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Intermittent Error 1521: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.

I have a small AD domain with Windows 10 Pro x64 and Windows 8.1 Pro x64 clients. The clients experience intermittent failure to load their roaming profiles as discussed in great length in this over five-year-old thread: …

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,660 questions
asked 2021-01-14T19:29:09.053+00:00
Roger Brooks 1 Reputation point
answered 2021-01-14T21:53:54.683+00:00
Thameur-BOURBITA 33,011 Reputation points
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Azure - I was assigned as a stakeholder in Organization

I was assigned as a stakeholder in an organization (in Azure), but I have no more activities to do and I want to leave it (but I don't know how). If someone can tell me how to leave the organization, I will thank them Thank you!

Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
22,173 questions
asked 2021-01-13T21:00:34.613+00:00
Gustavo Fellay 1 Reputation point
commented 2021-01-14T21:32:32.26+00:00
JamesTran-MSFT 36,636 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Dynamically load dimensions in Azure Synapse SCD Type 1

Hi. I am looking for a dynamic approach to load dimensions in Azure Synapse. I thinking of creating some kind of procedure that will generate merge statements dynamically for each source and target tables. What would be the best approach? please advise

Azure Synapse Analytics
Azure Synapse Analytics
An Azure analytics service that brings together data integration, enterprise data warehousing, and big data analytics. Previously known as Azure SQL Data Warehouse.
5,004 questions
Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory
An Azure service for ingesting, preparing, and transforming data at scale.
10,874 questions
asked 2021-01-12T20:55:46.04+00:00
Mike 21 Reputation points
accepted 2021-01-14T21:03:36.497+00:00
Mike 21 Reputation points
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Can you help me access DA 100 Power BI exam

When I attempt to register for the DA 100 Power BI exam I get the following message We can’t access your Microsoft profile to schedule your exam. To resolve the issue, try these steps in this order and return to the exam page to schedule the exam: Use…

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39,798 questions
asked 2021-01-14T20:39:32.757+00:00
Bergay, Alex 1 Reputation point
answered 2021-01-14T20:54:30.923+00:00
Anonymous
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Course 20463-D: Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft® SQL Server® 2014

I have been trying to take this course online but it is not showing any payment option or how can I lead to the instructor for the same. It just shows the course outline and nothing else. So how can I do the former and the register myself for the…

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asked 2021-01-14T20:42:18.047+00:00
ARCHIT GUPTA 1 Reputation point
answered 2021-01-14T20:53:21.933+00:00
Anonymous
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MECM 2010 support for gMSA

Hi, we have latest version of MECM 2010 in several forests - is there any account used by it which can be replaced with gMSA? AFAIK SCOM 2019 UR1+ started with support for gMSAs.

Microsoft Configuration Manager
asked 2021-01-14T18:41:22.923+00:00
Bojan Zivkovic 21 Reputation points
answered 2021-01-14T20:46:25.94+00:00
Jason Sandys 31,311 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Convert byte() to image

Hi Im having a little difficulty in converting a byte() to an image. The image is saved in SQL server and i think is was at some point, an Access Database (the previous programmer was mainly Access). In the SQL server field, it is set as an Image…

.NET
.NET
Microsoft Technologies based on the .NET software framework.
3,927 questions
SQL Server
SQL Server
A family of Microsoft relational database management and analysis systems for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
14,019 questions
asked 2021-01-13T01:05:56.6+00:00
NachitoMax 416 Reputation points
answered 2021-01-14T20:45:26.723+00:00
Abdulhakim M. Elrhumi 356 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

UWP: Task.Wait() always times out in Awake()

Hi, I am trying to read an IP address I already have stored in a text file before my application starts other processes. I have tried ReadIP().Wait() without a timeout and it was stuck loading for much longer than it should without getting the IP from…

Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
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.
11,029 questions
asked 2021-01-14T01:42:37.997+00:00
Bryce 21 Reputation points
commented 2021-01-14T20:35:33.483+00:00
Heiko 1,261 Reputation points
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Sysmon 11.10 - force uninstall causes system reboot

We were having severe memory issues on multiple production servers running version 11.10. These systems are running Server 2016. We have since halted Sysmon use and were trying to move to a newer version, 12.03. When we attempted the uninstall on one of…

Sysinternals
Sysinternals
Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.
1,169 questions
asked 2021-01-12T15:12:42.993+00:00
vizibility 1 Reputation point
answered 2021-01-14T20:12:59.447+00:00
vizibility 1 Reputation point
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MS Word VBA Coding Help

I saw this article and it was a huge help. https://www.datanumen.com/blogs/3-ways-batch-change-text-format-text-boxes-word-document/ But I'm a novice and can't figure out how to code a module to change the font color of all text inside all shapes in…

asked 2020-12-25T04:53:57.897+00:00
Journey037 1 Reputation point
answered 2021-01-14T20:05:18.9+00:00
Bill Bell 6 Reputation points
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Data Factory Pipeline executes twice

Hello- I have a pipeline with multiple copy activities, from an Azure SQL DB to an Azure SQL DB. When I attempt to debug or "trigger now" the pipeline, it starts executing, but then after a minute I get a message in the UI and a second…

Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory
An Azure service for ingesting, preparing, and transforming data at scale.
10,874 questions
asked 2021-01-13T15:00:55.697+00:00
Michael Lee 1 Reputation point
commented 2021-01-14T19:59:32.783+00:00
Michael Lee 1 Reputation point
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Disable Git configuration in Data Factory V2

Hi, How can I disable the Git configuration for a Data Factory V2 resource when the setting and disconnection option is unavailable on the Git repository page?

Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory
An Azure service for ingesting, preparing, and transforming data at scale.
10,874 questions
asked 2021-01-12T19:18:54.223+00:00
Li, Helen 21 Reputation points
accepted 2021-01-14T19:46:03.327+00:00
Li, Helen 21 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Repairing broken clients using group policy

We some devices that have the client, but it is broken. We are trying to implement an automated solution that fixes broken clients via group policy because of how our environment is currently set up. We did not extend the AD schema, but if we did,…

Microsoft Configuration Manager
asked 2021-01-13T18:36:26.373+00:00
My9to5 261 Reputation points
accepted 2021-01-14T19:44:29.773+00:00
My9to5 261 Reputation points
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Future of MCSE Server 2016

I am MCT and my students got server 2016 training recently and after training, they want to attempt MCSE 2016 exam. But server 2016 certification will expire after Jan 2021. So kindly guide me to the future training process and all required details. What…

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39,798 questions
asked 2021-01-14T19:33:44.607+00:00
Shajeeha Khalid 1 Reputation point
answered 2021-01-14T19:36:07.847+00:00
Anonymous
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Zipping and UnZipping files for Batch limitation in ADF

Hello, I recently encountered the following error while running a Custom Activity on Azure Data Factory: "Total size of resourceFiles cannot be more than 32768 characters" For this error, I found many blog posts that state you must zip…

Azure Storage Accounts
Azure Storage Accounts
Globally unique resources that provide access to data management services and serve as the parent namespace for the services.
3,234 questions
Azure Batch
Azure Batch
An Azure service that provides cloud-scale job scheduling and compute management.
339 questions
Azure Data Factory
Azure Data Factory
An Azure service for ingesting, preparing, and transforming data at scale.
10,874 questions
asked 2021-01-12T15:09:45.593+00:00
Sampat, Varun 231 Reputation points
accepted 2021-01-14T19:25:29.923+00:00
Sampat, Varun 231 Reputation points
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Maintaining Trust in ADFS with Multiple Servers

I have seen some similar posts but never with a solution. In the case of two ADFS servers using wid (adfs1 and adfs2) load balanced and two ADFS Proxy servers (proxy1 and proxy2) also load balanced. An error message was logged on proxy1 that "the…

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.
1,265 questions
asked 2021-01-13T23:52:35.427+00:00
Mike008 1 Reputation point
answered 2021-01-14T19:07:49.213+00:00
Mike008 1 Reputation point
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Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs NULL metadata.

Using Get-AzureADAuditSignInLogs in Powershell selects a lot of metadata elements from the audit log with NULL values. Is there a way to enable the population of elements? In particular the networkLocationDetails is NULL.

Windows Server PowerShell
Windows Server PowerShell
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.PowerShell: A family of Microsoft task automation and configuration management frameworks consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.
5,561 questions
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
22,173 questions
asked 2021-01-12T16:39:18.493+00:00
PowershellAzAD 96 Reputation points
accepted 2021-01-14T19:07:02.693+00:00
PowershellAzAD 96 Reputation points
1 answer

Gain access to Farmbeats meetings and teams channel?

Hello, I was wondering how our organization would gain access to the Farmbeats working group sessions and Microsoft Teams channel? I am very interested in joining and contributing to the community. Would also like to know how can I can register to…

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Not Monitored
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39,798 questions
asked 2021-01-11T16:54:31.257+00:00
Alonzo Mercer 1 Reputation point
commented 2021-01-14T18:41:46.3+00:00
QuantumCache 20,271 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Cross DB query between Azure SQL Server VM on Azure Gov Cloud and Azure Public cloud

I have an on-premise database which communicates with Azure SQL Sever VM on public cloud using linked server. Now we have a requirement to move the on-prem db to Azure Government Cloud. After migration to Azure Gov cloud how can I maintain the…

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.
1,561 questions
Azure Private Link
Azure Private Link
An Azure service that provides private connectivity from a virtual network to Azure platform as a service, customer-owned, or Microsoft partner services.
517 questions
asked 2021-01-04T17:29:10.28+00:00
Ranjit Mattamal 26 Reputation points
accepted 2021-01-14T18:36:58.68+00:00
Ranjit Mattamal 26 Reputation points
4 answers

SharePoint Server 2019 Configuration Wizard failed with Exception: Specified argument was out of the range of valid values.Parameter name: sLine 

Can anyone please help troubleshoot the following error? The SharePoint Configuration Wizard failed after applying SharePoint Server 2019 August 11, 2020 updates (KB4484471 and KB4484472) as follows: Exception of type…

SharePoint Server
SharePoint Server
A family of Microsoft on-premises document management and storage systems.
2,380 questions
SharePoint Server Management
SharePoint Server Management
SharePoint Server: A family of Microsoft on-premises document management and storage systems.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
2,964 questions
asked 2020-11-03T20:44:42.067+00:00
Kim Ryan 41 Reputation points
answered 2021-01-14T18:20:51.573+00:00
Basaranil 1 Reputation point