Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
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upgradation of windows server 2012 standard domain controller and wsus server to newer version
We have a small office of windows server active directory based setup. Primary domain controller is windows server 2012 standard 64 bit edition. Roles installed are only windows server update services (WSUS) active directory and dns. Backup domain…
asked 2025-03-18T10:32:40.81+00:00
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SACHIN RAMAKANT NAIK
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answered 2025-03-19T01:29:36.06+00:00
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Hania Lian - MSFT
22,466
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Microsoft Server 2012 Migration to Azure Issues
Microsoft Server 2012 Migration to Azure Issues I'm trying to migrate a few servers to Azure that are running Windows Server 2012. I've installed the appliances and discovered all of my assets just fine. However, I'm getting the below error on 3 of my…
asked 2025-03-16T17:55:52.55+00:00
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Serverguy_404
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commented 2025-03-18T13:34:18.75+00:00
Serverguy_404
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Binding Multiple SSL Certificates to Distinct Domain Names in IIS Server
Is it possible to bind two SSL certificates to two distinct domain names in IIS Server? What are the steps or considerations to achieve this configuration?
asked 2025-03-18T12:21:16.68+00:00
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Chaitanya Albur
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asked 2025-03-18T12:21:16.68+00:00
Chaitanya Albur
0
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DC 2012 and new DC 2016 sysvol and gpo not in sync issue
Hi all, We have 1 DC 2012 and when we promoted new DC 2016 into environment we got strange issues with gpo not in sync with baseline DC. All troubleshooting tools showing no errors. We run full dcdiag on both DC's, repadmin /showrepl and repadmin…
asked 2025-03-17T12:10:30.0866667+00:00
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Kak Tak
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edited an answer 2025-03-18T03:04:10.33+00:00
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Daisy Zhou
31,206
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Local system account fails to download CRL
Hi All, All of a sudden my server stopped downloading the CRLs for Veeam (Cloud Repository) using the local System Account. To confirm this, I've opened a Chrome browser as a Local System account and tried to access the CRL URLs and the download…
asked 2025-03-13T17:32:47.0266667+00:00
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lmgmcg
110
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answered 2025-03-17T09:47:20.03+00:00
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Zunhui Han
3,810
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Why are we getting "Package KB5053887 failed to be changed to the Installed state. Status: 0x800f0922."
We have a server that we have purchased Windows server 2012 extended support updates for. It currently does not have an internet connection, and we need to apply the updates manually. The server is running server 2012R2, and we have succesfully installed…
asked 2025-03-16T14:48:08.79+00:00
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Greg Booth
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answered 2025-03-17T07:40:23.69+00:00
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Mars Shan-MSFT
695
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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How to delete all record of usb device connected history?
Dear Microsoft support, I want to control which USB devices allowed then can be connected to computer, others do not allowed then can not. I tried to do many way from Internet to delete history record of USB devices pre-connected and plus to use Group…
asked 2023-05-15T11:09:00.3833333+00:00
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Nguyen Diep Anh Vu
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commented 2025-03-15T20:21:03.6333333+00:00
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Reza-Ameri
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What is the latest service stack update for server 2012 version 6.2 build 9200 ?
What is the latest service stack update for server 2012 version 6.2 build 9200 ?
asked 2025-03-15T10:57:27.46+00:00
Greg Booth
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accepted 2025-03-15T12:18:05.14+00:00
Greg Booth
1,371
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How to send an email on port 25 from VM
I have a VBscript that watches a folder and alerts me when the folder hasn't been updated in a certain amount of time. If it needs to, it sends an email message via SMTP. These emails will not send from my Windows Server 2012 VM via port 25 or 587.…
asked 2025-03-11T19:44:57.43+00:00
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Kasey Herzberg
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answered 2025-03-12T01:57:24.8133333+00:00
Mars Shan-MSFT
695
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
1 answer
RDP connection issues
Hi since 1 month whenever i try to RDP to a VM in the ESX host it temporarily disconnects from 5 seconds and then re-connects back. I have observed it does this behaviour with every VM I connect on one particular ESX host. The other VMs on the other ESX…
asked 2025-03-10T23:23:48.9133333+00:00
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Abhi Kenavdekar
5
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answered 2025-03-12T01:53:06.37+00:00
Mars Shan-MSFT
695
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2 answers
upgradation of windows server 2012 standard domain controller to newer version
We have a small office of windows server active directory based setup. Primary domain controller is windows server 2012 standard 64 bit edition. Roles installed are only windows server update services (WSUS) active directory and dns. Backup domain…
asked 2025-03-10T10:05:00.48+00:00
SACHIN RAMAKANT NAIK
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answered 2025-03-11T12:33:35.6366667+00:00
Adam J. Marshall
9,706
Reputation points MVP
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How to fix w3wp.exe faulting app and kernaelbase.dll effecting IIS web server.
