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Como hacer el Donwgrade de Windows Server 2022 Standard a Windows Server 2019 Standard, es posible??
Tengo que adquirir 3 licencias para 3 servidores dell nuevos comprados con un distribuidor, pero no encuentro localmente licencias de Windows Server 2019, unicamente Windows Server 2022, y para la aplicacion que se desea correr unicamente puedo usar 2019. Se puede hacer el Downgrade de esta version? y alguien sabe cual es el proceso???.....
RDS Licensing for administrators
Hello, We are planning to acquire 10 RDS User licenses, and I would like to clarify the following points: Will access be limited to 10 simultaneous rdp session, or can administrators still access the server normally via RDP? Do administrators connecting using mstsc /admin require an RDS license, or is this access exempt? In the past (Windows Server 2016), I recall that exceeding the number of licenses allowed temporary RDP sessions. Could you confirm if this behavior is still the same? Thank you in advance for your clarification.
Windows NVMe-oF Initiator connect error
Hi everyone, I am trying to test the new Windows NVMe-oF Initiator within build 29550.1000 but I am not able to connect to a remote storage array - getting the error "IOCTL_NVMEOF_CONNECT_CONTROLLER failed with error code 0x1f" (see screenshot). Any idea what does this error mean or what can be wrong?b26085 - Windows Server 2025 and OneDrive integration appears to have issues
Dear Windows Server Insider community, Windows Server Team, today I have tried the following: - Install fresh WS 2025 b26085 - executed winget upgrade --all this will upgrade winget and terminal to the latest version - winget install OneDrive --source winget OneDrive got successfully installed As I connected MS Edge to my MSA the SSO worked fine for OneDrive PS C:\Users\Administrator> winget install onedrive -s winget Found Microsoft OneDrive [Microsoft.OneDrive] Version 22.131.0619.0001 This application is licensed to you by its owner. Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages. Downloading https://oneclient.sfx.ms/Win/Prod/22.131.0619.0001/amd64/OneDriveSetup.exe ██████████████████████████████ 52.9 MB / 52.9 MB Successfully verified installer hash Starting package install... Successfully installed 1. ISSUE: In File Explorer however the "OneDrive" quick link has no function. Expected behaviour: should browse OneDrive Repro: install OneDrive via winget connect to your OneDrive MS Account open File Explorer click on the OneDrive quick access using the start menu > opening OneDrive works fine OneDrive has a new settings that is integrated in Windows Setting now, instead of a WinForm Dialogue. This one cannot be opened in Windows Server 2025. Probably due missing Windows experience pack which would integrate the new experience. 2. ISSUE: Clicking on Settings nothing happens Expected behaviour: it should open and redirect to Settings app for OneDrive Settings Repro: install OneDrive via winget connect to your OneDrive MS Account open OneDrive in systray, try to open "Settings" in the OneDrive flyout Feedback Hub items: File Explorer OneDrive integration https://aka.ms/AAq9fao OneDrive Settings integration https://aka.ms/AAqbcyx
VMWARE ESXi and Winddows VM Licenses
We have one VMware environment with 3 servers each with 2 CPUs, to be properly legal he acquired 6 Windows Server Datacenter Edition licenses, what happens is that when he is trying to activate the VMs that are in Windows Server Standard he gets the error that you see in the image. Licensing was carried out correctly as described in the Windows Server 2025 License Guide, in summary: all CPUs and Cores) in the virtualization cluster were licensed. can anyone advise the right way to use the Datacentre License in ESXi environment? thanks in advanced
Experiences Creating a CA with ML‑DSA Using Microsoft Smart Card Key Storage Provider (ADCS / PQC)
Hi all, I’m exploring the possibility of using post‑quantum cryptography within an Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS) environment in the Insider release 29550. Specifically, I’m interested in creating a Certificate Authority (CA) where the CA’s key material is generated and stored using a Microsoft Smart Card Key Storage Provider (KSP) with support for ML‑DSA. This is an option selectable in the "Specify the cryptographic options". Has anyone in the community successfully done the following: Created a CA using ML‑DSA: Micosoft Smart Card KSP as the cryptographic provider? If so, what smart card or hardware token did you use that supports ML‑DSA via the Microsoft Smart Card KSP? (e.g., specific vendor and/or model that exposes ML‑DSA support correctly to Windows) Is it actually possible to create a CA using ML‑DSA as the cryptographic provider? If yes, what are the key steps or gotchas? What changes when ML‑DSA is used as the CA key provider compared to traditional providers like RSA/ECC? Any differences in certificate creation, enrollment, templates, compatibility with clients, etc.? Is there any official documentation for using ML‑DSA or PQC with ADCS? Are there other post‑quantum cryptographic (PQC) options already supported or coming soon in ADCS?Problem in Windows Server 2022
Hello, I need help with the following: I had the video application installed and working on a VPS with Windows Server 2022, and suddenly it stopped working. It won't start, and it doesn't show any errors or events that I can analyze in the viewer. Does anyone have any idea what might be happening? I've already tried many AI recommendations, from uninstalling and reinstalling an older version of the application to uninstalling the latest server update, among other things. I also tried installing it on another VPS, and it shows the same problem.Build 29550 Bare Metal ReFS Boot: Server Roles installation fails with 0xc004000d and/or 0x800f0922
When installing Windows Server Build 29550 on Bare Metal with the OS drive (C:) formatted as ReFS, the installation of core Server Roles (DHCP, Hyper-V, DNS, Windows Server Backup) fails consistently. Error returned by PowerShell (Install-WindowsFeature) and/or Server Manager: 0xc004000d (One or several parent features are disabled). CBS.log shows TiWorker failing with [HRESULT = 0x800f0922 - CBS_E_INSTALLERS_FAILED]. Troubleshooting done: Same ISO on KVM (formatted as NTFS) works perfectly. Same hardware, formatted as ReFS on older Build 29531, worked perfectly. "Leaf" features like Media Foundation install fine, but complex roles fail. sfc /scannow did not find any integrity violation DISM RestoreHealth fails with 0x80004005 Conclusion: There is a CBS / Hard Link regression when reading the Component Store (WinSxS) on a ReFS boot drive in build 29550.
