Azure MFA NPS Extension: brute forces via non allowed accounts
Dear, We've setup NPS with Azure MFA 3rd party extension for our SSLVPN. Via the network policy in NPS we've limited VPN access to a specific security group. However: now we see that our onpremise Administrator account locks out frequently. Further…
Cannot install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS on windows server 2019
The "Windows Server Installation Guide" refers to "Manual installation steps for older versions of WSL" section "Downloading distributions" which links to some DistrubutionXX.AppxBundle files which cannot be installed in my…
Hyper-V VMMS service won't start
We have a Hyper-V failover cluster node where the VMMS service won't start. This is a new cluster that was installed this summer with Server 2019 Datacenter on HPE DL380 Gen10 hardware using fiber channel SAN. Firmware and software is up to date What…
GPOs Not Applied / AD Group Issue
Multiple computers (W10 Pro/Ent, WS2019, WS2012) had issues applying several GPOs that had been working correctly for months. The error was Filtering: Not Applied (Unknown Reason). The GPOs fixed themselves automatically (reapplied) on subsequent…
Server Manager on server 2019 can not see Remote Desktop Services configuration
Hi , I have been setting up a Server 2019 instance for Remote Desktop services. I have configured it using RSAT from my windows 10 Enterprise workstation. This shows the setup with the collection configured. However when trying to look at the…
How to remediate CVE-2013-3900?
Hi, When Microsoft released the remediation steps for this vulnerability, the data type of registry value "EnableCertPaddingCheck" = 1 as REG_SZ and we set this value as "REG_SZ" across all computers. However, I can see that Microsoft…
How to find the root cause for the event ID 521 for the 2019 windows servers ?
How to find the root cause for the event ID 521 for the 2019 windows servers ?
How to Migrate to Azure Virtual server and fix Duplicate SPN records on Window server 2019 Domain controller?
Here's a breakdown of the situation and the issue, keeping in mind the potential complexities of an unsupported DC: Improper Removal: The old DC was removed without proper demotion, which can leave remnants in Active Directory, potentially causing…
What does the restart of the network setup service (NetSetupSvc) do and should it happen often
Hi, I am debugging why several Windows application services stopped at one point. The only log right before it was the Network Setup Service (NetSetupSvc) stopping and then starting(*). This is on Windows Server 2019 and this NetSetupSvc is…
Windows 2019 Server couldn't connect to update service
Hi I have already updated my Windows Server 2019 to the latest update but i am experiencing unable to connect to the update services. Have made sure the Windows Update Service is running and automatic, my vm is also connected to the internet.…
Windows 2019 RDS Servers Start Menu Stopped Working
We are also running a 2019 RDS Farm and we have had this exact same issue with the Start Menu not working this week. Initially it was on one host, and now it is happening on two hosts! We ran the command on one host and it has fixed it. We have not ran…
Azure Migrate - Having to use Agent Based Dependency - issue with Agent install
Hi - due to a plane of separation at VMWare level we're having to configure the MMA agents on the servers to assess. However when we try to connect them to the LAW we get the following error: Error: Failed to connect, exception :…
WhatsApp Desktop (UWP) Crashes on Windows 11 Pro Joined to RODC (Server 2019)
Hello everyone, I originally posted this on the Microsoft Community Forum, and it was suggested I post here for further insights from UWP experts. I’m encountering a peculiar issue where WhatsApp Desktop (Microsoft Store/UWP) consistently crashes on…
Disable resolving fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com dns on Windows Servers via Cloudflare DNS
On Windows server, how could we configure Windows Server 2019 and 2022 severs to stop using Cloudflare DNS (162.159.36.2) for resolving DNS queries for fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com, specifically for Windows Update.Currently, Windows OS servers are…
Server 2019 / Stuck on Preparing Automatic Repair loop
Hi, Windows server 2019 (VMWare VM) is in a boot loop with Preparing Automatic Repair after a reboot. Looking at application and system logs I am not seeing any changes that were done recently. I was able to boot from a WinPE image and change…
Linux Distribution
Hi All, I want to install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on Windows Server 2019. I am following the MS article linked below: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual#downloading-distributions The article mentions performing the steps listed, but…
After reinstalling Win Server 2019 on new hardware, my product key does not work
I bought new hardware and re-installed Windows Server 2019 Essentials (I have disc and product key) but the product key is no longer accepted. I have searched and found various suggestions but none of them so far worked for me. I now have a temporary…
Remote desktop connection limitation to one session only
We have a on prem server and have allowed few users to access the server through RD connection only. What we want to do is to apply a limitation that if one user is connected to the server through the RD connection then no other user should be allowed to…
Query on cluster
Hi All, I have a Failover Cluster Manager setup with two nodes (let's say Server01 and Server02), both running Windows Server 2019. Both nodes are part of an Always On Availability SQL cluster. I want to remove Server02 from the Failover Cluster…
Windows server powered off automatically
Hello, My Windows Server 2019 is powering off automatically. Upon checking the Event Viewer logs, I found that the shutdown was initiated by the SYSTEM user. This issue is impacting our production environment, and I need to identify the root cause and…