267 questions
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Windows Server 2025 Standard VM Freezing on ESXi 7 with Consistent 21% CPU Usage After Updates [KB5062553] on 10 July 2025 [Temporary FIX]
Issue Description A critical issue is being experienced with a Windows Server 2025 Standard Edition virtual machine (VM) on VMware ESXi 7. The VM frequently freezes and becomes completely unresponsive. This behavior started occurring after the Windows…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Performance | System performance
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The KMS server queries the activation log of the client
HiWe have a Windows10 that has joined the domain and activated the system through slmgr /ato. Then, we checked the activation information through slmgr /dlv. However, we couldn't find the activation log on the KMS server. Could you please tell us how to…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Active Directory
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PROTECTION HISTORY WON'T DELETE AT ALL
The protection history on my Windows 11 Pro will not delete, even after the 30 day default setting....I even set the delete days lower to 3 then to 1 and still nothing happens....I see where I can go in as the administrator and go through several steps…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2025-06-21T15:11:37.11+00:00
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J N
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answered 2025-07-14T02:41:43.5566667+00:00
Ramesh Srinivasan
926
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how to use client certificate in IIS manager?
Hi everybody I use IIS manager (v10) in windows 10 (21H2) and have certificate of client. i know that tick "require" in client certificate (SSL settings). but when client open the page (in chrome), get 403 error ("403 - Forbidden: Access…
Windows development | Internet Information Services
1,753 questions
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2024-11-27T11:51:02.8333333+00:00
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Saleh Kheradmand
0
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commented 2025-07-14T02:10:39.1433333+00:00
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Tom Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION)
10
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
3 answers
PnpUtil fails to enumerate drivers.
Does any one understand why this is happening and how to fix it. PS: pnputil /enum-devices works perfectly.
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Set up upgrades and drivers
asked 2025-07-05T19:28:24.8633333+00:00
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David Collen
0
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answered 2025-07-14T01:59:31.3366667+00:00
Ramesh Srinivasan
926
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Chinese input method Changjie cannot output Chinese characters correctly
Hi, The Chinese input method Changjie cannot output Chinese characters correctly after the latest Windows update in July (KB5062554) on Windows 10. Has anyone got this issue? Has Microsoft already noticed this issue with this update?
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
559 questions
asked 2025-07-10T06:52:46.7933333+00:00
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Raymond Tse
0
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edited a comment 2025-07-14T01:55:20.55+00:00
Raymond Tse
0
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How do I open back my tabs?
All of my tabs disappeared. Then I clicked on Microsoft edge again and they asked if I wanted to restore my tabs so I clicked restore tabs and it still didn't open up my old tabs. So is there no way to open my old tabs now?
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
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Snipping Tool - How to turn off auto- generated lines arrows etc
When I use the built-in Windows 11 snipping tool I frequently want to sketch over the item I have made a snip of. I have no desire for anything other than what I sketch, but sometimes the sketched line turns into an automatically generated vector line…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2025-05-30T19:22:42.1933333+00:00
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Erich Friesen
20
Reputation points
commented 2025-07-13T22:11:31.7166667+00:00
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Henry White
0
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1 answer
About Window 11 Compatible
I have done the PC Check to see if my PC is compatible for Windows 11 and got the following result. The processor isn't currently supported for windows 11 Intel R Core TM i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz As this CPU has 4 cores and a speed up to 3.20Ghz, is it…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
559 questions
asked 2025-07-13T16:40:27.5733333+00:00
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Stephen Reynolds
0
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answered 2025-07-13T21:54:17.38+00:00
Pavle Pekovic
85
Reputation points
Volunteer Moderator
2 answers
How to avoid getting 'SCREWED' when updating Win 10 "PRO" to Win 11 "PRO
My pc is currently running Win 10 PRO, and is more than capable of running Win 11 Pro (see specs below) I want to update to Win 11 "PRO" before the end of service deadline, WHILE AVOIDING BEING SCREWED OVER AGAIN. In the past I went…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
559 questions
asked 2025-07-12T19:57:39.8633333+00:00
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Igot Oneforya
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answered 2025-07-13T21:28:04.4566667+00:00
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BryceSor
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3 answers
Upgrading to Windows 24H2 is destroying my life. How to rollback?
