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A Windows domain is a form of a computer network in which all user accounts, computers, printers and other security principals, are registered with a central database (called a directory service) located on one or on a cluster of central computers known as domain controllers.

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How do I remove domain admin control from windows that don't use AD

I have a computer running Windows 10 that has a Domain Admin block on the local admin which has blocked me from installing any update that is the anniversary update or later. I did also try to make a ...
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Windows Server 2012 - restrict domain admin

My personal workstation got connected to company domain however I'm not really okay with domain administrators having admin access to my computer. Can I locally restrict domain administrators while ...
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Can't login to domain account "you must be online the first time..."

I've just installed windows 10 as a fresh install. I've configured the proxy settings for our organisation using a local account and the internet and local network seems to be working properly. I ...
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DNS issue after domain migration

So, we migrated (not me, a contractor) our old domain to a new one, we were abc.local, now we are xyz.local. We also changed the DNS server from 1.2.3.4.5 to 10.9.8.7 (just examples, not real data ...
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Is setting up a backup domain controller as simple as adding AD DS to an existing server on the network?

I've recently been tasked with setting up a "backup DC" for our business. Currently we have a physical machine running DC and two ESXi hosts running various VMs for our email and file server etc. ...
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Windows task using domain account results in user profile error event id 1511

This is on Windows 2012 Server Datacenter Have a windows task setup to run under a specific domain account. Security options = Run whether the user is logged on or not and "run with highest ...
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The connection was denied because the user account is not authorized

I am trying to use Remote Desktop to another PC on our domain. If I use an administrators account this works fine, however when I use a normal user it gives the error: The connection was denied ...
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Unable to join windows server 2012 r2 domain

Hi I'm using two virtual box machines one machine is win7 and other win server 2012 r2. When I try to join the domain it get the following message An Active directory Domain Controller (AD DC) could ...
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How user can logon on all domain computers?

On Windows server 2012 one user can logon more than one domain computers simultaneously. My question: I wanna user logon all devices but not simultaneously.
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Find duplicate passwords in Windows domain

Apologies if this is a duplicate. Does anyone have a recommended procedure or toolset to detect duplicate passwords between user accounts in a Windows Active Directory domain? (DC is Windows Server ...
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Adding a keyboard layout for 50 domain users

There are around 50 domain users who need a new keyboard layout added to their Windows desktops. Is there a way to do that without going to each computer?
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Domain join machine with account that has expired password

Does anyone know if there is a policy that controls if an account is allowed to join a domain, if the account has an expired password? I am working with Azure templates to provision machines and ...
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Shutdown taking a very long time (6+ minutes), hanging on specific process

Windows Domain (Windows 2012 r2 DC) environment Windows 7 64-bit client computer in question I enabled the Verbose key in regedit so I can see what process shutdown.exe is hanging on, and it gets ...
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Are there clear cut distinctions between Administrator and Standard Accounts on Domains? [closed]

For computers that aren't on a domain, Standard and Administrator accounts are very clear-cut. Standard accounts can't do administrator functions (without elevating if UAC is on), and administrator ...
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How can I create domain - joined account? How to create domain network Windows?

I have a project for which I need to create a simple program using MS-MPI (Microsoft Message Passing Interface). I am trying to run it using my two PCs at home (both running Windows 10). To do this I ...
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Windows 10 login error when working outside of corporate network

I get following error when I try to log on to my laptop while not on the corporate network: there are currently no logon servers to service the logon request While connected on corporate network, ...
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Running a DC in a VM on a File Server

I am trying to work out how to set up a new DC and File Server on one piece of hardware. I want to know what the best practice way would be and if I am likely to hit any major pitfalls in doing it in ...
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Chocolatey upgrade all as non admin user

I install chocolatey and the programs I want to install with chocolatey on all my domain devices trough MDT. That works! But I want to create a task that executes (as SYSTEM) the "choco upgrade all" ...
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Joining a domain and domain accounts

I'm new to servers and domains.. but I'm learning and have some questions! Scenario: I'm using VM ware and have created one machine with Windows 7, one with Windows server 2008 R2. Also I've ...
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DNS unknown followed by ipv6 address

I set up a DNS for testing but when I go to DNS manager and click run nslookup I got "default server unknown addressee fe80:..." What I did I created A records with the same IP with the DNS same ...
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Windows 10 client gives incorrect password when disconnected from domain network

I have several Windows 10 clients but have an issue with just one, it's on build 14955 but had the same issue on the previous pre-release also. Machine is a Windows Server 2008 R2 domain client. ...
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Active Directory GPO excluding users

I want to set a rule for all users in a domain. The rule turns on the screensaver after 15 minutes and then the user must use a password to login again. Everything works, but I need to exclude one ...
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Why can't I use PSExec on a Windows domain without disabling the firewall?

I have some Windows 7 machines on the domain with a Windows 2012 DC. Is it normal that I can't connect with PSExec to run a command as a local administrator from one Windows 7 machine to another ...
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How to delete a former admin user from SBS2011?

