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Migrating Devices Across Domains: Handling Old and New .ost Files

Hi Team, We are working on device migration from one domain to another across different forests, using the ForensiT tool. We have 95% of the users' mailboxes in the M365. After migrating devices to the new domain, we observed that the old .ost files…

Outlook
Outlook
A family of Microsoft email and calendar products.
3,326 questions
Outlook Management
Outlook Management
Outlook: A family of Microsoft email and calendar products.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
5,036 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,777 questions
asked 2024-06-26T04:28:40.6+00:00
Prabhjot Singh 190 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-04T06:27:49.08+00:00
Prabhjot Singh 190 Reputation points
1 answer

"Bandwidth Constraints for 12,000 Devices During .OST File Creation"

Hi Team, how can we implement bandwidth constraints for 12,000 devices when new .ost files are created and begin downloading emails?Also, Is there a way to use old .ost file with new outlook profile created in xyz.com domain outlook by deleting the new…

Windows Network
Windows Network
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Network: A group of devices that communicate either wirelessly or via a physical connection.
696 questions
Outlook Management
Outlook Management
Outlook: A family of Microsoft email and calendar products.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
5,036 questions
Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Management
Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Management
Microsoft Exchange: Microsoft messaging and collaboration software.Hybrid Management: Organizing, handling, directing or controlling hybrid deployments.
1,974 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,777 questions
PowerShell
PowerShell
A family of Microsoft task automation and configuration management frameworks consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.
2,271 questions
asked 2024-06-28T19:07:32.29+00:00
Prabhjot Singh 190 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-04T06:26:15.28+00:00
SokiGuo-MSFT 25,271 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

How to Remove Device from Company Management and End DLP After Leaving Company?

I recently ended my employment with my company and followed the required steps to sign out of my work account in the settings. However, my device still prompts me with "This activity is restricted (DLP)". Does this mean that my computer is…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,818 questions
asked 2024-07-04T03:21:51.68+00:00
wenxuan liu 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-04T06:24:43.4733333+00:00
wenxuan liu 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Failed to import file labels

Microsoft Information Protection Selected file is corrupted or in an invalid format. este mensaje muestra al intentar importar los labels ya creados en O 365. hacia la herramienta Forcepoint One.

Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365
Formerly Office 365, is a line of subscription services offered by Microsoft which adds to and includes the Microsoft Office product line.
4,210 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
4,997 questions
asked 2024-07-02T15:42:18.5733333+00:00
answered 2024-07-04T06:09:43.57+00:00
Jing Zhou 4,745 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

sabrent 4 bay docking station not recognized

I recently purchased a sabrent 4 bay docking station but does not work even after downloading drivers. need assistance understanding what i am doing wrong. any help is appreciated.

Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
45 questions
asked 2024-07-04T06:06:26.85+00:00
Librado Martinez 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-04T06:07:13.3733333+00:00
Librado Martinez 0 Reputation points
5 answers

How to fix Windows Update error: (0x80080005)

Hello! When I runned Windows update, I recieved following: "There were some problems installing updates, but we'll try again later. If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for information, this may help:…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,057 questions
asked 2023-09-03T19:35:22.4333333+00:00
Dans Puduls 20 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-04T06:05:23.92+00:00
Yousif Ali (2K18-ITC-196) 0 Reputation points
1 answer

windows server 2019 switch same user remote desktop session need input password

Dear Microsoft Support, After my verification, it is found that when server2012R2 and server2016 switch the remote desktop session of the same user, they can successfully switch without entering the password. But server2019 is not possible, you need to…

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,564 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,512 questions
asked 2024-07-03T06:00:13.0633333+00:00
Bruce Xu 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-04T05:43:50.7933333+00:00
Karlie Weng 16,076 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

WinRM client could not create a push subscription

I have a Windows Event Collector that was running fine. I had set all the wsman permissions and was using source-initiated subscriptions. We began using a micro-segmentation platform that manages the Windows Firewall. It determined (correctly) that…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,512 questions
asked 2024-07-01T16:32:37.0366667+00:00
RJames2010 36 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-04T05:42:34.8466667+00:00
Karlie Weng 16,076 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers

Allow user to install security updates and block other actions

Hello Team, Is it possible to create a custom group in Active directory and allow permissions to install only security updates (using WSUS and download .msu files manually and install). members of that group can install only security updates using WSUS…

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,564 questions
Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,057 questions
asked 2024-07-01T07:42:53.49+00:00
P Mowleeswaran 20 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-04T05:33:36.9966667+00:00
P Mowleeswaran 20 Reputation points
5 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I cannot see my computer on the network in windows 11

I cannot see my computer on the network in windows 11 I have 3 PC in the same home network I see the same problem in all of them (See pic) I cannot see MyBookLive and my computer. 2 icons are showing while I should see 4 icons. If I type on the top bar…

Microsoft System Center
Microsoft System Center
A suite of Microsoft systems management products that offer solutions for managing datacenter resources, private clouds, and client devices.
894 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,777 questions
asked 2023-12-15T11:45:51.1966667+00:00
Falankuk 35 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-04T05:27:13.5066667+00:00
Kai Jones 0 Reputation points
0 answers

Remote Desktop Service - The VMHostAgent service timed out while waiting ...

