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Windows 11 keeps changing my monitors

Every time I turn on my computer, Windows changes my monitor scale, and resolution. I have to set it back to the way I want it. Very annoying. I have 16 monitors, a huge pain to set them all up again every time I wake my computer, or start it up. Any…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2025-04-21T20:20:15.6466667+00:00
Robin Ganderton 106 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-10T13:25:27.1466667+00:00
PatrickHarrison-3726 0 Reputation points
2 answers

bitlocker key recovery on a deleted mail account

Hello, I am trying to recover my Bitlocker decryption key. Unfortunately the microsoft account I was using during the encryption does not exist anymore (<removedPII>@hotmail.fr). So I cannot log in https://aka.ms/myrecoverykey with the account. I…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2026-03-05T12:38:02.59+00:00
Thomasd 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-03-10T12:18:04.8833333+00:00
Valeria Putuntica (BLUEHAWK LLC) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer

License D365 Business Central - LS Central

Our company purchased perpetual licenses for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central On-Premises and LS Central. We would like to confirm whether the system can continue to be used legally without renewing the Enhancement Plan (maintenance).

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Licensing and activation
asked 2026-03-10T10:51:54.8233333+00:00
Bùi Xuân Giáp 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-10T11:26:14.13+00:00
VPHAN 24,450 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

How to Capture Audit Events for Certificate Template Changes in AD CS

Hello Team, We want to generate audit logs whenever a certificate template is created, modified, deleted, or published in our AD CS environment. Auditing is already enabled on the CA server. Could you please confirm the recommended configuration to…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Certificates and public key infrastructure (PKI)
asked 2026-03-10T10:25:05.14+00:00
Anant Bera 271 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-10T11:01:13.68+00:00
Tracy Le 3,235 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Windows Server 2016 Datacenter In-Place Upgrade to Windows Server 2025 Datacenter – Compatibility and Licensing Clarification

Question: Hello Microsoft Community, I am currently evaluating upgrade options for a customer environment and would like clarification regarding Windows Server in-place upgrade compatibility and licensing. Environment Details Customer environment…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Set up, install, or upgrade
asked 2026-03-10T10:11:41.6666667+00:00
Sridhar Raja 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-10T10:55:52.4933333+00:00
VPHAN 24,450 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

Windows 11 Clean Install - Fails at 77% - On a machine that is currently running Windows 11 - Argggh!

RE: Windows 11 Clear Install: Failure at 77% completion on a machine that has been running Windows 11 since it was released! I've been using MS Windows since the very first version - so we're talking 40 years. It is hard to imagine this type of…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2025-04-03T01:38:20.9766667+00:00
Dale Hays 35 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-03-10T10:52:49.3433333+00:00
Marcin K 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

change local Administrator Password remotely using PowerShell script

Hi, I have 100 Clients machine and want to change local Administrator password remotely and using Power shell script. I have an PS and it works locally fine, but not remotely. What I want, is following: the script should be able to change local admin…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | PowerShell
asked 2026-03-09T10:10:02.7066667+00:00
SSE@TUE 300 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-03-10T10:15:51.0766667+00:00
SSE@TUE 300 Reputation points
1 answer

On Hold, Creating the project-Microsoft Project server 2019 onpremise

Hi, I tried to add a project from Ms Project Server 2019 on premise, but after creating project a message appears on hold, creating project Thanks

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
asked 2021-12-16T08:52:32.89+00:00
Yusup Nur Rohman 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-03-10T10:05:47.1933333+00:00
abdo Rk 0 Reputation points
4 answers

Sysprep failed on windows server getting below error for cloning server

Error SYSPRP Package Microsoft.Windows.SecondaryTileExperience_10.0.0.0_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy was installed for a user, but not provisioned for all users. This package will not function properly in the sysprep image. Error SYSPRP Failed to remove apps…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Set up, install, or upgrade
asked 2026-03-10T07:49:56.3533333+00:00
Bashavali Shaik (External) 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-10T09:50:56.2566667+00:00
Bashavali Shaik (External) 0 Reputation points
2 answers

KB5075906 Failing to Install on Windows Server 2022 – Error 0x80073701

Hello Team, We are experiencing an issue installing KB5075906 on Windows Server 2022. The update repeatedly fails with error 0x80073701. To troubleshoot the issue, I have already performed the following steps: Restarted Windows Update related…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Install Windows updates, features, or roles
asked 2026-03-10T07:45:18.5533333+00:00
Laxman singh 1 Reputation point
answered 2026-03-10T08:51:48.1333333+00:00
Harry Phan 15,910 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Windows dot1.x

What dot1.x where the user not prompting to sign to enter the credentials from company devices which already joined to AAD? We are moving from unsecure wired connection to dot.1x but with no impact to the user experience.

