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Group Policy Templates (.ADMX) removed in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016
In this blog, you will find the list of Group Policy settings (.ADMX) that are removed in Windows...
Date: 09/15/2016
Setting up a Source Initiated Subscription on an Event Collector Computer
The intent of this blog is to replace the following web pages, as these pages are set to retire in...
Date: 07/18/2016
Cross Post: Deploying Group Policy Security Update MS16-072 \ KB3163622
This post comes to us courtesy of Ajay Sarkaria. We are going to cross post it here due to the...
Date: 06/22/2016
Now Available: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5
Hi everyone, Ajay here again. This post is to make everyone aware that we released the...
Date: 04/28/2016
Fix: Loading DNS zones takes a long time on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based DNS server
Update: After you install the fix from KB 3145126 , and if you experience issues with DNS Service...
Date: 04/25/2016
LBFO Dynamic Teaming mode may drop send packets in Windows Server 2012 R2
UPDATE: The hotfix is now available for this issue! Get it at...
Date: 03/03/2016
Impact of Cisco March 2016 Vulnerabilities on Azure
Microsoft evaluates the security of its infrastructure on an ongoing basis and part of this...
Date: 03/02/2016
Azure networking - Public IP addresses in Classic vs ARM
This post was contributed by Stefano Gagliardi, Pedro Perez, Telma Oliveira, and Leonid Gagarin As...
Date: 02/04/2016
Endpoint Load Balancing Heath Probe Configuration Details
Azure load balanced endpoints enable a port to be configured on multiple role instances or virtual...
Date: 01/26/2016
New Guided Walkthrough for troubleshooting problems relating to Event ID 1135 in a Failover Clustering environment
I wanted to post about a new walkthrough that we have to help in troubleshooting an Event 1135 on a...
Date: 01/21/2016
Failover Cluster Node Startup Order in Windows Server 2012 R2
In this blog, my Colleague, JP, and I would like to talk about how to start a Cluster without the...
Date: 01/21/2016
Using the Windows 10 Compatibility Reports to understand upgrade issues
This blog discusses on how to obtain and review the Compatibility Reports to troubleshoot Windows 10...
Date: 01/21/2016
AutoAdminLogon registry value reset to 0 after reboot
Recently a customer had an issue where they were setting some registry values in their Azure VM by...
Date: 01/08/2016
IaaSAntimalware Extension Status NotReady if Installed with no Configuration
The Microsoft Antimalware extension (IaaSAntimalware) requires a minimum configuration when...
Date: 12/27/2015
Users can't access the desktop and other resources through Quick Access in Windows 10
If you use copyprofile when customizing your Windows 10 profiles, you may encounter a scenario where...
Date: 12/21/2015
Display Scaling in Windows 10
Hope everyone is having a good day. Today, we have a guest among us. Steve Wright is a Senior...
Date: 12/08/2015
Speaking in Ciphers and other Enigmatic tongues…update!
Hi! Jim Tierney here again to talk to you about Cryptographic Algorithms, SCHANNEL and other bits of...
Date: 12/08/2015
Azure VM may fail to activate over ExpressRoute
Customers can advertise a default route (also known as forced tunneling) over their ExpressRoute...
Date: 12/01/2015
Troubleshooting Activation Issues
Today, Henry Chen and I are going to talk about troubleshooting some activation issues that we often...
Date: 11/23/2015
Errors Retrieving File Shares on Windows Failover Cluster
Hi AskCore, Chinmoy here again. In today’s blog, I would like to share one more scenario in...
Date: 11/23/2015
Using Repadmin with ADLDS and Lingering objects
Hi! Linda Taylor here from the UK Directory Services escalation team. This time on ADLDS, Repadmin,...
Date: 11/06/2015
When Special Pool is not so Special
Hi Everyone. Richard here in the UK GES team bringing you an interesting case we saw recently...
