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Accessing trials and kits for Windows Server
Updated May 20, 2022: This issue is now resolved. Please visit the Microsoft Evaluation Center at www.microsoft.com/EvalCenter for access to the latest trials and evaluations for Windows client, Windows Server, and other Microsoft products and kits. As you may have noticed, the Microsoft Evaluation Center is temporarily unavailable. While work is underway to restore this valuable service, you can access Windows Server and Windows client trials, evaluations, and related kits at the links below. Windows Server 180-day evaluations Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2019 de-de: ISO de-de: ISO en-us: ISO en-us: ISO en-us: VHD en-us: VHD en-us: LOF - ISO en-us: FOD - ISO es-es: ISO es-es: ISO fr-fr: ISO fr-fr: ISO it-it: ISO it-it: ISO ja-jp: ISO ja-jp: ISO ru-ru: ISO ru-ru: ISO zh-cn: ISO zh-cn: ISO Windows Server on Azure Windows Server on Azure Create a Windows Server VM in Azure LOF = language packs and optional features FOD = features on demand Windows Virtual Hardware Lab Kit (VHLK) VHD version VHLK for Windows 11 VHLK for Windows Server 2022 VHLK for Windows 10, version 2004 Windows client 90-day evaluations Windows 11 Enterprise Windows 10 Enterprise Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC de-de: x64 de-de: x64 | x86 de-de: x64 | x86 en-gb: x64 en-gb: x64 | x86 en-gb: x64 | x86 en-us: x64 en-us: x64 | x86 en-us: x64 | x86 es-es: x64 es-es: x64 | x86 es-es: x64 | x86 fr-fr: x64 fr-fr: x64 | x86 fr-fr: x64 | x86 it-it: x64 it-it: x64 | x86 it-it: x64 | x86 ja-jp: x64 ja-jp: x64 | x86 ja-jp: x64 | x86 ko-kr: x64 ko-kr: x64 | x86 ko-kr: x64 | x86 pt-br: x64 pt-br: x64 | x86 pt-br: x64 | x86 zh-cn: x64 zh-cn: x64 | x86 zh-cn: x64 | x86 zh-tw: x64 zh-tw: x64 | x86 zh-tw: x64 | x86 Deployment lab kits Lab kit Windows 11 and Office 365 Deployment Lab Kit (+ lab guides) Windows 10 and Office 365 Deployment Lab Kit (+ lab guides) Note: The Deployment Lab Kits include the 90-day evaluations of Windows 11 or Windows 10 listed above. They are updated every 90 days with a fresh version of the 90-day evaluation software. As a result, please note that the Windows 10 deployment lab kit will be refreshed by May 16 th with a new 90-day evaluation of Windows 10 Enterprise.
Windows DNS server crash?
Our DNS servers crashed and took our network down. I rebooted them and its back but I foud the below error I have never seen before. Can't find anything in any log but this and its never happened before. Is thewre any way to tell what caused this? Event ID 906 lsass (796,G,0) A significant portion of the database buffer cache has been written out to the system paging file. This may result in severe performance degradation. See help link for complete details of possible causes. Previous cache residency state: 64% (23809 out of 37063 buffers) (72 seconds ago) Current cache residency state: 15% (4338 out of 28472 buffers) Current cache size vs. target: 99% (214.508 / 214.711 MBs) Physical Memory / RAM size: 8191.023 MBs
Configure Certificate for LDAPS and Others
Hi, Thought I already posted this question but can't locate it now, so I guess it didn't work. Let's try again... I've been asked to setup secure LDAP on our network, and this is something completely new to me. I've been searching around for tutorials and have found some but none of them go into how to create the certificate using Certificate Services. I have been searching but all I'm finding is information on how to install a certificate authority, but that's as far as they go. What I've learned so far is that we have a Certificate Authority (CA) and an Intermediate Authority (IA), all installed by an ex-colleague, who didn't leave any notes or instructions on how to use them. I have learned somethings, like the CA should be protected and is powered down, I guess you power it up when you need it? And when I look in Certificates on our Domain Controller, I see a certificate under Local Computer\Personal\Certificates but it was issued by the CA, not the IA and it expired last summer. Not sure how to go about renewing it or creating a new one from the IA. If someone can point me in the direction of an easy-to-follow tutorial on how to manually create certificates, I'd appreciate it. So far, I'm not having any luck finding one. Thanks in advance!
