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How to communicate SQL server 2022 and client applications using TLS 1.3 without encryption and with encryption

I have win32 client application uses SQL server 2022, SQL server 2019 and TLS 1.2 on Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows server 2022 and Windows server 2019 without encryption while Win32 client application and SQL server runs on the same machine and when…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
SQL Server
SQL Server
A family of Microsoft relational database management and analysis systems for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
14,410 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
13,624 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,612 questions
asked 2025-01-28T18:15:35.3333333+00:00
commented 2025-02-03T05:11:39.9566667+00:00
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How to fix "Couldn't install Microsoft.VisualStudio.VsWebProtocol.Msi

I am getting an error when trying to install every version of Visual Studio. The error message is the same every time: "Couldn't install Microsoft.VisualStudio.VsWebProtocolSelector.Msi." Does anyone have any ideas?

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
5,395 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,612 questions
asked 2025-02-02T14:58:50.9033333+00:00
Milo MB 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-03T03:52:44.4066667+00:00
Anna Xiu-MSFT 30,816 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Problem on Windows Drive Update for Win 10 at Jan 3, 2025

On Jan 3, 2025, I updated my Win 10 professional version. Five driver update packages are installed automatically. Among five, two are Realtek Semiconductor Corp Extension and three are Dolby Extension. After these five driver update, I found that my…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
asked 2025-01-07T04:45:58.8933333+00:00
Chenhao Qi 20 Reputation points
accepted 2025-02-03T02:15:00.7833333+00:00
Chenhao Qi 20 Reputation points
1 answer

My View changes from Small Icons to Medium the Large Icons without me touching my Laptop Windows 10

My View changes from Small Icons to Medium the Large Icons without me touching my Laptop Windows 10

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
asked 2025-02-02T20:22:16.5433333+00:00
ED DRAG 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-02-03T01:34:43.7466667+00:00
S.Sengupta 21,986 Reputation points MVP
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Excel spreadsheet properties shows there is 1+MB of info. No info when opened.

I have an Excel spreadsheet that is on a Thumb Drive. All spreadsheets will open except for one. The information in Properties shows that the file size is 1+MB. When I try to open the spreadsheet there is no info, the Ribbon is there but inactive,…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
Windows 10 Compatibility
Windows 10 Compatibility
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Compatibility: The extent to which hardware or software adheres to an accepted standard.
485 questions
asked 2025-02-02T20:27:49.21+00:00
Debbie Weiland 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Block installation of unknown USB storage devices

Looking for effective way to block unknown disk-on-keys and other USB storage devices. I used pair of Group Policy: Prevent Installation of devices not described by other policy settings Allow installation of devices using drivers that match these device…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,839 questions
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,992 questions
asked 2025-02-01T16:53:46.0733333+00:00
Arkady Karasin 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-02-02T16:35:27.3733333+00:00
Arkady Karasin 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Allow this org to manage my device

Hello I need your help on this issue. When users log in, they see "Allow this org to manage my device" and the login fails if selected. We do not use Intune. How can I turn this off?  

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,761 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,612 questions
Microsoft Entra
asked 2025-02-01T19:04:31.7566667+00:00
IniobongNkanga-8038 936 Reputation points
answered 2025-02-02T02:05:09.8566667+00:00
S.Sengupta 21,986 Reputation points MVP
1 answer

Forgot which email i used to register my Microsoft certification exam - how can i gain access to it?

Hello, I had an account and have lost access to the email. This account was created a long time ago. I have about five certifications on there however I am now unable to access them. Is it at possible for me to gain access back to that account? I have…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,617 questions
asked 2025-01-31T17:06:06.3633333+00:00
Lord Kofi Dorkenoo 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-01-31T23:53:53.9433333+00:00
Leandro Ezequiel Molinari 26 Reputation points
0 answers

New MB, RAM with Win10, upgraded to Win11, not activated

Installed new motherboard and RAM. Got computer to boot to Windows 10, then did the free upgrade to Windows 11. Saw the notification that Win11 wasn't activated, so entered my Win10 product key. MS activation told me the key was invalid. Does this…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,761 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,612 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
130 questions
asked 2025-01-31T23:33:16.73+00:00
Kappy Kaplan 0 Reputation points
2 answers

windows 10 SSU fails to install

when i attempt to install December 2024 Windows 10 22h2 SSU KB5046823, it reports success in under a minute and prompts for reboot. Post reboot the patch is not installed Error: 0x87D00324(-2016410844) KB5046823 MSU was downloaded directly from MS…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
Microsoft Configuration Manager
asked 2025-01-13T01:52:48.4633333+00:00
system center 51 Reputation points
answered 2025-01-31T23:12:37.6+00:00
sccm72 20 Reputation points
3 answers

How to fix Error code: 0xc0000001

Hey, I was redirected here from answers.microsoft.com. I'm facing the 0xc0000001 error, boot loops, and the Recovery Screen. I've already watched around 40 tutorials and read multiple websites, but nothing has helped so far. Startup repair isn't…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,761 questions
asked 2024-09-23T19:35:55.9666667+00:00
Kuba B 30 Reputation points
commented 2025-01-31T20:24:31.17+00:00
Rhys Gardiner 0 Reputation points
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how remove "Account Unknown" file/folder permissions?

