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Windows is the brand name for a series of operating systems from Microsoft. Current versions are Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2022. Instead of tagging a post "Windows", try to use a tag for a specific version.

Introduction

Windows is a family of operating systems developed by Microsoft. Originally a graphical add-on for Microsoft DOS, Windows is currently the market leader for operating systems on the desktop.

Today there are several branches of Windows:

  • Windows for desktops, notebooks, and tablets
  • Windows Server, for servers
  • Windows IoT, for embedded devices such as point of sale, kiosks, and signage

Tag recommendations

If your question is version-specific, consider using a version-specific tag.

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Best way to fully update a new installed Windows?

I am wondering, what is the best way to automatically update a new installation of Windows (Windows 7)? When I manually update a new install of Windows 7 SP1, I get about 45 updates. Installing those is not the problem, but after installing those,…
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How to force Windows to prompt for credentials while accessing share

By default when I access some computer's share ( typing \\hostname in Windows Explorer ) Windows passes credential of my current user. It prompts for credentials only when current user's credentials are incorrect. Is there some way to force Windows…
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In windows, how to mount folder as a drive

I have some folder, say C:\foo I want to mount as drive M:\ In linux I would do this with a bind mount.
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Current date in the file name

I have scheduled backup script that makes the database dump. How can I add the date timestamp to the file name? I am talking about Windows and CMD.
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Windows Appending Domain Suffix To All Lookups

I have a recurring DNS problem that has been plaguing our users occasionally causing their laptops to appended our companies domain to the end of all DNS queries. The problem only occurs when users are offsite and it appears to be fairly random. It…
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What are .DS_Store files and why does OSX leave them on Windows shares?

Whenever I access windows shares from OSX 10.5 it leaves .DS_Store files on the remote filesystem. What are they used for, and are they necessary, and can they be prevented from being created?
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With what tool should I format a hard drive as UDF?

(This is a follow-up to "What is the partition id / filesystem type for UDF?") I know two ways to format a hard drive as UDF: Windows Vista or later: "format x: /fs:UDF" (don't use /q ! ) Linux: "mkudffs --media-type=hd --blocksize=512…
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Open a new cmd console on Windows 2012 Server core after closing the last one?

On my new test server, which is a Windows Server 2012 core server, I've closed the only open cmd console with the exit command. How do I open another prompt now? Am I going to be forced to reboot the machine?
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nginx: bind() to 0.0.0.0:80 failed on Windows

I've been using nginx without any problem on windows for the last few months. Today when I tried to start it up, I got this error: nginx: [emerg] bind() to 0.0.0.0:80 failed (10013: An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its…
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Should I install Windows Management Framework 3.0?

I'm posting this as a BIG CAVEAT to everyone. I know it's not a standard Q&A, but I think this is something every Windows admin should know. There is a very real risk of falling into Big Troubles. Microsoft has recently released Windows Management…
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Permanently mount network share without the need for log on? (Windows)

On a Windows 2008 R2 Server (Standard) I need to have a network drive mounted without having a specific user to log on to the machine first. Sort of like an NFS mount via fstab on Unix machines. The network drive will be a share via a BlackArmor…
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What is Group Policy and how does it work?

This is a Canonical Question about Active Directory Group Policy Basics What is Group Policy? How does it work and why should I use it? Note: This is a Question & Answer to new administrator that might not be familiar with how it functions and…
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Using rsync from msysgit for binary files

I have three windows boxes that are connected to a linux box on my network in various ways (one's local to the network, one is a laptop and may or may not be local, and the other is my work desktop). I'm currently making use of git to syncronize…
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Best Windows remote support / screen sharing tools?

What are the most commonly used remote support / screen sharing tools available? How do they compare, both price- as functionality wise?
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How do I tell if my Windows server is swapping?

I'm using Process Explorer to monitor my windows server while it reconstructs some data. It's primarily a CPU intensive process, but I want to make sure it's not swapping. How can I tell if it is using Process Explorer? My initial guess is in the…
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