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AZURE AD Contacts problem
Heloo, I've been looking for an online solution and nothing works. I have a hybrid Active Directory on-premise and Azure AD system since 2021. Users created in Active directory on-premise deleted since 2021-2022 still appear in my Azure AD contacts, and when I synchronize the contacts from AzureAD with other applications, those users are also visible. The users no longer exist in AD, from there they are automatically deleted after 180 days anyway, I checked. They are no longer found in Azure AD, M365 Admin, the only place where they are still found is Azure AD contacts, it seems they are not in the GAL either because they do not appear in outlook. - I tried Online PowerShell - Get-User | Format-List DisplayName, UserPrincipalName, PrimarySmtpAddress , It only shows me active users - I tried Microsoft Graph , ditto, it only shows me active users. I don't know how to identify those users, and their number is increasing. Please help, some other Ideas?
Migration from Microsoft Entra Connect Sync to Entra Cloud Sync
Hello, I am migrating my organization from Microsoft Entra Connect Sync to Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync, from On-Premise AD to Microsoft Entra ID only. I divided the migration (change) into phases, created roles for all synchronized OUs separately, according to this tutorial (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/hybrid/cloud-sync/tutorial-pilot-aadc-aadccp), everything was going well until I discovered that if the users OU is synced with connect sync and the mail groups OU - with cloud sync, the cloud sync cannot perceive the changes coming from on-premise and, for example, cannot join a specific group to a user who is in one of the groups in on-premise AD. I have licensing groups that automatically assign the appropriate license to a user when they are in this group in Entra. Is there any solution that I can use to avoid or avoid all this? Or do I have to synchronize all OUs at once? Has anyone had a similar incident? Thanks, I will accept any advice.
Azure Virtual Desktop External Identities
Hi. I was delighted to find out that External Identities are now supported in Azure Virtual Desktop (preview). https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/authentication#external-identity-preview I have attempted to set this up and test it as per the requirements and known limitations above. However, when I sign into the Windows app with my guest account, I do not have any AVD resources available. Are there any detailed setup instructions or is there anything not obvious that I might be missing? Thank you!Hyper V Orphan Checkpoint
Hi, I have a simple setup as follows: - 2 clustered Hyper-V hosts - 1 clustered VM with its VHDX stored on central shared storage After a network disruption, the VM was improperly shut down. Following that, I noticed a checkpoint was automatically created. However, in Hyper-V Manager, the checkpoint has no “Delete” option to merge it back into the main VHDX file. Here’s what I’ve tried so far: 1. Powered off the VM. 2. Edited the disk and manually merged the AVHDX back into the VHDX. 3. Reconfigured the VM to use the merged VHDX file. The VM can now power on normally without issues. However, the “orphaned” checkpoint still appears, and I am unable to perform a Live Migration between hosts. I’ve also attempted to remove the checkpoint using PowerShell (`Remove-VMCheckpoint`), but it failed. I need assistance on how to properly clean up this orphaned checkpoint so Live Migration will work again.
Windows 11 Restarts After Desktop Shut Down
After two weeks of shutting down from the desktop icon, my Lenovo AOI is restarting after. To troubleshoot, I have: -Disabled fast startup -Turned off PCI Express>Link State Power Management -Set the Power Button to shut down option -Disabled the Hiberboot -Disabled the Start and Recovery Automatically restart option What I am not able to do: -When I go to Winlogon, the is no Power Down - Shut down option. I have not added one -When I enter powercfg -h off, a "power" command is not a valid is the return -When I open Network adapter to select it to not to power the system on. There is no power tab option. My system is Modern Standby, so Power tabs are not present. I can edit the registry to put the system to S3 and return the power options. What I've found out online is SO alone would not be the cause for a restart after shut down I have run both a DISM and sfc /scannow. No corrupt files were found. My computer was purchased this September, and as I mentioned was working fine. The only issue I could think of is a Windows update done about two weeks ago. I haven't uninstalled those yet and have had an update since. The issue was not rectified. I am able to shut down by the manual button. The computer runs fine in every other function. I suppose I could do a reinstall of Windows 11, but it doesn't seem worth the effort. Any input would be welcome. Thanks.Windows 7 What Browsers will still work with Windows 7?
