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Group Policy Templates (.ADMX) removed in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016

In this blog, you will find the list of Group Policy settings (.ADMX) that are removed in Windows...

Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 09/15/2016

Setting up a Source Initiated Subscription on an Event Collector Computer

The intent of this blog is to replace the following web pages, as these pages are set to retire in...

Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 07/18/2016

Cross Post: Deploying Group Policy Security Update MS16-072 \ KB3163622

This post comes to us courtesy of Ajay Sarkaria. We are going to cross post it here due to the...

Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 06/22/2016

Now Available: Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5

Hi everyone, Ajay here again. This post is to make everyone aware that we released the...

Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 04/28/2016

Fix: Loading DNS zones takes a long time on a Windows Server 2008 R2-based DNS server

Update: After you install the fix from KB 3145126 , and if you experience issues with DNS Service...

Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 04/25/2016

LBFO Dynamic Teaming mode may drop send packets in Windows Server 2012 R2

UPDATE: The hotfix is now available for this issue! Get it at...

Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 03/03/2016

Impact of Cisco March 2016 Vulnerabilities on Azure

Microsoft evaluates the security of its infrastructure on an ongoing basis and part of this...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 03/02/2016

Azure networking - Public IP addresses in Classic vs ARM

This post was contributed by Stefano Gagliardi, Pedro Perez, Telma Oliveira, and Leonid Gagarin As...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 02/04/2016

Endpoint Load Balancing Heath Probe Configuration Details

Azure load balanced endpoints enable a port to be configured on multiple role instances or virtual...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 01/26/2016

New Guided Walkthrough for troubleshooting problems relating to Event ID 1135 in a Failover Clustering environment

I wanted to post about a new walkthrough that we have to help in troubleshooting an Event 1135 on a...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 01/21/2016

Failover Cluster Node Startup Order in Windows Server 2012 R2

In this blog, my Colleague, JP, and I would like to talk about how to start a Cluster without the...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 01/21/2016

Using the Windows 10 Compatibility Reports to understand upgrade issues

This blog discusses on how to obtain and review the Compatibility Reports to troubleshoot Windows 10...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 01/21/2016

AutoAdminLogon registry value reset to 0 after reboot

Recently a customer had an issue where they were setting some registry values in their Azure VM by...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 01/08/2016

IaaSAntimalware Extension Status NotReady if Installed with no Configuration

The Microsoft Antimalware extension (IaaSAntimalware) requires a minimum configuration when...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 12/27/2015

Users can't access the desktop and other resources through Quick Access in Windows 10

If you use copyprofile when customizing your Windows 10 profiles, you may encounter a scenario where...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 12/21/2015

Display Scaling in Windows 10

Hope everyone is having a good day. Today, we have a guest among us. Steve Wright is a Senior...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 12/08/2015

Speaking in Ciphers and other Enigmatic tongues…update!

Hi! Jim Tierney here again to talk to you about Cryptographic Algorithms, SCHANNEL and other bits of...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 12/08/2015

Azure VM may fail to activate over ExpressRoute

Customers can advertise a default route (also known as forced tunneling) over their ExpressRoute...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 12/01/2015

Troubleshooting Activation Issues

Today, Henry Chen and I are going to talk about troubleshooting some activation issues that we often...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 11/23/2015

Errors Retrieving File Shares on Windows Failover Cluster

Hi AskCore, Chinmoy here again. In today’s blog, I would like to share one more scenario in...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 11/23/2015

Using Repadmin with ADLDS and Lingering objects

Hi! Linda Taylor here from the UK Directory Services escalation team. This time on ADLDS, Repadmin,...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 11/06/2015

When Special Pool is not so Special

Hi Everyone.  Richard here in the UK GES team bringing you an interesting case we saw recently...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 11/04/2015

“Administrative limit for this request was exceeded" Error from Active Directory

Hello, Ryan Ries here with my first AskDS post! I recently ran into an issue with a particular...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 10/29/2015

