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Windows Servers Uptime Report using PowerShell
Hi Folks, A customer has mix of Windows servers (2012, 2016, 2019) on-premises environment. Customer needs to generate a report via PowerShell about the availability of servers. During my search I found a script on this link and its modified version is attached. Please note, this script reads windows events and based on that produces result. There is a problem where I need help, this script doesn't run against list of servers via a CSV file or a text file and we suspect it is not producing correct result. Can somebody please review this script and help us with the right syntax or what is missing here? Thanks in advance.How to make an external USB drive bootable with an older OS ( Win 7)
I have an Literature app on CD's, originally designed for Windows 7. I have a Seagate 232 GB USB drive. I was thinking of installing Windows 7 on it ( I have the installation CD) and boot from it so that I can play my CD literature collection. Is this feasible? How?. ThanksHow to copy backups to multiple drives? (the "3" in 3-2-1) =
I'm setting up a backup process from scratch. Currently planning to use Macrium Reflect (MR). I want to store backup images on multiple drives (3 of them). How to copy images produced by MR to other drives? First, I wanted to use FreeFileSync or TeraCopy, but seems that Macrium Image Guard (MIG) doesn't allow that. From the first look at its settings, I understand that it only allows images to be copied by robocopy. And now the questions: Is the robocopy really the only option to copy MR images? robocopy can't verify that the copied files are the same as the source. Is it necessary at all? If yes, how to do that efficiently? If I switch to a new external drive, it is empty, but I don't want to fill it with all previous backups, I want to only copy newer images. Should I fiddle with PowerShell scripts to make robocopy copy images only starting from a certain file creation/modification date?
W11 24H2 - Trust relationship breaking with hybrid-joined machines
Has anyone else encountered the issue whereby when the 24H2 update installs on a hybrid-joined machine (Intune / local AD), the trust relationship with the local AD becomes broken, and the only way to log into the machine is using a local admin account (if one exists), and then repair the trust using the Test-ComputerSecureChannel -Repair command? It seems to happen consistently with all our hybrid-joined machines immediately after the update has installed.Possible to install windows 11 without microsoft account?
Hello tech community members, I'm new to Windows and want to install Windows 11 on a PC given by my dad, but I don't have a Microsoft account and I'm not planning to create one. I've heard that it's possible to bypass the Microsoft account requirement during the installation process, but I'm not sure how to do it. Could anyone provide a step-by-step guide or any tips on how to install Windows 11 without Microsoft account? Any help would be greatly appreciated! [Latest update] Please don't send private message any more as I don't have time replying one by one. If you had the same question, please follow this step-by-step-guide with screenshots to get it done. I already successfully installed Windows 11 on my PC without Microsoft account. You can also contact the support to send you the custom ISO to skip the Microsoft account requirement.
Missing a GPO setting for Notifications
I'm looking for GPO setting that will prevent our users from turning off Notifications. The requirement is that notifications are Enabled and the user cannot turn this off. At the moment they can turn it on and off at will and I cannot find a setting to prevent this. the only one I have found is to turn it off [Turn off toast notifications] which is not desired. Am I missing something or does this need to be a feature request?
Unable to install Windows 11
So I have a home built desktop (i7-11th gen, 128gb ddr4, msi x590 tomahawk, 2tb Samsung nvme; 2tb WD black nvme) that I am attempting to install Windows 11 in a dual boot with Fedora 41. I have had no issues with my Fedora install and use it daily for work as well as other tasks. I decided to try out Windows 11 and have met nothing but one roadblock after another. My first issue is that the installer told me that my system couldn't run Win11 but I meet the requirements or TPM 2.0, secure boot, ram, cpu, etc. I tried using both the MS installation disk creation tool as well as rufus, which btw can't even create a bootable usb for me. I then stumbled across a way to use regedit during install to bypass the TPM and secureboot checks which allowed me to get through the first phase of install but then the system gets stuck in a boot loop. I have disconnected all of the fedora disks leaving only the WD drive and pulled the usb key prior to first reboot and neither of these have made a difference. I am hoping someone from Microsoft or the community one can give me a simple and workable solution as well as an answer as to why the install process is so unbelievably convoluted. I am honestly at the point of giving up on windows entirely (thankfully I do not have to depend on this operating system to earn my paycheck) if there is no straight-forward solution.
Scheduled Tasks in Modern Standby
Exciting Update: Windows 12 Pro, V23H1 23007.2022 Pioneer Nouveau XPS 2022 - fully optimized with latest Dell enhancements, including Firmware upgrades. In a recent breakthrough collaboration with the tech community, it has come to my attention that scheduled tasks are not operational during Standby mode (S0). Consequently, my crucial backups and virus checks remain dormant. Although I verified Windows' maintenance schedule set for 2:00 am, I encountered an obstacle in activating the option to awaken the system from sleep mode. Is there a Group Policy configuration that can be toggled to facilitate the execution of scheduled tasks? I'm aware of a specific policy adjustment that enables network connectivity during Standby mode, detailed in an illuminating guide by Brink. My preference is to avoid a full operating system reinstall. I find it inconceivable that Microsoft has implemented a protocol that essentially cripples the Task Scheduler, causing maintenance to coincide with user activity on the device.
