Does the Deduplication feature in Windows Server can cause compression on the files?
Does the Deduplication feature in Windows Server can cause compression on the files? Note: I have Windows Server DFS installed.
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Other


Managing Cipher Suites across different versions of Windows OS
I'm not sure I'm dropping this into the right Tag cloud but this is related to dropped connections and other cipher related problems on Windows Server OS on VM machines built in Azure. We are setting up SharePoint 2016 on a virtual machine in Azure.…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
SendKeys Alt Shortcut Limitation Detected in Windows 11 24H2
Hello, In Windows 11 version 23H2 and earlier, a button that has been integrated and made accessible within the iNews broadcast automation systems works seamlessly with the PowerShell SendKeys function, especially for Alt key combinations (such as Alt+X,…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Install Windows updates, features, or roles
Remote desktop session collection configuration.
I am currently working on an issue in server 2019 fslogix rds environment, where once the disconnected session timeout limit it reached the users are not getting logged out and the session is remaining stale on the host and the vhdx is remaining locked.…
Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
Windows 11: How to Change Desktop Slideshow Interval to 10 Seconds?
Before upgrading to Windows 11, I could set my slideshow to change the picture every 10 seconds by opening the registry settings (Windows Key + R), entering this: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Personalization\Desktop Slideshow and then setting the…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
Disable Windows Desktop Spotlight in Offline Windows 10 Enterprise IoT LTSC 21H2 WIM Image
After updating the WIM image file with hotfix KB5060533, Desktop Spotlight is enabled for all users. It is necessary to disable this feature for new user accounts created during the OOBE and for users created post-deployment. What methods are available…
Windows for business | Windows for IoT
Computer Connects to WiFi But Won't Work
I have tried all 13 troubleshooting items listed here on the website. None of them have worked. My device is connected to wifi, but nothing works. Other devices have no issue connecting. My office admin is out of office until Wednesday and I am not able…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
licensing Windows Server 2022 in a VMware ESXi 8u3 environment
I request consultation on licensing Windows Server 2022 in the following environment: We have 2 physical servers with the VMware ESXi 8u3 hypervisor installed, with the following characteristics: Server model: Dell PowerEdge R450 CPU: 20 physical cores…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Licensing and activation
AVD Host Azure agent failure?
I had an issue last week where two of the AVD hosts reported that they were running, but shutdown and unavailable. Azure could not contact the Azure Agent on these two machines. Moving the OS drive to another VM allowed the unit to boot, but I couldnt…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
My headset doesnt work
I cannot get a headset to work on this computer. I am trying to use voice chat in the Second Life Virtual Reality platform
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
How to remove former employee's account and administrative right on laptop
Hi all, One of our employees has left the company, still signed into the company laptop. This laptop is not enrolled on Microsoft Intune, thus it cannot be factory reset remotely. We did not realise the gravity of this issue until recently (after 7…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
PAW Machine Deployment
Hi, We currently have a PAM (Privileged Access Management) machine deployed on-premises in our hybrid environment. However, as we plan to adopt a cloud-first strategy in alignment with the Microsoft RAMP guidelines, I would like to understand the best…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Install Windows updates, features, or roles
Storage problem after recent Windows 11 Update
Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me with a storage problem that started after a recent Windows 11 update. I have a 1TB hard drive, and before the update, I was only using about 108GB. But after the update, my storage suddenly jumped to 928GB…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
File Explorer "Favorites" shows OneDrive files as blank.
When we try to add a file from OneDrive into the file explorer favorites area, the file just shows as 0 bytes with no file location. This is a recent issue that has started spreading throughout our environment. One day it wasn't happening to a user, the…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
Windows 11 window selected from taskbar disappears
When I select a window to restore from the task bar, it opens but disappears when I move the cursor to it
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
does updating Removable storage device registry value require windows restart to take effect
Hello, I have two questions below related to controlling USB storage class access on a Windows laptop/desktop. 1 . Does updating the below value in the Registry key require a Windows restart to take effect? Because I am still able to read/write…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
how to set up a new user to a PC on a shared domain?
We wish to login to a PC in the office under a new user who has a microsoft account as they are currently logged into an ex-employee account. How do we create a new user on the PC.
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
download error -0x80070020 when installing this update Kb5060841
2025-06 cumulative update for windows 11 version 24h2 for x64-based systems (hot patch capable) (Kb5060841) download error -0x80070020 why am i getting this on my dell pro laptop when updating windows?
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Install Windows updates, features, or roles
RDP has stopped working
When I try and RDP to the server I get this error. Looking at my Event Viewer I see this. RDP_TCP: An error was encountered when transitioning from StatePreparingX224CC in response to Event_ERROR_SendingX224CC (error code 0x0). I have tried restarting…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Networking | Other
Win Server 2012, VSS Quiesce is not working
The issue is: the The cluster resources were disabled on the node B and the disks were detached from the node B, there are only disk C: and D: (NOT RDM) on the VM, even so the VSS is failing with the following error : Volume Shadow Copy Service error:…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | System management components

