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Best Microsoft tools for monitoring a small business WordPress website?

Hi everyone, I manage a small business WordPress website and I'm looking for Microsoft tools that can help monitor performance, uptime, security, and user experience. I'm particularly interested in: Website monitoring Performance insights Security…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2026-07-29T12:27:06.77+00:00
Matthew Jon 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-29T16:10:26.4233333+00:00
Shreshth Verma 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Office LTSC Professional Plus 2024 crashes on Windows 11 ARM64 after successful installation

Is Microsoft Office LTSC Professional Plus 2024 (ProPlus2024Volume, Click-to-Run, PerpetualVL2024) officially supported on Windows 11 ARM64 devices, including Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite/X Plus processors and other Windows on ARM (WoA) devices? Are…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2026-07-23T06:01:37.4966667+00:00
Alfredo Guillermo 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-23T06:38:51.9266667+00:00
Hoang Le 1,045 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

Application Remediation in Legacy Environments – How to Identify Dependencies Without Breaking Existing Workloads?

Hello Experts, I have a question regarding application remediation in an old/on-prem environment. When modernizing or remediating existing infrastructure, one of my biggest concerns is making changes without breaking existing applications or…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2026-07-07T03:57:06.5733333+00:00
Khushboo Kumari 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-07T05:47:28.2366667+00:00
Marcin Policht 103.1K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
4 answers

Visual Studio C++ Issues - Windows Monthly Updates

Hi everyone, Is anyone else experiencing recurring issues with Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributables breaking after monthly Windows patching? We’re seeing this consistently after each patch cycle. Several of our enterprise applications have C++…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2026-04-08T14:05:18.85+00:00
Roger Heinrich 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-06T18:08:46.26+00:00
james hickey 21 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Word COM Automation fails with DISP_E_TYPEMISMATCH after KB5094126

After installing cumulative update KB5094126, our application's use of the Microsoft Word COM Automation interface (used to generate documents and convert them to PDF) started failing with the error DISP_E_TYPEMISMATCH ("type mismatch") when…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2026-06-30T07:28:45.4633333+00:00
Dáňová Daniela (MHMP, OIC) 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-07-01T10:41:05.14+00:00
Dáňová Daniela (MHMP, OIC) 20 Reputation points
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Bonjour mon application plante régulièrement de façon aléatoire

Voici le résultat de l'observateur d'évènement Application ANSUR de Fluke biomedical En vous remerciant System Provider [ Name] Windows Error Reporting [ Guid] {0ead09bd-2157-539a-8d6d-c87f95b64d70} EventID 1001 Version 0 Level…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2026-06-25T15:23:38.9266667+00:00
thierry medico 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-25T16:43:10.7233333+00:00
Harry Phan 28,050 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

MARS Files & Folder backup failing

I have an issue with the Files & Folder backup through MARS agent, for which Claude points me to a deterministic error with cbengine.exe 2.0.9506.0, which is the latest agent version as downloaded from Azure Porta. By any chance, is there a new…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2026-04-14T17:56:33.79+00:00
P.M 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-13T15:42:21.79+00:00
P.M 20 Reputation points
2 answers

Microsoft will not give me the required credentials i.e. Windows activation Key for Windows 11 Pro which I purchased

Dear Sirs: I was speaking with a support person today. I purchased Windows 11 Pro. The software is in my purchase history. However the agent said that I should buy a brand new key from Microsoft. You gray out operating system software. You should…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2026-05-08T13:19:03.7233333+00:00
Frank Allen 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-10T08:19:52.4+00:00
Domic Vo 29,480 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows become a zombie

Hello I’m experiencing a recurring issue on my Windows 11 enterprise system related to multiple DCOM errors iwth a lenovo Legend laptop and I’d like a deeper technical explanation or guidance because standard troubleshooting hasn’t resolved it. Here…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2026-04-17T12:10:50.5866667+00:00
LOPEZMiguelAngel-0352 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-24T16:46:38.5633333+00:00
Miguel 0 Reputation points
2 answers

