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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

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

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Windows Server Manager stuck on 'Display will be complete when the server inventory has finished...'

I cannot access Storage Pools in Server Manager because it seems that it's stuck on 'Display will be complete when the server inventory has finished...'. The little blue bar up top keeps running, so it's probably doing something. I have tried…
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Disable SSLv3 on Windows Server 2012

I have disabled the SSLv3 on Windows 2012 sever using the following method: http://blog.brankovucinec.com/2014/11/13/disable-the-sslv3-protocol-on-microsoft-windows-servers/ Around the same thing is here too…
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How can we insert multiple keys into a registry folder without using 3rd party tools?

To insert multiple keys into a registry folder (e.g. Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\....\....), I basically have to manually right click → New → Key for each key. This can get annoying and redundant, especially at times when I need to insert more than…
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icacls, Network Service, and setting ACLs on Windows Server 2008

Setting ACLs on Windows Server 2008 via the command line is giving me some problems. As per http://web2.minasi.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=26907 I've tried all sorts of variations: C:\Windows\system32>icacls "D:\Websites\site.com\Web\bin*" /grant…
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Set Windows default sound scheme using GPO

We have 50 Windows 7 client computers in an AD OU for which we need to change the Windows Default Sound Scheme to None. How can this be accomplished using Group Policy?
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Disabling the prompt to "Click Continue to permanently get access to this folder" (e.g. via GPO)

http://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/950934 describes the manner in which, when a member of the Administrators group uses Explorer to navigate to a folder to which the Administrators group has permission, the user will be prompted to "Click…
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How do I request a certificate from CEP / CES on a Microsoft CA on OSX or Linux?

This article describes how to request a certificate from AD CS (Active Directory Certificate Services) from a non-domain joined windows computer. I would think the same principals apply to non Microsoft OS's, and it's possible to do the same…
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Network folder marked offline and will not go back online when accesssed by hostname

I've got a Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2 domain with a few PCs. One PC is currently connected remotely by VPN. There were some connection issues before, which have since been resolved, but now folder redirection is not working on that…
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How can I get the cluster size on Windows 2008?

This should be really simple but I can't just figure it out. I want to get the cluster size for a partition, e.g. 512, 1024, 2048 .. etc. How can I get this? On my Windows XP I use a small utility called TreeSize to get the cluster size along with…
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Windows File Sharing not working

We have a workstation on our domain that we need to share a printer from, and it's not working. I also set up a shared folder to help with testing. Details: We are on a domain. All operations performed by a domain admin account. Group Policy has…
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Windows firewall blocking network shares through VPN server

I have a VPN server in front of a 172.16.0.0/24 network. On my client side is a 192.168.1.0/24 network. I am able to successfully VPN in to the server network from the client, and I am trying to mount a network share through TCP IP (e.g.,…
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Windows Server - PerfNet event 2004

I´m using a SharePoint 2013 on a WS 2012 R2 Server. Everything is ok except for one error: Error PefNet Event 2004 Message: Unable to open the Server service performance object. The first four bytes (DWORD) of the Data section contains the status…
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How to manage computers from another AD domain with Windows MMC?

I am currently managing computers distributed across 2 different AD domains. I shall call the 2 domains MEDIA and DATA. My workstation is a member of the MEDIA (192.168.10/24) domain, along with most of my coworkers. The DATA 10.0.62.0/24) domain is…
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How to soft-restart Windows Server 10 Technical Preview (renamed Insider Preview)?

Windows 10 Server TP has a new feature called "soft-restart" that claims to go back to bootloader without resetting devices thus resulting in a faster reboot. How do I actually invoke a soft-restart? Searching product installed help yields no…
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How to send Windows Performance counters to Logstash + Kibana?

I would like to setup monitoring for system resources on my Windows servers. I've noticed a common configuration in Linux is to use collectd daemon to get system metrics information. From collectd data can read by logstash and ultimately put into…
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