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Remove Microsoft Store and Mail icons for Windows 10 through GPO

Good afternoon all, I have a client requesting that we remove the Microsoft Store and Mail icons from users tasbbars via GPO. While removing store is simple enough, removing mail has me asking a question. In an article I found…

Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,819 questions
Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.
1,981 questions
asked 2020-11-18T00:14:52.713+00:00
jon alderson 96 Reputation points
answered 2020-11-18T02:07:02.79+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,456 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

What’s the difference between booting from UEFI: KDI-MFSTWINDOWS 10 PMAP, Partition 1 and booting from KDI-MSFTWINDOWS 10 PMAP?

Hey, everyone. I’m installing WINDOWS 10 on a new disc (Western Digital Black, 4T) using the installation USB from Microsoft. Can anyone tell me the difference between choosing to boot from UEFI: KDI-MFSTWINDOWS 10 PMAP, Partition 1 and choosing to boot…

Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.
1,981 questions
asked 2020-04-27T13:55:45.417+00:00
You Cool Cat 21 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-18T01:58:23.907+00:00
piotr kowalski 1 Reputation point
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

MS Teams Archive Use Query

Hello Team. Why MS Teams is having Archive Feature and what is use. if any of the end user quits the company , the MS Teams which he is created is left unattended and as a admin we could archive. however we the MS teams groups having multiple…

Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams
A Microsoft customizable chat-based workspace.
10,895 questions
asked 2020-11-14T04:57:15.01+00:00
Ramki 816 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-18T01:50:09.217+00:00
Sharon Zhao-MSFT 25,361 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
3 answers

Virtual Switch on Hyper-V Server (Core) fails

I've installed Hyper-V Server on a Dell R630. Updated drivers and ran updates, restarted. Everything seems OK, but I cannot create a Virtual Switch because of a very strange error.

Hyper-V
Hyper-V
A Windows technology providing a hypervisor-based virtualization solution enabling customers to consolidate workloads onto a single server.
2,837 questions
asked 2020-11-14T16:53:19.33+00:00
Ronald A Stockwell 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-11-18T01:49:04.663+00:00
Mico Mi 1,931 Reputation points
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ExportAuthCert.ps1 fails because Auth Certificate is not exporting on line 7 on Exchange 2013 CU21

I'm trying to follow the steps listed here and getting stuck on step 3 while running ExportAuthCert.ps1: $thumbprint = (Get-AuthConfig).CurrentCertificateThumbprint if((test-path $env:SYSTEMDRIVE\OAuthConfig) -eq $false) { md…

Exchange Server Management
Exchange Server Management
Exchange Server: A family of Microsoft client/server messaging and collaboration software.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
7,823 questions
Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Management
Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Management
Microsoft Exchange: Microsoft messaging and collaboration software.Hybrid Management: Organizing, handling, directing or controlling hybrid deployments.
2,253 questions
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
23,643 questions
asked 2020-11-17T21:51:29.3+00:00
Diamond IT 11 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-18T01:46:40.8+00:00
Joyce Shen - MSFT 16,696 Reputation points
1 answer

Having issues with my audio setup.

Well to start I use windows 10, a Yamaha MG10XU sound board, and 1 microphone. Well I guess I should start at the beginning. Installed software, plugged in microphone, plugged USB to pc. And everything worked good. Installed obs studios and input…

Not Monitored
Not Monitored
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42,651 questions
asked 2020-11-17T18:38:03.883+00:00
robert carter 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-11-18T01:39:06.973+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,456 Reputation points
3 answers

can not connect to DV video decoder using MEDIASUBTYPE_YUY2

Hello, I try to write a 64bits DirectShow Transform Filter that i want to connect to a "DV Video Decoder" using the subtype MEDIASUBTYPE_YUY2, unfortunately without success. The only Subtype for wich the connection works is…

Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,746 questions
asked 2020-11-02T18:49:50.077+00:00
Pasc059 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-11-18T01:32:31.103+00:00
Rita Han - MSFT 2,171 Reputation points
2 answers

Windows CALS Pricing

Hello Microsoft Team, I have been doing almost a month of research for the windows user CAL and RDS user CAL price for my windows server 2012 R2, but can't find the price for user CAL. Please help me, if you have the quotation and where to buy those…

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,630 questions
asked 2020-11-16T18:10:36.463+00:00
jomark bancale 41 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-18T01:31:33.193+00:00
Jenny Yan-MSFT 9,341 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Grabbing part of dialog to another dialog

Hi I’m wondering is it possible to grab a picture on one part of a dialog and place it on another dialog, I’m thinking it has got something to do with BitBlt. But I can’t seem to figure out how to do it Thank you

Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,746 questions
asked 2020-11-16T23:06:33.34+00:00
Pushkins 156 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-18T01:26:27.547+00:00
Rita Han - MSFT 2,171 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

finding Azure subcription (Hard) limits

Where can i find hard limits on an Azure subscription. Example vCPU limits beyond which subscription will not allow me to go ?

