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The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file \\company.com\SysVol\company.com\Policies\{CFABC23E-DD6D-4314-A616-A900B203B7E8}\gpt.ini

Hi Microsoft Community, I am having a hard time fixing this issue. All our computers can't retrieve any GP updates from the domain controller. I suppose the GP is corrupted. gpupdate /force Updating policy... Computer policy could not be updated…

Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,027 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,557 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,175 questions
asked 2022-02-14T05:24:34.713+00:00
Richard 1 Reputation point
answered 2024-07-11T17:52:03.8566667+00:00
Jim 291 Reputation points
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Are logon session LUID randomness NIST SP 800-90A compliant?

I see that the last 32-bits of the logon session for each user session LUID is randomly generated. The first 32-bits seems to always be zeros. Does the randomness of the last 32-bits comply with NIST SP…

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,581 questions
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,426 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,557 questions
asked 2024-07-10T17:54:47.8033333+00:00
Aaron S 1 Reputation point
commented 2024-07-11T17:36:55.74+00:00
Gary Nebbett 5,846 Reputation points
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Microsoft Visual FoxPro

I upgraded to Windows 11. I have some programs that I am trying to run but get a message that it cannot locate the Microsoft Visual FoxPro support library. Is there a way to get these programs to run on Windows 11. I was previously running these programs…

Windows Hardware Performance
Windows Hardware Performance
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Hardware Performance: Delivering / providing hardware or hardware systems or adjusting / adapting hardware or hardware systems.
1,573 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,853 questions
asked 2023-02-07T03:31:09.91+00:00
Kent Carter 10 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-11T17:35:33.6666667+00:00
Begg-Marino, Amy 0 Reputation points
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Does with Roles or Policies in Blazor apps, work with Active Directory?

I want to write a Blazor application. It must authenticate and authorize internal users in our Active Directory domain. I'm currently reading through Core Blazor Authentication and Authorization. It discusses roles and policies, which look like they will…

Blazor
Blazor
A free and open-source web framework that enables developers to create web apps using C# and HTML being developed by Microsoft.
1,490 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,175 questions
asked 2024-07-09T16:22:20.2666667+00:00
Falanga, Rod, DOH 105 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-11T17:23:02.8233333+00:00
Falanga, Rod, DOH 105 Reputation points
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Azure b2c | Sign In User flow | Prevent b2c user to update user/custom attributes

My application utilizes Azure b2c to handle authentication and authorization. Users are created by backend service via Graph API, and only enable Sign In User Flow with some attributes return in application claim. During user creation process, some user…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,175 questions
asked 2024-07-08T06:41:04.04+00:00
Sen Hui Lim 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-11T16:43:34.0866667+00:00
Marilee Turscak-MSFT 36,161 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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How to fix icons are invisible but name only visible problems in windows 10?

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,109 questions
asked 2023-09-05T09:03:05.2633333+00:00
padam lama 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-11T16:27:41.6633333+00:00
Ron H 0 Reputation points
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Microsoft CA - Certificate Authority Web Enrollment Access Issue

I have an Intermediate CA running on Server 2019 with the Certificate Authority Web Enrollment Service installed. I have a user trying to access the certsrv site and is receiving a 403 error. The application pool is set to use the built-in…

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,581 questions
asked 2024-07-11T16:01:29.97+00:00
Jeffrey Boyles 1 Reputation point
commented 2024-07-11T16:02:59.98+00:00
Jeffrey Boyles 1 Reputation point
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Moving from Windows 11 Home to Pro requires another key?

Hello! I had windows 11 pro bought a key online to activate it. After a few month my system was running slow so I clean installed it uses the setup file from the source folder. My laptop orgianllt came with windows 11 home. After installation I found Out…

Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,853 questions
asked 2024-07-11T15:58:11.99+00:00
Yousha Ahmed 5 Reputation points
1 answer

why is 404 not showing for subfolders that don't exist on iis server

For example, I have a webpage https://abc.com/test.html that comes up correctly. However, if I type https://abc.com/test.html/test.html which doesn't exist it brings up the same page except it has no stylesheets applied. I would have thought it would…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,557 questions
asked 2024-07-11T14:51:58.47+00:00
tre52 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-11T15:45:37.3933333+00:00
Michael Taylor 50,676 Reputation points
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shut off monitor will flash display,by use SendMessage command.