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Networking | Network connectivity and file sharing
asked 2026-03-10T07:44:15.5333333+00:00
Handian Sudianto 6,846 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-10T08:47:19.48+00:00
Harry Phan 15,910 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Latest version of OS is failing to install in my organizational laptop

Latest version of OS is failing to install in my organizational laptop The error thrown is

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Set up, install, or upgrade
asked 2026-03-10T05:26:16.56+00:00
Sai Maganti (TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
answered 2026-03-10T07:54:43.1466667+00:00
Harry Phan 15,910 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

I setup a business account for my PC and then renamed it with our custom domain and now I don't have admin rights on my PC

I setup a business account for my PC and then renamed it with our custom domain and now I don't have admin rights on my PC I setup an onmicrosoft.com account. Then added our domain to the onmicrosoft.com business account. Then I renamed the…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-03-09T15:33:42.1966667+00:00
Board of Trustees 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-10T07:53:41.6733333+00:00
Kate Pham (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 585 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

The RD Licensing Manager was not able to install the client license key pack. Ensure that the correct information is entered, and then retry this operation.

HI, we have 'Windows Server 2025 RDS CAL 5 USER (x3)' Retail license below, that we activated and received the license key pack on https://activate.microsoft.com/but the license key pack cannot be used. Error message -The RD Licensing Manager was not…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Licensing and activation
asked 2026-03-10T01:04:03.26+00:00
Ang Liang Sin Desmond 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-10T07:38:24.4066667+00:00
Harry Phan 15,910 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

How to activate windows server 2019 key

We have taken windows server 2023 and after that we downgrade to windows server 2019. During that period my vendor has not shared the ms activation key. Now I had changed the host name into my server and after that now asking about windows key, and I'm…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Licensing and activation
asked 2026-03-10T05:23:33.22+00:00
Prem Kumar 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-10T07:36:32.0266667+00:00
Harry Phan 15,910 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Problems with my account on microsoft team from MVS Pharma: ******@mvs-pharma.com

On Teams on my computer there is an account from MVS Pharma with my name. It says: "Sie müssen sich erneut anmelden. Dies kann eine Anforderung ihrer IT-Abteilung oder von Teams, oder das Ergebnis einer Kennwortaktualisierung sein." I wrote to…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-03-05T10:29:04.29+00:00
Eva Künnemann 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-10T06:05:02.03+00:00
Eva Künnemann 20 Reputation points
1 answer

How to finish setup my outlook

the emails sent from my outlook goes to junk mail of the receiver, and I can’t receive email either.

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-03-10T04:19:27.6066667+00:00
Salimata ba 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-10T05:18:55.5133333+00:00
Domic Vo 17,745 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Black screen with cursor problem after feb windows 11 patch

Hello , we are facing a black screen with cursor problem after February patch installed, can't do anything yet, trying to restore , startup repair, dism command, sfc does not run . not going on safe mode still frustrating now . please if have any…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Install Windows updates, features, or roles
asked 2026-03-05T04:38:32.66+00:00
Pritesh Salve 45 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-10T04:44:18.82+00:00
Pritesh Salve 45 Reputation points
0 answers

Bug: Remote Desktop for Mac release 10.9.7 appears to break all RDP connections where clipboard sharing is enabled

To reproduce:  With clipboard sharing enabled, attempt to connect to one of several different Windows Server hosts from Remote Desktop for Mac.    Expected: Connection to RDP works well. Actual: The connection hangs indefinitely on "Configuring the…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2024-05-28T16:26:41.5433333+00:00
Mark Schwarz 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-10T04:15:38.45+00:00
Daniel Smith 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Question about user profiles

i recently moved my user profiles to drive D:\profiles$\ .. that seems to be working. I believe i have setup replication properly as well as roaming profiles. My question here is, how can i see how much space a user profile is taking up on the drive…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-03-09T20:38:45.8333333+00:00
Andre Bunting 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-10T04:15:14.6533333+00:00
Andre Bunting 0 Reputation points