SHA1 Key Migration to SHA256 for a two tier PKI hierarchy

Hello. Jim here again to take you through the migration steps for moving your two tier PKI hierarchy...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 10/26/2015

Setting up Data Recovery Agent for Bitlocker

You might have already read on TechNet and one of the other AskCore Blogson how to setup Data...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 10/16/2015

How to convert Windows 10 Pro to Windows 10 Enterprise using ICD

Windows 10 makes life easier and brings a lot of benefits in the enterprise world. Converting...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 10/16/2015

We Are Hiring – North Carolina and Texas

Would you like to join the world’s best and most elite debuggers to enable the success of Microsoft...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 10/16/2015

So what exactly is the CLIUSR account?

From time to time, people stumble across the local user account called CLIUSR and wonder what it is,...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 10/02/2015

CROSS POST: How Shared VHDX Works on Server 2012 R2

In the not far back point in time, there was a blog done by Matthew Walker that we felt needed to...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 09/28/2015

CROSS POST: Windows 10, WindowsUpdate.log and how to view it with PowerShell or Tracefmt.exe

In the not far back point in time, there was a blog done by Charles Allen that we felt needed to...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 09/28/2015

Office Applications only print 1-2 pages

Hello AskPerf!  My name is Susan, and today we are going to discuss an issue where printing...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 09/25/2015

Remote Desktop Licensing Service Stopping

Hello AskPerf! My name is Matt Graham and I'll be discussing an issue that you may see on your...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 09/24/2015

Manage Developer Mode on Windows 10 using Group Policy

Hi All, We’ve had a few folks want to know how to disable Developer Mode using Group Policy, but...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 09/22/2015

Windows 10 Volume Activation Tips

Hi, Today’s blog is going to cover some tips around preparing your organization for activating...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 09/15/2015

Unable to add file shares in a Windows 2012 R2 Failover Cluster

My name is Chinmoy Joshi and I am a Support Escalation Engineer with the Windows Core team....

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 09/14/2015

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Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 09/14/2015

Windows 10 (RTM) RSAT tools now available…

Hey Folks, quick post to let you know that the Windows 10 Remote Server Administration Tools are now...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 08/24/2015

Windows 10 Group Policy (.ADMX) Templates now available for download

Hi everyone, Ajay here. I wanted to let you all know that we have released the Windows 10 Group...

Author: anonymouscommenter Date: 08/07/2015

Windows 10 is coming!

Hello folks, as I’m sure you already know, Windows 10 will be available tomorrow, July 29th....

Author: Anonymous Date: 07/28/2015

The New and Improved CheckSUR

One of the most used and arguably most efficient tools that we utilize when troubleshooting...

Author: Anonymous Date: 07/23/2015

Azure SNAT

This post was contributed by Pedro Perez. Azure’s network infrastructure is quite different...

Author: Anonymous Date: 07/13/2015

Building Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure IAAS VM – Part 2 (Network and Creation)

Hello, cluster fans. In my previous blog, Part 1, I talked about how to work around the storage...

Author: Anonymous Date: 06/24/2015

Supported IP Protocols for Azure Cloud Services

As of today, June 2015, the supported IP protocols for Azure cloud services are TCP (protocol number...

Author: Anonymous Date: 06/18/2015

Building Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure IAAS VM – Part 2 (Network)

Hello, cluster fans. In my previous blog, I talked about how to work around the storage block in...

Author: Anonymous Date: 06/17/2015

Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure IAAS VM – Part 1 (Storage)

Hello, cluster fans. This is Mario Liu. I’m the Support Escalation Engineer in Windows High...

Author: Anonymous Date: 06/17/2015

Walkthrough on Session hint / TSVUrl on Windows Server 2012

Hello Askperf, my name is Naresh and today we are going to discuss how we can connect to a Windows...

Author: Anonymous Date: 06/11/2015

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