CVE-2013-3900 Mitigation: Compatibility Concerns with Legacy Applications

Hi, We are planning to enable the EnableCertPaddingCheck registry setting to mitigate CVE-2013-3900 across several Windows servers. However, we have some concerns regarding potential compatibility issues. If we have legacy applications, older drivers, or…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2026-04-13T23:36:33.43+00:00
Reyhaneh Zahedi 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-14T00:38:21.3833333+00:00
Domic Vo 29,480 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Custom Word add-in installs but fails to run properly on Windows

Hi guys, I’ve built a custom add-in for Microsoft Word and tried deploying it on a Windows machine, but I’m running into issues getting it to actually run after installation. I published the add-in and installed it like I normally would, but once I open…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2026-03-24T04:04:16.3366667+00:00
Manish Rahul 60 Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-24T11:31:17.1266667+00:00
Manish Rahul 60 Reputation points
2 answers

Impact of Version Downgrade on Excel File Functionality

We are experiencing compatibility issues on PCs running Windows 11 and Office 2021. Since the source files were created in Excel 2024, is it possible that the version mismatch between the newer file format and the older software is causing these…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2026-03-15T02:55:48.8066667+00:00
Sherry Magpantay 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-16T09:41:43.1233333+00:00
Chen Tran 12,765 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Disk2VHD via CMD no VSS option

When using Disk2VHD from the command line, it seems there is a bug that we have to provide a parameter, while there is no parameter to use vss for the image. Based on the help and documentation it seems when using no parameter it uses VSS, even the…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2022-11-14T18:08:54.977+00:00
Crasher 126 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-12-26T18:06:50.8466667+00:00
Gérard Oomens 129.7K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
3 answers

I want to install crystal reports 8.5 on my windows 11 but it's not registering craxddrt.dll

I want to install crystal reports 8.5 on my windows 11 but it's not registering craxddrt.dll and I can't use the crystal report designer in my vb6 projects which is inevitable for me. I need your urgent assistance to help me install and use crystal…

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asked 2025-11-27T08:26:44.9+00:00
Khawaja Shams 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-28T12:48:48.32+00:00
HLBui 11,095 Reputation points Independent Advisor
4 answers

Snipping Tool three dots not responding

Hi, I would believe Snipping Tool should be categorized under something like Windows Apps or Inbox Apps but I'm unable to find so please bear with me if this is "misrouted". The issue is just as the title says that nothing happens after…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2025-11-12T06:35:33.83+00:00
LH 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-17T11:02:32.5233333+00:00
Jason Nguyen Tran 24,545 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

on our Azure vm there is symnatec endpoint protection running we forgot password how to recover it?

There is Symantec Endpoint Protection running on our VM we forget the password have how can we do this?

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2025-11-11T06:19:28.65+00:00
Ithelpdesk 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-11T07:15:31.4033333+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer

Connectivity issues with particular applications

Hello, I have a basic Azure VM running the Azure Windows environment. I am experiencing some connectivity issues with a particular application. Everything else works as expected. I recently migrated from an AWS VM, where the application worked just…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2025-11-06T15:31:30.8+00:00
ChrisP-0619 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-07T07:43:02.4766667+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Urgent Support Required – Post Upgrade Issues (Windows 10 to Windows 11)

I want to raise a critical issue that we are facing after upgrading users from Windows 10 to Windows 11. Some users are experiencing significant lag in the operating system. Others are facing sudden black screen issues, especially during meetings. This…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2025-09-25T10:24:16.1+00:00
accepted 2025-10-12T10:30:10.72+00:00
1 answer

Laoptop issue working slow on 1 Millon excel record

I have an HP i5 7th generation laptop, and I need to work with an Excel file containing almost 1 million records. Currently, it takes around 40 to 50 minutes just to open the file. Could you please recommend what laptop specifications I should go for so…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2025-09-30T07:21:07.1666667+00:00
Muzammal Ahmad 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-09-30T12:55:22.8366667+00:00
MotoX80 37,781 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

CPU Usage Difference Between Code and Task Manager

Hello I am measuring CPU usage of a process using GetProcessTimes, but it often shows lower values than Task Manager. I understand Task Manager may include CPU time spent on hardware interrupts and DPCs ("System Interrupts"). Could you…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2025-09-26T08:49:43.82+00:00
accepted 2025-09-29T02:25:56.2566667+00:00