I am trying to remove a former admin user from our SBS 2011 domain. When trying to delete it from the SBS 2011 Standard Console I get "Access denied". I've read op on this case on a number of sites. ...
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Getting email address displayed on Windows 10 login screen even for domain accounts

On someone's Windows 8 computer, several years ago, I saw his email address displayed on login screen. I happened to find the computer in the lecture hall I was just leaving and this struck me as a ...
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Dual boot domain connection

So I have a surface computer and I'd like to dual boot Windows 10 and (another) Windows 10 on it. I know how dual booting works (enough) and have done it successfully before. My question is, if I ...
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Howto retrieve windows 2008 service stored password

We have Windows 2008 R2 joined on domain. There is an customized application/service installed in this system by a 3rd party vendor. Is there any way i can see the service stored password?
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A single user can't access server folders from a single computer

This morning I had a domain user try to log onto his primary laptop. At logon he received a network permission error regarding his Desktop redirected folder on the server. He also received error ...
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Error 0x80070003 when attempting to sign into Microsoft Account with Groove Music and other apps

I have the Windows 10 Anniversary update running on a domain managed machine (Windows Server 2012 R2 domain controller) which uses Folder Redirection and Roaming Profiles. When logged in and connected ...
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Adding ADFS Authentication to Regular Windows 7 login

I have setup a Windows Server 2012 R2 as a Domain Controller and I have also enabled ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services). I have a Windows 7 client, that joined the previous Domain ...
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Error running software installer as administrator

I'm trying to install .NET 4.6.1 on a user's computer, but when I start the installer -- even with "Run as administrator" -- it fails to the message "This security ID may not be ...
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GPO not applied to Windows 7 and higher

There are two domain controllers. The primary works on the Windows Server 2008 R2 and the secondary on Windows Server 2012. When I create a GPO on the primary controller, it is immediately copied to ...
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Is there a way to remotely disable a domain laptop (SurfaceBook)

Our company has (had at the moment) a SurfaceBook that was with an employee when he was terminated. It's a part of our domain, but of course he can still sign into it when it's not in contact with the ...
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Linux alternative to Windows domain, Linux server & Linux workstation

I'm looking for a way to manage Linux workstations in the same way that a Windows domain manages windows clients. Just to be clear, I'm not looking for a Windows domain server replacement, I want a ...
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Windows offline domain join

Apparently administrators can join the machine to the domain without a reboot according to this article: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/offline-domain-join-djoin-step-by-step%28v=ws.10%...
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Files transferring across PC when logging in

So I am looking at making my home PCs all linked to 1 server, I am doing this mainly as a project to better understand this sort of stuff, but one thing has always struck me as weird on how to do. ...
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connect to two domain controllers on two NICs

I have a computer that sits on two LANs, each with its own NIC. Each LAN has a domain controller. This computer logs in to windows using the domain controller on LAN A, after logged in I would like ...
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How do I allow the UPS World Ship application to bypass UAC?

I have found a way some time ago that allowed me to whitelist UAC from certain applications by using the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit. This had worked for quite some time, however, it ...
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Connecting to Windows share "Name not unique on network"

I'm trying to connect from a stock Debian 8 or 9 Desktop to a Windows shared folder, by clicking "Connect to Server" from Nautilus or Cinnamon using a Server Name: smb://servername/shared which ...
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How to list windows privileges for any user

I am trying to write a script to list the privileges (eg SeShutDownPrivilege etc) of all user accounts. I'd prefer it if my script could be run as a standard user, but I can run it as an admin account ...
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Downgrade User Profile from Domain to Workgroup

I'm doing some one-off IT maintenance for a very small business <15 employees I moved all their e-mail to Microsoft Office365, and all of their shared network files to Microsoft SharePoint Online. ...
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How to Control Firefox Centrally under Windows?

I wonder whether Firefox can be controlled centrally within a Windows domain without using third party software such as PolicyPak. In particular I want to configure firefox centrally through a group ...
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Locked out of my computer after disabling the netword card

So I made a big mistake : I was doing some tests on my work computer and I disabled the network card (via Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections) and forgot to re-enable it before ...
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Can't unlock Widows 7 domain connected pc [duplicate]

My school was giving away old broken Dell Optiplex 745s away, so after working on it for a few days, I got it to work. But when I turned it on, it was still connected to the schools domain. So when I ...
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Tracking Remote Access

If someone with Domain Admin credentials accesses your PC by using \\Computername\C$ is this "access" logged anywhere? I.E. the date/time and possibly computer name it occurred?
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Possible to rejoin domain without domain admin right after wiping PC?

I am doing some lab with virtual machine and brainstormed this problem. If I have a PC joined domain, with full local administrator right, can I backup the "domain credentials" (I don't actually know ...
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Error message signing into ADP eTime

This may be a better question for the vendor but I figured I'd see if anyone here is familiar. The company I work at uses ADP eTime Time and attendance for their employee's timesheets and expense ...
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Alter from workgroup to domain to workgroup again

I have a few user accounts on my computer (windows 7) and currently have it in a workgroup. When I change it into domain and then change back to workgroup, will the former mentioned user accounts be ...
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How to pushed users to use proxy?

i have configured SQUID PROXY on CentoS 7 Now i need to force all users on domain controller to use proxy(but some users dont use the proxy) Any idea to help?
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Why can't domain Users map network drives?

I have a domain controller set up with some shared folders. I have multiple users with different levels of access to the shared folders. I tried to use the GPO to map the network drives and it didn't ...
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