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SYSPREP Unattend file [C:\Windows\Panther\unattend.xml] has already been processed.
When we try to sysprep a W2K19 Instance to prepare as an Image we get the sysprep error [sysprep.exe] UnattendFindAnswerFile: Unattend file [C:\Windows\Panther\unattend.xml] has already been processed. and sysprep will be not executed. When we run…
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The safest method to upgrade our MS Fileshare Cluster while maintaining good file transfer performance for 50TB of Fileshare data.
We have a stretch cluster between two datacenters (3 city blocks apart) that uses Storage Replica to keep the files in sync. Its hardware configuration is 1 FileServer running Windows Server 2019 directly connected via fiber to 1 Storage appliance in…
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Give example of "Microsoft Windows 2025 upgrade" example response file
Give example of "Microsoft Windows 2025 upgrade" example response file for setup.exe to use
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Root CA ignores CSR's critical flag on key usage
I created a certificate signing request for a new intermediate CA. The CSR was created with the critical flag on the KeyUsage property. I can verify this by running certutil -dump certificate.req. Upon importing the CSR into the (standalone) root CA, it…
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Windows Server 19 Upgrade to 2025
We are looking to do an in-place upgrade from Windows Server 19 to Windows Server 2025. We understand that we will need to purchase a new license and obtain a new product code. Do we need to have the product code for 2019? The person who set up our…
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Migrate Azure resources from one tenant to another tenant
Hi Team, I am looking for some guidance to know the best approach to migration Azure VM and other resources from one tenant to another tenant (we can consider a situation where company has been acquired or getting separated), what are the possible…
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Safe to Enable Deduplication on Mirror Composed of Dynamic Disks in Windows Server 2025?
Regardless if dynamic disks have been deprecated, is it safe to enable data deduplication on a mirror in Windows Server 2025?
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Windows Server Backup stopped working after disk changes
I just reconfigured the storage on one of my Hyper-V hosts, I removed 4 HDDs and added an SSD. Now Windows Server Backup stopped working, even though the HDDs formed a spanning volume which never was part of the backup. Wbadmin.msc says "A fatal…
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WSUS client shows 0 missing patches but WSUS console shows needed patches
Hello Everyone, I’m currently facing an issue with WSUS in a non-domain (workgroup) setup and would appreciate your guidance. We recently set up WSUS on Windows Server 2022. Our environment does not use Active Directory, so each client server is…
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Where does windows installation search for drivers to install?
Hello, I often deploy custom windows 10 and 11 images using WDS, but I'm not able to understand where the installation process looks for driver to install during the installation. I know after the installation and the first boot, windows looks for .inf…
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Signed WDAC policy going into boot failure with Secure boot
I'm trying to activate a signed policy with secure boot enabled. But it goes into uefi settings screen or boot failure after a second reboot. Without secure boot, the policy seems to be activated though. I tried enabling unsigned policy rule in the base…
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Get RDS (session broker) to accept any connections
I am configuring the RDP proxy using the Citrix ADC but after months of trying, I am still unable to RDP back to Windows machine with Session Broker farm. I am able to connect to standalone Windows machine but failed on those RDS farm (Session broker…
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Windows Server Backup fail
Dear All, I am trying to take one of the server standard 2016, windows server backup on the network share drive. but i am getting error " the specified file path does not exist or is not on a locally attached disk". I have full rights on…
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SCDPM2019 - The VHD containing the replica or one of it's snapshots could not be mounted or unmounted. (ID 40002)
Hi, I'm not sure if this is the correct place to raise/ask this but this issue has apparently been fixed in DPM2016. When can we expect this to be fixed in DPM2019 considering reports of the issue date back as far as 2017??? This is becoming a real issue…
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License activation in Mexico
i have a question, i have a customer that they new to buy the licenses of windows server 2019 can you confirm that a license bought here in the USA is allowed to be ACTIVATED in a server in Mexico? I’ve had an issue in the past with Windows software…
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Could not retrieve an OCSP response.
Hi, We have 1 MS 2022 CA server, and have noticed on our DC`s the following error message EventID 36928 Source Schannel Could not retrieve an OCSP response. The Failure Reason is: REASON_OCSP_RESPONSE_RETRIEVAL_ERROR The OCSP Url is: The…
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Does anyone know how to migrate the MDT server on Windows Server 2012R2 Std to a new server in Windows Server 2022 Std without loss of functionality?
Dear experts, I am looking for a procedure to migrate my MDT server with Windows Server 2012R2 std to a new server in Windows Server 2022 std, I would appreciate any help
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Windows Server 2022 in-place upgrade to 2025 keeps failing "Windows setup failed"
My windows server upgrade keeps failing and i don't know why. I have tried a lot of solutions online but nothing works. Here is my setuperr.log file incase anyone can help me debug where and why it's happening. setuperr.log
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Upgrade Windows Server 2016 DataCenter to Server 2019 Datacenter -> Upgradepath not supported
How can I upgrade Windows Server 2016 Datacenter to Windows Server 2019 DataCenter. I have mounted the original DVD image, starting setup result in " This upgradepath is not supported...." Any ideas? Reagrds Michael
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Storage spaces direct windows with SSD and HDD
Good morning, I am considering moving to Hyper-V and Storage spaces direct, from vSAN and I was possible if the following scenario is possible. I have two servers, each with 3 HDDs and 3 SSD and one server that would be used as a Quorum and management.…