10,071 questions with Windows for business-related tags

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Erro: 0x80004005: Eroded Badlands.

I came across this related thread: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3871623/after-a-windows-update-my-system-broke-and-now-i-c I saw that it has an answer, and I’ve tried all the suggested steps — including checking Windows activation…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Authentication with Azure Virtual Desktop
asked 2025-07-25T14:44:43.3166667+00:00
Debora Colley 40 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-02T14:26:19.1333333+00:00
Bethany Joy Wagner 0 Reputation points
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When Removing Outlook for Windows Using PowerShell and then deleting profile it strips all apps

I needed to remove Outlook for Windows from our image. I ran the following scripts: Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object PackageFullName -eq 'Microsoft.OutlookForWindows_1.2025.801.400_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe' | …

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
asked 2025-08-13T13:53:23.7466667+00:00
Amy Menon 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-09-01T21:49:26.8033333+00:00
JuliaMarvin 22,355 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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[ARTICLE] Check secureboot CA 2023 certificates are installed on Windows 11

Open powershell application, type following commads one by one ([System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString((Get-SecureBootUEFI kek).bytes) -match ‘Microsoft Corporation KEK 2K CA 2023’) ([System.Text.Encoding]::ASCII.GetString((Get-SecureBootUEFI db).bytes)…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Certificates and public key infrastructure (PKI)
asked 2026-03-11T16:43:41.01+00:00
VARADHARAJAN K 9,726 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
commented 2026-08-27T11:14:32.8466667+00:00
Alex Gopkal 0 Reputation points
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Bug: Remote Desktop for Mac release 10.9.7 appears to break all RDP connections where clipboard sharing is enabled

To reproduce:  With clipboard sharing enabled, attempt to connect to one of several different Windows Server hosts from Remote Desktop for Mac.    Expected: Connection to RDP works well. Actual: The connection hangs indefinitely on "Configuring the…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked 2024-05-28T16:26:41.5433333+00:00
Mark Schwarz 15 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-25T14:43:38.6966667+00:00
YONGLOU XU 0 Reputation points
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Disable Ntfs last access creation

Hi experts fsutil behavior set disablelastaccess 0 vs fsutil behavior set disablelastaccess 1 Does not seem to make the real change even after restart. Or I don't know how to test. In both states, I check on the file > Properties > Accessed Please,…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Set up, install, or upgrade
asked 2025-05-01T15:07:52.3766667+00:00
StewartBW 1,905 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-08-04T19:49:05.5233333+00:00
Lex Mercatoria 0 Reputation points
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Turn off ridiculous "activate a monitor by clicking" antifeature

This is very, very frustrating. It would be the act of one developer spending one hour to add a checkbox to Display Settings to turn off this nonsense antifeature that constantly trips me up. I do not use Windows outside of work, so I'm used to the sane…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Other
asked 2026-07-28T19:41:57.22+00:00
Carl Fink 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-07-29T08:15:55.5266667+00:00
Gérard Oomens 131.3K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Does GPO "Delete User Profiles Older Than X Days" Remove Local Administrator Profile?

Hello, I am using the Group Policy setting "Automatically delete user profiles older than a specified number of days on system restart" to clean up old user profiles on our Windows systems. I would like to confirm: Does this policy delete the…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Directory services | Active Directory
Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
asked 2025-02-11T09:58:15.3866667+00:00
Anant Bera 271 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-22T10:36:33.9066667+00:00
JuliaMarvin 22,355 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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[HLK 24H2]USB Selective Suspend Test (XHCI) failed with USBSTOR.sys did not power down or suspend

I'm using Windows Hardware Lab Kit for Windows 11 24H2 through HLK, and a USB 3.0 Card reader device under test doesn't pass the test "USB Selective Suspend Test (XHCI)" with this error: USB device USB\VID_XXXX&PID_XXXX\XXXX with…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2025-04-10T07:58:14.74+00:00
Kelly Chen 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-02T05:58:14.4133333+00:00
JuliaMarvin 22,355 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Windows Server 2025 HLK "Wdf - Check Kmdf Function Table Test" fails

