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How do I update strictly offline devices from version 1809 to 1909 without WSUS?

Greetings, I have strictly offline workstations that are currently Win10 Pro version 1809. Since1809 is soon to be end of service, I need to update the version. I don't have a WSUS server, so I sneakernet updates to the machines using the update…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,436 questions
asked 2020-11-04T18:57:17.787+00:00
Brawndo 96 Reputation points
accepted 2020-11-09T16:28:13.827+00:00
Brawndo 96 Reputation points
1 answer

Azure Remote Desktop Client - Client Window Size not persistent

Issue: When I connect to the Windows Virtual Desktop, the client Window "Restore Down" always initially opens to the same size. That is, the client window always initially opens maximized (which is good) but the first time I restore down I…

Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop
A Microsoft app that connects remotely to computers and to virtual apps and desktops.
4,495 questions
asked 2020-10-28T17:09:43.21+00:00
Clif McIrvin 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-11-09T16:01:32.117+00:00
Clif McIrvin 1 Reputation point
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Print problem with Surface Pro X

Hi We bought a Surface Pro X a few months ago. Since I'm experimenting a problem. I can't install on this device our printers because no ARM drivers are available. Our devices are Samsung M4020ND and Samsung X4250LX. I've already searched on the…

Windows Server Printing
Windows Server Printing
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Printing: Printer centralized deployment and management, scan and fax resources management, and document services
673 questions
asked 2020-11-09T14:43:20.83+00:00
De Backer Jeremy 21 Reputation points
accepted 2020-11-09T15:05:19.937+00:00
De Backer Jeremy 21 Reputation points
4 answers

MSMQ port exhaustion

Hi, I have MSMQ server running on Windows Server 2016. The applications are using public queues. I see the tcp ports in "bound" state growing for the msmq process. Till all the ports are used up. Is there a way to find out what is…

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,475 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,890 questions
asked 2020-11-05T09:14:38.56+00:00
RuLe 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-11-09T14:01:13.397+00:00
Anonymous
5 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Restarting WimRM Service

I need to restart the Windows Remote Management Service on Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller during office hours, what are the potential risks of doing this and what it can impact? Thank You

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,577 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,395 questions
asked 2020-10-30T13:54:53.94+00:00
Kamran Ahmed 271 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-09T13:33:52.83+00:00
Anonymous
3 answers

Client communication with remote domain controller - Best Practice?

We have several remote sites all on a single domain. Through firewall policies, clients can not communicate with clients at other locations. We do allow DC's to talk to each other. One situation I realized is happening today is Clients can sometimes not…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,395 questions
Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
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.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
1,039 questions
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Infrastructure: A Microsoft solution area focused on providing organizations with a cloud solution that supports their real-world needs and meets evolving regulatory requirements.
534 questions
asked 2020-11-05T15:18:52.803+00:00
Charlie Caldwell 6 Reputation points
answered 2020-11-09T13:23:24.537+00:00
Charlie Caldwell 6 Reputation points
3 answers

Hybrid Join Failure.

I'm at a branch office network with hybrid-join issues. Currently I have to remove my ethernet for correct company OOBE to load. After the OOBE login I'm stuck in a loop. To make some progress I have been installing KB4517211 update which takes me…

Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.
1,940 questions
asked 2020-05-15T23:23:05.243+00:00
Batman, John 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-11-09T12:28:55.24+00:00
saranrajappa 1 Reputation point
3 answers

Netlogon Error 5783 and 5816

For a few months now I have been experiencing random slow logons and issues with timeouts connecting to other domains within ADUC. The issues have coincided with the appearence of Netlogon Errors 5783 and 5816. The problem only seems to occur with some…

Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Infrastructure: A Microsoft solution area focused on providing organizations with a cloud solution that supports their real-world needs and meets evolving regulatory requirements.
534 questions
asked 2020-10-28T13:40:09.377+00:00
Tom Andersen 96 Reputation points
commented 2020-11-09T12:12:14.147+00:00
Tom Andersen 96 Reputation points
1 answer

The first question: What caused the crash? The second question, how to turn off Windows 10 automatic update (automatic restart) problem?

第一个问题: 今天发现WIN10企业版蓝屏白字,鼠标键盘无法动弹,我不在现场,当时也未抓拍到照片,后来发现昨天发现15:12分左右某应用程序日志显示掉线,以此判断操作系统死机,恰巧查询所有日志均无15点左右的警告等任何日志,只有安全记录日志里面有特殊登陆的日志出现,恰巧也是这个时间点也就是15点12分左右,请问各位Expert帮忙看一下,是何原因,如何预防死机。见下截图 第二个问题, …

Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.
1,940 questions
asked 2020-11-09T06:59:21.97+00:00
yyyyyyyy johnny 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-11-09T09:51:23.743+00:00
Carl Fan 6,846 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Biometric Framework, problem with RejectDetail of WINBIO_CAPTURE_DATA

I get sample code of WBF fingerprint device in the following microsoft web pag. https://learn.microsoft.com/zh-tw/windows/win32/api/winbio_adapter/nc-winbio_adapter-pibio_sensor_finish_capture_fn?redirectedfrom=MSDN In this page, there are definition…

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.
2,575 questions
asked 2020-11-09T02:08:48.907+00:00
兆宏 柯 21 Reputation points
accepted 2020-11-09T09:16:40.94+00:00
兆宏 柯 21 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

The description for Event ID 111 from source Microsoft-Windows-EventForwarder cannot be found.

