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Replacing our Server 2016 RDS with Server 2022 RDS
Hi All, I have a Server 2016 terminal server. I set it up a while ago obviously, and I have 10 2016 RDS CALS installed in the RD license manager. We are part of a domain, and I have a group policy assigned to our current RDS server with lots of user options like session limit, printer redirection, max profile size, etc. I created a new Server 2022 VM and installed the RDS role and all it's features. But for some reason, it doesn't appear to be configuring the services. I add the roles via Server Manager once installed, the computer reboots when the server comes back up, Server Manager starts and says the install is complete. But when I go to the Remote Desktop services section in Server Manager, I get this message: "A remote Desktop Service deployment does not exist in the server pool. To create a deployment, run the Add Roles and features wizard and select the Remote Desktop Services installation option." From looking around on the Internet, at step 3. there should be a configuration step where Server Manager starts and configures the RD gateway, license manager, etc. I also found some articles on the Internet about disabling IPv6 or making sure the server is a member of a domain. I've already tried those things and it's still not helping. I also removed all the Roles and readded, but it still behaves the same. The configuration step doesn't start on reboot and no RDS server. I also installed a web certificate and installed it on the server from my CA. Is there a better way to do this? I haven't worked with RDS in a long time. Here's some event viewer messages Event ID 1306 Remote Desktop Connection Broker Client failed to redirect the user domain\administrator. Error: NULL Event 102 The Remote Desktop Gateway service requires a valid Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate to accept connections. Ensure that you have obtained a valid SSL certificate, and then bind (map) the certificate by using RD Gateway Manager. For more information, see "Obtain a certificate for the RD Gateway server" in the RD Gateway Help. The following error occurred: "259" Event ID 2056 The Remote Desktop Connection Broker server could not enumerate the targets for the provider named NULL from the database. Pooled virtual desktop collection name: NULL Error: Logon to the database failed. Event ID 85 The Remote Desktop license server could not be registered as a service connection point in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Ensure that there is network connectivity between the license server and AD DS. To register the license server as a service connection point in AD DS, use Review Configuration in the RD Licensing Manager tool.
Allow for the expansion of physical disks in a storage pool
Allow for the expansion of physical disks in a storage pool just like lvm on Linux. This would be useful in virtual environments and in Azure to be able to expand the physical representation of the virtual disk file. Be it a vmdk or vhdx. This currently allowable on other modern logical volume managers out there. This should be trivial to modify since the meta data is already there. It could be added to the powershell commandlets to rescan-physicaldisk, which would rebuild the metadata on the pool. I have a feedback hub suggestion open on it, which if you could please upvote: https://aka.ms/AAy4ihw
NPS fails to generate logs
I have a new 2025 domain and am setting up 802.1X to allow access to users/computers using certificate based authentication. I have a CA installed on a new 2025 member server and configured that role and also have Group Policies deployed to enroll users/computers with the certificate needed to connect internal WiFi/wired networks. I've verified clients are receiving all needed certs and the root cert. I have installed NPS (same server has CA), registered to AD, added Radius clients and configured policies. Everything looks good except...nothing works. Clients are not receiving authentication responses (just timeouts) and there are no logs being generated. Also, there are no relevant entries in the Windows Event Logs. I enabled auditing via the cmd line and verified it is enabled. I've also forced auditing via Group Policy. I've verified the NPS log location and have even tried moving it to other folders to see if it was a permission issue. I'm out of ideas. What else can I try?Unable to personalize display in Hyper-V VM
I have two physical servers running Windows Server 2025 Standard Edition, each with Hyper-V installed. On the first 2025 server, I have no issues adjusting video/personalization settings in running virtual machines. On the second server, I created a 2025 domain controller but I am unable to adjust any of the video settings ("remote resolution changes not allowed") even though enhanced sessions are enabled. How can I fix this on the second server? Thanks.Default Profile not setting Backgroud
Hello, this is driving me nuts! I'm just preparing our template for Windows Server 2025 VM rollout. I try to set a solid background in the default profile (c:\uses\default\ntuser.dat), so every new user gets this as default background. I have set HKCU\Control Panel\Colors Background REG_SZ 50 84 154 HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop Wallpaper REG_SZ HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DesktopSpotlight\Settings EnabledState DWORD 0 HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Wallpapers BackgroundType DWORD 1 but every new user/profile still gets the windows default background image (C:\WINDOWS\web\wallpaper\Windows\img0.jpg). Don't want to use GPOs, as the setting should be optional. All other settings from teh default profile copy all right. Anyone any idea? Thanx! Cheers __LeoWAC Extension VM Conversion: Pre-checks failed: PowerCLI is not installed