I have installed the latest version(10.1.26100.3916(May 2025)) of HLK Studio + Controller in the Server Machine(Windows Server 2022 Datacenter) and HLK client in the test machine(Windows Server 2025 Datacenter). However, only the "Wdf - Check Kmdf…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Set up upgrades and drivers
asked 2025-06-11T06:03:34.1233333+00:00
commented 2026-07-01T13:12:07.8133333+00:00
Darth Tester 70 Reputation points
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RBACAccessDenied when deploying budget through deployment stack sometimes

i am deploying multiple deployment stack on management group level for child subscriptions. The service principal has owner og the management group. The service connection is owner on management group level and is owner on the action group connected to…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | PowerShell
asked 2025-03-04T15:56:52.8433333+00:00
Nadia Hansen 5 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-06-26T14:41:00.99+00:00
MotoX80 37,861 Reputation points
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Computer Connects to WiFi But Won't Work

I have tried all 13 troubleshooting items listed here on the website. None of them have worked. My device is connected to wifi, but nothing works. Other devices have no issue connecting. My office admin is out of office until Wednesday and I am not able…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2025-07-14T13:12:47.02+00:00
Daniel Stefanski 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-11T19:57:56.42+00:00
Oliver E. Martinez Vasquez 1 Reputation point
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How do I fix work offline so I can send/receive?

I can't get out of work offline mode. Therefore I can't receive email or send email successfully. Thank you

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2025-07-29T13:02:05.6133333+00:00
John Craig Jr 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-04T20:25:57.6333333+00:00
Rayyan Fawad 1,075 Reputation points
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5e3ce6c0-2b1f-4285-8d4b-75ee78787346 error when i log into teams

AADSTS50020: User account 'removedemail' from identity provider 'live.com' does not exist in tenant 'Ether Ventures' and cannot access the application '5e3ce6c0-2b1f-4285-8d4b-75ee78787346'(Microsoft Teams Web Client) in that tenant. The account needs to…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2024-08-05T10:15:53.76+00:00
Sunny Ahuja 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-05-21T07:02:21.26+00:00
VARADHARAJAN K 9,726 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Microsoft 365 dark mode resets and File Explorer sign-in error

I’m a small Microsoft 365 Business Standard tenant admin trying to learn as I go. In the tenant, dark mode in the web apps keeps re-enabling itself after I turn it off, and I can’t find any setting in the admin center that controls this. Also, File…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-05-20T12:34:19.4+00:00
Lea Mëier 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-20T12:35:56.59+00:00
Daniel-Vo 6,355 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to fix windows hello 0xc000005e couldn't verify your pin on work/business account

Recently windows hello facial recognition feature was working totally fine on my company laptop with their work account but with recent update this feature is not working, I have reset my pin several times and also restarted my system many times but…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2025-02-15T09:32:01.5266667+00:00
Anjani kumar 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-28T10:17:31.3666667+00:00
Mahesh Pal 5 Reputation points
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Block certificate install request without blocking the existing connection

I have a user who uses a Gemalto Card Reader they plug in daily, each time they plug it in they receive a pop up request to install a root certificate. Every time they do click 'no' and they are able to use the externally connected device without issue,…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
asked 2026-04-10T09:17:23.2033333+00:00
Gina Lambert 20 Reputation points
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NDISTest 6.0 – 1c_KernelCalls Failed for Windows HLK testing

Hi, On verfying NDISTest 6.0 1c_KernelCalls for my network driver, it fails on a child job with the following failed logs Variation #5 Verifying calls made to NTOSKRNL.EXE This comparison with NTOSKRNL.EXE is safe FAILED: [20944] Failed on…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Other
asked 2022-05-10T10:06:51.747+00:00
VijayaGopika E 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-04-10T07:05:26.28+00:00
VijayaGopika E 1 Reputation point
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Completely disable and remove Xbox apps and related programs

I would like to completely disable and remove any Xbox apps and related programs running in the background from Win10 x64 Education v20H2. I followed the below procedure. Source:…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2021-01-22T16:17:28.1+00:00
Jonathan Woodward 31 Reputation points
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Teams Meeting Add-in not installing on Windows server 2022 Remote desktop server

I am having issues with the Teams meeting add-in for multiple users on 3 different Remote desktop servers. Teams is installed using the machine wide installer but for some users the Teams meeting add-in is not being installed. The tma_addin_msi.txt file…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Teams for business | Other
asked 2024-09-26T11:32:03.5933333+00:00
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Blue screen error in azure VM

I am trying to login to one server and it is showing error in boot diagnostics. Error attached.image.png Please raise a separate case for troubleshooting and solution for this.

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Session connectivity
asked 2026-02-25T03:27:19.5866667+00:00
Aritra Basu 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-04T03:44:23.1933333+00:00
Kwikiriza Tevin 0 Reputation points