Date: 11/04/2015
“Administrative limit for this request was exceeded" Error from Active Directory
Hello, Ryan Ries here with my first AskDS post! I recently ran into an issue with a particular...
Date: 10/29/2015
SHA1 Key Migration to SHA256 for a two tier PKI hierarchy
Hello. Jim here again to take you through the migration steps for moving your two tier PKI hierarchy...
Date: 10/26/2015
Setting up Data Recovery Agent for Bitlocker
You might have already read on TechNet and one of the other AskCore Blogson how to setup Data...
Date: 10/16/2015
How to convert Windows 10 Pro to Windows 10 Enterprise using ICD
Windows 10 makes life easier and brings a lot of benefits in the enterprise world. Converting...
Date: 10/16/2015
We Are Hiring – North Carolina and Texas
Would you like to join the world’s best and most elite debuggers to enable the success of Microsoft...
Date: 10/16/2015
So what exactly is the CLIUSR account?
From time to time, people stumble across the local user account called CLIUSR and wonder what it is,...
Date: 10/02/2015
CROSS POST: How Shared VHDX Works on Server 2012 R2
In the not far back point in time, there was a blog done by Matthew Walker that we felt needed to...
Date: 09/28/2015
CROSS POST: Windows 10, WindowsUpdate.log and how to view it with PowerShell or Tracefmt.exe
In the not far back point in time, there was a blog done by Charles Allen that we felt needed to...
Date: 09/28/2015
Office Applications only print 1-2 pages
Hello AskPerf! My name is Susan, and today we are going to discuss an issue where printing...
Date: 09/25/2015
Remote Desktop Licensing Service Stopping
Hello AskPerf! My name is Matt Graham and I'll be discussing an issue that you may see on your...
Date: 09/24/2015
Manage Developer Mode on Windows 10 using Group Policy
Hi All, We’ve had a few folks want to know how to disable Developer Mode using Group Policy, but...
Date: 09/22/2015
Windows 10 Volume Activation Tips
Hi, Today’s blog is going to cover some tips around preparing your organization for activating...
Date: 09/15/2015
Unable to add file shares in a Windows 2012 R2 Failover Cluster
My name is Chinmoy Joshi and I am a Support Escalation Engineer with the Windows Core team....
Date: 09/14/2015
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Date: 09/14/2015
Windows 10 (RTM) RSAT tools now available…
Hey Folks, quick post to let you know that the Windows 10 Remote Server Administration Tools are now...
Date: 08/24/2015
Windows 10 Group Policy (.ADMX) Templates now available for download
Hi everyone, Ajay here. I wanted to let you all know that we have released the Windows 10 Group...
Date: 08/07/2015
Windows 10 is coming!
Hello folks, as I’m sure you already know, Windows 10 will be available tomorrow, July 29th....
Date: 07/28/2015
The New and Improved CheckSUR
One of the most used and arguably most efficient tools that we utilize when troubleshooting...
Date: 07/23/2015
Azure SNAT
This post was contributed by Pedro Perez. Azure’s network infrastructure is quite different...
Date: 07/13/2015
Building Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure IAAS VM – Part 2 (Network and Creation)
Hello, cluster fans. In my previous blog, Part 1, I talked about how to work around the storage...
Date: 06/24/2015
Supported IP Protocols for Azure Cloud Services
As of today, June 2015, the supported IP protocols for Azure cloud services are TCP (protocol number...
Date: 06/18/2015
Building Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure IAAS VM – Part 2 (Network)
Hello, cluster fans. In my previous blog, I talked about how to work around the storage block in...
Date: 06/17/2015
Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure IAAS VM – Part 1 (Storage)
Hello, cluster fans. This is Mario Liu. I’m the Support Escalation Engineer in Windows High...
Date: 06/17/2015
Walkthrough on Session hint / TSVUrl on Windows Server 2012
Hello Askperf, my name is Naresh and today we are going to discuss how we can connect to a Windows...
Date: 06/11/2015