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Re: Exchange SE - forest functional level
We don't particularly need the higher FFL, but in the past I've normally moved up to newer versions once our infrastructure supports it - which it now does, except for Exchange FE. I'm not going to risk breaking the Exchange server, so I'll wait until the 2025 FFL is officially supported before making any changes.68Views0likes0CommentsRe: Exhange SE - Updating
Thanks, but that wasn't what I was asking - the question was about updating it once it's installed. The answer has become clear now, anyway - after last Patch Tuesday a new category of 'Exchange 2025' appeared in WSUS, which is clearly actually Exchange SE.134Views1like0CommentsISO version reporting
Is there a standard way in which the Windows installer ISOs can be interrogated for which version of Windows is on them? This is a bit convoluted so I'll explain the use case. When installing W10 on one of the last generation of x64 Apple Macs, the Boot Camp installer will take the ISO and prepare it by injecting drivers - particularly that for the T2 security chip which handles the first part of the boot process and is the storage controller, among other things. With W10 going out of support (and W11 not really an option due to the hardware requirements) I have been looking at trying to install one ofthe W10-based server versions instead. These are obviously very similar in structure and would probably install and work from a technical standpoint - but if I try it the Boot Camp installer reports that the ISOs aren't Windows 10, and won't proceed. I'm basically looking to clarify whether there is any minor editing of the ISO (or files on it) which can be done to convince Boot Camp that actually this is W10. Anyone know? Thanks155Views0likes1CommentRe: Public Folder Calendar Creation
Unfortunately we don't have in-house expertise to write an app to use the API. And if that's going as well, will there literally be no way to create public folder calendars once old Outlook is retired (assuming they don't add the capability to the new version)? Thanks97Views0likes1CommentPublic Folder Calendar Creation
We use basic public folder calendars for a number of things. These were originally hosted on on-prem Exchange, and are now on Exchange Online. I normally create them in Outlook, and select 'calendar items' from the list of types. However, I'm currently testing New Outlook, and that doesn't appear to have any ability to create public folders (you can only add existing ones to the favourites list). So I've looked in Exchange Online, and although that can create public folders, it seems to only create basic empty public folders, with no ability to select calendar items to make a calender. Am I missing something obvious, or is it actually impossible to create public folder calendars if using a New Outlook / Exchange Online setup? Thanks226Views0likes5CommentsW11 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.4.3KViews2likes9CommentsRe: Servers not rebooting following update (WSUS)
Thanks. The registry and GPO settings you mention at the beginning of your response all look fine (we had already checked those, and I've just done so again). As regards the setting for using a GPO to add the NoWindowsUpdate registry entry, isn't that going to prevent updates from installing at all? We don't want to do that - the issue is with the pending reboots after an update not happening for 24 hours. Thanks698Views0likes0CommentsRe: Windows 11 Unsupported on I7-7700
That's a 7th gen CPU - the minimum for W11 (with a few exceptions) is generally 8th gen. As to whether it's worth replacing the motherboard, depends on what other hardware is in the computer and whether it's a stanadard board (I'm not familiar with ASUS machines). If it's a standard off-the-shelf model then probably not worth it.6.3KViews1like0CommentsServers not rebooting following update (WSUS)
Has anyone else encountered an issue with servers sometimes not rebooting straight away following an update installed via WSUS? It sits at restart pending for 24 hours, until the next update check is due, then reboots. This is particularly an issue with terminal servers because (for reasons best known to Microsoft), these offer ordinary users the option to update and restart (under normal circumstances, only an admin has the restart option visible). so there is a whole day where one person could inadverteltly reboot a terminal server, thereby potentially causing others logged in to lose what they are working on. I've trawled through the event log on an affected server, and I can't see any clear reason why it doesn't reboot immediately on all occasions (with some updates it does reboot - this behaviour is not consistent). The affected updates seem to be .NET monthly cumulative ones, but I can't say for sure whether it's only them affected, nor is it clear whether only terminal servers do this (I hope to clarify this with testing over the next few weeks). However, either way it's the terminal servers which are the problem - the other servers are only accessible by admins, who know not to reboot them during working hours unless really necessary). Thanks1.1KViews0likes2CommentsWindows Server 2025 Terminal Servers - start menu pinned icons
I'm designing the config for some terminal servers running Server 2025. I want to pin specific icons to the start menu. In Server 2022 (or Windows 10), this was simply a process of setting up the reference machine how I wanted it, then Export-StartLayout -Path "C:\Export\MStartMenuLayout.xml" to generate the config file, whcih was then applied using the GPO Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Start Menu and Taskbar\Start Layout - this worked fine. On Server 2025 (and Windows 11), however, it appears that this doesn't work the same any more. Although the export command works, it generates a JSON file now rather than an XML. OK, so I saved the file with the JSON extension, and copied the old GPO, amending the name of the config file to point to the new one. However, it still doesn't work and this documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/start/layout?tabs=intune-10%2Cintune-11&pivots=windows-11 Would appear to indicate that it can only be done using Intune. If it was Windows 11 I could do that, but as this is Server 2025 it isn't an option - Intune cannot manage server OSs even if I wanted to do that. Can anyone suggest any alternative methods of doing this? All I want to do is configure a common set of pinned apps for all users - I'm not bothered about configuring any other aspects of the start menu as the defaults are OK. ThanksRe: Hyper-V Server 2022
Hyper-V Server hasn't existed since the 2019 version. Azure Stack HCI / Azure Local is the nearest current equivalent, so it hasn't really gone off topic. Not sure what more you are expecting to be posted directly on Hyper-V Server, given that there won't be any new versions now.3.1KViews1like3CommentsServer 2025 - Forced Upgrade
There have been reports in the IT press in the past week about Server 2022 being forcible upgraded to 2025 without the user knowing or agreeing to it. However, these reports indicated that it only happened with third party updating services and was because Microsoft had misclassified the upgrade as a security update. I manage a number of 2022 servers (mostly VMs plus a few physical installs). Most of these use WSUS for updating, but there is one physical server which has local accounts and isn't domain joined, and updates directly from the Windows Update service (no update management system is in use). I logged into this one to check something yesterday, and while I was in there checked that it wasn't showing Server 2025 as pending, which it wasn't. It also wasn't even showing it as optional. Logged into it again this morning, and it has forcible upgraded itself to Server 2025. So it's now unlicensed, and I don't know whether the software on it will work properly on Server 2025 (the server was well down my list for an upgrade, so I've not even researched it yet). There doesn't seem to be a roll back option. I could reinstall it, but there seems little point when it will probably just upgrade itself again. I have tried to replicate the unwanted upgrade behaviour using a test VM, and I can't - that stays on 2022, and doesn't offer 2025 as even an optional upgrade. And I've just received a response fro the supplier of the main software installed on this server, saying that Server 2025 is not yet supported. Great. Anyone else experienced this?3.4KViews2likes2Comments
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