Faulting application name: w3wp.exe, version: 8.5.9600.16384, time stamp: 0x5215df96 Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000 Exception code: 0x00000000 Fault offset: 0x00007ffb14f97770 Faulting process id: 0x1908 Faulting…
asked 2025-03-07T21:45:13.21+00:00
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Randy Fitchner
5
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commented 2025-03-08T09:12:06.4566667+00:00
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charles southard
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Migrating objects from 2008 to 2012 is better or migrating to 2016 is better. Are there any specific requirements? and best approach
AD Migrating objects from FFL/DFL functional level forest 2008 to 2012 is better or migrating to FFL/DFL functional 2016 is better. Are there any specific requirements? and best approach .
asked 2025-03-06T13:29:01.2466667+00:00
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Hitesh Dhanichand Rajput
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commented 2025-03-07T11:57:00.28+00:00
Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco
876
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About PAC Validation coming changes
Hi guys About PAC Validation coming changes: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/how-to-manage-pac-validation-changes-related-to-cve-2024-26248-and-cve-2024-29056-6e661d4f-799a-4217-b948-be0a1943fef1 We have some Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows…
asked 2025-03-05T12:43:48.4266667+00:00
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Rodrigo Maldonado
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answered 2025-03-07T08:43:03.78+00:00
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Ian Xue-MSFT
40,901
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2 answers
backup failure
backups are running fine but getting below error allow of a sudden Alert Backup failure Backup item(s) - BIZTALK_TUOT/BiztalkIntegrationDocumentsDb on GLAZUREDB001.kyro.corp Description - First full backup is missing for this datasource.
asked 2025-03-04T14:58:21.22+00:00
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Amith Kumar
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edited an answer 2025-03-06T13:54:32.28+00:00
Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco
876
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1 answer
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…
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How to add a font folder in group policy?
Hi there, I am trying to add a font folder via GPO for one of our OU's, just not too sure about the registry stage of the process, I have followed the below instructions and not too sure about stage 3 and what to do if its a folder of fonts, Step 1:…
asked 2025-02-26T11:38:39.9333333+00:00
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Abed Odeh
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commented 2025-03-05T09:44:52.8233333+00:00
Molly Lu-MSFT
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Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
1 answer
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Upgrade domain forest to Windows 2012 R2
I currently have a domain a the 2008 level. I have 3 DC's that are all running at least windows 2012 r2. What is the preparation that needs to be done to upgrade the forest to 2012R2. I have a need for an exchange 2019 server that needs the domain at…
asked 2025-02-24T19:53:05.54+00:00
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ekontosWDB
21
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commented 2025-02-25T07:07:35.5433333+00:00
ekontosWDB
21
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1 answer
Windows 2012 - Expand Disk Problem
Hello, I have a virtual machine running Windows Server 2012, and I'm trying to extend the OS disk from 128GB to 256GB. I shut down the VM and expanded the disk size in Azure to 256GB. However, when I try to extend the disk using Windows Disk Management…
asked 2025-02-18T16:33:33.8+00:00
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Hans Langer
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commented 2025-02-20T23:49:50.2366667+00:00
Ian Xue-MSFT
40,901
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Can not RDP to 2012 R2 Standard server after September 2020 patching
We recently patched to the last level on our Windows 2012R2 Standard servers, and for some reason we lost the ability to RDP to two of them. Not a firewall issue, Windows Firewall, and the require NLA is and has not been selected. Upon immediate…
asked 2020-09-25T20:17:51.437+00:00
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Chris Townsend
1
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commented 2025-02-19T18:01:10.8133333+00:00
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Vinh Nguyen
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