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With Server 2025, how do you avoid NTLM authentication for a RDP session originating from a non domain workstation ?

In order to reduce complexity, I am using a test domain consisting of a single domain controller ON PREMISES and a single user, the domain administrator. There is a single role installed: Remote Desktop Gateway. None of the other 5 RDS roles are…

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asked 2025-12-06T19:48:13.38+00:00
Serge Caron 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-12T03:11:28.3866667+00:00
VPHAN 10,565 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

SP2019 + Workflow Manager (HTTP Unauthorized)

We are running SharePoint Server 2019 with Workflow Manager 1.0 (CU4). Recently, all SharePoint 2013-style workflows stopped working. The error we are getting is: "Activity in progress Retrying last request. Next attempt scheduled after 20/10/2025…

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asked 2025-10-20T12:44:20.3366667+00:00
Radim Trncak 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-10T12:46:46.3933333+00:00
Radim Trncak 0 Reputation points
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Need help setting up passwordless sign in with nfc cards for new users after previous admin left

Passwordless sign in was deployed by previous IT admin that quit and left no paperwork or documentation. I am trying to find how he set it up and how to add new employees. I have found a Kerberos server and AAD connect info .... currently half the…

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asked 2025-11-07T19:38:12.39+00:00
Ezra Aston 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-07T20:21:51.9333333+00:00
Finn Dang 950 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

Windows Hello Business not working after DC upgrade to 2025

Hello, we upgraded all DCs to Win Server 2025 and after that update the domain structure from 2016 to 2025. It was a mix of 2019 and 2022 DCs. All of them were updated via inplace upgrade to 2025. Everything went smooth and after the update everything…

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asked 2025-07-30T13:23:04.9166667+00:00
Robert J 20 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-19T19:29:20.5866667+00:00
Umair ali raza Umair ali raza 15 Reputation points
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some users can't login to an adfs 2022 server but can on 2012

Hi, Since I migrated a secondary domain controller from 2012r2 to 2022, users can not longer log in. It works fine if they log in to the primary server in 2012. Perhaps there's a setting to change in ADFS authentication. On a workstation, when I ping…

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asked 2025-10-14T12:13:56.25+00:00
Mika01450 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-14T14:58:15.33+00:00
Joseph Tran 3,970 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Remove read permission in many groups

Hello every one In our file server, we have too many folders and subfolders. Each folder and subfolder, have too many groups with write permission. How can we remove the write permission from all groups in every folder and subfolder (keeping only read…

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asked 2025-10-09T11:59:20.7933333+00:00
Zenith Works 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-10-09T12:02:22.4166667+00:00
Zenith Works 20 Reputation points
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How do I add administrator access to a user profile on a laptop configured for work using microsoft business license?

I have recently setup a laptop for one of the new joiners but to add additional software I need a user with an administrator profile. None of the prompts I have followed when asked Microsoft how to do this have worked as it doesn't give me the option to…

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asked 2025-08-11T07:13:24.9366667+00:00
Graham MacGregor 5 Reputation points
answered 2025-09-24T15:34:42.5+00:00
Harry Phan 10,370 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Can't sign in to Windows Server 2025 after DC Promo

Greetings, I’m trying to promote a VM running Windows Server 2025 to a domain controller, but replication from my existing DCs fails after promotion. The new VM shows up in the Domain Controllers container in my Active Directory after promotion and also…

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asked 2025-07-31T07:55:23.5533333+00:00
Din Meron 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-09-16T09:46:20.05+00:00
David Vaught 0 Reputation points
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Windows Server 2025 would not let me log in after promoting it to domain controller

When we do in-place upgrade a domain controller to Server 2025, or promote an existing Server 2025 VM to a domain controller, it is then not possible to log in to that VM. All you get when you attempt to log in is "The username or password is…

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asked 2025-08-15T15:47:40.76+00:00
John Ekpenyong 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-09-14T18:12:57.6933333+00:00
Domic Vo 11,700 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Empty WINDOWS folder getting created in the home folder directory

I have a weird issue where from time to time, empty folders get created. These folders seem to get created in the location that is set as HomeFolder for the Active Directory user. A folder gets created with name "WINDOWS" (all caps). Inside…

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asked 2025-09-03T09:21:21.7566667+00:00
Jason Derulo 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-09-10T07:41:39.3733333+00:00
Jason Derulo 20 Reputation points
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How to run a program during RDP login on Windows Server 2025

Good morning, After upgrading from Windows Server 2012 to 2025, I'm no longer able to configure the RDP session to launch a specific program during connection, instead of viewing the remote desktop. In 2012, the setup was very easy; I just entered the…

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asked 2025-09-09T18:52:07.8966667+00:00
Louis 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-09-09T20:12:09.3533333+00:00
Harry Phan 10,370 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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User getting old network drive mapping, but I can't figure out where it's coming from.

