Microsoft Desired State Configuration 3.0
Hi, I know that Microsoft Desired State Configuration 3.0 is still in preview, but I am interested in some documentation where I can find how to do things now (push config to remote servers, configure periodic checks for config drifts now when LCM is no…
After DC change, internet dns resolve problem
Hello. We are a small business with 20 clients and 2 Windows Server 2022. Before that we had 2 Windows server 2016 and replaced by 2022. Old DC1: gasvr 192.168.128.1 Old DC2: svr2016 192.168.128.2 New DC1: gasvr24 192.168.128.3 New DC: svr2022…
GPO WMI Filter for Non-Activated Windows and Office
What is the correct WMI filter to use in a Group Policy Object (GPO) for targeting non-activated versions of Windows and Office in a domain environment?
Activating Windows Server 2022 Standard Edition Evaluation
I am trying activate windows server 2022 standard edition evaluation on an air-gapped network. I installed Windows Server 2022 from an ISO and configured it as the desktop experience, and I skipped the product key step. At the moment, there is no product…
Server Manager problem: Online - Data retrieval failures occurred
I have two brand new servers running version 2025 std. On server DCB01 I cannot retrieve the data from DCB02 in Server Manager and On server DCB02 I cannot retrieve the data from DCB01. Any thoughts on how to fix this? All other servers I have running…
GPO on Windows server -
We need to create a GPO that sets limits on the size of files to be copied, transferred from any source (pen-drive, internet) to the computer's local storage. For example, if a user tries to copy a 10 GB file to the computer (local storage), the GPO…
Windows Server Cumulative Updates
Good Afternoon! I need to confirm one topic... I have a Windows Server which is not update since November 2024, but now in pending updates is only showing the cumulative update from March 2025, Its because this cumulative update include all previously…
set manually subordinate CA and CRL when I configured the intermediate CA Role
Hello, I mounting a subordinate CA from a Standalone Root CA generated from tier solution. I install the Enterprise CA role and generate from the wizard my CSR. When My CSR is signed and I have my subca.crt to use it for start my subordinate CA,…
Service stuck in "Starting" state.
Hello, This is actually for Windows Server 2025. I have a service that is not starting. It is stuck in a "starting" state. Rebooting does not fix it. Tried to disable the service but it remains in a "starting" state. Tried to do…
Hyper-V vSwitch for Windows server 2025 Datacenter Server is failing
Hi Team, We have setup new windows server 2025 Datacenter, and it's configured with the Nic teaming (4 adapters 2 NIC teams). Also, we have configured the Hyper-V server in the physical server. When we try to configure the vSwitch from the Virtual switch…
Windows 2022 Storage Space Direct - Disable Options
Our Customer wants to do the following and we are in need of some guidance. This is not limited to just one Customer, we have others now in the pipeline for this solution: By Default windows 2022 uses Storage Space Directs to validate the disks, however…

How do you fix a bad system config info issue when booting windows server 2022?
This popped up a few days ago and we can't get around it. Can't access the server and this is a very bad situation. No idea what happened.
Service stuck in "Starting" state.
Hello! I have a fresh install of Windows Server 2025. I have a service from a 3rd party app that is running on a Windows 2025 server. The service is stuck in a "starting" state. Rebooting does not help. I have tried disabling it and it does…
Windows Server 2025 in CSP - No key required ?
We have active subscriptions for several hundred of cores of Windows Server 2022 Standard via CSP . Now its possible to do download ISO of Windows Server 2025 Standard. However contrary to previous version there are message (on M365 admin portal -…
I am trying to do a DC promo but it keeps on failing as LDAP connection fails with the on-prem server.
My site-to-site tunnel is up, I can telnet ports 389, 88, 445, 135 from Azure VM to my on-prem domain controller. All FSMO roles are on one server. When I try to promote Azure VM to be a domain controller, the pre-requisites check fails by sometimes…
Unable to Install MDI Sensor on our DCs
Hello everyone, We currently have the problem that we cannot install the Azure ATP Sensor (MDI) on our AD Controllers because we keep getting the same error message. The .NET frameworks on both DCs are the latest (version 4.8.1). We have tried…


how to configure clients data stored to centralized server.
I have one doubt: If I configure ADFS, it will fulfill my requirement. My requirement is that I have 30+ clients and one server. I need all client users' data stored on my server. If ADFS is not suitable, please suggest another option.
The automatic failover of primary and secondary DNS has failed
Dear experts and support team, Our server experienced a DNS failure last week. On March 2nd, all servers were unable to connect to the IP address of the DNS primary zone. Both ping and tracert to 192.168.240.** failed, which caused the CRM server to be…
Windows Admin Centre Storage Migration Service wont validate creds in Cutover stage
Hi guys, I have been battling my way through getting the Windows Admin Centre Storage Migration Service to work, you watch all the videos and read all the guides and it looks perfect for the job. Until you try. After endless test runs and experiments…
I have posted the steps for adding an ARM64 Type 3 print driver to an X64 print server.
Greetings, One challenge we have is the lack of Type 3 ARM64 based drivers from vendors. When they show up folks will run into the struggle installing ARM64 onto the print server. For Type 4 ARM64 drivers, there is no need to add these to any print…

