Windows ATP Defender Group Policy
Hello can someone please provide explanation to what these group policy settings do for defender and what is the recommended?
Cannot add calculation group to SSAS Tabular 1500 with direct query to SQL server
Hi, I am not able to create calculation groups on my direct query model. My tabular model is based on a single db source but I cannot seem to solve for the error when I need to create calculation groups. Neither tabular editor or visual studio are…
On prem Active Directory Native 2FA
Hi, We are about to roll out on-Prem Active Directory and hoping to implement a 2 FA solution which is supported natively by Windows Server 2019 Active Directory, I understand that smart card support is there but I was hoping for a Contact-less RFIC /…
Unable to get Azure for Student
Hi, I can't activate Azure for Student for my edu mail. It keeps saying "Unable to confirm your University ID" and then no options show up for me to review. Please help !

I have trouble to share objects in different pages in UWP
Hi i'm trying to use uwp for a school project and I have a hard time to make a variable of the type observableCollection<Fighter>, (Fighter being a class I created) available in other pages. Is anyone have a suggestion for me to make that happen?…
Why Microsoft.NET.CoreRuntime.1.1.appx is coming in dependency - UWP appxupload
When I was used to creating an appx file (x64 release mode) of my project. But now when I'm trying to install by double click it shows "App installer failed to install package dependencies. Ask the developer for Microsoft.NET.CoreRuntime.1.1…
Incorrect syntax error near 1059 when build dynamic query?
I work on SQL server 2012 I face issue error say incorrect syntax near 1059 when build dynamic query I try to build query dynamic 'Series' as [Series], 'Number of DAC's (1059)' as [Number of DAC's (1059)], 'Number of Bits (153)' as [Number of Bits…
SQL Blocking: Database locks everyday
We have recently migrated to RDS. Shortly after migration, we have started seeing SQL blocking. It is an update lock LCK_M_U. I see a hobt_id in the lock resource type field from activity monitor. I run below query and it points me to a table and…

Connecting to 3rd Party application from Azure ?
Is there anyway in Azure to securely connect to 3rd party application running on different cloud, with multiple use accessing this application and throughput more than 1.5Gbps ?
Microsoft Office Specialist Certification Not Available/Viewable
I was recently looking for my certificate of completion for my Microsoft Specialist Certification. I could not find it and found my way here in an attempt to print it, but it is not available on her. It gives a message very time I tried to access it. Is…

Failover of the availability group 'dbag' to the local replica failed because the availability group resource did not come online due to a previous error
I have two node SQL Server 2019 enterprise evaluation Read Scale Availability Groups ( Cluster less AGs in redhat linux 8) during Forced manual failover with data loss when the primary replica isn't available and can't be recovered. To force…

Creating Virtual Server with HyperV WMI Provider in C#
Hi everybody, i want to create a virtual hyperV server but I don't know how to set the parameters for virtual system device, random access memory, storage etc. At the moment the following code can create and set the name of a virtual server.…
Software Center not loading for most/all clients
We are on 2002 and have roughly 42,000 clients and we are seeing wide spread issues where Software Center will not load. It first launches with a blank white screen and after sitting for a while it will load the header and categories, but then has an…

can't login to Xbox (Windows 10 App)
I installed the new Xbox App on my Windows 10 Pro and it won't let me log in. No specific error code is given! I put in my credentials it refers me to my authenticator app where i put in the appropriate inputs it then asks me whether i want to use…
Query to get a list of Paritions
All, Would the DMV -- $SYSTEM.TMSCHEMA_PARTITIONS -- on AAS give me a list of Partitions in a Analysis Service Tabular Model database? We are trying to see if the "Basic Tier B1/B2" Pricing Tier would help us get more value for the same…
Where should I put "Templates" file when I use "Templates" in Azure pipeline?
Please check "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/templates?view=azure-devops" If in yaml file B I want to use yaml file A as a template, where should I put the template file A? Is it possible I write path…

Are security updates for Windows Defender available for Windows 7?
Hi, I have a low-end PC running Windows 7 x64, with a RAM of 2 GB. In this low specs, I think Windows Defender is the best AV that respects usage of system resources. So, I wanted to know if virus definition updates are still available for Windows…
software update ring not applying
Hi Techies, We have migrated 1000+ devices from legacy Intune to modern Intune successfully with app and policies being intact. Now, we need to configure Software update ring for these devices. The issue is, we already have some local GPO set on the…
Office PowerPoint addin:How to get a raw date of shape(picture) or global unique Id in Powerpoint?
I have created a Powerpoint VSTO add-in using C#. In add-in, I have created a ribbon that provides a function to find the same image. I have a PowerPoint document with a lot of shapes using one same original image.And I need to change their…
Intune - "Security policy prevents installation of this application" error for Allowed Apps
Hello Community, In our organization we use Microsoft Intune to manage our mobile device estate. One of the device configuration policy configured is to enforce device restriction and prevent the installation of all application from google play store…