Windows Server 2025 | Kerberos Local Key Distribution Center (LocalKDC) service fails to start
Hello, After installing the latest cumulative update for December, KB5048667, on my Windows Server 2025 system, the Kerberos Local Key Distribution Center (LocalKDC) service fails to start due to the following generic exception: "Some services…


FIXED: Failed to set static IP in Windows Core Server: Cannot convert value '2147942405' to type 'System.Int32
I am trying to set an Static IP to my Windows Core Server but i am recieving an error: "Failed to set network adapter address. Cannot convert value "2147942405" to type "System.Int32". Error: "Value was either too large or…
Microsoft Entra Hybrid Join (Azure Hybrid Join) error - 0x80072f78
Hello, So I got through multiple things and I would like to know if someone has any idea what to do here. I'm trying to join devices into tenant as hybrid joined, to deploy Windows Hello for Business. We're using Microsoft Entra Connect after recent…
Windows Server 2016 - Cannot Add MSMQ Server Role
Had to install the MSMQ Server feature but when it starts to install. It gives error of "Pending reboot". Did Pending Reboot several times, but no luck in resolving the same. Followed various troubleshooting forums as per below points - …
trying to remove remote admin tools from a 2016 server and I get error 0x80073701. If I look at the and CBS log I get "2025-02-11 19:50:12, Info CBS Failed to pin deployment while resolving Update: Package_5337_for_KB4540670~31bf3856ad
trying to remove remote admin tools from a 2016 server and I get error 0x80073701. If I look at the and CBS log I get "trying to remove remote admin tools from a 2016 server and I get error 0x80073701. If I look at the and CBS log I get…
Does GPO "Delete User Profiles Older Than X Days" Remove Local Administrator Profile?
Hello, I am using the Group Policy setting "Automatically delete user profiles older than a specified number of days on system restart" to clean up old user profiles on our Windows systems. I would like to confirm: Does this policy delete the…
Event ID 1093 and a really weird cert issue
While going thru some logs recently, I came across Event ID 1093, and that I have an AD object that exceeds the maximum object record size. The offending AD object is a domain controller I had issues with a week or so ago that required me to demote…
Windows 2022 Server Product Key
Hello, we bought a MS Windows Server 2022 Std. license and received the product key via the usual Microsoft sticker, part of which can be scratched off. Now we recognized one character of the product key is not legible, because the middle part is…
Pilote non installé ASMMAP.sys
Bonjour, Je viens de mettre à jour mon ordinateur portable vers la version de windows 11 et à la fin de l'installation, une fenêtre m'indique que le pilote indiqué ci-dessus ne s'est pas installé. Comment faire pour y remédier s'il vous plaît ? Je vous…
Critical Hyper-V SET Switch Bug: Switch Randomly Changes to Internal After Reboot on Windows Server 2025
Dear Microsoft Learn community, I'm facing a critical and highly concerning issue with the Hyper-V Switch Embedded Teaming configuration on my Windows Server 2025 failover cluster. After rebooting the Hyper-V virtualization host, the SET switch…

KERBEROS LOCAL KEY DISTRIBUTION CENTER START PENDING ...
Hello, I have built three brand new Windows 2025 Servers with the latest updates. On all three of them I see that the service KERBEROS LOCAL KEY DISTRIBUTION CENTER START PENDING but it never turns into the RUNNING STATE. If I try to manually start the…
Shared folder name display abnormality
The file server share folder names all start with uppercase letters, and when the client accesses it, the share folder names are showing some initials in uppercase letters and some in lowercase letters, how can I troubleshoot this? Thank you.
Remote Desktop Sessions are disconnecting and reconnecting after about 1 minute
First noticed this with one user and now seeing it myself. We have a dozen servers on Azure on a VPN. When connecting to one of our Remote Desktop servers that multiple users log into, one user was getting disconnected and then reconnected every minute.…
EVENT 8018 Failed to register host (A or AAAA)resource records (RRs) for network adapter
MESSAGEID :00008018 MESSAGETEXT :The system failed to register host (A or AAAA) resource records (RRs) for network adapter with settings: Adapter Name : {07593A8B-61B5-4771-85A0-C576B59E94A2} Host Name : SRH00FA002 …
Active Directory Administrative Center connection error: How to fix "Cannot connect to any domain" issue?
Hello, I am having trouble opening the Active Directory Administrative Center due to the error message "Cannot connect to any domain. Refresh or try again when connection is available." My network has two servers and two domain controllers with…
Identifying OS Patches and Updates by Severity in Azure
Hello, How can I identify operating system patches or available OS updates on both Linux and Windows Azure VMs based on severity within the Azure Portal, Azure Update Manager, or Microsoft Defender for Cloud ? In Azure Update Manager, updates are…
How to install Movies & TV on Windows Server 2022
I downloaded file "Microsoft.ZuneVideo_2019.22031.10071.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe.appxbundle" and installed it successfully on PowerShell using the command line :"Add-AppxPackage *" Start menu can see shortcuts,but it will…
Specify source service for specific classes of Windows Updates breaks installation of .net 3.5, languages, optional features...
Hi, Since configuring the new Windows Update Policy setting "Specify source service for specific classes of Windows Updates" I am experiencing issues installing certain windows features. .net 3.5 framework fails with 0x800f0950 languages…
windows server 2012 r2 is booting in core version
After installing the latest update of windows server 2012 r2 and rebooting it, i figured out that windows boots as a core version, only command prompet works and appear. The server works well and the applicatin works well also but i cant access the GUI…
server 2025 activation issues
Having downloaded the Microsoft evaluation from Microsoft of server 2025 i have selected data centre version, I then installed it on my old lab machine which has TPM etc and working fine, i then purchased a key to activate it and thats where the problems…