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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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Why would anyone purchase Windows Server directly from Microsoft?

I was looking on eBay and I realized that there are people selling copies of Windows Server 2012 Datacenter for way cheaper than retail. I assume that they are just reselling volume licenses or something. What pitfalls exist when purchasing a…
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Windows NT cannot browse Windows Server 2008

Windows NT 4.0 cannot browse Windows server 2008 R2, but i can ping it. But on Win Server 2003 can browse fine (ask for username and password). Sofar i tried: Windows NT 4.0 has SP6a, ie6, DSClient and i set NTML2 (LMCompatibilityLevel) on…
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Desktop Networked Printer Management on Active Directory Environment

Right now all of our network printers are funneled thru a single Windows server. The printers are then deployed to the desktops via Group Policy. However, should this server fail then the networked printers all go "poof" and no one can print.…
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How to prevent TCP ZeroWindow on writing a large file to a Windows share?

I've been given access to a share on a Windows Server 2003 SP1 system (10.a.bbb.ccc) which is a file and printer server, and regularly large files get copied to that share. However, occasionally such a copy fails. When reproducing this issue using…
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What user account should we use for scheduled tasks on a server with sensitive material?

I'm working in a team with 10 developers. We have servers set up which performs backup, automated build of software, automated deployment and more. Some of these servers contains sensentive material, such as login details to production systems…
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Connect to RDP & execute command from CLI

I want to connect to the rdp server and execute the command on the server via command line. Is it possible to do with one line-command?
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How can the Private Bytes of a process be significantly less than its effect on the system commit charge?

On a 64-bit Windows Server 2003, I can see using taskmgr or process explorer that the total commit charge is around 3.5GB, yet when I sum the Private Bytes consumed by each process (by running pslist -m and adding all values under the Priv column)…
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Flashing the BIOS on a DL380 G5 without Windows

This page has installation instructions for an update to the BIOS. Assuming our G5 does not have Windows on it, can someone enlighten me as to how this works? Does it make a bootable USB stick for you to then plug into the G5? It won't try to…
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Config file for RabbitMQ as windows service

I'm setting up an instance of RabbitMQ to run on my development workstation so as to make tests. I would like to play with the configuration (conf regarding flow control in my case). I've installed erlang, rabbitmq-server-3.1.1, set RABBITMQ_BASE to…
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What Do the Numbers In Parentheses Mean In My Windows DNS Debug Log?

This is one of those little things that I was always curious about but never asked. On a Windows DNS Server, you can enable DNS Debug Logging and watch the packets fly by. A line from that log might look like this: 6/5/2013 10:00:32 AM 0E70 PACKET …
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Is there any way to limit bandwidth usage by process ID in Windows?

Is there any way to basically do traffic shaping based on process ID or name within a Windows instance?
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Cannot get Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra to install on Server Core

Everytime I try to install the Management GUI on Server Core I get this error. Install-WindowsFeature : The request to add or remove features on the specified server failed. Installation of one or more roles, role services, or features failed. The…
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Windows/Linux socat to share a serial device over IP

I have a scenario where I demonstrated to my group @ work how to share a very expensive USB patient simulator plugged into a Raspberry Pi (Debian) using socat. The group wants to be able to have an on-demand, bi-directional connection to the serial…
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AD plugin or utility that generates unique uidnumber / gidnumber on creation

I'm looking for either: A plugin that will auto-generate a unique uidNumber attribute value for new users and a unique gidNumber attribute value for new groups upon creation. A configurable user/group management application that can generate the…
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Swap file fragmentation: fact or fiction?

This is about Windows, but I'm sure it applies to other OS as well. I've heard people say that if you want better performance, you should avoid swap file fragmentation. To do this, you can either manually specify a constant size for the swap file,…
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