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How do I disable SAM checks/querying profiles are boot up to avoid slow down with a 50k+ local users?
I have 2021R2 server on AWS which has been running for almost a decade now. It's being used as a IIS web server and for authentication IIS is using windows integrated authentication and the users have been created as local users on the machine (it was…
Joining Windows Server 2022 into a mixed OS Hyper-V cluster
Hi everyone, I have a Hyper-V cluster consisting of three nodes running Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016. I want to replace one of the nodes running Windows Server 12 with a new, beefier one running Windows Server 2022. My question is, can…


Transfer FSMO role from Windows server 2012 R2 Essentials to Windows Server 2022
I don't wish to do an upgrade of the windows 2012 R2 Essentials server, but I want to transfer the FSMO roles to a new Windows server 2022 and then drop the WSE 2012. Has anyone done this yet? Are there any restrictions for moving roles from an…


Windows 2019 hangs on 50,000 users, 2012R2 works just fine - what's going on?
I've been using Windows server 2012R2 Standard for almost a decade now. I have apps running on the server which have created about 50,000 local users. These are local users created using WMIC scripts and eq. API's. The purpose is to allow for easy…
Patch February 2023 - issues with 2012 R2 server patch deployment
Hello guys. Newbie to these forums so forgive me if the location of the question is incorrect and feel free to move this thread to wherever is the correct location. Patch Ferbruary 2023 has left our environment with issues on 2012 R2 server. We deploy…


Event ID 41 with logcheck 209, 80
Hi I have some restarts of my virtual server, it´s not about of resources. I looked for some info but my case is not clearly. I don´t have minidumps because it was disabled, so I don´t know how to see the main problem. can you help me please. win server…


Registration of PTR resource records
Hello! Would someone please clarify the following, please: 1 The theory: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/networking/configure-dns-dynamic-updates-windows-server-2003 How Windows-based computers update their DNS names By…


How to block "Microsoft Edge is no longer supported on this version of Windows" notification?
Users are reporting that Edge is showing a message below the address bar saying "Microsoft Edge is no longer supported on this version of Windows". This is on Windows Server 2012R2 which is supported until 10/2023. How can I disable this…


Problem with DC serving up an expired KDC certificate for ldaps to clients
I have two DCs with KDC certificates that expired last month. They have been renewed. But the DC still appears to be providing the expired one to clients. DC has been rebooted since the renewal Windows 2012R2 Expired certificate does not show up in the…
Failover cluster of Windows 2012 R2 nodes - in-place upgrade
Hello, looking for some step by step instruction, recommendation or best practices for in-place upgrade of Windows 2012 R2 failover cluster nodes. thank you.


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…


KB5022842 / KB5023705 - Guest virtual machines (VMs) running Windows Server 2022 might not boot up with secure boot enabled.
Hi, KB5022842 - After installing this update on guest virtual machines (VMs) running Windows Server 2022 on some versions of VMware ESXi, Windows Server 2022 might not start up. Only Windows Server 2022 VMs with Secure Boot enabled are affected by this…


Is there a matrix of Microsoft Supported/Unsupported Applications for Win 2012 to 2016 Upgrade?
We have a number of 2012 servers hosting MS applications including SP, SSRS, SQL, and others. We are determining which servers to in-place upgrade and which to build and migrate. I'm looking for a matrix of MS applications for which in-place is…


uninstall chrome
Hi All As chrome is not supported on Windows Server 2012 R2. i am trying to uninstall it from add/remove programs but i dont see it in add/remove programs. how do i remove chrome manually. i tried the below powershell script but it did not…


DHCP server does not assign IP and Yellow Exclamation mark
Good Day, I am experiencing a bit of a problem with my DHCP Server (Windows Server 2012 R2). For some reason it is displaying yellow exclamation icons next to the server and scope tree items. When this happens, no new machines can connect to the network…


Move/Upgrade 2012 R2 ADFS SQL database
Hello, I have a single ADFS 2012 R2 server and single ADFS proxy server. The ADFS server is using a single SQL 2012 server. We would like to upgrade the SQL server to a later version. What is the latest version of SQL that I can move to? The MS doc…


BugcheckCode 122
Hello. My server 2012 R2 rebooted itself. I found a critical error in events: BugcheckCode 122. Why did it happen ? Full text of the error: System - Provider [ Name] Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power [ Guid]…
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. …


I have a single DC domain that has been upgrade starting from NT4.0. I cannot get past the FRS message when joining a new 2019 STD server
I started with 2003 and 2012R2 DC's. I had to force out the 2003 DC . It was demoted but there was still remnants left. Actually saw a reference to a Server 2000 DC at one point. I have been able to upgrade the Domain and Forest to 2012R2. Have the 2019…


How will the updates to Edge on 2012 R2 be delivered?
How will the critical security fixes and fixes for known exploit bugs for Edge on 2012 R2 be delivered when using WSUS?