Is there a way to rollback from 24H2 to 23H2 without losing data and applications? Unfortunately I have already tried canceling the updates and using restore points, but it did not work. On the other hand, this update to 24H2 makes my system absolutely…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
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KB5060842 Breaks Start Menu Search
Hi all, Really struggling with a pretty widespread issue in our organization with KB5060842. Our devices once this patch installs are unable to search within the start menu, all other search functions work. Here's what we've tried: Reset AppxPackage…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
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Removing Folder Redirection AFTER Transitioning to a Fully Remote Workforce
I have a client who has moved out of their office space and all the employees work exclusively from home. They relocated their on-premises servers to a colo data center, but clients can only access the servers though a VPN connection. There’s no office…
Microsoft 365 and Office | OneDrive | For business | Windows
2,640 questions
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
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Installation Error – Faulty update KB5062553 (error 0x80073712) for Windows 11
I’m having trouble installing update KB5062553 – it downloads, but once the download completes, error 0x80073712 appears. Device Name: HP-EliteBook-840 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8550U CPU @ 1.80GHz 1.99 GHz Installed RAM: 16.0 GB (available: 15.8…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
559 questions
asked 2025-07-09T08:01:22.4066667+00:00
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Inventer
65
Reputation points
commented 2025-07-13T15:15:53.39+00:00
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Philip Guarnotta
0
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3 answers
C:\Windows\System32\WinBioPlugIns\FaceDriver missing FaceDriver folder
Long story short I followed some online recommendations and removed the Windows Hello Face feature. I am now missing the FaceDriver folder (in C:\Windows\System32\WinBioPlugIns\FaceDriver) in which I should find a file HelloFace.inf When I go…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2023-01-04T00:03:02.94+00:00
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Martin Richard
11
Reputation points
commented 2025-07-13T13:34:47.52+00:00
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rohit solankar
0
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3 answers
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Can't access computer drive remotly via C$
Hi , I think I have a setting or a service in my environment causing the issue , so when I try to browse to \computername\C$ I get the following errors. Network Error Windows cannot access \computername\C$ check spelling ... Although I'm sure…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Configure application groups
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
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Is there a fix for Windows 2025 Server to show CPU load of HyperV VM
As lot of people found out - there is a bug in Windows Server 2025. Even if a VM is under full load - the Hyper-V does allways shos 0% CPU. Result (seems to be) that the CPU stay in slow GHz - witch ist not what one can expect from a Server. I…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Storage high availability | Virtualization and Hyper-V
Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
20,223 questions
asked 2025-01-25T13:12:44.3233333+00:00
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Oliver Fendt
75
Reputation points
commented 2025-07-13T11:47:40.5633333+00:00
Dmitry Kirushev
56
Reputation points
2 answers
CPU Usage columns always show as 0% in Hyper-V Manager
I have 3 test machines for Hyper-V. Test A-machine: Intel CPU, Windows Server 2022, core scheduler for Hyper-V Test [B, C]-machine: AMD CPU, Windows 11, root scheduler for Hyper-V In all of the machines, Hyper-V Manager shows CPU Usage as 0% on all…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Storage high availability | Virtualization and Hyper-V
asked 2025-03-04T02:55:36.7333333+00:00
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kevin13
25
Reputation points MVP
commented 2025-07-13T11:11:49.5+00:00
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Michael Luttmer
0
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1 answer
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If a server already licensed with 2 CPUs (8 cores each) is expanded with a 3rd CPU that has only 4 cores, should I license just the 4 new cores, or do I still need to license 8 cores due to the 'minimum 8 cores per processor' rule?
If a server already licensed with 2 CPUs (8 cores each) is expanded with a 3rd CPU that has only 4 cores, should I license just the 4 new cores, or do I still need to license 8 cores due to the 'minimum 8 cores per processor' rule?
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Licensing and activation
asked 2025-04-20T05:05:58.44+00:00
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Salman Ansari
20
Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-07-13T10:36:42.7233333+00:00
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Salman Ansari
0
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1 answer
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Windows 10 LTSC - New Version release date?
Hi there, I hope I’ve got my question to the right area. I work at a medical clinic that uses a machine that requires a Windows software upgrade. Currently it is on Windows 7. The technician said he is waiting for the “new version of Windows 10 LTSC” to…
Windows for business | Windows for IoT
440 questions
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