Set-PhysicalDisk -MediaType XXXX -UniqueId abcdefgh --- Reverts after restart.
I'm trying to setup a 2-node WFC with S2D. My disks show as mediatype unspecified. When I run the Set-PhysicalDisk command to set the disks to SSD, this works. But after a restart, the mediatype returns to 'Unspecified'. I'm using Windows Server 2019…
Type of Storage that can be used as Cluster Shared Volume?
Dear Colleagues, Good day! May I Inquire with regards to Windows Server Failover Clustering. We are planning to Cluster a 2 Node MSSQL Server. It requires Cluster Shared Volume, asking if what type of storage we can use for the setup? Are the following…
Query on WSL
Hi, I want to install WSL on Windows Server 2019. I have checked the Microsoft documentation, but I am unclear since it mentions both WSL 1 and WSL 2. Which version should I choose? If I want to install WSL on a server without internet connectivity, is…
Query Windows Firewall
Hi All, I currently have Windows Firewall disabled in my environment, but I plan to enable it. If I enable Windows Firewall, what inbound and outbound traffic or ports are blocked or allowed by default?For example, let’s say I enable Windows Firewall on…
Internal DNS records required to direct to Externally hosted website in Split Brain DNS
I have a Server 2019 AD domain where there is an Exchange Server 2019 in place. As a result we run Split Brain DNS. We have a website externally hosted. If we didn't have split brain, I'd just use a conditional forwarder to the Domain Name…
Outlook's Microsoft Loop components can work on Windows Server 2019? - "Loop components cannot be created at the moment. Please try again later."
Hello everyone, I should point out that I had already reported the problem to the Loop community, but the moderator suggested that it would be better to report it here. So if you see more posts about this problem, this is the reason. For the last week…
Resolving fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com dns on Windows Server Using Private DNS Servers
On windows server 2019, 2022, hosts are attempting to resolve dns for fe3cr.delivery.mp.microsoft.com using cloudfare dnsserver 162.159.36.2 could we set domain="*.[delivery.mp.microsoft.com]" to forward dns request to private dns server…
How do I remove Services For Unix 3.5 from Server 2012R2
Upgrading from Windows Server 2012 R2 to 2019 and then to 2022 has led to an error related to Services For Unix 3.5. There is no reference to this service in the registry, on the disk, or in the services. Attempts to reinstall it through Server Manager…
How to create an intermediate certificate for ISE?
Hello, I am in the process of setting up EAP authentication for wifi through ISE. In my environment we use Meraki for the wireless infrastructure, ISE for radius and windows server 2019 as a certificate authority. The following has been done: …
Unable to Access Shared Folders on Windows 11 after Joining Windows Server 2019 Domain
Had a user migrate to a new Windows 11 laptop from a Windows 10 laptop. The user is in a Windows 2019 Domain. User joined new laptop to domain and domain administrator confirms laptop is listed as a computer in the domain. User complained that on the new…
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…
SQL User Password Rotation in MBAM Platform
Hi all, I have a server with the MBAM platform installed, and the MBAM database resides on a SQL instance in another server. A password change for the SQL user is needed, but it is unclear where to update it in the MBAM platform and if it is necessary…
Startup issue on my WDS server
Hello everyone I've been working on my WDS and MDT server for a while, but suddenly it stopped working. I can no longer start my WDS server when the multicast option is set to 'Obtain IP address via DHCP'; it only starts when the option 'Use addresses…
how to stop domain user to delete any folder file from Desktop and access C drive, I have already blocked the C drive but not able to stop user from deleting folder file from desktop through group policy.
how to stop domain user to delete any folder file from Desktop and access C drive, I have already blocked the C drive but not able to stop user from deleting folder file from desktop through group policy.
Is it advisable to use a domain controller as the witness server for the Database Availability Group in Exchange Server?
We have on-premise exchange server setup in windows server 2019 standard environment. Two for primary site and two for DR site with one Witness server (Domain Controller). Is it recommended to use DC as DAG witness or not. If not, how does it impact.…
Issue Adding office365 2024 KMS /MAK Licenses to VAMT
I have a stand alone VAMT installation on a Server 2019 machine that I use for testing Windows/Office deployments and use MAK keys exclusively (via my Visual Studio Enterprise Subscription) to VMs and networked devices. This is NOT a KMS server. My VAMT…
CVE-2013-3900 WinVerifyTrust Signature Validation Vulnerability
Hi All https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3900 To remediate the vulnerability CVE-2013-3900 is to add the below registry values. [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Cryptography\Wintrust\Config] …
Always on VPN - Trusted Network Detection not working
We have a peculiar problem with our solution. Some clients are trying to launch vpn connection, even when they are connected to the internal domain, DomainName.local, and they do this all day long. The attempts get blocked in the firewall, but this…
BSOD - Continous. Culprit may be: ntdll.dll - csrss.exe - cng.sys
Hi everyone, I have recently started getting BSOD when starting up my pc. It only happens when I startup the pc after several hours of having it shut off - then it restarts and then there is no problem at all. I get 2 kinds of BSOD: …
Deduplication error 0x8007000E
Hello. We are testing deduplication on Windows Server 2019. We have two sections - D: and E :. On drive D: deduplication worked without problems, saving 68% space. (10TB disk) On disk E: the savings rate was 29% (19TB disk) when running an optimization…