Hi, i have Windows Administration Center Version 2410 Build 2.4.2.1, i try to migrate VMware VMs to Hyper-V using WAC Extension VM Conversion and when i start sync i get this error: Pre-checks failed: PowerCLI is not installed. Please install PowerCLI and try again.. Check the logs for details. (1%) but PowerCLI is already installed with offline installation procedure because no internet connexion available in my environment, i can import vmware.powercli module in powershel but same error in WAC Than you for your helpWindows update failure Error 0x8024200B
Windows server 2022 standard version 21H2 Installed 08/04/2025 OS Build 20348.3807 KB5063880 installation failed. Error 0x8024200B Latest servicing stack installed 10.0.20348.4160 Can't get the update to install, been through the entire guide on how to reset windows update etc. The only solution I can find is to reset windows and reinstall the OS, but surely that is a bit drastic for a security update, especially since the server was installed only 5 months ago? Any help would be useful please!msDFSR-options value at the end of Authoritative synchronization of DFSR
Hello, I had a Sysvol synchronisation problem between my domain Controllers, so i made an authoritative synchronization of DFSR-replicated to fix it. Everything works find but i still have a question about the msDFSR-options value, should i keep it "1" or reset it to "not defined" Source : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/troubleshoot/windows-server/group-policy/force-authoritative-non-authoritative-synchronizationsend files from jetson to windows server
Aside from having cal license for 10 windows 11 computers, will I need a cal license for some custom python code running on a NVIDIA Jetson. Or is the CAL License only for windows computers. Process explanation simplified OPENCV capture video Store video locally Transfer file to windows server Transfer/Read file from server for AI analytics Store results on serverWindows Server Datacenter: Azure Edition preview build 26470 now available in Azure
Windows Server Datacenter: Azure Edition preview build 26470 now available in Azure Hello Windows Server Insiders! We welcome you to try Windows Server vNext Datacenter: Azure Edition preview build 26470 in both Desktop experience and Core version on the Microsoft Server Operating Systems Preview offer in Azure. Azure Edition is optimized for operation in the Azure environment. For additional information, see Preview: Windows Server VNext Datacenter (Azure Edition) for Azure Automanage on Microsoft Docs. For more information about this build, see Announcing Windows Server vNext Preview Build 26470 | Microsoft Community Hub.Announcing Windows Server vNext Preview Build 26470
Announcing Windows Server vNext Preview Build 26470 Hello Windows Server Insiders! Today we are pleased to release a new build of the next Windows Server Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) Preview that contains both the Desktop Experience and Server Core installation options for Datacenter and Standard editions, Annual Channel for Container Host and Azure Edition (for VM evaluation only). Branding remains, Windows Server 2025, in this preview - when reporting issues please refer to Windows Server vNext preview. If you signed up for Server Flighting, you should receive this new build automatically. What's New Rack Level Nested Mirror (RLNM) for S2D Campus Cluster Rack Level Nested Mirror (RLNM) for S2D Campus Cluster enables customers to meet NIS2 two data room requirements for their factories by providing fast and resilient storage using Storage Spaces Direct (S2D). For S2D Campus Cluster, we recommend using all-flash storage (SSD or NVMe drives), all capacity (no cache drives), and RDMA NICs (iWARP, RoCE, or InfiniBand). Note: Rack fault domains must be created on the cluster in order to use this feature – a new cluster must be created: #Create a test cluster but do not create storage: New-Cluster -Name TestCluster -Node Node1, Node2, Node3, Node4 -NoStorage #Define the fault domains for the cluster – two nodes are in “Room1” and two nodes are in “Room2”: Set-ClusterFaultDomain -XML @”<Topology><Site Name=”Redmond”><Rack Name=”Room1”><Node Name=”Node1”/><Node Name=”Node2”/></Rack><Rack Name=”Room2”><Node Name=”Node3”/> <Node Name=”Node4”/></Rack></Site></Topology>”@ #Add Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) Storage to the cluster – note that Enable-ClusterS2D cmdlet can also be used: Enable-ClusterStorageSpacesDirect #Check that the Storage Pool’s FaultDomainAwareness property is set to StorageRack: Get-storagepool -FriendlyName <S2DStoragePool> | fl #Create a four-copy volume on the storage pool: New-Volume -FriendlyName “FourCopyVolume” -StoragePoolFriendlyName S2D* -FileSystem CSVFS_ReFS –Size 500GB -PhysicalDiskRedundancy 3 -ProvisioningType Fixed -NumberOfDataCopies 4 –NumberOfColumns 3 #Create a four-copy volume on the storage pool, thinly provisioned: New-Volume -FriendlyName “FourCopyVolume” -StoragePoolFriendlyName S2D* -FileSystem CSVFS_ReFS –Size 500GB -PhysicalDiskRedundancy 3 –ProvisioningType Thin -NumberOfDataCopies 4 –NumberOfColumns 3 Windows Server Flighting is here!! If you signed up for Server Flighting, you should receive this new build automatically later today. For more information, see Welcome to Windows Insider flighting on Windows Server - Microsoft Community Hub Feedback Hub app is now available for Server Desktop users! The app should automatically update with the latest version, but if it does not, simply Check for updates in the app’s settings tab. Known Issues Download Windows Server Insider Preview (microsoft.com) Flighting: The label for this flight may incorrectly reference Windows 11. However, when selected, the package installed is the Windows Server update. Please ignore the label and proceed with installing your flight. This issue will be addressed in a future release. Available Downloads Downloads to certain countries may not be available. See Microsoft suspends new sales in Russia - Microsoft On the Issues. Windows Server Long-Term Servicing Channel Preview in ISO format in 18 languages, and in VHDX format in English only. 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All pre-release software made available to you via the Windows Server Insider program is governed by the Insider Terms of Use.Receiving many WMI issues in Server 2025 after applying KB5063878
