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Couldnot upgrade Windows Server 2016 to 2022

Hi Team, I've performed upgrading the Windows server from 2016 to 2022, but I get the issue below. Could you please assit me this issue?

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asked 2026-07-15T04:39:06.0566667+00:00
Dao Tran 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-15T05:03:32.6866667+00:00
Dao Tran 0 Reputation points
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Upgrading Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2025

Hello, I need to upgrade my Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2025. I have a few questions: Is a direct upgrade from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2025 supported? Are there any important considerations before upgrading? Will the…

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asked 2026-07-01T03:38:55.5733333+00:00
Thiên Đố 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-13T12:26:29.88+00:00
USTradeSupplies 0 Reputation points
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Windows Server 2025 Upgrade option does not appear

My Azure VM is running Window Server 2022 Datacenter Azure Edition (ServerTurbine). I want to in-place upgrade it to Windows Server 2025 and remain my settings, application etc. I have configure the registry setting AllowWindowsServer2025Upgrade and…

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asked 2026-07-06T10:15:20.2433333+00:00
RichardVogels-5435 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-07-06T14:04:25.3133333+00:00
RichardVogels-5435 20 Reputation points
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Migrate Azure resources from one tenant to another tenant

Hi Team, I am looking for some guidance to know the best approach to migration Azure VM and other resources from one tenant to another tenant (we can consider a situation where company has been acquired or getting separated), what are the possible…

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asked 2023-10-20T11:50:56.3766667+00:00
Gautam Gulati 50 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-05T08:25:13.88+00:00
NITIN GUPTA 1 Reputation point
2 answers

Windows Installer not working on Server 2025 Std

New Hyper-V install. Virtual DC built and promoted to DC of new domain. Unable to install or uninstall any applications. Application installs open and sit for around 10 minutes with zero progress on the status bar. Then get the error window…

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asked 2026-01-19T02:25:52.4933333+00:00
Tony Horner 30 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-03T16:04:57.9133333+00:00
Best Auto Admin 0 Reputation points
3 answers

Windows Security app is missing from Windows Server 2025 Standard installation

I downloaded Windows Server 2025 Eval to test it out prior to making the commitment to convert my 2016 Essentials server ahead of the January 2027 deadline. I performed a clean-install and tested it out - everything I wanted to do worked fine, so I…

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asked 2026-06-29T19:44:16.9233333+00:00
oldsports 26 Reputation points
answered 2026-07-01T11:24:28.9833333+00:00
oldsports 26 Reputation points
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Upgrade Windows server version to 2019 on a VM buit with image (WS 2012 R2 datacenter)

Hi, title say pretty much all, still I cannot find a reliable source (Copilot can't help). Of course I would prefer to update in place since there's a lot of software & undocumented configuration here. As you probably guessed already, this is a…

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asked 2026-06-27T17:33:51.9233333+00:00
Antoine BAPST 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-29T10:53:13.92+00:00
Antoine BAPST 0 Reputation points
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2026-06 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 (1809) for x64-based Systems (KB5094123) - Error 0x80070057

Azure sync ahent not installing , the updates on windows 2019 server is failing with (2026-06 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 (1809) for x64-based Systems (KB5094123) - Error 0x80070057). Tried DISM or /scannow or everything but unable to…

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asked 2026-06-27T16:10:58.6633333+00:00
Rajan Kumar Singh 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-06-29T01:01:09.6933333+00:00
RakeshReddy Gurram 5 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Still having install issues with KB5087539 on Windows Server 2025

So to be clear, I install Windows Server 2025 from a DVD, not an ISO from the Internet. I can't imagine that makes a difference, but there it is. `I have been trying to update several Dell servers that are a few years old, but still supported. Server…

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asked 2026-05-14T07:08:37.0933333+00:00
BrianO 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-25T22:58:14.44+00:00
Andy Herron 0 Reputation points
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Upgrade Windows Server 2012 Essentials to Windows Server 2022

Hello all, I am trying to upgrade a server for work from Windows Server 2012 Essentials to Windows Server 2022 Datacenter without losing all of our data. I already have a license key for Server 2022 Datacenter. How would I be able to migrate all the data…

