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IIS 10.0 error 500.0 when directory browsing for root drive

hello, this is my first time in this forum, so apologize if the question is not following the standard format. here are the scenarios: i am using IIS 10.0, installing in WS 2022 inside the LAN, while i have another IIS 10.0 running on windows 10…

Internet Information Services
Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
7,482 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-05-21T06:06:45.5166667+00:00
azuan 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-02T13:15:56.4433333+00:00
azuan 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Windows server 2008 R2 cannot install KB5025277

Windows server 2008 R2 cannot install KB5025277 The previous dependency packages for this patch, KB4490628, KB4474419, KB5016892, KB5017397, have been installed. However, during the installation of the last security only update, KB5022835 cannot be…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-06-01T03:45:32.7266667+00:00
童 桂 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-06-02T12:51:10+00:00
Dave Patrick 352.3K Reputation points MVP
3 answers

Windows server 2016 License Activation Error

When I try to activate windows server 2016 with a product key it shows the following message: "Windows can't activate with this product key. Please try a different key. (0xc004c003)" Meanwhile I use an original product key that is being…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-05-24T08:40:22.2466667+00:00
Ahmed Yasser 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-02T12:47:25.75+00:00
Dave Patrick 352.3K Reputation points MVP
2 answers

Disable Screen Lock from an AD Joined PC

Could someone please help with an issue that we seem to be having more and more often? We have clients with Windows Server 2019 & 2022 domain controller joined devices, and a Group Policy setup to push out for the device to lock after a certain time…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
7,482 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
4,727 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-05-31T14:35:02.7566667+00:00
Colin Overend 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-02T12:46:54.36+00:00
Dave Patrick 352.3K Reputation points MVP
1 answer

TcpTimedWaitDelay under windows 2022

Having issues connecting to Mysql sporadically . Over 110 connections with TIME_wait status. I don't see any errors in the event viewer (4231 or 4227) Any current docs on setting this key for Windows Server 2022/2019 ?

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-05-31T11:55:55.3+00:00
Efff dd 531 Reputation points
answered 2023-06-02T12:44:08.0266667+00:00
Limitless Technology 26,416 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.
1,263 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
4,320 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 352.3K Reputation points MVP
2 answers

Active Directory domain names can’t be resolved warning in Windows Server Essentials 2016

I get the warning below in Windows Server Essentials 2016. (The adapter already points to the server address.) Any suggestions would be appreciated. Everything still works! Thanks: "Active Directory domain names can’t be resolved Alert details:…

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,967 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-05-30T22:04:01.76+00:00
Arthur Begun 1 Reputation point
commented 2023-06-02T12:43:11.5+00:00
Dave Patrick 352.3K Reputation points MVP
1 answer

automation process to install S/MIME certificate inside outlook

The customer, who has a workforce of 1500 employees, wants to implement email encryption and seeks an automated solution that can seamlessly install the necessary certificates(P12) in Outlook. Is there a solution that can help them?

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.
4,023 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-05-31T07:13:26.8066667+00:00
Atanu 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-06-02T12:40:09.4666667+00:00
Limitless Technology 26,416 Reputation points
1 answer

DNS in Windows server

I have a internal domain, name.se with both internal machines and external machines. I want to only manage internal machines with the internal dns. example I want to reach external.name.se and this records is not available on the internal dnsserver then…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-06-01T13:51:54.6433333+00:00
Jonas Boman 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-02T12:39:09.9166667+00:00
Dave Patrick 352.3K Reputation points MVP
2 answers

Defult Gateway not regisering on windows server 2022 data center edition

I have windows server 2022 edition virtual machine on Hyper-V . IP configuration - Static IP Every time i register the default gate way in in IP settings. But the default gateway getting wiped out every time. I can see the IP address, subnet, and DNS…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-05-25T14:18:54.4+00:00
Joshi 20 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-02T12:38:45.7966667+00:00
Dave Patrick 352.3K Reputation points MVP
1 answer

Upgrade Azure VM SIOS DataKeeper on Windows Server 2016 to Windows Server 2019 or 2022

Hello, I have some questions about upgrading Azure Windows OS using SIOS DataKeeper. Let me explain the situation: I created a VM using an image from the Azure Marketplace "SIOS DataKeeper on Windows Server 2016 - PAYG - x64 gen1" I already…