DNS record auto registered even the auto registration option was unchecked
Hello guys, I have an DC which have two NICs, A for Domain service and B for camera server. I don't want the IP address of NIC B registered in our DNS, so I uncheck the auto register option in the advance setting of NIC B. However, the IP address of it still keep registering t our DNS even I have manually deleted that option. I have checked the steps in the official article and it doesn't help. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/networking/unwanted-nic-registered-dns-mulithomed-dc Any suggestion is much appreciated.
Transfer RDP CALs to another server
Hi, I need to solve the following problem... Current status: Server1 - Windows Server 2016, standalone domain controller "olddomain.local", it has the RDP license server role (15 CALs) and is used as RDP for users it has the role of a licensed RDP server for these CALs. Server2 - Windows Server 2022, is part of the domain "newdomain.local", I have purchased 10x RDS CAL licenses for this OS but I haven't activated them yet. My Idea: Server1 - will be part of the domain "newdomain.local", will serve as an RDP server for users Server2 - it will have the role of a licensed RDP CALs and RDP CALs 2016 + 2022 will be activated on it so that more RDP users can access Server1. I think mixing licenses is possible. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1044098/can-i-use-2016-terminal-services-licenses-on-2022 Question... How do I transfer RDP licenses from Server1 to Server2 so they don't get lost or blocked? Can I use this procedure? https://www.vkernel.ro/blog/how-to-movemigrate-rds-cals-to-a-new-server Thank you, MGTransferring RDP CALs to another license server
Hi, I need to solve the following problem... Current status: Server1 - Windows Server 2016, standalone domain controller "olddomain.local", it has the RDP license server role (15 CALs) and is used as RDP for users it has the role of a licensed RDP server for these CALs. Server2 - Windows Server 2022, is part of the domain "newdomain.local", I have purchased 10x RDS CAL licenses for this OS but I haven't activated them yet. My Idea: Server1 - will be part of the domain "newdomain.local", will serve as an RDP server for users Server2 - it will have the role of a licensed RDP CALs and RDP CALs 2016 + 2022 will be activated on it so that more RDP users can access Server1. I think mixing licenses is possible. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1044098/can-i-use-2016-terminal-services-licenses-on-2022 Question... How do I transfer RDP licenses from Server1 to Server2 so they don't get lost or blocked? Can I use this procedure? https://www.vkernel.ro/blog/how-to-movemigrate-rds-cals-to-a-new-server Thank you, MG
Set Time Automatically - Turns Off By It Self
Hi, Working on a bunch of 2016 & 2019 servers in a CCTV application and time sync is very important. All computers are in local workgroup, no domain. I have found servers with the wrong time and the Set Time Automatically Option grayed out or turned off. I click to enable and the time sync's with our time server so all of that is working correctly. Any idea's why auto time sync gets turned off? Thanks KevinPossible to recover permanently deleted files windows server 2016?
Hi everyone, I am currently managing a Windows Server 2016 setup and accidentally deleted some important files. Unfortunately, these files are not in the Recycle Bin, which makes me think they’ve been permanently deleted.The server holds critical business data, and recovering these files is a top priority. I have not installed or written any new data to the affected drive to avoid overwriting the lost files. Before diving into third-party tools or professional services, I want to explore any built-in methods or reliable tools recommended by the community forrecovering permanently deleted files on Windows Server 2016.If you've encountered a similar issue or know of any solutions, please share your expertise! Looking forward to your advice. Thanks in advance!LDAPS and Certificate Creation
Hi, I've been asked to setup secure LDAP and convert all of our LDAP services to LDAPS. Something totally new to me, so I've been trying to teach myself. One issue I've run into is I'm not finding much information on how to create the secure certificates, so I'm looking for guidance. An ex-colleague stood up a certificate authority server (CA) and an intermediate certificate authority server (IA). Currently, the CA is powered down, which seems to be a best practice. The IA server is up and running, however, when I go to my domain controller (DC) and look at the Local Computer\Personal\Certificates section I do see a certificate, but it was issued by the CA and expired last summer. Shouldn't that certificate have been issued by the IA? How do I go about issuing certificates for this and other purposes, like all of the web-based control systems in my network like vCenter that complain about not being secure when I log into them? I've been searching for tutorials on the subject but only seem to find tutorials on how to install it, not how to use certsrv to issue and renew certificates. Does anyone know of any tutorials or walk-throughs like this? Thanks in advance!