SendMessage function Win32 API Windows and Messages Similar problems monitor-will-flash-before-shut-off-or-monitor-will.html screen recording onedrive using System; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; namespace ConsoleApp { …

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.
2,505 questions
C#
C#
An object-oriented and type-safe programming language that has its roots in the C family of languages and includes support for component-oriented programming.
10,596 questions
asked 2022-06-20T07:16:44.397+00:00
microsoft 1 Reputation point
edited a comment 2024-07-11T15:38:09.1233333+00:00
Alan T 0 Reputation points
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There were some problems installing updates, but we'll try again later. If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for information, this may help: (0x80070643)

Hi, On patching Server 2022 Datacenter, I am getting following error There were some problems installing updates, but we'll try again later. If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for information, this may help:…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,557 questions
asked 2024-07-10T11:38:53.4766667+00:00
Usii Bi 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-11T15:10:15.3433333+00:00
Usii Bi 0 Reputation points
1 answer

W11 - WHFB PIN Reset option on lock screen not working

Hello,   We are working on the W11 configuration in order to deliver the first W11 computer to our users. When doing my testing, I have encountered an issue with the WHFB PIN reset option from lock screen.   On my W10 laptop, without having a log in, I…

Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,027 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,853 questions
asked 2024-04-02T07:30:56.4266667+00:00
Florian ARGUAIROLLES 21 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-11T14:56:17.0533333+00:00
Abdelhakim Mlaouah 0 Reputation points
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recovering an accidentally edited and saved photo

Hello, I’m currently editing scans of a travel journal using Microsoft Photos. I’m splitting them in half. Unfortunately, instead of choosing ‘Save a copy’ for the left page, I accidentally clicked ‘Save.’ Now I’m afraid the right page is lost forever.…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,109 questions
asked 2024-07-11T14:12:36.48+00:00
colin FT 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-11T14:44:52.4266667+00:00
glebgreenspan 1,450 Reputation points
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Windows 11 WSUS: Win 11 Updates detected as not needed by Win 11 client in WSUS

I am testing to update Windows 11 from WSUS server. Currently we have 3 units of test client, however, there is 2 issues related to the testing. Windows 11 detected as Win 10 in WSUS. Windows 11 updates detected as not needed/not applicable by the…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,557 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,853 questions
asked 2024-05-09T00:42:42.3466667+00:00
Shahril Adzlin 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-11T14:40:18.5566667+00:00
Peter V. Hove Sunesen 0 Reputation points
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in WSL2 with sparse vhd the storage usage does not shrink automatically, cannot compact it anymore manually

I have 22H2 build 19045.3930 windows 10 WSL2 and I converted my vhd to be sparse once the feature was available to let it shrink on its own. However it does not seem to shrink when when I free up space and to make matters worse I cannot compress it…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,109 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,027 questions
asked 2024-02-06T12:52:30.3233333+00:00
Kocsis, Szilard Gyorgy 5 Reputation points
commented 2024-07-11T14:38:04.44+00:00
t0m 0 Reputation points
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Windows 11 Enterprise Taskbar icons disappear after reboot and being moved to a folder named 'Tombstones

All my Office taskbar icons disappear after reboot being moved to the folder called 'tombstones' (AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\Tombstones), so I need to restore each of them manually. My Windows is…

Office
Office
A suite of Microsoft productivity software that supports common business tasks, including word processing, email, presentations, and data management and analysis.
1,446 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,853 questions
asked 2024-07-10T20:47:16.3366667+00:00
Mike Tran 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-11T14:30:06.77+00:00
glebgreenspan 1,450 Reputation points
1 answer

WslRegisterDistribution failed with error: 0x80370114

WSL 版本： 2.2.4.0 内核版本： 5.15.153.1-2 WSLg 版本： 1.0.61 MSRDC 版本： 1.2.5326 Direct3D 版本： 1.611.1-81528511 DXCore 版本： 10.0.26091.1-240325-1447.ge-release Windows 版本： 10.0.22631.3880 PS C:\Windows\system32> wsl --install -d Ubuntu-22.04 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS…

Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,853 questions
asked 2024-07-11T08:51:40.5066667+00:00
孟强 周 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-11T14:25:11.2066667+00:00
Zunhui Han 960 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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A critical system process, C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe, failed with status code c0000409. The machine must now be restarted.

Hi folks, One of our production servers got crashed 5 times in 19 minutes, and all of the reboots are caused by crash in process lsass. Below are relevant details from Event: System Event Id 1074: The process wininit.exe has initiated the restart of…

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,581 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,027 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,557 questions
asked 2024-07-11T13:15:35.0733333+00:00
Apurva Pathak 360 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-11T14:08:34.6366667+00:00
Michael Taylor 50,676 Reputation points
1 answer

Windows server 2019 IOT standard

Hi, i have Server appliance with windows server 2019 iot standard edition license. now i need to reinstall the appliance, but where can i get or download the ISO for Windows Server 2019 IOT Standard edition? please help Thanks

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,581 questions
asked 2024-07-11T12:04:44.61+00:00
Ahmad Karrubi 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-11T14:04:59.4033333+00:00
Wesley Li 6,270 Reputation points
1 answer

Notebook shuts off screen backlight when charging

For some months i have noticed that my notebook has screen brightness problems, when unplugging and plugging the charger, the screen goes black, in which you can only see with a flashlight or in day. I had a way of dodging this problem by messing with…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,109 questions
Windows
Windows
A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.
5,027 questions
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.
466 questions
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
Windows Driver Kit (WDK)
A set of Microsoft tools that are used to develop, test, and deploy Windows drivers.
51 questions
asked 2024-07-11T01:02:44.9233333+00:00
Search By 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-07-11T14:04:23.9933333+00:00
Wesley Li 6,270 Reputation points