERC S300 RAID Adapter which is configured to RAID 1. The server runs Windows Server 2008 R2. Currently the OS corrupted I cannot do backup ...
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Blocking hack attempts
I need some help.
I am seeing a lot of attempted logins in my Security Log.
This is a fairly new Godaddy VPS Server running Windows 2008 R2.
The attends are with various user IDs, that do repeat.
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Finding root cause of "The operation has been cancelled due to restrictions"
BLUF: What tools/commands can I use to see what the GPO is specifically restricting.
We have a Server 2008 R2 infrastructure with a GPO that makes our Windows 7 PC's a "kiosk" PC for a specific user ...
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Azure - DFS replication
We've implemented a DC in the azure platform running windows 2016 connected to On-Prem using a site to site VPN connection.
We've confirgured the DC to replicate a DFS share between this server and ...
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What is the default registry location that is used for the registry key ring for ASP.NET Core Data Protection system
TL;DR;
In which registry hive does the ASP.NET Core Data protection system
store it's keys when you are running your app in IIS with a worker
process account without user profile
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wbadmin: Does -allCritical include the system state?
From the Windows IT Pro Center documentation of the wbadmin start backup option -allCritical (italics by me):
Specifies that all critical volumes (volumes that contain operating
system's state) ...
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Different nslookup answers on different clients in local network with local DNS
Situation:
I have a few clients in a local network.
I have a server named amp003 with IP address 192.168.4.13
I have two DNS servers (each one on relative DC server).
On client 1 I did following:
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Server 2008R2, startup/shutdown powershell scripts in gpedit.msc not working and not appearing in registry. Script works manually. No domain involved
It's a fully updated 2008 R2 box running WMF 5.1. I've got a powershell script that, under normal circumstances, e-mails me on startup or shutdown. It's working fine on a different 2008 R2 box. On ...
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Query Active Directory UID attribute
I am trying to get a list of UIDs (NIS attribute). The problem is that UIDs are not in order. I would like to define a range and check if an account exist with that UID and if it does then get me the ...
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How can I allow Powershell remoting from only one machine?
When I set WSMan:\localhost\Client\TrustedHosts on the server, it still allows access from client machines inside the domain. Instead, I'd like to disallow domain members by default. The calling user ...
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Unable to connect to webpage with Windows 2008 R2
I've inherited a Windows 2008 R2 server (no snickering and let's stay on topic please).
It's on a closed, flat network.
There's a webserver elsewhere in this closed, flat network.
All the other ...
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RDP session Text scaling too large
I have a user in our environment who RDP's into a remote 2008 R2 server in order to use a specific application. When they remote in the first time, the text and icons are all extremely large. This is ...
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How to connect to a Remote Windows Server via internet without using Static IP?
How to connect to a Remote Windows Server via internet without using Static IP?
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 and i want to make it accessible to my customers so they can work on my server through ...
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Failed to copy or paste from the RDP session of windows server
We was apply few security patches on windows server. After that I am not able to copy or paste any data on windows machine using the RDP session. I am not sure what was changed. How can I troubleshoot ...
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What are "System32\config\systemprofile\javaXX.log" files in Windows Server?
I have Windows server whose c:\ drive is almost full. Only 2 GB is free instead of 60 GB, on which size of folder C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile is 24.1 GB. Folder is showing me two kind of ...
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How to consume filesystem audit information
We have a system used by some departments in the company and we were facing issues due to some miss-configurations on that system so I enabled auditing files being Written or deleted.
Now that I have ...
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Windows NLB : Get-NLBClusterNode reports Invalid Data
I've setup a cluster of 2 Nodes using Windows Network Load Balancing feature. Everything is well setup, my cluster
For moinitoring purposes, I'd like to get the status of the nodes within the ...
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Investigating night time shut downs
I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 install (AMD FX-4100 quad core, 32gb) is shutting down around 2:30 am every other night.
I've updated the motherboard BIOS but that hasn't helped.
I ran AUTORUNS.EXE ...
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Can I delete CBS Persist Logs from Windows Server 2008 R2
My Windows 2008 R2 Server is out of disk space for a week. I checked everything on Server.
The Winsxs folder takes about 17GB, and Log files is about 3GB.
