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It seems I'm running a digital version of Windows 10 but some documents are asking for a product key.

Recently purchased Lenovo desktop model 90HV001MUS and confirmed that I am running Windows 10 digital version. Get asked for a product key to launch apps, etc. Can't find satisfactory online answers or explanations about what the Digital version is,…

Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.
1,918 questions
asked 2020-07-29T18:41:23.97+00:00
Denise Bertrand 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-08-03T08:48:37.74+00:00
Dale Kudusi 3,226 Reputation points
1 answer

KB4565539 fails to install on Server 2008 R2 that has ESU

I have 2x 2008 R2 SP1 DC's that need to have the KB4565539 DNS critical patch installed. I checked the prerequisites for the patch and all are installed as per: https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/help/4565539/windows-7-update-kb4565539 The…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,518 questions
asked 2020-07-29T06:42:50.013+00:00
Robert James 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-08-03T08:47:48.723+00:00
Dale Kudusi 3,226 Reputation points
2 answers

Having significant problems with computer after Microsoft update

Microsfot updated by computer yesterday and I'm having significant problems since. I have to sign on to my gmail and microsoft accounts CONSTANTLY. EVERYTHING is very slow. This is unacceptable. I get this when I sign into Microsoft: ![…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,518 questions
asked 2020-07-28T21:31:54.01+00:00
Tom Petrowski 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-08-03T08:46:41.147+00:00
Dale Kudusi 3,226 Reputation points
0 answers

Image backedup TimeStamp not Time done it ?

Backed up image (Storage : external West Digital 1T ) TimeStamp not Time done it ? clock been updated , backup app from control windows 10 pro 1909 ... see attachment

Windows Server Backup
Windows Server Backup
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Backup: A duplicate copy of a program, a disk, or data, made either for archiving purposes or for safeguarding valuable files from loss should the active copy be damaged or destroyed.
464 questions
asked 2020-08-02T00:58:42.687+00:00
BleuOisou-3552 156 Reputation points
commented 2020-08-03T08:45:38.917+00:00
Xiaowei He 9,876 Reputation points
2 answers

Windows Desktop Applciation installer

I want to create single Click Once Installer for Windows Desktop application So I have added Windows Application Packaging Project. and Added reference of .exe file . now i am going to create app Package and getting these error Severity Code…

Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
asked 2020-07-27T13:22:21.24+00:00
kailash solanki 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-08-03T08:37:44.977+00:00
Dmitry Naboychenko 6 Reputation points
2 answers

Storage service is off

Hello on my settings it says the storage service was turned of by a admin but i'm the only admin on the computer and how do i turn it back on?

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,068 questions
asked 2020-08-03T00:27:39.493+00:00
Liam Martinez 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-08-03T08:31:56.633+00:00
Hannah Xiong 6,256 Reputation points
1 answer

VPN dropped connection, can reconnect to VPN but can't access network

Having an issue with remote VPN users dropping connection, being able to reconnect to VPN - much like a false positive as unable to access anything on the network. We've gone through the usual restarting users wifi and users PCs but the only proven…

Windows 10 Network
Windows 10 Network
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Network: A group of devices that communicate either wirelessly or via a physical connection.
2,301 questions
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Infrastructure: A Microsoft solution area focused on providing organizations with a cloud solution that supports their real-world needs and meets evolving regulatory requirements.
526 questions
asked 2020-07-27T13:52:00.873+00:00
ITNovice85 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-08-03T08:28:11.41+00:00
Cherry Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft) 11 Reputation points
2 answers

Non mi fa attivare windows 10, io ho il codice product key ma non funziona, come faccio?

il mio codice product key è : YTMG3-N6DKC-DKB77-7M9GH-8HVX7

Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.
1,918 questions
asked 2020-07-29T16:43:51.123+00:00
michele zappia 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-08-03T08:25:06.02+00:00
Jenny Feng 14,096 Reputation points
1 answer

Windows 10 Feature Update - Strange Upgrade Issues

Hiya Folks! Was wondering if anyone had came across the following issue when running Feature Updates (various versions of Windows 10 Enterprise up to 1909). I am looking at pushing updates out to a few thousand devices we have on our network via WSUS.…

Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.
1,918 questions
asked 2020-07-29T21:28:16.527+00:00
Scott Williams 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-08-03T08:24:50.923+00:00
Jenny Feng 14,096 Reputation points
2 answers

when i am trying to insall BT_21.40.5_32_Win7 this in PC getting some error "Intel(R) Wireless Bluetooth (R) requires that your computer is running 32 bit windows 7 with sp1 or later service book"

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,518 questions
asked 2020-07-30T08:46:49.373+00:00
Prudhvi prabha 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-08-03T08:14:22.847+00:00
Jenny Feng 14,096 Reputation points
1 answer

PowerShell DSC - Unable To Access a Share using Script Resource

Hi, I am looking to set up a DSC Script to download some files from a network share and unzip them to a location on the remote node. I cannot get the script to work, I have granted the correct permissions to the share, the receiving node has Full Control…

Windows Server Management
Windows Server Management
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
424 questions
Windows Server PowerShell
Windows Server PowerShell
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.PowerShell: A family of Microsoft task automation and configuration management frameworks consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.
5,446 questions
asked 2020-07-30T15:44:00.643+00:00
fja 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-08-03T08:05:44.243+00:00
Young Yang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 661 Reputation points
1 answer

Increasing Private Bytes but constant Virtual Bytes and Working Set. Genuine Memory Leak?

Hello everyone, We have developed a desktop server application which is written in C++. After running this application for 24hours, we could notice the following changes in memory usage(data collected through Perfmon). As per the…

Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,498 questions
asked 2020-08-01T14:08:54.37+00:00
Vinay Kumar L 21 Reputation points
commented 2020-08-03T08:03:39.457+00:00
Rita Han - MSFT 2,161 Reputation points
2 answers

Netwrok Adapters are Missing in Netrwork connection

Dear ALL, I have windows server 2012 when i open network connection i see "Unknown" and no adapters are present, and most of the services likw DHCP and dependency services are failing. any suggestions are appreciated Rabbani

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,564 questions
asked 2020-07-29T04:27:01.297+00:00
Rabbani Syed 56 Reputation points
commented 2020-08-03T08:02:31.07+00:00
Gloria Gu 3,896 Reputation points
6 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Hyper-V on W10Pro AMD Ryzen 7 no longer installs/boots CentOS 8 VM

Hi All, My W10Pro box recently upgraded to 2004 (19041.388). I am running CentOS 8 VM on an AMD Ryzen 7 3800X + 32GB RAM lab config. When performing regular maintenance yesterday (dnf update), the VM did not reboot ! Black screen with Hyper-V in the…

Hyper-V
Hyper-V
A Windows technology providing a hypervisor-based virtualization solution enabling customers to consolidate workloads onto a single server.
2,612 questions
asked 2020-07-31T11:52:53.477+00:00
Johan Mutsaerts 116 Reputation points
accepted 2020-08-03T07:27:27.94+00:00
Johan Mutsaerts 116 Reputation points
2 answers

HOW TO RESET THE INITIAL PASSWORD.....I CAN NOW ACESS USING MY PIN ONLY....

HOW TO RESET THE INITIAL PASSWORD.....I CAN NOW ACESS USING MY PIN ONLY....

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,518 questions
asked 2020-07-28T13:15:17.993+00:00
SY NG 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-08-03T07:14:52.667+00:00
Jenny Feng 14,096 Reputation points
2 answers

How to install or remove roles and characteristics to the server without it failing

Hello.I'm new in the forum and i need some help. I have an hp pc with windows server 2012 in it since 2014.i need to create an vpn but its impossible for me to do it because every time i want to add or remove a role or characteristic the pc…

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,564 questions
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server Infrastructure
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Infrastructure: A Microsoft solution area focused on providing organizations with a cloud solution that supports their real-world needs and meets evolving regulatory requirements.
526 questions
asked 2020-07-29T08:44:31.523+00:00
hatemyserver 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-08-03T07:09:24.937+00:00
Sylvia Chen (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 1,501 Reputation points
1 answer

Hyper-V replication not deleting HRL files

Hi, I have an issue with Hyper-V replication whereby the destination HRL files are not being deleted and I just wanted to check if anyone else has a similar configuration and if they are seeing this issue. We replicate a number of VMs from a 2012 R2…

Hyper-V
Hyper-V
A Windows technology providing a hypervisor-based virtualization solution enabling customers to consolidate workloads onto a single server.
2,612 questions
asked 2020-08-02T19:18:06.353+00:00
John Terry 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-08-03T07:08:54.04+00:00
Xiaowei He 9,876 Reputation points
3 answers

I can't open my windows setting after windows cumulative update

Recently, I've updated my windows. The update process was looked fine. But after updating, I can't open my windows setting. I don't know what exactly my update version. Based on winver the OS build is 19042.421. I've done several fixing steps from the…

Windows 10 Compatibility
Windows 10 Compatibility
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Compatibility: The extent to which hardware or software adheres to an accepted standard.
464 questions
asked 2020-07-29T04:17:15.883+00:00
Ahmad Thoriq 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-08-03T07:08:42.257+00:00
Sylvia Chen (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 1,501 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

HD Camera Desktop Application on Windows 10

Hi, I've tested some older applications and camera library with HD camera on Windows 10. But it does not work properly, it has a delay on preview. However Camera application on same Windows 10 machine works normal without delay. I suppose the…

Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows Presentation Foundation
A part of the .NET Framework that provides a unified programming model for building line-of-business desktop applications on Windows.
2,706 questions
asked 2020-07-31T13:14:27.087+00:00
iz111 86 Reputation points
accepted 2020-08-03T06:51:03.857+00:00
iz111 86 Reputation points
3 answers

Windows 10 provisioning with WDS in ipv6 network

Hi All, I am trying provision windows 10 from a WDS in ipv6 network using lnboot commnd in UEFI shell. Here are the details of the configuration. I have followed http://jaredheinrichs.com/how-to-setup-wds-windows-deployment-services.html 1) We have…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,518 questions
asked 2020-07-17T13:09:59.437+00:00
HarinathReddy chavva 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-08-03T06:46:37.51+00:00
HarinathReddy chavva 1 Reputation point