I have source initiated subscription method of Event Log Forwarding. I'm trying to forward existing/historic SMBServer event ID 3000 logs. Error from Event Log Forwarding setup: The description for Event ID 111 from source…

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,577 questions
asked 2020-11-03T23:19:18.627+00:00
Kamran Ahmed 271 Reputation points
accepted 2020-11-09T09:10:25.527+00:00
Kamran Ahmed 271 Reputation points
2 answers

Cluster storage disk online(No Access)

Hi All, We are using WS 2012 hyper-v running on clustered storage. The configuration was working fine for the last 4 years. Today morning 2 of the disks in cluster seems to have lost connection and can be seen as online(no Access). due to which VMs…

Windows Server Clustering
Windows Server Clustering
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Clustering: The grouping of multiple servers in a way that allows them to appear to be a single unit to client computers on a network. Clustering is a means of increasing network capacity, providing live backup in case one of the servers fails, and improving data security.
988 questions
asked 2020-11-02T12:32:24.313+00:00
Nandal, Preeti 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-11-09T09:05:00.147+00:00
Xiaowei He 9,886 Reputation points
2 answers

Monitor ADFS User logon / logoff events to federated applications

Thanks in advance I need to audit user logon and logs offs on our applications that use ADFS for federation, but I cannot seems to find any information on how to manage this. here is what I need to do, if a user logs on to one of our applications…

Active Directory Federation Services
Active Directory Federation Services
An Active Directory technology that provides single-sign-on functionality by securely sharing digital identity and entitlement rights across security and enterprise boundaries.
1,240 questions
asked 2020-02-06T20:40:17.603+00:00
Luis Gonzales 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-11-09T08:56:39.607+00:00
Bart Hermans 6 Reputation points
5 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Errors with Server 2019 2020-10 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 (1809)

Hi Getting error code 80073712 when trying to install the latest update Gone through all the Microsoft troubleshooting tools and I am still not getting anywhere Anyone else had this issue? Thanks

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,684 questions
asked 2020-11-02T13:34:47.383+00:00
Stephen Allen 21 Reputation points
accepted 2020-11-09T08:35:31.393+00:00
Stephen Allen 21 Reputation points
1 answer

QUITAR CIFRADO A CARPETAS DE WINDOWS 10

Hola, acudo a este medio ya que me he cansado de buscarle solución a este problema recurrí a vídeos como a la página de microsoft y leí que está página es para lo mismo pero más avanzado les explico: Tengo está carpeta con cifrado de Minecraft (como dato…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,436 questions
asked 2020-11-02T06:29:11.723+00:00
David Garcia 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-11-09T08:35:30.583+00:00
Jenny Yan-MSFT 9,336 Reputation points
2 answers

Dism.exe /ResetBase error on Windows server 2016

I'm executing the command DISM /Image:E:\WIM\Mount /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase on an offline mounted WIM Image. I'm facing this error: Error: 0x800f0806 The operation could not be completed due to pending operations. I've…

Windows Server Setup
Windows Server Setup
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.
251 questions
asked 2020-11-05T11:54:23.243+00:00
Soni, Priyal 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-11-09T08:25:38.397+00:00
Dale Kudusi 3,236 Reputation points
2 answers

Convert MAK to KMS licenses

Dear, Via this account I'm writing I've access to our MS Volume licensing center. We purchased licenses for our activation of Windows Server 2019 standard servers. Now we got MAK licenses. Our current systems are all Windows Server 2019 Standard…

Windows Server Migration
Windows Server Migration
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Migration: The process of making existing applications and data work on a different computer or operating system.
421 questions
asked 2020-11-05T10:55:33.407+00:00
Beckers Jens (PZ Aarschot) 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-11-09T08:22:57.573+00:00
Dale Kudusi 3,236 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Remote App Session List, App Name

Is there a way to get the name of the RemoteApp a user opened up from the session list and/or event log and/or somewhere else? When viewing the list of users in Server Manager, we see the users, but we don't see for example if they opened up Calc or…

Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop
A Microsoft app that connects remotely to computers and to virtual apps and desktops.
4,495 questions
asked 2020-11-05T21:46:46.22+00:00
reuvygroovy 776 Reputation points
accepted 2020-11-09T08:15:11.67+00:00
reuvygroovy 776 Reputation points
5 answers

Domain Controller Replication without demoting and promoting

Hi All, I need help regarding an issue with replicating Domain Controller. Since I don't have any backup and I don't have any information about the administrator local user account for the domain controllers once I demoted and the administrator user…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,395 questions
asked 2020-11-06T15:33:43.427+00:00
Yaredo70 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-11-09T07:47:00.93+00:00
Vicky Wang 2,726 Reputation points
3 answers

Restoring AD on Server 2016 - 1 server environment

Greetings hive mind. My customer's 2016 server whacked out and after a long process to get the OS back on it I am finally ready to try to restore it to the way it was. This server was the only server in the office and therefore the only domain…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,395 questions
asked 2020-11-05T17:46:21.767+00:00
Mike Miller 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-11-09T07:46:27.987+00:00
Vicky Wang 2,726 Reputation points