We have a Windows Server 2022 AD environment and have user accounts with login scripts defined on the Profile tab of the AD object. These logon scripts contain non-persistent drive mappings. Clients are Windows 11 24H2. A couple of weeks ago we removed a…

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asked 2025-09-02T20:09:39.5366667+00:00
Joe Grover 631 Reputation points
answered 2025-09-02T20:59:58.5933333+00:00
Harry Phan 10,370 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Domain with mandatory profiles, PCs on 24H2 sometimes have extremely long login times.

Hello, first of all sorry for maybe using the wrong tags, but I couldn't find what's fitting. Kontext: I am in the midst of pushing new images to my client PCs with windows 24H2. they are on a domain and as a school we use Mandatory Profiles (FSLogix has…

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asked 2025-08-05T12:25:24.45+00:00
LRSL-Admin 36 Reputation points
commented 2025-08-21T00:44:24.7066667+00:00
Edwin Qu 15 Reputation points
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How can we restrict copy option on shared folder?

There is a shared folder available for users as read only, but there are files which they can copy from it, need to restrict copy function on shared folder

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asked 2025-08-02T05:46:58.5466667+00:00
Vijay Khamat 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-08-06T06:52:30.62+00:00
Kate Pham (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 430 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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im using a laptop that is joined to a workgroup/domain. i would like to unjoin or unlink it to the domain . it was my fathers laptop , unfortunatly he passed away. i only know the password of the laptop i dont know the admin account or other users .

Im using my fathers old laptop from work , he passed away last year and im still using the laptop. so i dont have have full control/access on the laptop . i cant download an apps or install then due to user account control. i need help on how to unjoin…

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asked 2025-05-29T23:19:22.56+00:00
morena lenoge 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-05-30T09:47:23.86+00:00
Chen Tran 4,705 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Server 2025 Essentials - Workgroup user limit

Hi Everybody I need to setup Windows Server 2025 Essentials on a File Server. I dont need Active Directory, only WorkGroup. Does Workgroup also have a 25-user login limit?

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asked 2025-05-09T13:23:54.6933333+00:00
Jacques Rossouw 40 Reputation points
commented 2025-05-15T11:47:22.86+00:00
Mateusz Rudyk | cc group 0 Reputation points
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change dial-in properties of a local account using powershell

How can I modify the dial-in properties of a local user account using PowerShell—for example, to set the network access permission option?

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asked 2025-05-08T17:56:24.1866667+00:00
Jeril Karakombil Bestin 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-05-11T14:45:48.5733333+00:00
Joseph Tran 3,970 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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When trying to access Azure, it asks for a Windows security password. It will not accept it and i have no access to my network files. How can i get this fixed

My computer was just onboarded to the Azure cloud. It now asks for a Windows Security password when trying to access my network files. It will not accept the password, even after changing it so i have no access to my network when working remotely.

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asked 2025-04-30T13:24:48.0733333+00:00
Warren Peek 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2025-05-06T11:33:35.5733333+00:00
Mounika Reddy Anumandla 7,135 Reputation points Moderator
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Unable to log in after promoting 2025 server

After promoting server 2025 to a domain controller the account used to do the promotion gets an insufficient resources to complete the requested service error. other accounts can log in with no issues

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asked 2025-04-23T17:40:05.18+00:00
Brian Nelson 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-05-04T09:53:21.6566667+00:00
Chen Tran 0 Reputation points
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is there a way to find when and where a document was typed originally ?

trying to get information, if a document can be traced back to the original computer, ip address etc, and if dates or times could possibly be recovered ?

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asked 2025-04-07T15:42:05.81+00:00
Jengenz2 0 Reputation points