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Linux clients show incorrect UID/GID ownership on Windows NFS server.

Windows Server 2022. All the Linux clients accessing our Windows NFS server show incorrect UID/GID ownership on files. I can check the shares and permissions, but shortly after mounting they still display the wrong UID/GID attributes. No files show the…

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asked 2026-07-28T16:55:24.62+00:00
Olivia Gonzalez 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-29T01:49:23.74+00:00
Ivy Bui (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 505 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

.NET Runtime Uninstall Registry Inconsistency on Some Systems

Hi Microsoft Support Team, We are observing inconsistent behavior while uninstalling .NET Core components (ASP.NET Core Runtime, .NET Desktop Runtime, .NET Runtime, and .NET SDK) through Programs and Features (Control Panel) on a subset of Windows…

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asked 2026-07-27T13:34:26.6666667+00:00
commented 2026-07-29T01:35:09.3633333+00:00
Allan Solomon Mejia 895 Reputation points
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How to sync the version for the GPOs on the Domain Controller

I am experiencing an issue where the Group Policy Objects (GPOs) are not synchronizing with the domain controller. "The version number for one or more GPOs on this domain controller are not in sync with the versions for the GPOs on the Baseline…

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asked 2024-12-05T16:09:52.8+00:00
Cristhian Mendoza 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T14:16:45.3833333+00:00
patrickburwell 0 Reputation points
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Windows 2019 gpresult /h AD / SYSVOL Version Mismatch

Hello. I'm trying to understand how to solve this issue: some GPO are not applied to some server due to a AD / SYSVOL Version Mismatch. I'm looking for a solution for Windows 2019. The only solution I found is about Windows 8.1 or Windows…

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asked 2021-11-02T15:46:36.07+00:00
Lorenzo Fongaro 11 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-28T14:04:41.5533333+00:00
patrickburwell 0 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Observe multiple outbound traffic with Microsoft domain

Dear Team, We have detected multiple URL requests one of my windows server with holding Microsoft domain that have been identified as malicious by Trend Micro threat intelligence. can you please comment on these…

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asked 2026-02-12T12:00:54.89+00:00
Chandra Pal Singh Chauhan 25 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-28T13:51:55.7633333+00:00
Monika Herrmann 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows update error 0x80244017 wsus server

I have multiple computer in my domain (EC2 instances in AWS account) which are getting updates from wsus server. But A newly created computer having a problem receiving updates from wsus server. I have tried multiple methods but no success so far. Does…

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asked 2025-06-11T06:06:05.2+00:00
Muhammad Zubair 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-07-28T12:47:24.7+00:00
Muhammad Zubair 20 Reputation points
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Unable to Install KB5099538 and KB5094123 on Windows Server 2019 (Build 17763)

I am running Windows Server 2019 (build 17763) and have been unable to install the following cumulative updates: June 2026 Cumulative Update (KB5094123) July 2026 Cumulative Update (KB5099538) Both updates fail to install, whether attempted via Windows…

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asked 2026-07-15T11:40:12.1933333+00:00
Faruk Gokcek 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-27T03:03:27.8133333+00:00
Kurt Schneider 5 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Stop network traffic to Microsoft Telemetry service

Hi Experts, Two of our exchange servers (Exchange 2013 on Windows 2012 R2) in our Development environment are generating excessive network traffic. (traffic through Squid proxy) All the attempts are for ‘sqm.microsoft.com’ on port 443 and they all…

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asked 2021-01-26T02:39:11.393+00:00
jayanthi ramprakash 46 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-24T16:12:39.5+00:00
Neil Martin 0 Reputation points
6 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Server 2022 Domain Controller Losing Disk Space On Logs Directory

Hi All, We have a Windows Server2022 Data Center environment with 3 domain controllers with different roles. We have 2 DCs losing free disk space (shrinks about 1 GIG a week) and I cannot locate any files that could be using space. I will just note the…

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asked 2023-01-26T16:45:25.0866667+00:00
REM64 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-24T08:50:01.7033333+00:00
Sivakumar, Thirunavukarasu 0 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Command to enable Remote Desktop using CMD

Command to enable Remote Desktop using CMD batch

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asked 2023-06-28T20:38:18.7733333+00:00
Vikas Vijay Bhadvalkar 25 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-23T07:20:14.41+00:00
Nick_Tyks 80 Reputation points
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Does GPO "Delete User Profiles Older Than X Days" Remove Local Administrator Profile?

