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VM is startup going to a blue screen with choose an option

Dear Team, We have a vCenter environment and we clone Windows server 2012 R2 but a VM is startup going to a blue screen with choose an option. Please help with this.

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-06-03T03:37:18.84+00:00
vipul meher 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

upgrade Windows Server 2012 R2

Can I upgrade Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2016 in place? If, the answer is yes, please let me know how.

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-06-02T11:41:12.4666667+00:00
Marta Lisak 0 Reputation points
accepted 2023-06-02T14:21:27.6666667+00:00
Marta Lisak 0 Reputation points
8 answers

DNS Server on Windows Server 2012 does not pass basic, delegations, dynamic updates, and records registration tests upon running DCDiag /c /v, how do I fix this problem? I am new to managing DNS in a small server forest.

C:\Users\Administrator>DCDiag /c /v Directory Server Diagnosis Performing initial setup: Trying to find home server... * Verifying that the local machine server1, is a Directory Server. Home Server = server1 * Connecting to…

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,481 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
4,325 questions
asked 2023-05-31T16:03:16.79+00:00
Vincent Badenhorst 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-02T12:43:45.3333333+00:00
Dave Patrick 352.4K Reputation points MVP
2 answers

Disable TCP timestamp

Hi, we are looking for solution to disable the TCP timestamp in Windows server 2012. Reason its vulnerability in security report. I have run following the command netsh int tcp set global timestamps=disabled But still nmap I’m able to see the…

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,425 questions
asked 2020-12-19T11:47:48.47+00:00
Vijay Radhakrishnan 6 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-01T07:24:29.9633333+00:00
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

37 Kerberos-Key-distribution-Center

Hello there, I have several DCs in my network (2012 Standard , 2016 Standard). One of my DCs keeps repeating the following error : Event ID 37 Source : Kerberos-Key-Distribution-Center The Key Distribution Center (KDC) encountered a ticket…

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,968 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,481 questions
asked 2022-03-09T20:50:34.957+00:00
Anser Leon 41 Reputation points
commented 2023-05-30T21:50:03.6133333+00:00
Jdharvey 0 Reputation points
0 answers

WinRM Security

Is it possible to setup the WinRM Service to accept connections only on a certain IP list? I know that this is achieavable in CredSSP or NTLM scenarios by setting up the TrustedHosts configuration. However Domain Kerberos authentication seem to bypass…

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,425 questions
asked 2023-05-30T19:07:53.2633333+00:00
Lucas Campos 21 Reputation points
0 answers

Replicate fileshare with huge file count

Hello, I have a file share containing ~25 Cr files stored in single folder. The drive size is 9 TB & the average size of files is 15KB. I want to replicate the drive to DR side. But as the file count is huge its taking very long time to compare &…

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.
428 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-05-30T12:20:03.7+00:00
Amol Shelar 401 Reputation points
4 answers

How to delete all record of usb device connected history?

Dear Microsoft support, I want to control which USB devices allowed then can be connected to computer, others do not allowed then can not. I tried to do many way from Internet to delete history record of USB devices pre-connected and plus to use Group…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
7,486 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
4,732 questions
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
2,647 questions
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,968 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-05-15T11:09:00.3833333+00:00
Nguyen Diep Anh Vu 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-05-30T04:03:33.01+00:00
Nguyen Diep Anh Vu 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Powershell Commands

Q. This host seems to have several PowerShell modules loaded, and this user's flag is hidden in one of them. I am trying to access this Directory: C:\Windows\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules. to extract a content there, because it seems that there…

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.
2,503 questions
PowerShell
PowerShell
A family of Microsoft task automation and configuration management frameworks consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.
731 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-05-29T06:14:26.6766667+00:00
Cyberkur Syiem 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-05-29T11:46:50.33+00:00
MotoX80 25,656 Reputation points
1 answer

Azure MARS backup agent is not taking backup

Hello All, we have Windows 2012 R2 Server in our organization. For backup, we recently installed MARS backup agent on server but backup gets failed. As per the basic troubleshooting, I enabled TLS 1.2 manually (earlier only SSL 2.0 client key was…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
881 questions
Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop
A Microsoft app that connects remotely to computers and to virtual apps and desktops.
3,437 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-05-23T19:13:34.6066667+00:00
27662802 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-05-29T10:00:44.4433333+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 27,266 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
0 answers

Windows Server 2016 installation has failed / Windows Server 2019 installation has failed

Tried to run windows server upgarde from server 2012 R2 to servre 2016 and 2019 keep getting error "Windows Server 2016 installation has failed" or Windows Server 2019 installation has failed Any Idea ? Checked on log files 2023-05-27…

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
2,647 questions
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,968 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,481 questions
asked 2023-05-27T02:24:47.28+00:00
Avishka Deldeniya 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-05-28T23:37:02.75+00:00
Vaidish 76 Reputation points
1 answer

IIS logging to the remote share

Hello, Windows 2012 R2 (with all latest updates) configured to keep IIS logs on a remote CIFS share (\\nas\IIS). No issues with the logging, the file is rotated and everything is great. Today I tried to add additional logging field (X-FORWARDED-FOR) and…

Internet Information Services
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,481 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-05-25T07:30:02.36+00:00
Teddy Brewski 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-05-26T06:47:23.96+00:00
XuDong Peng-MSFT 5,011 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

Windows server update 2012 error

I am facing the error "0x800f0831" when trying to install updates on Windows 2012 R2. The Windows update log shows the following error message: Handler FATAL: Completed install of CBS update with type=0, requiresReboot=0, installerError=1,…

Microsoft Configuration Manager Updates
Microsoft Configuration Manager Updates
Microsoft Configuration Manager: An integrated solution for for managing large groups of personal computers and servers.Updates: Broadly released fixes addressing specific issue(s) or related bug(s). Updates may also include new or modified features (i.e. changing default behavior).
723 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-05-22T12:12:42.29+00:00
Knut S 40 Reputation points
commented 2023-05-25T08:14:56.4733333+00:00
Knut S 40 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

“来自 LSA/SAM 的策略更改通知被检索,但失败。 错误 4312,在默认 GPO 中保存策略更改” 这个问题怎么处理

----配置用户权限... SeImpersonatePrivilege 必须被指派给管理员。此设置被调整。 必须将 SeImpersonatePrivilege 分配给 SERVICE。此设置已被调整。 配置 S-1-5-32-555。 删除 SeRemoteInteractiveLogonRight。 配置 S-1-5-19。 配置 S-1-5-20。 配置 S-1-5-32-544。 添加 SeEnableDelegationPrivilege。 配置…

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-05-11T09:01:32.51+00:00
wei he 20 Reputation points
commented 2023-05-24T01:45:51.9733333+00:00
Daisy Zhou 13,786 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

possible install AAD connect to win 2012 -R2 DataCenter

Dear Sir/ Madam currently we are running win2012-R2 Datacenter OS server on-premises, we do implement AAD connect on the server and sync data to o365 Active Directory. any suggestion make it happen. appreciate if can have solution without upgrade path…

Azure Active Directory
Azure Active Directory
An Azure enterprise identity service that provides single sign-on and multi-factor authentication.
14,741 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-05-22T08:11:10.2+00:00
HPEF License 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2023-05-24T00:50:08.72+00:00
Daisy Zhou 13,786 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2 answers

How to set up and deploy local admin in a workstation in Active Directory.

How to set and deploy local admin in a workstation in Active Directory. I currently manually go to Computer Management and then to the user account in the Control Panel to add the local admin, but I would like to have it set up automatically for every…

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-05-15T21:35:18.8966667+00:00
Reuben Torres 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-05-22T19:27:38.04+00:00
Reuben Torres 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to Upgrade Domain Controllers from Windows Server 2012 to 2022

-> We need to migrate Domain Controllers from Windows 2012 to 2022 (total 4 VM's). -> In which three DC's are hosted in VMware environment and one is on physical server. -> Our target migration platform is Nutanix. (Upgrade DC and migrate from…

Azure Active Directory Domain Services
Windows Group Policy
Windows Group Policy
A feature of Windows that enables policy-based administration using Active Directory.
2,140 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-05-19T10:16:26.25+00:00
Parth Mistry 40 Reputation points
accepted 2023-05-22T08:39:28.1033333+00:00
Parth Mistry 40 Reputation points
1 answer

How to remove ADSync tool if access to the domain controller is unavailable

Hardware: 2012 VMWare ESX 6 Host Server running iSCSI off a QNAP for an office. Situation: Hybrid O365 with AD Sync Tool. Due to a downsize of their office, client removed the server from the environment. Looking to see if there there is a way to…

Azure Active Directory
Azure Active Directory
An Azure enterprise identity service that provides single sign-on and multi-factor authentication.
14,741 questions
Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Management
Microsoft Exchange Hybrid Management
Microsoft Exchange: Microsoft messaging and collaboration software.Hybrid Management: Organizing, handling, directing or controlling hybrid deployments.
1,417 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-05-06T03:53:22.0533333+00:00
PCCAdmin 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-05-22T07:45:18.9233333+00:00
Givary-MSFT 14,801 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Domain Replication Issues - Assistance

Hello, I have recently started a new position at an environment that didn't have a true Administrator. Part of my audit was checking the health of the domain. I found that the Domain is still using FRS and not DFRS and wanted to work on that process.…

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,968 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
4,325 questions
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-05-04T22:38:24.5766667+00:00
Joe Shapiro 20 Reputation points
commented 2023-05-21T20:57:08.09+00:00
Dave Patrick 352.4K Reputation points MVP
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Server 2012 32 bit

Hello, i am upgrading one of my servers that has windows server 2008 right now. I am trying to upgrade it to 2016 but i know i have to install 2012 first. My issue is that i cant find a 2012 R2 ISO in 32 bit. The 2008 server OS is currently a 32 bit…

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,264 questions
asked 2023-05-21T19:21:00.7166667+00:00
Lester 20 Reputation points
accepted 2023-05-21T19:34:10.68+00:00
Lester 20 Reputation points