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How to change the folder name (path) of an AzureAD user on Windows 11
Hello, my name contains special characters and I was having unexpected behaviours of some softwares and I discovered it was given my user name special characters, so I am trying to change it. I have tested this solution, however as my user is an…


Connector on premise via powershell or AdminUi not able to be created, organization does not have permission to create it
using powershell : New-InboundConnector -Name 'connetor name' -ConnectorType OnPremises -RestrictDomainsToIPAddresses $true -SenderDomains mydomain.com -SenderIPAddresses listofips can not create this config : Enabled: True ConnectorType: OnPremises …


execute Catalog SSIS package from SQL Server Stored Procedure (SQL Server 2016)
Hi, We are trying to execute catalog SSIS package from Stored Procedure using EXEC [SSISDB].[catalog].[create_execution] EXEC [SSISDB].[catalog].[set_execution_parameter_value] EXEC [SSISDB].[catalog].[start_execution] @execution_id When I run stored…
Upload certificate credential to Azure Ad app via Powershell
I have an application registered in Azure AD that needs to be able access resources as the application, i.e., Application (Role) type permissions. The required scopes and consent are configured, and in order for the actual app code to authenticate as…


MSP created "company.local" then linked AD Sync to Azure Cloud (company.onmicrosoft.com) instead of our Default Domain name, "company.com". Now everything is messed up. How do I fix it?
After a cybersecurity event, we hired an MSP to assist with clean up and the set-up of a new network. Since there were many competing priorities, I allowed them to set up the new forest. I created the network architecture and disseminated a blueprint of…


How to fix notskrnl.exe orignated System Crash
Hello, I have been troubleshooting on my own for several months. Originally thought it had to do with Display Drivers, so ran DDU to get fresh install. Thought it might be fixed upgrading to windows 11, or even insider but still get the same behavior.…


Cannot Hide Distribution Group that is Synced via AD Connect
Good Afternoon, My company has a hybrid O365 environment - AD server that syncs to the cloud via AD Connect. Everything seemed to be working fine until I needed to migrate a few old distribution groups to O365. Long story short, I was trying to…


Unable delete Public IP address
Error: Failed to delete public IP address 'Vinparking-GW-IP'. Error: Public IP address '' can not be deleted since it is still allocated to resource ''. In order to delete the public IP, disassociate/detach the Public IP address from the resource. To…


start page custom background blurred
when i make my start page have a custom background in edge its always low quality how do i make it look better


cosmosDB : how to see the records based on partition , using azure portal metrics
Hello, I want to see the records ( objects) in cosmosDB, for each partition. How can i get a view of that. In cosmosDB I have partition with sharKey as "part1", part2", "partN" On Azure portal, i like to see how much data each…


How to stop URL firewall rules from allowing access to an entire FQDN
Hello, I recently added some URL rules to our firewall but they are allowing access to our entire FDQN, which I don't want. Users are being able to browse all of our www.au.edu. I see in the firewall logs that this is being allowed by that URL rule. …


Checking resource limits, quotas, and constraints using PowerShell
I am looking for a solution to check for resource limit quotas that have been reached in multiple subscriptions using Lighthouse. Has anyone found a way to accomplish this using PowerShell, Graph, or other methods? Essentially, I am looking for a way to…


facing "azure.core.exceptions.ResourceModifiedError: The condition specified using HTTP conditional header(s) is not met" while trying to download azure blobs using python.
Hi, I am trying to download blobs from my azure account using azure python SDK. I am using the chunks() method to download large sized blobs from containers. But I am facing the following error for large sized blobs. I have also tried several other…


Defender iot activation expiration
I have an on prem solution setup and i am trying to license my sensors and they are shwoing as expiring in one day. AFAIK our subscription is paid up and i am unaware of how to get a new license with a longer expiration period.


How to track back down the Caller IP Address to workstation?
Hi, I am looking for retrieving user information from the REST API event details generated. I have uploaded a file directly via the azure portal and collected the event details as JSON object using azure Event Hubs. I have given the REST API event's…


Remove domain controller with AD connect enabled in Azure
In my current environment, there is a VM running as domain controller in Azure, and it has AD Connect enabled to sync with Azure AD, this kind of setup doesn't make sense to me since this DC is not on-prem, so I want to move to pure cloud solution to use…
Can I retrieve the logged in username from Edge?
I wanted to ask if there's a way to retrieve the currently logged in user from Edge; I have a web app and wish to retrieve the username for login. There was a method used in Internet Explorer (ActiveXObject), however I am hoping that there is another…


how to take RDP of existing Virtual machine with azure AD
Hi, we need to have 2 accounts set up to have administrative access to all of the Windows Server VM's, so that we can RDP to each VM, map drives between VM's, etc. I'm not sure how Azure manages this, but there's already an AD domain, with the two user…


How to fix session getting null when multiple user request at same time in .net 6.0
Any solution for "Session getting null when multiple user visit the site" Error? I analyze the iis worker process physical memory not exceed more than 3GB?


AZVMExtension Error
Hi, I'm trying to import a certificate which is stored in Key Vault. I'm using below Script and receiving error $fileUri = @("https://name.blob.core.windows.net/wildcardcert/Certificate.PS1") $settings = @{"fileUris" =…

