Insufficient Ressources in MSMQ after Feb 25 Windows Patch
After the windows Feb 25 (CVE-2025-21181) patch we get insufficient ressources error from message queuing saying maximum number of queues created is reached. The setup has not changed so what can be the issue? We are creating and deleting many queues…
Start Menu isn't opening on Windows Server 2016 Standard.
I am getting the below error while trying to open Start Menu.And its happening for all the users, whether it be old or newly logged ones. I have noticed this as well that the issue doesn't occur when I try to login using a local credential of the…
Windows Event Forwarding
I am trying to configure Windows Event Forwarding -source initiated event forwarding- using two Windows Server 2016 Version 1607 computers(Source) and Windows Server 2019 Version 1809. I completed the following steps, but it seems collector server…
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…
Error code: (0x80073712)
Hi, I have problem in the update on server 2019 Once I try to update gets an error: Some update files are missing or have problems. We'll try to download the update again later. Error code: (0x80073712) what we do?
Windows 11 won't update, error code 0x80080005
I have been unable to update Windows 11 since March 1, 2025. I've tried Windows troubleshooter and it won't run.
Why did IIS ApplicationHost.config file disappear?
Hello, Currently, I am operating two cloud-based instances of Windows Server 2012 and 2016. In IIS, when I try to add a binding or modify the application pool, the changes are not saved, and I encounter the following…
Avoid or minimize performance-resources when copying large files from one Windows Server onto another different Windows Server?
Hello, I have the following two Windows Server VMs: WindowsServer2019_Production WindowsServer2022_Archive Both server names in my above examples are what they're serving as. I have a PowerShell [CopyFiles.ps1] script file that resides and will run…
Windows Server 2019 refs disk not accessible
Hi, I'm using a Windows 2019 Server in prod with refs disk. After booting on the same server with Window Server 2022 for test, the refs disk are not accessible anymore on Windows Server 2019. The disk are indicated as RAW on the disk manager. How to…
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…
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 - SR-IOV Virtualisation Passthrough - WindowsAdminCenter
Hi all, I'm off my meds and had some time. After a caffeinated deep dive, I now have diarrhoea but no answers, so am crawling cap in hand to the community! Mission statement/desired outcome: It has been a hope to get Hardware Decoding/Encoding working…
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 -…
Unable to RDP to Azure VM
Hello, I have RDS server configured and I was able to RDP into the server. However, not sure what has changed but I'm no longer able to connect. I see the following error when attempting to connect. The connectivity test all comes back as successful but…
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 can we setup Azure AD seperating Intranet AD and Internet AD?
How can we setup Azure AD separating Intranet AD and Internet AD? I have below azure design. on prem >> site to site >>Landing FW>>application gateway>>vNET Internet >> Application gateway >> internet…
terminal services and MFA question
Does Windows Server terminal services (or whatever the marketing people it today) support multifactor authentication or do I have to get a third part app for it?