I have a neighbor who has an old HP desktop he wants to give to his 10-year-old Grandson to get him started on computers. I set the computer back to out-of-the-box settings and cloned the disk to an SSD. The problem I am having is finding a browser that still works on Windows 7. I have downloaded and burned to CD several that said they would work, but don't. Are there really one that still works on a 7 computer? I saw a couple that said will work, but needs Windows 7 with SP1, which is not available any longer. I see Windows 10 programs are still available, but I don't know if he wants to spend the $$$. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.KB5070773 fixes a WinRE bug introduced by October’s cumulative update.
It's my understanding that 2025-10 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5066835) (26100.6899) breaks the WinRE. My Windows Update does not show this fix installed. I cannot find it. The only think waiting to be installed is the Windows 11, version 25H2. Does that update fix KB5066835? https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/october-20-2025-kb5070773-os-builds-26200-6901-and-26100-6901-out-of-band-0f533ed7-949a-4b89-8d0f-6ee751adfcd4👋 Welcome to the Microsoft Tech Community!
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I can't see a NAS on my Network all of a sudden
This was working fine. But I replaced my router today. Everything seems to be working but now all of a sudden, I can't see a Windows 10 PC that I have set up as a NAS. It was not working for a long time, but then all of a sudden it showed up on my old Router. Now on this one I can't see it in Windows. If I connect to my Router, I can see it. I have put a box around the device that shows up when I connect to my router and you can see it in this screenshot I took: When I open File Explorer, I can't see it on my network. I tried connecting with Remote Desktop and that doesn't work either. Can someone help please? Thanks in advance Jim S.Outlook trying to log in to azure servers before mail server
Outlook is connecting to azure servers before trying to log in to the mail server. My mail server blocks access from cloud computing sources. How can I make outlook connect directly to my mail server? I am able to get logged in to a different account with the same mail client.
ASUS ROG laptop with Windows 10 turning on to BIOS, cannot find HDD
My laptop (ASUS ROG Windows 10, about 10 years old now) started updating late on 10/17/25, the light was bothering my roommate so I picked it up and moved it into another room to let it finish updating. I came into the room yesterday morning and saw that it was on the lock screen, so I left for work and didn't touch it. Yesterday evening the screen was off so I turned it back on, but it just turned on to the BIOS. When looking under boot options there's no HDD to select, which seems to be one of the big fixes for this issue. Is it possible there's a way to fix this or is my HDD broken to the point of looking into data recovery? Or is data recovery even possible with the computer not even recognizing the HDD? Thank you
Microsoft Edge message "session expired".
HHi! I read and comment on Edge home page off and on all day. About 10 days ago, I tried to post something and got the msg that the session had expired, followed by "log in to comment". But I AM logged in and have been for quite a while. My avatar shows, my history is there, the people I follow are marked, etc. I can't figure out what the problem is and it's driving me nuts. Any ideas would be very much appreciated!Authenticator Setup
Just got a new PC on Monday and really struggling to 'speak Microsoft' Somewhere I am asked to verify but struggle to provide an acceptable means. Thought I'd try and install Microsoft Authenticator on Android Tablet and cell phone. I use OUTLOOK desktop and have access to my Outlook accout configured together with my regular email account. Authenticator requires confirmation but won't accept my outlook passwor,. won't send me a message to my outlook account (does suggest using my Authenticator app - which is what I am trying to set up - so not very helpful.) The email address is an old one which is no longer in use but sruggle to make changes without some sort of verification. Just going round in circles. Guess I am missing something simple but have spent ages trying to get round this hurdle Any help appreciated. Will try Youtube as wellOutlook Classic 2021 not responding disconected from exchange
Outlook Classic 2021 not responding disconected from exchange Windows 11 24H2, after run Outlook immediately not responding, in right down corner yellow triangle 'Outlook is not responding if you are using a Microsoft Exchange email account you can cancel the pending server task' making new profile not work, reparing ost file not work, disabled all addins not work, no updates in outlook - newest version, reparing office not work. someone can help? what can i do
Xbox authentication doesn't work on LAN
Starting from around yesterday Minecraft and Xbox authentication stopped working on all devices in my network connected via LAN. This problem doesn't seem to persist with any other applications OR with devices connected to WIFI. I would assume its an issue on my part, but from everything I've tested it seems to happen ONLY when trying to log into the Xbox app and Minecraft, everything else works just fine. Would love some help with this. Sorry if this isn't the correct section for thisSppExtComObj.exe ERROR
Good evening/day to all! I am coming here today because this type of error is very frustrating! It happens most of the time when I turn on my pc, it feels like my GPU fans increase and decrease the speed really random and after a while my pc either restarts or either is getting a freeze and nothing is responsive anymore! I did add this error to AI but not much help unfortunately, as I thought it is gonna give me some answers! If anyone here with a better brain than mine can help me with this one, I will be extreamly happy! I`d like to add the fact that all my drivers and everything is up to date! I have used in CMD as admin these: - winget upgrade --all ( everything is up to date ) - sfc /scannow ( no corrupted files ) Kind regards! Unable to start a DCOM Server: {3C296D07-90AE-4FAC-86F9-65EAA8B82D22}. The error: "2147942402" Happened while starting this command: C:\WINDOWS\system32\SppExtComObj.exe -Embedding
Forcing Outlook Fonts via Intune
A client has requested we force a specific font for Outlook on all their devices and I've been investigating a method of pushing this out via Intune. This post on https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/manage-font-intune-outlook-rapha%C3%ABl-zimmermann includes some PowerShell scripts to determine the correct fonts and then apply them, but I'm getting an error when I try to use them. The first script appears to run without incident and provides the font values. $Path = "registry::HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\mailsettings" $Name1 = "ReplyFontComplex" $Name2 = "ComposeFontComplex" $Name3 = "ReplyFontSimple" $Name4 = "ComposeFontSimple" $Name5 = "TextFontComplex" $Name6 = "TextFontSimple" (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name1 -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Name1 | ForEach-Object { '{0:X2}' -f $_ }) -join ',' (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name2 -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Name2 | ForEach-Object { '{0:X2}' -f $_ }) -join ',' (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name3 -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Name3 | ForEach-Object { '{0:X2}' -f $_ }) -join ',' (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name4 -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Name4 | ForEach-Object { '{0:X2}' -f $_ }) -join ',' (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name5 -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Name5 | ForEach-Object { '{0:X2}' -f $_ }) -join ',' (Get-ItemProperty -Path $Path -Name $Name6 -ErrorAction Stop | Select-Object -ExpandProperty $Name6 | ForEach-Object { '{0:X2}' -f $_ }) -join ',' However when the results are run through the below remediation script I get this error: Cannot convert value "0x 73" to type "System.Byte". Error: "Could not find any recognizable digits." At line:57 char:1 + Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name1Complex -Value ([byt ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [], RuntimeException + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidCastFromStringToInteger $ValueSimple = "3C,00,00,00,1F,00,00,F8,00,00,00,40,DC,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,22,43,61,6C,69,62,72,69,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00" $ValueComposeComplex = "3C,68,74,6D,6C,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,3C,68,65,61,64,3E,0D,0A,3C,73,74,79,6C,65,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,20,2F,2A,20,53,74,79,6C,65,20,44,65,66,69,6E,69,74,69,6F,6E,73,20,2A,2F,0D,0A,20,73,70,61,6E,2E,50,65,72,73,6F,6E,61,6C,43,6F,6D,70,6F,73,65,53,74,79,6C,65,0D,0A,09,7B,6D, 