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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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Removing GPO - comprehensive list of 'tattooed and non tattooed' registry settings

Is there a comprehensive collection or perhaps even a 'quick guide' to which GPO settings (or registry keys) are protected from GPO 'tattooing'? I have a few clients who have horrendous GPO policies (not well named, some are added to default…
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Use Services Snap-in to Manage Remote Computer not Connected to Domain

I have remote machine that I would like to manage using services.msc. The machine is not connected to the domain so I can't run the management tools as a user that the remote machine knows about. When I use eventvwr, I'm able to specify a user that…
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Unexpected anonymous login in Windows security logs

I've got a VPS server account for some projects and was just troubleshooting an issue earlier when the following turned up in the logs (among the torrent of bots trying to guess account details...). I'm rather surprised at this; the guest account is…
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Internal Windows powershell error. Failed 80070002

I have a Windows 2008 R2 SP1 server with all current windows updates. I am attempting to run PowerShell but it gives the following error: Internal Windows PowerShell error. Loading managed Windows PowerShell failed with error 80070002 It then…
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Prevent service accounts from logging in locally or remotely

We have a company doing development for us in-house and they have access to several service accounts. The company rotates people in and out, and instead of requesting accounts the developers are using service accounts to log on to the servers. What…
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What is the best way to build an Exchange 2010 CAS based on an existing production server?

We have a CAS + Hub server in our organization right now. We want to create a second one with the exact same settings and features. What would be the best approach to do this? We have been looking into SCCM but it would take us some time before we…
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Is it possible to "roughly" approximate the amount of time chkdsk will take on Windows Server 2003?

I know there are a number of variables at play with this question... so I'm just looking for an approximation. Is it possible to calculate the amount of time a 'chkdsk' will take for a Windows Server 2003 platform? In this specific case I'm using a…
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Windows GPO Software Restrictions Policy not working with %TEMP% variable

I'm trying to put in some meagre additional malware prevention measures, by restricting the execution of *.exe in a handful of locations -- in particular, the temporary folders that various compression tools unzip to, when a user might choose to…
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What are some of the better backup software tools available?

This is something that we've been struggling with for a while. What backup software is worth its weight? Do you use an enterprise-grade application with all the bells & whistles, or something homegrown, like some badass shell scripts or batch…
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Access to message queuing system is denied MSMQ?

My problem is a little confusing. I have 2 servers (Windows Server 2008 R2) with MSMQ installed and I want to use Server B to consume a MessageQueue on Server A. When I try to Receive it always throws a message error: "Access to message queuing…
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Windows app to monitor Linux server load, etc of a remote server in real time?

Is there a desktop app (for Windows preferably) that will connect to a remote Linux server, and provide a realtime meter/history graph of the server load and other metrics on that remote server? Often times there is a server performance issue that…
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Using Windows Azure storage for backup

I am currently looking at Windows Azure blobs as an option for backing up archive data. I want to be able to upload files from an external windows machine via the internet but I don't know enough about Windows Azure storage to make a decision. Some…
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Windows 2008 R2 & Infiniband SRP

Mellanox has removed support for SRP from Windows, http://www.mellanox.com/related-docs/prod_software/MLNX_WinVPI_ReleaseNotes.txt I am trying to move from iSCSI to Infiniband with SRP. How does one use SRP with Infiniband on Windows? Can the OFED…
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Is it possible to execute the Vagrant Ansible provisioner on a Windows host machine?

It seems that Vagrant doesn't let me automatically provision the Ansible provisioner on Windows using Vmware. I'm not really sure whether Ansible has to be installed on the host machine, (in my case Windows) or on the guest. I tried to…
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Run specific script after every Windows Update

Is there a way to run a specific script each time Windows update completes (i.e., after reboot or after an update that doesn't require a reboot)? My application is suffering from MSCOMCTL.OCX updates, and it seems that every time Windows Update…
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