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
5,263 questions
Windows Server Clustering
Windows Server Clustering
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Clustering: The grouping of multiple servers in a way that allows them to appear to be a single unit to client computers on a network. Clustering is a means of increasing network capacity, providing live backup in case one of the servers fails, and improving data security.
802 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-06-01T09:40:53.0433333+00:00
Hoang Minh Duc (EBS.ERP) 1 Reputation point
answered 2023-06-02T12:37:44.3366667+00:00
Limitless Technology 26,416 Reputation points
3 answers

Bad Hyper-V username logon attempt - Cluster Computer Account

We are getting some Errors in the Event Logs on our Windows Failover Clusters. We have two Clusters, one Server 2016 (two nodes) and the other Server 2019 (three nodes). This Event happens on Hosts in both clusters. 4625…

Hyper-V
Hyper-V
A Windows technology providing a hypervisor-based virtualization solution enabling customers to consolidate workloads onto a single server.
2,062 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-06-02T02:13:06.42+00:00
Anthony Green 21 Reputation points
answered 2023-06-02T12:32:36.2+00:00
Limitless Technology 26,416 Reputation points
1 answer

LAPS Fields blank

We are using LAPS and have been for years. Works great. I can use the LAPS Gui and everything is there. We did notice recently that there is a LAPS tab on the AD object that all the fields are blank. How come it works on the LAPS gui but not on the…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
4,320 questions
asked 2023-05-31T17:26:25.0266667+00:00
John D 31 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-02T12:10:56.3166667+00:00
John D 31 Reputation points
1 answer

Want to disable one way clipboard in rdp.

I am using Windows server 2016 (No AD) and want to disable clipboard while RDP connection is established. Means, If user is connected to the Server via RDP then he should not be able to copy text/file from server to his system but from his system to…

Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,967 questions
Remote Desktop
Remote Desktop
A Microsoft app that connects remotely to computers and to virtual apps and desktops.
3,436 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-05-31T05:32:50.56+00:00
Sarvesh Singh 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-02T12:06:52.2533333+00:00
Sarvesh Singh 0 Reputation points
1 answer

How to fix the issue when opening a file with smartscreen enabled on Windows server 2016 since the last update

Hello, When attempting to open files in the download folder, nothing happens, regardless of the file type. This has been happening since the last Windows update an only on a 2016 Windows server. Here are the latest updates applied to the server. I…

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
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-05-31T09:32:16.07+00:00
TheITBoi 5 Reputation points
answered 2023-06-02T12:00:20.73+00:00
Limitless Technology 26,416 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Need to understand Impact of Domain rejoin on MSA account for MSSQL Server

For servers running MSSQL Server 2017, we want to do an in-place OS upgrade. Additionally, we used an MSA account to log in to services.Server will be removed from the domain during the OS upgrading process and rejoined after the upgrade. So it's…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
4,320 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.
9,790 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-05-30T09:44:38.4766667+00:00
Sushant Yadav 20 Reputation points
accepted 2023-06-02T10:38:10.8866667+00:00
Sushant Yadav 20 Reputation points
0 answers

Best way to transfer server files to a external hdd

Hi we need to free up some space on our server hard drive. we decided that transfer some older unused files to a physical external hdd and then removing them from the server would be the best option for us. What would the best way to do this? Is it FTP?…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-06-02T10:26:20.7766667+00:00
JE 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Task Scheduler Logs

How to export or copy the scheduler history logs? Where are they located?

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2020-08-04T04:24:25.703+00:00
chan-- 26 Reputation points
answered 2023-06-02T09:52:18.6666667+00:00
Waseema Herabai 0 Reputation points
2 answers

What are the Impact of SQL Server when upgrading Windows

My company is planning to upgrade from Windows 2008 to Windows 2016. Are there any considerations for keeping Microsoft SQL Server 2012 as it is?

SQL Server
SQL Server
A family of Microsoft relational database management and analysis systems for e-commerce, line-of-business, and data warehousing solutions.
9,790 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-05-08T05:47:58.2+00:00
snr22 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-02T08:33:39.3966667+00:00
PercyTang-MSFT 5,541 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer

Microsoft Technology Associate - Windows Server Administration Fundamentals

Hello, I earned a Windows Server Administration Fundamentals cert (in May 2019) and I want to associate this to my personal Microsoft Learn account. How I can do that? If You need I can share a verify.certiport.com special key or upload my cert as a pdf…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,473 questions
asked 2023-06-01T10:49:52.7433333+00:00
Marek Ostrowski 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-02T08:23:11.2066667+00:00
Marek Ostrowski 0 Reputation points