Recently, I reinstalled the operating system(win10) and found that some folders had an Account Unknown(S-1-5-21...) in the security settings, which I guessed was the account left over from the previous operating system. I tried to use the icacls command…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.
1,960 questions
asked 2023-05-26T10:18:58.14+00:00
桐源 张 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-01-31T18:31:29.1366667+00:00
MotoX80 35,311 Reputation points
0 answers

How to register your app in the Notifications and Actions Center of Windows 11

I am developing an app (it's a normal GUI app written in DART and C++). It is NOT a packaged UWP app. I am able to show the app's item/entry in the Windows 11 Notifications and Actions center by writing this .iss innosetup script: [Registry] Root: HKCU;…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,761 questions
Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,721 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,612 questions
asked 2025-01-25T14:19:39.0966667+00:00
Ashish Rana 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-01-31T16:20:22.3933333+00:00
Ashish Rana 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Win32 context menu items issues

Hello everyone, could you please tell me what can go wrong with getting context menu items via win32? First of all, do I understand correctly that the ampersand in the name is normal? But at the same time, some elements have a localized dwTypeData, some…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
Windows App SDK
Windows App SDK
A set of Microsoft open-source libraries, frameworks, components, and tools to be used in apps to access Windows platform functionality on many versions of Windows. Previously known as Project Reunion.
816 questions
Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,721 questions
C#
C#
An object-oriented and type-safe programming language that has its roots in the C family of languages and includes support for component-oriented programming.
11,263 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,612 questions
asked 2025-01-28T15:52:31.3966667+00:00
123244 100 Reputation points
commented 2025-01-31T13:15:02.3633333+00:00
Castorix31 86,526 Reputation points
1 answer

Windows 10 notepad encoding options

When saving a file with the windows 10 notepad (from the optional features of windows 10) usually 3 encoding options appear - ANSI, UTF 8 and UTF 16. However as of recently, it gives me a list of confusing extra options, like - UTF 8 with BOM, UTF 16 LE…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
asked 2025-01-31T01:04:13.22+00:00
Grigor Tsonev 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-01-31T12:44:20.5033333+00:00
RLWA32 46,671 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Powershell script not working through Task Scheduler

Hi, I am trying to disable few users on AD with the help of a simple PowerShell script as below. Import-Module ActiveDirectory Read content from DisableUser.csv file $users=Import-CSV C:\ADUSERS\DisableUsers.csv ForEach ($user in $users) { …

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
asked 2021-04-15T01:35:54.57+00:00
Pankajbhakta95 101 Reputation points
commented 2025-01-31T12:34:54.55+00:00
MotoX80 35,311 Reputation points
0 answers

How do I connect to the same wireless network ssid with different username and credentials with a script on my windows pc?

I need to test the connection to a unique wifi SID using credentials different (a list of username and password; once authenticated i need to ping a google dns in order to verify that internet can be reached for any connection established with…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
Excel
Excel
A family of Microsoft spreadsheet software with tools for analyzing, charting, and communicating data.
2,128 questions
Windows 10 Network
Windows 10 Network
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Network: A group of devices that communicate either wirelessly or via a physical connection.
2,384 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
10,612 questions
PowerShell
PowerShell
A family of Microsoft task automation and configuration management frameworks consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.
2,783 questions
asked 2025-01-31T12:18:54.74+00:00
Pietro Guzzetti 0 Reputation points
0 answers

How to fix Windows 10 Update Assistant not working? I'm using Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB, when I'm trying to update Windows this happens for no reason at all. Please tell me how to fix this.

My CPU is okay, my Memory, Disk space, except for my Operating system. I dont really know what it is but how do I fix it? And I'm also too broke to buy a new PC.

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
asked 2025-01-31T12:05:58.8733333+00:00
Toady 0 Reputation points
1 answer

minecraft bedrock edition stuck on loading screen with 35% or 41% forever on pc and nothing seems to solve it

i'm trying to open both minecraft bedrock edition and its editor version and neither loads, only the loading screen is stuck at 35/41% and after a while, the game crashes breaking everything on the computer, such as the sound system stopping working and…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
asked 2025-01-18T07:24:56.2233333+00:00
Mateus Duarte 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-01-31T12:05:30.4866667+00:00
el 0 Reputation points
0 answers

How to implement the download of free DLC without using UI thread

Hi, In a store app, is it possible to implemente do download of DLC without the need of the UI thread? I ve tried with storecontext but seems not possible. Also, is it possible to start the download of free DLC without the action of purchasing it? In my…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
12,024 questions
Internet Information Services
Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
asked 2025-01-28T11:17:00.8+00:00
Rhuan Inocêncio 0 Reputation points
commented 2025-01-31T06:59:23.74+00:00
Junjie Zhu - MSFT 20,191 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor