Questions tagged [windows-server-2012]
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Backing Up VMs and Host Machine
I am just starting to learn about virtual machines and all of the great features they bring. I have recently been thinking of how one would go about backing up a VM environment. Theoretically, if I ...
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How to restore WIM Baremetal to VMWare
I have a WindowsmBaremetalImage of my Windows2012R2 which I took from windows Server Backup.
I would really like to restore that as a VM.
When I try to do that, I get an error saying the disk is too ...
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Mapping shared drive works from my local machine but not from a Windows Server 2012r2
I have an issue with mapping NAS drive in win server.
I can map it from my local machine, I cannot map it from this server. I have done everything and still cannot get through it.
Server has static ...
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Detect user login in Windows Domain Controller
I'm trying to detect a user login event in Windows DC (Win Server 2012), but i'm having the following issues:
The event 4624 is not really certain because it might be automatically generated. For ...
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Connect to Windows Server 2012 on specific ports
Try to connect to your computer on ports (135÷139,445), for example by
connecting to a shared folder (C$). You can use "net use" command.
Hey, I'm making security exercises (Firewall stuff), but I'...
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diskpart list volume does not show all volumes [closed]
I have 2 disks attached to windows2012 R2 machine. I can see both disks from diskpart's list disk command and both of them are Online. One disk has 2 volumes for boot partition and for system reserved....
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Can't run batch file in Server 2012
This site rocks! I am trying to run a simple .bat file on Server 2012 that will ping another server, filter out all the lines except one, and then write to a file for later use (I then want that file ...
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See disk disk information Windows Server 2012
This should not be this difficult, but I can not figure out how to see what/how many drives are being used for the server, and how they are configured (RAID ?).
I THINK I have 7 physical drives (all ...
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"Size on disk" column missing in Windows Explorer?
I decided to use the "compress this drive to save space" option on my backup drive, which simply houses a Windows Server Backup.
I learned that when viewing file properies for files on a drive using ...
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I need a complete list of PowerShell commands for Windows server 2012 to troubleshoot windows server [closed]
I need a complete list of PowerShell commands for Windows server 2012 to troubleshoot windows server.
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Prohibiting AD domain logon with Group Policy
Does anyone know if it is possible to configure a Group Policy in an AD environment to display a message when an account is used for login to the domain with a message such as:
"logon is prohibited ...
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Windows Server 2012R2 / Windows 8.1 - Layout stuck
I have experienced this random problem both on Windows 8.1 Pro and the Server 2012R2 I use now.
Basically, you cannot change layout for some reason.
I have two layouts. US/HUN. One layout/language.
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Media driver needed when installing Windows server 2012
I'm trying to install Windows server 2012 on a new system but I keep getting this error shortly after set up starts. No idea why as there is no hardware connected that would require any 3rd party ...
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Can a Nano Server host a GUI Windows app (say Word) container running on top it?
I understand that Nano server does not contain any GUI related component, and it can host windows containers running on top of it.
Most of the talks and examples I can found so far are the ones that ...
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How to allow a user to use data in an Amazon EC2 instance while not allowing it to copy
I would like to upload a data onto an Amazon Ec2 instance. The file is a dataset in Stata format.
I want to have someone else to be able run the data in Stata via remote desktop connected to the ...
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Map Multiple network drives windows 2012 domain controller
I have found this script to map single drive and Relabel the Drive:
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Option Explicit
Dim objNetwork, strDrive, objShell, objUNC
Dim strRemotePath, strDriveLetter, strNewName
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strDriveLetter = "H:...
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Terminal profile keeps losing mapped drive
I have two users that keep losing their mapped drives on their Windows 2012 profiles. We have two terminal servers and they seem to lose it when they log into a specific one. Still trying to figure ...
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Which EventLog corresponds to the WHEA-BERT (Windows Hardware Error Architecture - Boot Error Report Table) entries?
The WHEA (Windows Hardware Error Architecture) defines the table-based error reporting mecahnism by which firmware can reports hardware errors to operating system. There are 4 tables involved:
BERT: ...
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Microsoft SQL, only one of 2 allows linux client connections
This is a bit weird. I have installed two instances of the SQL Server 2016. One is on my laptop (windows 10) and the other one is on a VPS (Windows Server 2012), on my development server in the next ...
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Where in task manager can I find information about GDI objects or handles per process
On Windows7 or Windows Server 2008 i could view the total number of GDI objects or handles opened by a process in task manager. I could do this by selecting optional columns in menu: task manager menu ...
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RemoteApp name on Taskbar not updating
I'm using a RemoteApp connection from Windows 7, to a Windows Server 2012 machine. Very often the application name on the taskbar will not update, when the actual program window title area changes. I ...
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Script won't write the time to file
I'm trying to write a file with the date.
I've seen a few posts, and as such was able to copy the code but instead of showing me the time, it's showing me the command
The bat file is simply
echo '...
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How can I make Windows Server 2012 R2 like Windows 8.1?
I installed Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter on my Sony VGN-Z56TG laptop. After I finished installing it, I noticed that some features in Windows 8.1 were missing from it, and some other limitations. ...
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File Modified Date different than Word Last Saved Date
How can the FILE SYSTEM - DATE MODIFIED change without the MS Word DATE LAST SAVED not changing?
There have been numerous occasions where a user states that they VIEWED a FILE then closed it without ...
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How to configure iSCSI redirection on Windows Server 2012?
rfc 7143 defines the iSCSI redirection function. I don't have a Windows Server 2012 instance at hand. Is it possible to configure this feature on Windows Server 2012?
Redirection - indicates that ...
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Trigger event on certificate renewed, replaced
I am attempting to trigger a task schedule to kick off a powershell script based on when a new certificate is added into the Local Computer\Personal\Certificates store.
For testing purposes, the ...
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Slow Printing with Ricoh PS Universal 4.8.0.1from Windows 2012 on Windows 7 Client
We have a Windows 2012 server with 108 Printers. We have about 70 queues with Ricoh PS Driver for Universal Print 4.8.0.1. This server was migrated from a Windows 2003 server with same queues and ...
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(Win Server 2012) Can't enable Data Deduplication on C: drive
I'm trying to enable Data Deduplication on C: drive but Server Manager doesn't allow me to do so. After using PowerShell command it gave me following message:
Windows PowerShell
Copyright (C) 2014 ...
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"the specified file was not found" error on server 2k12 when accesing Network drive
In win server2012 icreate the network drive and create one folder on it i share the folder also now when i am trying to access it it showing the error "the specified file was not found"
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Can't Delete Folder/Files on Windows Server 2012
I have a folder with two ISO files in it that I don't need anymore but I can't delete the folder. I am an Administrator and owner of the files.
When I delete using Windows Explorer the files ...
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Why can't I delete files? They can only be deleted permanently
A user has a seemingly very weird problem, but I noticed something that indicates it isn't what I initially thought it was. Most of my users are not experiencing this problem, even though they are all ...
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Min password length error server 2012
I need to set up a couple of users on our domain but they need to have 6 character passwords (apparently using 7 would be just too much hassle and unfortunately due to their positions its not a battle ...
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virtualbox connecting server and client
so I want to finally set up my home virtual environment.. basically just a Windows server machine and a client Windows 7. I tried to do it couple of times already, but after setting up the server I ...
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Adding an local account user with a different IP in Server 2016 [closed]
I might be asking for impossible , but I'm not quite sure how the network adapter is used when having multiple users. I'm assuming all users use the same network adapter and it's settings , but what I ...
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Simple batch file fails on Windows Server 2012
On a Windows 2012 Server, from a logged-in Administrator (local and domain), created a batch file "test.bat" by redirecting console input into a file:
echo Hello
When run from PowerShell cmd prompt ...
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Windows Server 2016 - How to isolate a user to only run a specified file.exe?
I've been searching for a while on how to isolate a designated user to only run a specified .exe file and nothing else. All I want for this new user to see is the desktop , without start button , no ...
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Errors 850 and 812 when connecting to VPN on Windows Server 2012 machine
I have a single Windows Server 2012 R2 (no active directory) machine that I want to configure to enable VPN.
I enabled the feature (just VPN) and configured a static IPv4 range (102.168.111.100-102....
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Why can my Virtualbox guest only access internet for a minute, when switching to Bridged Adapter?
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I am running a Windows Server guest on a Windows host, using Virtualbox. Up until very recently this guest could browse the internet perfectly fine.
However, since today, the guest can ...
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Connect server to local network
Yesterday I have installed Windows Server 2016 on Virtual Box. I have added the users and everything, now I need to connect it to local network. But I can't find the way. Can anyone give me any advice ...
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Windows Update on Server 2012 hangs at 0% downloaded
When I run Windows Update on Server 2012 after a fresh install from DVD, it hangs at 0%. I left it overnight, it did not progress at all.
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Windows 8 cannot connect remotely to Windows Server 2012
I have installed Windows Server 2012 and then configured remote applications. At first it was working fine and I could be able to connect remotely and run remote applications from Windows 8 clients. ...
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How can I figure out what IPv6 to use if I want to set a static IP for my computer?
I recently installed Windows Server 2012 on my desktop. I changed my connection settings to hardcode my internal IP address as 192.168.0.99 (IPv4). Windows Server 2012 warned me that I should also set ...
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Change resolution of Windows 2012 terminal window
I have a UI test program which opens a browser to test and then it takes a screenshot at the end of the test. The screenshot comes with good resolution (I can see all the contents on the browser) when ...
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Is it possible that multiple users perform remote desktop connection to a single session?
Suppose you have a machine on the cloud running MS Windows Server 2012 R2 as OS on it. You do have a program that can handle multiple sessions running on that machine. But there's a bottleneck that I'...
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How to actually use different IP's assigned to my dedicated server (windows)?
I have a dedicated windows 2012 server, which includes 5 IP for my use.
The IP group looks like this: 111.111.111.208/29
I access my server via RDP at 111.111.111.210
When I open a browser and ...
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how to show excel when running as scheduled task
When I schedule a task on Windows Server 2012 to run an excel file, it always runs in the background. This makes trouble to me as when the vba of the excel file failed, I could not tell which step it ...
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Converting WinPE/ISO to WIM for WDS
Is there a way to convert boot images to WIM so that they work in Windows Deployment Services?
I have a file that was created PartAssist_WinPE.iso but contains no .wim file.
Does WDS only support ....
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I can't set up the following Netsh settings, because the object is already exist
I use the Netsh int ipv6 show int in terminal, the result:
1 50 4294967295 connected Loopback Pseudo-Interface 1
11 10 1500 connected Local connection
When I wanted to use the ...
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Windows Server 2012 is telling me it's not activated when it is
I have a Windows Server 2012 Machine were I need to do some development. The machine is a Hyper-V VM. I activated it with a valid key and restarted the VM. After it booted up again, I went into system ...
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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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