After applying August 2025 updates, I am seeing many problems with WMI that are causing applications to fail with WMI related errors. There are tons of 5858 events logged. I'm observing this on several systems with that update. Any else experiencing this or know the cause? These problems were not occurring before KB5063878. Thanks.KB5063880 (2025-08 Cumulative Update for Microsoft server ) update 0x800f081f on W2022 server
Hi and sorry for my poor english I have a problem with this KB on my Win 2022 server : failed 0x800f081f I have try : DISM and SFC Tools - DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth - sfc /scannow : Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations. - Reboot & retry : failed 2. Reset Windows Update Components : a. net stop bits b. net stop wuauserv c. net stop appidsvc d. net stop cryptsvc e. ren %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.bak f. ren %systemroot%\System32\catroot2 catroot2.bak g. net start bits h. net start wuauserv i. net start appidsvc j. net start cryptsvc Retry : Failed : failed 3. Offline Installation via Microsoft Update Catalog Have you an idea ? ThanksRegister-WACLocalCredSSP: Failed to register CredSSP session configuration.
Every time when install Windows Admin Center (v2), I will get this error when installation accomplished. How to deal with it? Thanks 2025/08/17 15:34:48 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Enable-WACPSRemoting: Successfully configured PowerShell Remoting. 2025/08/17 15:34:48 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Remove-WACSelfSignedCertificate: Successfully removed self signed certificate. 2025/08/17 15:34:49 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Set-WACEndpointFqdn: Added Service FQDN to the hosts file. 2025/08/17 15:34:49 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Set-WACEndpointFqdn: Updated Endpoint and Service FQDN. 2025/08/17 15:34:52 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Copy-WACTempUpdaterProcessFiles: Successfully copied Windows Admin Center Updater process files. 2025/08/17 15:34:54 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Register-WACUpdaterScheduledTask: Successfully registered Windows Admin Center Updater scheduled task. 2025/08/17 15:34:55 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Unregister-WACService: Successfully unregistered Windows Admin Center service. 2025/08/17 15:34:55 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Register-WACService: Successfully registered Windows Admin Center service. 2025/08/17 15:34:58 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Set-WACWinRmTrustedHosts: Successfully set TrustedHosts to *. 2025/08/17 15:34:59 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Set-WACWinRmOverHttps: Successfully set WAC WinRM over HTTPS configuration. 2025/08/17 15:35:00 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Set-WACSoftwareUpdateMode: Successfully set WAC software update mode. 2025/08/17 15:35:01 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Set-WACTelemetryPrivacy: Successfully set WAC telemetry privacy mode. 2025/08/17 15:35:02 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Set-WACOperationMode: Successfully updated WAC operation mode: Production. 2025/08/17 15:35:02 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Set-WACLoginMode: Successfully set WAC login mode. 2025/08/17 15:35:03 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=The certificate subject name for the front-end endpoint has been set to admin.compute.microbin.cn. 2025/08/17 15:35:03 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=The certificate subject name for the service endpoint has been set to admin.compute.microbin.cn. 2025/08/17 15:35:03 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Set-WACCertificateSubjectName: Successfully set WAC certificate subject name. 2025/08/17 15:35:04 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Set-WACCertificateAcl: Successfully set WAC certificate access control list. 2025/08/17 15:35:05 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Set-WACHttpsPorts: Successfully set WAC HTTPS ports. 2025/08/17 15:35:06 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Unregister-WACAccountManagementService: Successfully unregistered Windows Admin Center Account Management service. 2025/08/17 15:35:06 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Register-WACAccountManagementService: Successfully registered Windows Admin Center Account Management service. 2025/08/17 15:35:07 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Unregister-WACFirewallRule: Successfully removed WAC firewall rule. 2025/08/17 15:35:07 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Register-WACFirewallRule: Successfully created WAC firewall rule. 2025/08/17 15:35:09 Level=ERROR ExitCode=1 Message=Register-WACLocalCredSSP: Failed to register CredSSP session configuration. 2025/08/17 15:35:13 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Initialize-WACDatabase: Successfully initialized database. 2025/08/17 15:35:14 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Import-WACExistingExtensions: No previously installed extensions to import. 2025/08/17 15:35:14 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=Import-WACExistingPlugins: No previously installed plugins to import. 2025/08/17 15:35:15 Level=INFO ExitCode=0 Message=New-WACEventLog: Successfully created Windows Admin Center event log.
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