I have deployed Virtualization Host without error. and has ready a golden win 10 syspreped vm, gen 1 and gen 2 both tried but when creating collection pooled, auto create & Manage, it errors "Failed: The VMHostAgent service timed out while…

Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop
A Microsoft app that connects remotely to computers and to virtual apps and desktops.
4,365 questions
asked 2024-07-04T04:49:44.1733333+00:00
Ming Cheung 20 Reputation points
1 answer

how do i size taskbar icons and popups?

Taskbar icons and associated popups are way to small to see and chose the item for operation?

Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
4,997 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,777 questions
asked 2024-03-14T00:55:30.42+00:00
Larry Kerr 15 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-04T04:10:24.1933333+00:00
Valtel Street 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Opening the SQL "database" with the given login is not possible when utilizing Windows authentication without a username and password.

Machine A and Machine B are the two machines I own. My Java-based application server is on machine A, while my SQL server is on machine B. Both computers are logged in as the same domain user, Administrator, and are part of the 'TEST' domain. Machine B…

SQL Server
SQL Server
A family of Microsoft relational database management and analysis systems for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
13,192 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,512 questions
asked 2024-07-03T11:40:23+00:00
Arivazhagan A 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2024-07-04T03:25:43.9233333+00:00
LucyChenMSFT-4874 2,825 Reputation points
0 answers

After deploying to IIS server via Github Actions pipeline, IIS loses file permissions

I have a Github actions pipeline that's deploying my product to our production environment. The files are in C:/inetpub/... After successful deploy, IIS has lost file permissions to the subdirectory where the files are stored. Adding USERS back to the…

Internet Information Services
asked 2024-07-03T10:10:19.2566667+00:00
Xanthe Hammer 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-04T03:23:05.9133333+00:00
Sam Wu-MSFT 7,211 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
0 answers

CreateFile() takes a long time (~5 seconds) to fail on COM ports already exclusively locked/opened by another program

Good day, I'm writing a program ( well, have written, and it's working fine ), and part of the startup is to scan the available COM ports to see which one our device is connected to. It all works fine except that on some devices there can be a…

Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,496 questions
asked 2024-07-03T13:10:07.55+00:00
Paul Daniels 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-04T03:07:04.4533333+00:00
Xiaopo Yang - MSFT 12,151 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
4 answers

WiFi option has completely disappeared from Windows 10 PC Desktop

My dad's PC has suddenly stopped showing WiFi as an option to connect to the internet. It has always been there before and this is how he was connecting. When I open Network Settings, it shows Not Connected with No WiFi option on the left menu: I tried…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,057 questions
asked 2024-07-02T19:57:05.94+00:00
Valerie Jackson 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-04T03:04:37.2166667+00:00
Valerie Jackson 0 Reputation points
1 answer

How to save event viewer logs?

Dears, I want to save all the logs of users in the Active Directory to a file, including username/computer name/OU/data/time, so that I can keep it for future adapting.

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,144 questions
asked 2024-07-03T09:16:49.13+00:00
Salem Mubarak 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-04T03:00:34.5133333+00:00
Yanhong Liu 4,650 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

Windows service cannot set DISPLAY_REQUIRED

I am developing a windows service application which is able to control the sleep/screen status.I use the function: SetThreadExecutionState(ExecutionState.ES_SYSTEM_REQUIRED | ExecutionState.ES_DISPLAY_REQUIRED | ExecutionState.ES_CONTINUOUS); I found out…

Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
4,997 questions
asked 2024-07-02T09:14:03.3433333+00:00
Ren, Ken 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-04T02:46:01.99+00:00
Hania Lian 10,446 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

What can stop windows from installing KB5005625?

I got some problem when installing the KB KB5005625 What I have done on my side is as below; Install KB5005112, a prerequisite update for KB5005625 (this has been successful installed) Install KB5005625 (failed) ■Error in when installing KB5005625…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,057 questions
asked 2024-07-02T11:24:18.41+00:00
Amirah_0011 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-04T02:42:34.5166667+00:00
Hania Lian 10,446 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

Issue with Removing Local Admin Rights via Intune for Group Members

Hello,, I'm experiencing a challenge with Intune's "Local user group membership" policy on Windows 11. I've been attempting to remove local admin rights from devices, and the policy works as expected when I add individual users. However, when I…

Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,777 questions
Microsoft Intune Security
Microsoft Intune Security
Microsoft Intune: A Microsoft cloud-based management solution that offers mobile device management, mobile application management, and PC management capabilities.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
370 questions
Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune
A Microsoft cloud-based management solution that offers mobile device management, mobile application management, and PC management capabilities.
4,661 questions
asked 2024-06-17T17:52:57.78+00:00
Ahmed Mahfuz 20 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-04T02:27:28.5566667+00:00
Crystal-MSFT 45,656 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor