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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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How to migrate windows users and retain passwords?

I am moving a web application from one server to another, where users log in with Windows accounts (local server accounts, not AD). I want the migration to be as smooth as possible, but re-creating Windows users on the new server means every user…
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Is there a performance difference between using local drives and equivalent UNC paths?

These two paths are equal: \\myhostname\c$\temp c:\temp Is there a performance difference between them? Specifically, long sequential reads and writes.
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Best practice advise asked when users want to work on their workstation and from remote (but on their desktop), on Windows

I've got a work-group of 5 people. All of them have their dedicated machine with Windows 7. They are all connected to a central server running Windows Server 2008 R2, currently mainly offering the file-server role, one shared data directory for…
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How can I get a network connection to load completely before a user can log in?

I am running a domain with a Win2k8R2 DC. I have a login script running that maps network drives for the computers. Some users log in as soon as the computer boots up and the login scripts don't get a chance to run. Is there a way to ensure…
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identify / fingerprint a Windows Server core installation versus full

Seems like this should be easy, but I am not finding any information on how to remotely identify a Windows Server "core" installation as such, via WMI, Powershell or other method that can query lots of machines relatively quickly. I am trying to…
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What URLs must be in IE's Trusted Sites list to allow Windows Update?

Particularly for servers in which IE Enhanced Security Configuration is enabled, you need to have all the Windows Update/Microsoft Update URLs in your "Trusted Sites" list in order to use the site. (Furthermore, for domain member servers where Group…
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Using vagrant and chef to setup a Windows VM in Ubuntu

I'm running Ubuntu and I want to setup a VM in Virtualbox via Vagrant and Chef. I think what I'm missing is a .box for the Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 trial I have. Does anyone know where I could find a .box? If not, how would I go about building a…
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Copying large Windows directory structure to new server with permissions intact

I'm soon going to be doing a large migration of an old-school web server that serves mostly ASP pages (currently on a Windows 2003 server) to a newer, virtualized Windows 2008 server. This new server is going to be in a different domain, as well. So…
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How to show network attached printers in Windows Active Directory?

We want to add our network printers (Dell 5100cn) to Active Directory, so that it is easier for users to find them on the network, but don't see a need to place a "print server" between the clients and the printers, as the latter have their own IP…
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VMware: Make applications see Windows VM as bare metal

In a virtual environment using VMware, I want to setup a Windows license server. Unfortunately, the vendor's license server refuses to run on a VM; it must be installed on a physical machine. Since we have no physical Windows servers and don't want…
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Assign DFS share to intranet zone via GPO?

This seems like it shouldn't be hard, but I haven't had any luck with either guessing or searching. I'll admit I'm no Windows guru, so forgive me if the answer should be obvious. I'm trying to get Windows to stop giving me security warnings when I…
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What security context does the Group Policy engine run under on Windows?

More specifically… I would like to create a policy that runs a login script to copy a file from a share to a local folder. What account do I need to grant access to on the share in order for the logon script to get the file?
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SSL certificates generated by SelfSSL7 are failing. Any ideas?

I have a web server (used for testing) to which i have assigned 3 IP addresses. The goal is to have 3 SSL protected websites. I have used the selfSSL7.exe tool to generate the certificates: selfssl7 /N cn=app.test.local /v 3650 /Q /T /X /F…
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Does Windows Firewall have the ability to log which exe is blocked?

We would like to distribute a firewall program with our product. I can configure the Windows Firewall to block outgoing connections (which it does not by default) netsh advfirewall set allprofiles firewallpolicy blockinbound,blockoutbound But then I…
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Windows DFS delayed write

I know very little about DFS filesystems but have come across an issue with one of our deployments. Our application writes files to a designated location, closes them, and then writes a record into the database. Another part of the application…
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