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All my tasks in Task Scheduler are suddenly continuously repeating until I manually stop them.

I set up tasks in my task scheduler to play music as cues for my classroom. They were working fine until this week. Now they are playing on time, but don't stop. Every song task is now continually repeating until I stop it manually. I've tried…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
10,618 questions
asked 2024-04-26T21:34:33.64+00:00
Tami Cummings 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-04-26T21:58:10.9666667+00:00
Rob Caplan - MSFT 5,412 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers

MacOS - Fullscreen Microsoft Remote Desktop Keeps Sliding Out of View

On MacBook Air M1 running Ventura 13.3.1, whenever I attempt to run a Microsoft Remote Desktop session in fullscreen, it opens in a separate "space" but immediately slides back to the main desktop, out of view. When I swipe back to it, it…

Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop
A Microsoft app that connects remotely to computers and to virtual apps and desktops.
4,243 questions
asked 2023-05-11T19:25:13.08+00:00
Mike Rost 15 Reputation points
commented 2024-04-26T21:57:50.5566667+00:00
Daniel van Schrick 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Microsoft OLE DB Driver for Sql Server 18.7.2 x86 installer fails with unsupported operating system error on Windows 10

x64 works, but x86 gives me this message on multiple Windows 10 computers:

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
10,618 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.
12,713 questions
asked 2024-04-26T14:24:11.66+00:00
Erik Schlorholtz 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-04-26T21:23:34.9+00:00
Erland Sommarskog 101K Reputation points MVP
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Start menu item not pinning

Hi, I am experiencing an issue with Windows 11 autopilot machines not pinning items to the Start menu. Despite checking all policies, only one seems to be applied for the Start menu item. Could this policy setting be blocking the Start menu, or could…

Microsoft System Center
Microsoft System Center
A suite of Microsoft systems management products that offer solutions for managing datacenter resources, private clouds, and client devices.
829 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,858 questions
Microsoft Intune
Microsoft Intune
A Microsoft cloud-based management solution that offers mobile device management, mobile application management, and PC management capabilities.
4,336 questions
asked 2024-04-26T20:25:29.5533333+00:00
TechUST 416 Reputation points
2 answers

Cannot enable Staged Rollout from Federation to PTA

We are currently federated to Entra ID with ADFS on premises. We are attempting to run the staged rollout feature with PTA and seamless sign on. Following this article: …

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.
1,190 questions
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
19,474 questions
asked 2024-04-26T16:52:18.32+00:00
BrianSiegman-1559 21 Reputation points
commented 2024-04-26T20:06:38.7866667+00:00
Andy David - MVP 141.6K Reputation points MVP
1 answer

How to hide users in GAL

Hi! I am scratching my head on this after looking at several posts.. Issue: We have leavers which we disable, remove licenses, convert mailboxes to shared ones and so on. We also moved the users to a non-synchronized OU in AD. However, they still…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,858 questions
Outlook Management
Outlook Management
Outlook: A family of Microsoft email and calendar products.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
4,887 questions
asked 2024-04-26T16:46:02.69+00:00
Jon L 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-04-26T20:03:50.0233333+00:00
Andy David - MVP 141.6K Reputation points MVP
1 answer

Moving Virtual Dir to another IIS server

Hi, I create new IIS server and need to move virtual Dir to new server but i keep getting this error message I use robocopy /copyall to copy dir from old server to new server. Is they anything else I need to do to make this work

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,458 questions
Internet Information Services
asked 2024-04-26T13:15:15.69+00:00
lalajee 1,811 Reputation points
commented 2024-04-26T19:15:50.7166667+00:00
MotoX80 31,571 Reputation points
1 answer

Authentication problem connecting to shared folder on Azure AD-joined computer

Hi, I have several Windows 11 22H2 computers that are joined to an Azure AD domain (cloud-only, not hybrid). One of the computers, which I'll call Server, has a shared folder. Another computer, Client1, can access that shared folder (\\Server\Shared)…

Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,166 questions
asked 2023-08-17T07:06:19.6566667+00:00
Dave Huang 10 Reputation points
answered 2024-04-26T19:05:13.98+00:00
MFSiD 0 Reputation points
0 answers

Switch to app (with multiple open windows) after ONE click on taskbar icon

Hey guys! In the taskbar, I'm trying to open an app with one click on the taskbar icon, even if the app has multiple windows open. This can be achieved by holding control while clicking the icon (it pulls up the last open window), but I would like for…

Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,166 questions
asked 2024-04-26T19:03:41.4966667+00:00
Yon 0 Reputation points
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Error trying to connect to host through Hyper-V Manager

I'm trying to add a host server I just set up into Hyper-V Manager (currently have two other hosts in it). I'm getting the error "An error occurred while attempting to connect to server "<ServerName>". Check that the Virtual Machine…

Hyper-V
Hyper-V
A Windows technology providing a hypervisor-based virtualization solution enabling customers to consolidate workloads onto a single server.
2,538 questions
asked 2020-11-10T21:20:06.017+00:00
Les Reeder 31 Reputation points
edited a comment 2024-04-26T19:03:16.6833333+00:00
Manbi Angurala 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Now that Windows Server has built-in OpenSSH server, does Windows updates install patches / version upgrades for this OpenSSH server too?

