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Drag and drop Outlook emails from Outlook to desktop not working
Hello, I am having an issue dragging and dropping email files to my desktop on Windows. I am currently testing this on Windows Server 2016 version 1607. To replicate open the Outlook (PWA) latest version OR the latest Outlook desktop app. …

Windows 2016 Logon Screen Reloads when pressing Cntl+Alt+Del instead of showing password prompt
Hi, I hope someone has a tip for me because I am out of ideas. The Problem This is a Windows Server 2016 Domain Server running without issues for about 2 years. It boots just fine, but then it comes to the logon screen. As usual, it…
Downgrade Windows Server 2022 to 2016
Hello everyone, I received information that a downgrade is always allowed only to a Windows Server version immediately below. Example: We have acquired a Windows Server 2022 license for the corresponding cores. According to the vendor, with a Windows…
Windows Server 2016 stuck on working on update 100% complete
Applied latest update patch and a restart was required. System is stuck at "Working on updates 100% complete Don't turn off computer" this is a bone stock Dell small server with one internal hard drive

WSUS downstream server cannot sync the Windows Server 2016 patch from upstream server.
Our company is using WSUS servers for patching Windows Security patch for client PCs & Servers. There is one upstream server, said Server1, which sync with Microsoft via internet directly. And, there is another downstream server, said Server2 and it…
I want to generate a report from SCOM 2016 to show the expiring certificates for the next 12 months
Hello all, I want to generate a report from SCOM 2016 to show the expiring certificates for the next 12 months. I have already installed the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Management Pack for Certificates Monitoring.
Exchange 2016 ECP管理用户时,提示错误:找不到指定的组织定位,请确保键入的组织单位的表示正确
exchange 2016的操作系统是2016 std exchange 2016 CU23 通过一些命令查找OU,没有问题,在日志里查看是错误的。 请大家给看看什么问题。
Exchange 2016 - import cert to exchange - password is incorrect
Hi, I have a problem with importing a new certificate to Exchange 2016 CU23. I used a command from MS but it's not working. [PS] C:\Windows\system32>Import-ExchangeCertificate -FileData ([System.IO.File]::ReadAllBytes('C:\Cert\cert.pfx')) -Password…
Install SQL Management Studio without Visual Studio Tools or Shell
Hi there, I am doing some pen test remediation and our SQL servers are flagging that Visual Studio tools such as Shell (isolated) and Tools for applications are vulnerable. So i've been trying to find a way to install SSMS without Visual Studio at all as…

Why is auto backup not working consistently for one of two client PCs on Windows Server Essentials 2016?
I have a Windows Server Essentials 2016 setup that has been working fine for months to backup two laptops. In the last month or so, one doesn't usually do an automatic backup overnight. I'll use these names for discussion purposes: WSE2016: Server …
Stuck on Getting Windows Ready
Earlier this morning a installed updates on our Windows 2016 Server and it came right back up. Then I installed some updates on the Hyper-V server it runs on and I needed to shut down the 2016 Server while I let the hypervisor reboot. When I went to shut…
Troubleshooting INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE for DL360 G9 Server 2016
Hi, I have a physical 2016 server that I installed updated KB5029242 on. I've not found any reports of known issues, but since doing so, my machine now bluescreens on every boot with error "INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE". It can get into the…

How to fix event ID 1000, 1023 error with our web application?
We have a web application that is crashing randomly every day, when the crash happens, we found that there are some error events in Windows Event Viewer, since the error was generic and we would like to see if there any way that we could retrieve more…
The WSUS administration console was unable to connect to the WSUS Server via the remote API.
Server 2016 Standalone WSUS Console keep crashing The WSUS administration console was unable to connect to the WSUS Server via the remote API. Verify that the Update Services service, IIS and SQL are running on the server. If the problem persists,…
Bastion Forest vs Red forest (ESAE)
Hi there, I have done one of Bastion forest implementation (PAM /MIM), but I always see on Microsoft Learn something called: Red Forest (ESAE). I always thought when I'm implementing Bastion forest that ESEA is included in my work. So, may…
Certificate Authority Role grayed out post deployment
I pretty much have the same issue described on this post, but no clear view on how it was fixed. This is not a new role install, a former admin previously installed it. happening on four servers, two on its own separate domain. …
Migrating from Microsoft Server 2008 to Microsoft Server 2016
Hello everyone, We are currently testing the migration of a sharing server. I had 2 questions to ask: First of all for a sharing server without DFS, I tested the robocopy command and it works very well, however you should know that this server is used in…
Can't boot a VM in Hyper-V after enabling TPM. Boots fine, without it enabled
Greetings everyone. I cannot enable TPM on a Gen 2 VM running Server 2016, on a Hyper-V also running Server 2016. It boots fine, if it is not enabled, but fails, if I enable it, with the following errors: I am not sure what invalid parameter it is…
Clients are not downloading Updates from WSUS
Hi I have a WSUS running on a virtual Windows Server 2016 in my Domain. All PCs in my Domain run Windows 10 Pro. Recently I have an issue that some PCs do not download some Updates. The Connection is there, it sees the update, it has been downloaded…
Task Scheduler tasks do not complete. It doesn't end with "Your launch request has been queued."
The task scheduler executes the shadow copy at a certain time. When the time comes, the status of "Ready" will be changed to "Launch request queued", but the process will not proceed at all. I guessed that the place to execute it was…