There is a 2GB file under C:\Windows\Logs\...
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Server 2008R2 copying big files freezes in the middle
Copying a big file (5GB or more) from a UNC path to a local disk freezes/stops more or less in the middle of the process. There is no way to cancel the task (if I try to do it it wall just go on the ...
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Windows Server Usage Tracking
Let's assume the "Server-A" is a Windows Server v2008 and that is going to be physically decommissioned soon.
Background: There is no clue like anyone is using the server-A or not. We need a list to ...
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Auto Reconnect VPN on Disconnection due to any reason - Persistent VPN
On windows server 2008,2012 or above I need to re-connect VPN automatically once it is disconnected due to any reason.
It may be server restart, Manual command to Disconnect. Persistent VPN ...
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WSUS Error 8000FFFF
Two issues with our WSUS
Some of our Servers (2008r2/2012r2) and Win 7 got error 8000FFFF when installing security updates from WSUS. For most of servers and desktops are just working fine.
From ...
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Group Policy applied OU but not applying to computers in security filtering group
I'm having issues with getting my GPO to be pushed out.
Here are the steps that I took.
I created an OU (Workstation OU), in that Workstation OU, I put a Security group (SG-Workstation), and in that ...
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JBOD (spanned volume) on top of RAID 0 in Windows Server
I currently have a Windows Server 2008 R2 setup with a RAID 0 drive (2x2TB SSD) which is getting out of space.
I want to increase de available space adding more drives (probably another 2x2TB SSD) ...
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cyberattack by password guessing admin account logon type 3
We have a 2008 R2 virtual server that is only used for logon via RDP or from local console. No VPN traffic is required.
The server was under attack for a couple of days, viruses were installed etc.
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Incorrect currency format for Italy on Windows Server 2008 & 2012
I have noticed that the currency format for Italy is inconsistent across different versions of Windows. Specifically, the position of the currency symbol.
To compare them, I am looking at the ...
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Is it possible to use Windows FSRM or alternatives on multiple servers with multiple partitions?
At my company we have multiple servers with multiple partitions that are shared for different users. Some users have rights to multiple partitions on different servers.
In order to limit the space ...
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File Server for Small Law Office [closed]
I am the de-facto IT guy for a small law office. We need a new file server.
We have 7 users.
We have 8 PCs throughout the office, running windows 7, 8, and 10, and one OSX machine.
We have a RICOH ...
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DHCP Search ip address/hostname
In the context of a Service Desk, the engineers have to lookup the IP addresses in the DHCP server a lot. For example to use a VNC viewer.
I can't find a tool on the internet that actually makes it ...
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No userfolder in the user folder and in in the public network
after I create a new user ( it deosn`t matter wich kind of user) on a Windows 2008 R2 server, there is no folder for the user in the library and no folder in the public network. Should not the server ...
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Windows not releasing Cache memory for cached files and applications
On a Windows 2008R2 server, i have the following properties:
Oracle 10G
Lotus Notes/Domino 5
Large number of PDF/DOC files that are accessed through network drives
Every now and then the server ...
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Jenkins windows Gui gives an error
I have installed Apache Tomcat as windows services and deployed Jenkins( placed jenkins.war in webapps folder). - Windows Server
In 'Execute Windows batch command' start mspaint.exe
When I build the ...
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Will updating to newest Windows 10 ADMX files cause problems?
I am currently looking for best practices when it comes to managing group policy in a mixed OS environment. We currently have Windows 7, 8.1, 10 pre and post anniversary OS versions (1511, 1603, and ...
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Make Windows file shares default to domain authentication on the server side?
We are retiring an old domain controller that some genius has set a file share up on. This file share is used heavily by devices that aren't domain joined.
As the share resides on the DC itself, ...
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Find permission of specific account and owner to replace with new account
Using Windows 2008R2.
I have an ad account "fileadm" which have some permissions of many folders and files and for some it's a owner.
I need to replace this account with another account (with the same ...
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Multiple domain controller and SQL Login Failed when reboot
I have a domain test.local with 4 domain controller.
I have a SQL Server, sometime when rebooting one of my domain controller I got these error :
Description: SSIS Error Code DTS_E_OLEDBERROR. ...
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