As title. We are using Win2019. Although you need to do some one-off extra steps to install/enable the SSH server feature, I consider this as a built-in feature that comes with Windows. I checked the registered services in Windows, learned that it is in…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,127 questions
asked 2023-12-22T02:57:58.96+00:00
hgelh-3450 21 Reputation points
commented 2024-04-26T18:52:20.34+00:00
Tamas Hegedus 1 Reputation point
0 answers

audit public folders

Hello  Please i need your help on this issue.  When trying to run audits, results are not showing.   I would like to know how to audit public folders.    Also i am not getting the desire results when i try to search for audit logs for compliance…

Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365
Formerly Office 365, is a line of subscription services offered by Microsoft which adds to and includes the Microsoft Office product line.
3,786 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,858 questions
asked 2024-04-26T18:33:16.4133333+00:00
IniobongNkanga-8038 246 Reputation points
0 answers

Freeze after closing valorant

so when i played valorant for 1 match and closed it, its fine, but when i played more than 2 games, it always freeze my pc, i cant click anything, cant press anything, i have to force shutdown my pc with the power button, any solution please answer, i…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
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.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,543 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,166 questions
asked 2024-04-26T18:21:11.4966667+00:00
Vyn 0 Reputation points
1 answer

MFA Options For Shared Workstations

Hello, I have been tasked to rollout MFA for our organization. For users that have an assigned laptop or desktop the solution is to use multi-factor unlock. However, I set a set of users that use a shared workstation. The number of users on a stations…

Windows
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.
4,747 questions
asked 2024-04-25T15:43:05.56+00:00
Adam Knecht 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-04-26T18:10:11.6033333+00:00
Ronmb 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

how do I find the working area of my uwp app in .net using C#

This is a simple question but I'm having a rough time finding an answer. What I want to find is the working area of my application. I'm working in Visual Studio 2022 and have created the basic project. Searches on the internet result in many answers…

.NET
.NET
Microsoft Technologies based on the .NET software framework.
3,374 questions
Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
asked 2024-04-24T13:23:16.3+00:00
Joe Babb 60 Reputation points
commented 2024-04-26T18:03:54.27+00:00
Peter Smith 581 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Windows 11 connecting to Active Directory via Cisco AnyConnect

I'm going to start with the question here and if I need to move this elsewhere, I can. We have just started deploying Windows 11. We have a couple of users that it is working well for, however, just this week two new computers were unable to access…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,858 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,166 questions
asked 2024-04-05T20:38:27.4733333+00:00
DaChiTriGuy 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2024-04-26T18:00:14.46+00:00
ajay 0 Reputation points
0 answers

WHfB "I forgot my PIN" logon option not functional

Hey guys, Just deployed WHfB and have it working well. One thing I noticed is when a user clicks the I forgot my PIN link, nothing happens. Nothing happens after logon as well. Any idea what's going on with this? If it's presented to the end-user, I'd…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
5,858 questions
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
19,474 questions
asked 2024-04-26T17:46:49.4366667+00:00
Mike 0 Reputation points
47 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

remotewebaccess.com Anywhere access broken on Server 2016 Again?

Last year a similar issue occurred and by manually applying the registry edits from these two threads most seemed to resolve their issues: …

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,127 questions
asked 2022-05-04T19:46:51.657+00:00
ChrisWY27 126 Reputation points
commented 2024-04-26T17:42:15.71+00:00
Samriddhi Chaturvedi 211 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
3 answers

Turn on App & browser control via Group Policy or the registry

I asked this question in the Microsoft Community and was directed to ask it here. In the latest version of Windows 10 Pro (20H2 at the moment), is there a way to turn on App & browser control via LOCAL Group Policy or the registry? I need…

Windows
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.
4,747 questions
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,754 questions
asked 2022-10-26T13:52:50.327+00:00
Robert Colson 11 Reputation points
commented 2024-04-26T17:34:11.66+00:00
Robert Colson 11 Reputation points
1 answer

Windows 11 activation issue with M365 E5 license

Hey got a Windows 11 device that was preinstalled with windows 11 home edition. I changed the product key to generic windows 11 pro key -…

Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,166 questions
asked 2024-04-23T16:05:48.76+00:00
Benjamin Ra 21 Reputation points
commented 2024-04-26T16:57:29.7633333+00:00
Benjamin Ra 21 Reputation points