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windows 10 Taskbar freezes in Domain Desktops

Dear Team We're facing Issues in our organizations on most of the Desktops all are in Domain. Every week we get this issue frequently 8 to 9 desktops. Taskbar/Start Menu/Timing/System Tray Icons all this will be freeze, once it double click on date and…

Microsoft Q&A
Microsoft Q&A
Use this tag to share suggestions, feature requests, and bugs with the Microsoft Q&A team. The Microsoft Q&A team will evaluate your feedback on a regular basis and provide updates along the way.
288 questions
Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
6,647 questions
asked 2023-03-24T14:00:46.4633333+00:00
MicroJB 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Displaying Image within Project folder

Any idea why an image wouldn't display in core 6? Is there a problem with the line of code below...the way the path is transcribed? Is there a problem using png format in 6? <img src="/Media/Home.png" alt="Home Page"…

ASP.NET MVC
ASP.NET MVC
A Microsoft web application framework that implements the model-view-controller (MVC) design pattern.
732 questions
ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core
A set of technologies in the .NET Framework for building web applications and XML web services.
2,823 questions
asked 2023-03-24T13:48:07.83+00:00
Dean Everhart 806 Reputation points
edited an answer 2023-03-24T14:00:20.25+00:00
AgaveJoe 19,606 Reputation points
1 answer

Designating a link open a .cshtml (view) file in a text editor

Is there a way to have a .net webpage link and open a .cshtml (view) page in either in Visual Studio or other text editor? <a href="/Views/Home/Notes.cshtml">View in Text Editor</a> Yields

ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core
A set of technologies in the .NET Framework for building web applications and XML web services.
2,823 questions
ASP.NET
ASP.NET
A set of technologies in the .NET Framework for building web applications and XML web services.
1,322 questions
asked 2023-03-24T12:26:11.8366667+00:00
Dean Everhart 806 Reputation points
answered 2023-03-24T13:58:57.8666667+00:00
AgaveJoe 19,606 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Action required: Upgrade from Basic to Standard SKU public IP addresses in Azure by 30 September 2025

You're receiving this notice because you've used Basic SKU public IP addresses within the last 30 days. On 30 September 2025, Basic SKU public IP addresses will be retired in Azure. You can continue to use your existing Basic SKU public IP addresses…

Azure Virtual Network
Azure Virtual Network
An Azure networking service that is used to provision private networks and optionally to connect to on-premises datacenters.
1,270 questions
asked 2022-09-28T01:37:58.953+00:00
joon 21 Reputation points
edited the question 2023-03-24T13:58:55.3333333+00:00
KapilAnanth-MSFT 11,141 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer

IPsec vpn over express route

I have functioning ER private peering. Want to have VPN over ER with private IPs. I understand that i need a virtual network gateway of type VPN in the same gateway subnet with private IP option enabled. 1- The documentation does not say anything…

Azure VPN Gateway
Azure VPN Gateway
An Azure service that enables the connection of on-premises networks to Azure through site-to-site virtual private networks.
892 questions
Azure ExpressRoute
Azure ExpressRoute
An Azure service that provides private connections between Azure datacenters and infrastructure, either on premises or in a colocation environment.
199 questions
asked 2022-12-08T14:02:05.13+00:00
Mateen Baig 51 Reputation points
commented 2023-03-24T13:58:22.9533333+00:00
KapilAnanth-MSFT 11,141 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer

Get VM Status from Custom Query

Hello, I have a custom query to tell me when a vm has a certain percentage of disk space. It is set to 90 right now for testing. Is there a way to Return a value of Health if nothing is found and Not-Healthy if this threshold is meant. I am new tot his…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
4,890 questions
Azure Monitor
Azure Monitor
An Azure service that is used to collect, analyze, and act on telemetry data from Azure and on-premises environments.
1,931 questions
asked 2023-03-24T13:37:16.66+00:00
MrB1963 21 Reputation points
edited an answer 2023-03-24T13:58:03.17+00:00
MrB1963 21 Reputation points
2 answers

Site-to-Site VPN connection over ExpressRoute private peering - how to prevent tunnel from flapping?