73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,6E,61,6D,65,3A,22,50,65,72,73,6F,6E,61,6C,20,43,6F,6D,70,6F,73,65,20,53,74,79,6C,65,22,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,74,79,70,65,3A,70,65,72,73,6F,6E,61,6C,2D,63,6F,6D,70,6F,73,65,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65, 2D,6E,6F,73,68,6F,77,3A,79,65,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,75,6E,68,69,64,65,3A,6E,6F,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,61,6E,73,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,73,69,7A,65,3A,31,31,2E,30,70,74,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,73,69,7A,65,3A, 31,31,2E,30,70,74,3B,0D,0A,09,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,22,41,70,74,6F,73,22,2C,73,61,6E,73,2D,73,65,72,69,66,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,61,73,63,69,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,41,70,74,6F,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,61,73,63,69,69,2D,74, 68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,6C,61,74,69,6E,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,66,61,72,65,61,73,74,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,41,70,74,6F,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,66,61,72,65,61,73,74,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72, 2D,6C,61,74,69,6E,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,68,61,6E,73,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,41,70,74,6F,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,68,61,6E,73,69,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,6C,61,74,69,6E,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D, 66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,22,54,69,6D,65,73,20,4E,65,77,20,52,6F,6D,61,6E,22,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,62,69,64,69,3B,0D,0A,09,63,6F,6C,6F,72,3A,77,69,6E,64,6F,77,74,65,78,74,3B,7D,0D, 0A,2D,2D,3E,0D,0A,3C,2F,73,74,79,6C,65,3E,0D,0A,3C,2F,68,65,61,64,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,3C,2F,68,74,6D,6C,3E,0D,0A" $ValueReplyComplex = "3C,68,74,6D,6C,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,3C,68,65,61,64,3E,0D,0A,3C,73,74,79,6C,65,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,20,2F,2A,20,53,74,79,6C,65,20,44,65,66,69,6E,69,74,69,6F,6E,73,20,2A,2F,0D,0A,20,73,70,61,6E,2E,50,65,72,73,6F,6E,61,6C,52,65,70,6C,79,53,74,79,6C,65,0D,0A,09,7B,6D,73,6F, 2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,6E,61,6D,65,3A,22,50,65,72,73,6F,6E,61,6C,20,52,65,70,6C,79,20,53,74,79,6C,65,22,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,74,79,70,65,3A,70,65,72,73,6F,6E,61,6C,2D,72,65,70,6C,79,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,6E,6F,73,68,6F, 77,3A,79,65,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,75,6E,68,69,64,65,3A,6E,6F,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,61,6E,73,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,73,69,7A,65,3A,31,31,2E,30,70,74,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,73,69,7A,65,3A,31,31,2E,30,70,74, 3B,0D,0A,09,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,22,41,70,74,6F,73,22,2C,73,61,6E,73,2D,73,65,72,69,66,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,61,73,63,69,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,41,70,74,6F,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,61,73,63,69,69,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66, 6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,6C,61,74,69,6E,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,66,61,72,65,61,73,74,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,41,70,74,6F,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,66,61,72,65,61,73,74,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,6C,61,74,69,6E, 3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,68,61,6E,73,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,41,70,74,6F,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,68,61,6E,73,69,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,6C,61,74,69,6E,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66, 61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,22,54,69,6D,65,73,20,4E,65,77,20,52,6F,6D,61,6E,22,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,62,69,64,69,3B,0D,0A,09,63,6F,6C,6F,72,3A,77,69,6E,64,6F,77,74,65,78,74,3B,7D,0D,0A,2D,2D,3E,0D,0A, 3C,2F,73,74,79,6C,65,3E,0D,0A,3C,2F,68,65,61,64,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,3C,2F,68,74,6D,6C,3E,0D,0A" $ValueTextComplex = "3C,68,74,6D,6C,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,3C,68,65,61,64,3E,0D,0A,3C,73,74,79,6C,65,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,20,2F,2A,20,53,74,79,6C,65,20,44,65,66,69,6E,69,74,69,6F,6E,73,20,2A,2F,0D,0A,20,70,2E,4D,73,6F,50,6C,61,69,6E,54,65,78,74,2C,20,6C,69,2E,4D,73,6F,50,6C,61,69,6E,54,65,78, 74,2C,20,64,69,76,2E,4D,73,6F,50,6C,61,69,6E,54,65,78,74,0D,0A,09,7B,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,6E,6F,73,68,6F,77,3A,79,65,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,70,72,69,6F,72,69,74,79,3A,39,39,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,73,74,79,6C,65,2D,6C,69,6E,6B, 3A,22,50,6C,61,69,6E,20,54,65,78,74,20,43,68,61,72,22,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,61,72,67,69,6E,3A,30,63,6D,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,70,61,67,69,6E,61,74,69,6F,6E,3A,77,69,64,6F,77,2D,6F,72,70,68,61,6E,3B,0D,0A,09,66,6F,6E,74,2D,73,69,7A,65,3A,31,31,2E,30,70,74,3B,0D,0A, 09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,73,69,7A,65,3A,31,30,2E,35,70,74,3B,0D,0A,09,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,22,43,61,6C,69,62,72,69,22,2C,73,61,6E,73,2D,73,65,72,69,66,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,66,61,72,65,61,73,74,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D, 69,6C,79,3A,41,70,74,6F,73,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,66,61,72,65,61,73,74,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,6C,61,74,69,6E,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,66,6F,6E,74,2D,66,61,6D,69,6C,79,3A,22,54,69,6D,65,73,20,4E,65,77,20,52,6F,6D, 61,6E,22,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,62,69,64,69,2D,74,68,65,6D,65,2D,66,6F,6E,74,3A,6D,69,6E,6F,72,2D,62,69,64,69,3B,0D,0A,09,6D,73,6F,2D,66,61,72,65,61,73,74,2D,6C,61,6E,67,75,61,67,65,3A,45,4E,2D,55,53,3B,7D,0D,0A,2D,2D,3E,0D,0A,3C,2F,73,74,79,6C,65,3E,0D,0A, 3C,2F,68,65,61,64,3E,0D,0A,0D,0A,3C,2F,68,74,6D,6C,3E,0D,0A" $registryPath = 'HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\mailsettings' $Name1Simple = "ComposeFontSimple" $Name1Complex = "ComposeFontComplex" $Name2Simple = "ReplyFontSimple" $Name2Complex = "ReplyFontComplex" $Name3Simple = "TextFontSimple" $Name3Complex = "TextFontComplex" $hexSimple = $ValueSimple.Split(',') | % { "0x$_"} $hexComposeComplex = $ValueComposeComplex.Split(',') | % { "0x$_"} $hexReplyComplex = $ValueReplyComplex.Split(',') | % { "0x$_"} $hexTextComplex = $ValueTextComplex.Split(',') | % { "0x$_"} IF(!(Test-Path $registryPath)) { New-Item -Path $registryPath -Force | Out-Null New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -name NewTheme -PropertyType string New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name1Simple -Value ([byte[]]$hexSimple) -PropertyType Binary -Force New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name2Simple -Value ([byte[]]$hexSimple) -PropertyType Binary -Force New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name3Simple -Value ([byte[]]$hexSimple) -PropertyType Binary -Force New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name1Complex -Value ([byte[]]$hexComposeComplex) -PropertyType Binary -Force New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name2Complex -Value ([byte[]]$hexReplyComplex) -PropertyType Binary -Force New-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name3Complex -Value ([byte[]]$hexTextComplex) -PropertyType Binary -Force } ELSE { Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -name NewTheme -value $null Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -name ThemeFont -value 2 Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name1Simple -Value ([byte[]]$hexSimple) -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name2Simple -Value ([byte[]]$hexSimple) -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name3Simple -Value ([byte[]]$hexSimple) -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name1Complex -Value ([byte[]]$hexComposeComplex) -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name2Complex -Value ([byte[]]$hexReplyComplex) -Force Set-ItemProperty -Path $registryPath -Name $Name3Complex -Value ([byte[]]$hexTextComplex) -Force } I don't know PowerShell well enough to determine what's wrong, but I think the first script isn't providing the values in the right format. While troubleshooting I fed it into Copilot which I think mentioned that some of the output was a string instead of binary. Anyone know what I need to change to get this working?
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