Windows 11 Insider Preview 10.0.26052.1100 (ge_release) Install error - 0xc1900101
My computer simply won't update to the newest Windows 11 Insider Preview. Device name: DESKTOP-O4BECGJ Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX with Radeon Graphics 3.30 GHz Installed RAM: 16.0 GB (15.4 GB usable) Device ID: A51A9A96-3A94-4F0D-924D-4DD3F3645DE4 Product ID: 00342-20723-36114-AAOEM System type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor Pen and touch: No pen or touch input is available for this display Edition: Windows 11 Home Insider Preview Version: 23H2 Installed on: 2/8/2024 OS build: 26040.1000 Experience: Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26040.1000.0 Every time I go to install this update, my computer freezes at startup, then after many minutes of being frozen I will just get the Green Screen of Death that says ":( Your Windows Insider Build ran into a problem and needs to restart. We're just collecting some error info, and then we'll restart for you." Once the computer does restart, the update gets undone. Another thing I'd like to add is I tried running the Windows Update troubleshooter and it says "An error occurred while troubleshooting: A problem is preventing the troubleshooter from starting. Troubleshooters have moved and this tool will be retired. Learn more." Package ID: WindowsUpdateDiagnostic Path: Unknown Error code: 0x803C010A Source: Engine User: DESKTOP-O4BECGJ\maste Context: Elevated
WDAC DLL-Blocking
Hi everyone, I am currently trying to implement WDAC with Intune as a managed installer and have followed the documentation (Allow apps deployed with a WDAC managed installer - Windows Security | Microsoft Learn) for this. This works pretty well so far, most applications that are packaged and deployed via Intune are allowed to run. What surprises me, though: In the WDAC policy, I left out policy rule option 19 (Enabled: Dynamic Code Security) because we don't want to block DLLs. Nevertheless, it happens from time to time that DLLs are blocked. Nevertheless, it happens from time to time that DLLs are blocked. The errors then look like this: Code Integrity determined that a process (\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\ADPSDK\bin\AdpSDKUtil.exe) attempted to load \Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\xxxxxx\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\ADPSDK\bin\AdpSDKIdentityWrapper.dll that did not meet the Enterprise signing level requirements or violated code integrity policy (Policy ID:{xxxxxxxx). Is there any way to disable this behavior or have I overlooked something here? Is it at all possible to disable blocking of DLLs completely? The AppLocker configuration for the managed installer: The Rule Options selected in the WDAC Wizard:What is the Windows 11 Pro latest software Country that meets this thread´s post description ?
This thread´s post description is: Smallest GDP Nominal Country that if you have your Windows 11 Pro latest software OS configured to use it as its OS´S Country you can use Microsoft´s Store? not all countries meet this requisite as Senegal or other African countries where you can´t use Microsoft´s StoreDuplicate user folders, one with local and one with Windows username; only local one in Users folder
I am forced to sign in with my Microsoft username rather than my local username (admin authority). My only folder in my Users Folder is one with my local user name. That isn’t so much the problem as this: A real folder (not shortcut) with my Microsoft username with contents that are duplicates of the ones in the folder with my local username has been created on the desktop, even though a folder with my Microsoft username does not exist in my Users folder. The one with the Microsoft username (on my desktop) is kept by the system identical (except for title) to the one with my local username (in the Users folder). How do I get rid of the folder with my Microsoft username without deleting the duplicate one with my local username?Is there a coherent way to investigate File Explorer crashes?
I have installed Win11 24H2 from scratch (i.e., not upgrading a previous version of Windows). I find File Explorer is crashing. This tends to happen when I right-click on something in File Explorer. It seems mostly to happen when I right-click on something in the navigation pane, but I just had a crash when I right-clicked on empty space in the Details pane. Google searches lead to lists of things to try. Prior experience teaches that these laundry lists of possible solutions can waste a lot of time. Experience with this particular problem supports that impression. It seems it might make more sense to know where to look, in various logs, to figure out what happened, in the moments after some such crash. Or to have a tool that can parse such logs in lay terms. The question is, is there a tool or method that I can use to approach Explorer crashes systematically, instead of trying random "solutions" that may actually have nothing to do with the problem.command run no work
I upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11. If I want to open the run command as administrator, it gives me the error below. I've tried all kinds of tutorials, nothing works. sfc /scannow, all with Dissm /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth, Didsm /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth etc Anyone help me?
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