Hello, I am following the instructions here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/site-to-site-vpn-private-peering There are two sections referring to how to prefer routing over the VPN path vs ExpressRoute: Traffic from on-premises…

Azure VPN Gateway
Azure VPN Gateway
An Azure service that enables the connection of on-premises networks to Azure through site-to-site virtual private networks.
892 questions
Azure ExpressRoute
Azure ExpressRoute
An Azure service that provides private connections between Azure datacenters and infrastructure, either on premises or in a colocation environment.
199 questions
asked 2023-03-21T04:45:52.7733333+00:00
Nick 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-03-24T13:57:22.6733333+00:00
KapilAnanth-MSFT 11,141 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
0 answers

Synthesizer error with paragraph starts with "<p><prosody ...>"

With some sentences that start with <p><prosody ...>, the text is synthesized incorrectly. If something is between, everything is fine: <p>Hi!<prosody ...>. See the example below. Suggestions <p>Hello. My name is Matthew,…

Azure Speech
Azure Speech
An Azure service that integrates speech processing into apps and services.
817 questions
asked 2023-03-23T16:19:34.7233333+00:00
Roy Jensen 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2023-03-24T13:57:09.7966667+00:00
Roy Jensen 0 Reputation points
1 answer

How to remove WAF policy safely.We have an AKAMAI device before the App GW and do not need WAF capability anymore.What is the safest way to do so.

How to remove WAF policy safely or disassociate WAF policy . We have an AKAMAI device before the App GW in our environment hence we do not need WAF capability anymore. What is the safest way to do so. Also can I do it via portal and if I am doing it via…

Azure Web Application Firewall
Azure Application Gateway
Azure Application Gateway
An Azure service that provides a platform-managed, scalable, and highly available application delivery controller as a service.
610 questions
Azure Policy
Azure Policy
An Azure service that is used to implement corporate governance and standards at scale for Azure resources.
546 questions
asked 2023-03-21T05:27:06.58+00:00
Samar Masood Khan 20 Reputation points
commented 2023-03-24T13:56:37.5266667+00:00
KapilAnanth-MSFT 11,141 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer

Parameter 'secret_name' must conform to the following pattern: '^[0-9a-zA-Z-]+$'

Hello, I am getting the below error when I tried to run a simple for loop (bash script) to upload key/value pairs into azure keyvault. Can someone help me to resolve the error? Error: Parameter 'secret_name' must conform to the following pattern:…

Azure Key Vault
Azure Key Vault
An Azure service that is used to manage and protect cryptographic keys and other secrets used by cloud apps and services.
709 questions
asked 2023-03-24T13:30:13.4933333+00:00
Vinod_M 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-03-24T13:56:16.5266667+00:00
Michael Taylor 41,011 Reputation points
0 answers

How to manage users and groups on a client PC windows server 2012 r2

Hey! Im pretty new to AD in general and im trying to add some users and groups on my client PC. I am connected to the Domain and i have the account (Account operators) permissions. Is there anything i have to install in order to start managing users and…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
3,955 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,178 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
8,813 questions
asked 2023-03-24T12:37:42.47+00:00
WA A 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-03-24T13:56:08.83+00:00
Gazza t 1 Reputation point
0 answers

Custom Key Storage Provider (KSP) dll

I want to create a custom key provider, I have tried to follow the example called "KeyStorageProviderSample" from the "Cryptographic Provider Development Kit". But I don't know much about c++. Can't create provider dll in c#? I have…

C#
C#
An object-oriented and type-safe programming language that has its roots in the C family of languages and includes support for component-oriented programming.
7,535 questions
asked 2023-03-22T16:30:51.4166667+00:00
commented 2023-03-24T13:55:42.7533333+00:00
Jack J Jun 21,976 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
0 answers

How to configure Connection string without username and password by using managed instance Azure AD authentication with Azure SQL

Hi there , I am having 4 .net web applications hosted in IIS in the domain joined Azure VM. I am using Azure Sql databases for all the applications(All dbs in a elastic pool of sql server) . Coming to connection strings for DB connectivity ,right now I…

VB
VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that is implemented on the .NET Framework. Previously known as Visual Basic .NET.
1,966 questions
Azure SQL Database
SQL Server
SQL Server
A family of Microsoft relational database management and analysis systems for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
9,084 questions
Azure Active Directory
Azure Active Directory
An Azure enterprise identity service that provides single sign-on and multi-factor authentication.
13,529 questions
asked 2023-03-24T13:31:22.6033333+00:00
Raghava Akula 211 Reputation points
edited the question 2023-03-24T13:55:31.3833333+00:00
Raghava Akula 211 Reputation points
1 answer

Exposing web servers to internet in Azure

Hello Team, I'm working on an architecture for one of our customers, The customer need to host his web server on Azure (CMS web server), the web server need to be exposed to internet I have some questions about the frontal connection of the web…

Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall
An Azure network security service that is used to protect Azure Virtual Network resources.
366 questions
Azure Load Balancer
Azure Load Balancer
An Azure service that delivers high availability and network performance to applications.
279 questions
asked 2023-03-22T18:22:37.9133333+00:00
Mohamed jihad bayali 701 Reputation points
commented 2023-03-24T13:54:53.2933333+00:00
KapilAnanth-MSFT 11,141 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer

ASP.NET Core MVC : complex data model reading related data

I am trying to display a drop-down on my DEVICES create.cshtml view of the names from CONTACT via the lookup table DeviceAssignments, below is an ERD. I am already able to display the drops downs for DeviceCategories and DeviceLocations, but I am not…

ASP.NET Core
ASP.NET Core
A set of technologies in the .NET Framework for building web applications and XML web services.
2,823 questions
Entity Framework Core
Entity Framework Core
A lightweight, extensible, open-source, and cross-platform version of the Entity Framework data access technology.
478 questions
ASP.NET MVC
ASP.NET MVC
A Microsoft web application framework that implements the model-view-controller (MVC) design pattern.
732 questions
asked 2023-03-16T17:21:00.64+00:00
tjestesjr77 20 Reputation points
commented 2023-03-24T13:54:23.79+00:00
tjestesjr77 20 Reputation points
2 answers

Following RMCA Autodiscover POST Request, Retrieval of autodiscover XML Response fails

Hello, Givens: Network Test: ok (all green) Outbound SMTP Email test: ok (all green) Inbound SMTP Email test: ok (all green) Outlook Connectivity test: partially ok. The following error is displayed at the stage of "Attempting to contact the…

Microsoft Exchange
Exchange Server Management
Exchange Server Management
Exchange Server: A family of Microsoft client/server messaging and collaboration software.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
6,309 questions
asked 2023-03-24T01:18:51.7733333+00:00
KF 46 Reputation points
edited an answer 2023-03-24T13:53:57.3566667+00:00
khaled 26 Reputation points
0 answers

Does completing the MS virtual training days make me eligible to take exams for free?

I've been wondering if completing the MS virtual training days can still make me eligible for vouchers to take exams since in the description of the training days , there's no longer a clause that says we can take the exam 100% free of costs once we…

Azure Fundamentals
Azure Fundamentals
Azure: A cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through a worldwide network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.Fundamentals: Foundational knowledge about Microsoft products.
128 questions
asked 2023-03-24T13:52:53.64+00:00
essid chadha 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2023-03-24T13:53:41.2733333+00:00
essid chadha 0 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How can I fix the SQL Server -2061893606 error on SQL Server 2022 Express edition?

Hello, I reset my computer completely and deleted all files because I received this error, but it still didn't fix. By the way, my operating system is Windows 11.

SQL Server
SQL Server
A family of Microsoft relational database management and analysis systems for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
9,084 questions
asked 2023-03-21T08:30:29.1933333+00:00
Melik Baykal 0 Reputation points
accepted 2023-03-24T13:52:03.8933333+00:00
Melik Baykal 0 Reputation points
0 answers

Unable to print to pdf double copies (single file) using powershell

Hi, I am trying to print a single file with 1 page pdf to 2 pages pdf (single file). However, the below code only produces a blank file. Can someone help me debug or guide me how to fix the issue? Load Assembly [void]…

PowerShell
PowerShell
A family of Microsoft task automation and configuration management frameworks consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.
377 questions
asked 2023-03-24T13:51:46.2133333+00:00
Navdeep Singh 41 Reputation points
0 answers

Is there a way to start a Teams or PTSN call from Azure Monitor alerts? If so, what is the preferred method?

I've been looking for ways to implement a solution that would automatically initiate a MS Teams or PTSN call (1:1 or group call) when an Azure Monitor alert is triggered. First I checked if it would be possible to use the built-in Az Monitor PTSN…

Microsoft Teams Development
Microsoft Teams Development
Microsoft Teams: A Microsoft customizable chat-based workspace.Development: The process of researching, productizing, and refining new or existing technologies.
1,881 questions
Azure Communication Services
Azure Communication Services
An Azure communication platform for deploying applications across devices and platforms.
343 questions
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams
A Microsoft customizable chat-based workspace.
5,919 questions
Azure Functions
Azure Functions
An Azure service that provides an event-driven serverless compute platform.
2,786 questions
Microsoft Graph
Microsoft Graph
A Microsoft programmability model that exposes REST APIs and client libraries to access data on Microsoft 365 services.
858 questions
asked 2023-03-22T15:02:53.2966667+00:00
Mikko Koskinen 5 Reputation points
commented 2023-03-24T13:51:44.54+00:00
Mikko Koskinen 5 Reputation points