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asked 2026-06-24T15:17:33.4166667+00:00
Tyler 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-25T09:02:51.55+00:00
HLBui 9,490 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Information requests

What year was Active Directory released by microsoft and was it part of the mcse nt4.0 certification

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asked 2026-06-23T20:08:22.4166667+00:00
hakeem olanrewaju 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-23T20:24:03.6033333+00:00
Meerali Naseet 0 Reputation points MVP
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2 versions of 2026-06 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5094122)

I have 5 different SCCM environments and all are behaving the same . June deployment deployed on 12th to all environments without issue. Delayed deployment sent to DCs on 22. All 2016 DCs reporting compliant but only downloaded and installed SS…

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asked 2026-06-23T15:36:01.89+00:00
answered 2026-06-23T16:16:45.61+00:00
VPHAN 39,890 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Issues new secured deployment:

We are deploying new servers for our On-Premise Dynamics CRM Customer engagement platform. In this new deployment we are following the security considerations regarding minimally privileged CRM services domain accounts. Security considerations for…

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asked 2026-06-22T15:15:43.0266667+00:00
Eduardo Acosta 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-23T09:06:00.8666667+00:00
Chen Tran 11,785 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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In Place upgrade from Windows Server 2019 to 2025

Any suggestions for doing an inplace upgrade of a Virtual Server from Server 2019 to 2025? Windows upgrade is not seeing the update.

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asked 2026-06-21T14:34:56.96+00:00
Paul Peterson 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-06-23T06:15:52.29+00:00
Stephen corald 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I think i managed to delete windows re

So long story shot, I think I maaged to delete windows re when I were trying to transfer windows to andother ssd. When I try to reboot my conputer it just says "Could not find the Recovery Environment" And when I try to go on the cmd to do…

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asked 2021-04-07T21:27:55.677+00:00
Sebastian Bardoff 21 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-18T20:55:27.3933333+00:00
Sebastian Bardoff 21 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Supportability Query: In-Place OS Upgrade of ASR Configuration Server from Windows Server 2016 to 2019

Supportability Query: In-Place OS Upgrade of ASR Configuration Server from Windows Server 2016 to 2019 Dear Microsoft Support Team, I am writing to seek clarification on the supportability of performing an in-place operating system upgrade on an Azure…

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asked 2026-05-26T05:54:07.76+00:00
Ronak Naresh Joshi 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-17T04:15:59.6266667+00:00
Ronak Naresh Joshi 20 Reputation points
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Upgrade Active Directory Windows Server 2016 to Windows Server 2022

Hello Team! We are planning to upgrade Active Directory Windows Server 2016 to 2022. I am looking for more information and steps to perform this inplace upgrade. I am looking for more details like detailed steps and dependencies like databases upgrade…

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asked 2026-06-16T14:59:23.6066667+00:00
Ravi Kiran Moole 120 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-16T16:13:53.2+00:00
Ravi Kiran Moole 120 Reputation points
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Please explain the impact of updating Windows Server 2016 Datacenter.

*This is a translation using Google Translate. Apologies if the English is difficult to read. We are a vendor that maintains and operates business applications using IIS and .NET Framework on Windows Server 2016 Datacenter. With the end of extended…

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asked 2026-06-01T03:19:59.8333333+00:00
76340391 60 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-06-15T12:29:54.07+00:00
76340391 60 Reputation points
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Issues with remoteaccess feature - SSTP VPN

I have setup remoteaccess feature and setup a self-signed SSL certificate VPN. I have been battling with it would only allow 1 connection. All other connection attempts would get a "no response from server error". When the 1st connection…

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asked 2026-06-10T17:14:06.1166667+00:00
Rick Molnar 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-11T20:05:04.9933333+00:00
Rick Molnar 0 Reputation points
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asked 2026-06-08T05:05:07.9033333+00:00
Harshavardhan, Lellaboina 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-08T06:05:20.38+00:00
HLBui 9,490 Reputation points Independent Advisor