Hello, I am using the Group Policy setting "Automatically delete user profiles older than a specified number of days on system restart" to clean up old user profiles on our Windows systems. I would like to confirm: Does this policy delete the…

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asked 2025-02-11T09:58:15.3866667+00:00
Anant Bera 271 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-22T10:36:33.9066667+00:00
JuliaMarvin 20,735 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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What Is the Safest and Most Reliable Way to Continuously Log Windows Server Disk Activity

**Automated Windows Disk Activity Logging **A Windows server occasionally becomes unresponsive or crashes. We need continuous disk activity logging to identify which process, drive, or file was highly active immediately before the issue. The report…

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asked 2026-07-20T04:49:29.42+00:00
IT researcher 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-20T05:29:14.1033333+00:00
BryceSor 5,355 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows VM Extending VM Partition Greyed Out

I allocated additional space on a Hyper-V host and when I log in to the VM and check the disk manager, I can see the unallocated space but I cannot extend my primary partition to it. I have read that the unallocated space has to be to the right of the…

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asked 2024-02-22T02:40:47.03+00:00
Falcon IT Services 226 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-17T22:12:50.7733333+00:00
TJ Cooper 26 Reputation points
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WSUS Default application service for ApplicationpoolIdentity and Network Service

Hi all, I am checking what is the default service/application on applicationpoolidentity and also network service. As i know that it can be different on different setup but just wanted to know what is the default one.

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asked 2026-07-14T03:40:35.7+00:00
LOH Jason 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-17T20:21:20.8466667+00:00
Adam J. Marshall 10,871 Reputation points MVP
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How can I become proficient in helping my co-workers with technical computer issues?

How can I become proficient in helping my co-workers with technical computer issues? We recently lost our go-to person that knew how to install hardware, troubleshoot and fix hardware and software issues and questions, and speak intelligently with…

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asked 2026-07-17T14:12:23.2133333+00:00
Prouty, Andrew 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-17T14:56:25.9733333+00:00
VPHAN 42,310 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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NT Service\TrustedInstaller and NT Service\System returns An object (User, Service Account, or Group) with following name cannot be found.

Why does NT Service\TrustedInstaller and NT Service\System returns An object (User, Service Account, or Group) with following name cannot be found. NT Service\System or NT Service\TrustedInstaller does not matter which one I am trying to set folder…

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asked 2021-12-09T23:35:39.86+00:00
James Burgess 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-07-17T02:21:20.5733333+00:00
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Windows 2025 failover Cluster fails to start after Patch Updates

Windows 2025 failover Cluster fails to start with Authentication error after upgrading to KB5073379 & KB5066131 Receiving the error you do not have administrative privilege's on the cluster when starting the failover cluster

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asked 2026-01-30T18:33:29.42+00:00
KUMAR Pradeep 10 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-16T08:22:52.82+00:00
Ankush Sharma 0 Reputation points
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Has anyone managed to get Setup and Boot Event Collection to reliably capture early-boot network traffic from a headless Server Core box?

I'm chasing an intermittent BSOD that only happens during the first stages of boot, so I enabled boot event collection to stream diagnostics to a remote collector before the machine goes down. The weird part is the collector does receive the boot events,…

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asked 2026-07-15T07:21:40.0166667+00:00
Sahil Soni 80 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-15T07:58:32.2633333+00:00
Jason Nguyen Tran 24,365 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

Install SQL Management Studio without Visual Studio Tools or Shell

Hi there, I am doing some pen test remediation and our SQL servers are flagging that Visual Studio tools such as Shell (isolated) and Tools for applications are vulnerable. So i've been trying to find a way to install SSMS without Visual Studio at all as…

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asked 2023-11-24T14:04:03.66+00:00
TheLoops 11 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-13T21:12:50.3266667+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 135.8K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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How to download SQLCMD 16 (ODBC-based) standalone for Windows - no longer available?

We have an application that requires SQLCMD 16 (ODBC-based, version 16.x) installed as a standalone utility on Windows client machines where SQL Server is NOT installed. Previously, we used to download "Microsoft Command Line Utilities for SQL…

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asked 2026-07-13T09:52:29.06+00:00
Prasad Kumar Behera 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-07-13T16:53:50.78+00:00
Prasad Kumar Behera 0 Reputation points