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
8,510 questions
asked 2020-11-17T08:07:37.92+00:00
Lalit Mohan 41 Reputation points
accepted 2020-11-18T01:25:14.133+00:00
Lalit Mohan 41 Reputation points
2 answers

Problems with VPN Surface Laptop 2, Win10 Pro

I have problems with my VPN connection since several months now after an update of my Win10Pro. VPN connects without probems and works fine untill I try to copy larger from my home computer (Microsoft Surface Laptop 2) to my office network. After…

Windows 10 Network
Windows 10 Network
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Network: A group of devices that communicate either wirelessly or via a physical connection.
2,397 questions
asked 2020-07-31T17:51:16.413+00:00
Peter 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-11-18T00:35:58.537+00:00
Björn Jacke 1 Reputation point
1 answer

How to refund a gift

I wanted to buy minecraft for a friend, and got the wrong eddition. How do I refund to get the right one?

Not Monitored
Not Monitored
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42,651 questions
asked 2020-11-17T23:48:00.073+00:00
Rocky Turner 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-11-17T23:55:03.03+00:00
Anonymous
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Servicenow users getting 'user donot exist error ' after integrating with Azure AD

Team, I am getting a 'User do not exist' error, and the value sent by azure to service now is not either login id or email. I have followed the steps mentioned in the below link. …

Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
23,643 questions
asked 2020-11-17T14:49:51.943+00:00
Venkata 151 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-17T23:49:18.103+00:00
James Hamil 27,006 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
5 answers

How to repair external hard drive

Hi, My hard drive suddently stopped appearing under Devices in my Windows 10. It appears in the Disk Management tool but I'm unable to initialize it, it shows an error message. I dont' care if I have to format but keeping the files…

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Not Monitored
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42,651 questions
asked 2020-11-16T16:31:08.167+00:00
Jonatan Diaz Gomez 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-11-17T23:26:59.927+00:00
Anonymous
10 answers

GPMC error for "Security Options" after Updates 2020-09

HI All, I have applied new KB4580346 but it did not resolve the problem. Error "MMC has detected an error in a snap-in” still appearing. Deleting the regkey HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SecEdit\Reg…

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,599 questions
asked 2020-10-29T03:08:16.987+00:00
MS Lee 61 Reputation points
answered 2020-11-17T23:18:14.977+00:00
Cheng Siyuan 1 Reputation point
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

recover deleted files

Hi experts i have a share point site which has folders and sub folders. Some of the files and folders are deleted and i can see them in recycle bin, i dont want to restore all of them, is it possible to export the items of recycle bin from shell to…

SharePoint
SharePoint
A group of Microsoft Products and technologies used for sharing and managing content, knowledge, and applications.
11,230 questions
SharePoint Server Management
SharePoint Server Management
SharePoint Server: A family of Microsoft on-premises document management and storage systems.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
3,019 questions
asked 2020-08-01T05:42:22.257+00:00
Glenn Maxwell 12,456 Reputation points
accepted 2020-11-17T23:15:28.497+00:00
Glenn Maxwell 12,456 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Deletion of VM

Hi Experts, i am new to azure What is the best practice to delete a virtual machine from Azure, let say i have a virtual machine server01, when i click All Resources- when i type Server01, i can see i can see virtual machine(server01), network…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
8,510 questions
asked 2020-05-03T00:59:15.347+00:00
Glenn Maxwell 12,456 Reputation points
accepted 2020-11-17T23:07:15.07+00:00
Glenn Maxwell 12,456 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

PBM : role has permission to specific tables

In a couple of SQL 2014 databases on the instance, for a database role “ProductGroup”, I need to validate that it has select permissions to all tables named ‘Product%’. If exists any table named ‘Product%’ for which it does not have, then flag it. I was…

SQL Server
SQL Server
A family of Microsoft relational database management and analysis systems for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
14,491 questions
asked 2020-10-09T19:25:10.657+00:00
rodrag 156 Reputation points
accepted 2020-11-17T23:06:44.337+00:00
rodrag 156 Reputation points
5 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Long Sync IO: Scheduler 6 had 1 Sync IOs in nonpreemptive mode longer than 1000 ms

in SQL 2014 SP3 i got quite a few "Long Sync IO: Scheduler x had 1 Sync IOs in nonpreemptive mode longer than 1000 ms". what is the size for the sync IO, is it 8K as per standard or varies based on data read/transaction write/or lazy writes or…

SQL Server
SQL Server
A family of Microsoft relational database management and analysis systems for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
14,491 questions
asked 2020-09-25T17:52:07.867+00:00
rodrag 156 Reputation points
accepted 2020-11-17T23:06:17.723+00:00
rodrag 156 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure DevOps File Copy Authentication Issue

Hi I am using the "Azure File Copy" task as a part of my DevOps build pipeline. This has been working perfectly fine for years, however recently it no longer copies correctly. The error is: [error]ClientSecretCredential authentication failed: A…

Not Monitored
Not Monitored
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42,651 questions
asked 2020-11-17T05:21:33.81+00:00
Jason Mercieca 21 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-17T22:55:35.403+00:00
Anonymous