Capabilities of NVMe-oF so far?
Started playing around with NVMe-oF last night and got a successful connection to TrueNAS. I'm wondering what the current capabilities/limitations are. As far as I can tell you can't cluster the disk which is what I was primarily interested in. I was able to connect the same NQN endpoint to two servers but the WSFC cluster wouldn't detect it as a cluster available disk. Also the disks seems to disappear on every reboot and has to be set up again, so is there no auto-mount yet? I understand this is early preview so I don't have many expectations, just would like some clarity. Thank you.Remote Desktop Connection Broker with SmartCard authentication
Yubikey's have been been rolled out to our end users and reports of 'not being able to run more than one published remote app' have started to flood in. Windows username/password authentication works fine, users without force 'smart card' login can authenticate with the RDweb resources (or even via work resources in their start menu) and run multiple remote apps with no issues. Current setup is one RD Broker server hosting RD Collections, multiple RDH servers bolted on. What I have found so far: Smart card user loads up a remote app, a credential box is presented and the pin is presented, the 1st remote app loads up. Smart card user loads up a 2nd remote app, a credential box appears, under more options, we note that the second connection is using 'the following credential to connect: Password for @@B5YrCiy********' as per below. Selecting OK passes these credentials to the broker and the connection fails. These seems be some kind of user hash? relating to the smartcard? but either way this is presented (not a pin) then you kill the 'RemoteApp and Desktop Connection Runtime' application: then close down this second remote app connection, then reload the remote app connection again. You notice the credentials are cleared and the user can re-present their smart card pin and successfully load up 2 remote apps: So here is my thinking... Smart Card credentials are supplied to the broker and the 'RemoteApp and Desktop Connection Runtime' application holds/cashes these? Killing this application forces 'NEW' remote app connects to re-authenticate with the broker, allowing the next remote app session. Im sure other org's must be using smart card authentication with their RD broker with multiple RD session hosts? for some reason, connecting to our Rd Farm with smart card/pin does not allow a seamless experience when wanting multiple remote apps...... Password auth is seemless.Updated Failover Clustering API Documentation
Does anyone know when the Failover Cluster API documentation will be updated? Currently, in learn it only shows Server 2008 and 2012. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/mscs/failover-cluster-apis-portal The same goes for storage spaces. Is there any updated documentation?Windows NVMe-oF Initiator
Hi everyone, I am trying to test the new Windows NVMe-oF Initiator within build 29550.1000 but I am not able to configure an I/O Subsystem Port, still getting the message " A Host Gateway with the specified identifier was not found for the Initiator Adapter." (see screenshot). Any idea what I am doing wrong?How to add a new domain controller to an existing Active Directory domain?
The specific situation is as follows: The company has one forest and domain, and two Active Directory (AD) servers. These two servers communicate and synchronize data. One server is deployed in the local data center, and the other is deployed on Azure Cloud. The forest and domain functional levels are both Windows Server 2008 R2. Both servers are running Windows Server 2016 Standard. Because there are computers running Windows XP and Windows 7 in the domain, upgrading the forest and domain functional levels is not possible. Windows Server 2008 R2 must be retained. The company now needs to add a new AD server on Huawei Cloud and join it to the company's forest and domain. The main questions are: How do I determine which operating system the new server should run? Excluding Windows Server 2016. How should I choose between Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025? How do I determine how to allocate CPU, memory, disk, and network resources during system deployment? How to determine which operating system is best suited for running a domain controller without conflicts or incompatibility? What preparations should be made before deploying a new server?
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