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RemoteHelp Verbindungsabbrüche

Hallo, bei der Nutzung von Microsoft Remote Help treten Verbindungsabbrüche auf, sobald die Netzwerkverbindung kurzzeitig beeinträchtigt wird.  Bei kurzzeitigen Netzwerkabbrüchen, hoher Latenz oder Paketverlusten stürzt Microsoft Remote Help ab bzw.…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Session connectivity
asked 2026-10-06T08:19:35.4566667+00:00
Leonhartsberger 0 Reputation points
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Hello Windows Server 2008 R2, the security update kb5073695is not installing

Hello, a security update is failing to install on our server; the logs show the following error: Checking Packages Checking Component Store (f) CSI Manifest…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Performance | Other
asked 2026-10-06T08:09:32.0366667+00:00
Пятко Олексій 0 Reputation points
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Number of Cores

I have only details like vCPU 20 vCPU 16 if I need to purchase licensing how can i come out with the numbers of cores? these are all VMs

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Licensing and activation
asked 2026-10-06T08:04:30.19+00:00
Lexx ZS Chay 0 Reputation points
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Bluetooth audio lag on windows 11: will it ever be fixed?

Following on from the long thread - (Bluetooth audio lag on windows 10 & 11: will it ever be fixed? A discussion …

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2026-10-05T10:23:41.6533333+00:00
biker dude 16 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-10-06T07:56:00.58+00:00
biker dude 16 Reputation points
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FTP issue and how to resolve it

Hi, I got the issue like 200 Type set to I.Command: PORT 10,0,2,15,195,12 Response: 501 Server cannot accept argument.Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing on FTP Any advice? Must I use passive for FTP?

Windows for business | Windows Server | Networking | Network connectivity and file sharing
asked 2026-10-06T07:46:43.29+00:00
Jonathan 400 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T07:46:58.4733333+00:00

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Windows Disk Write Performance Degradation After Storage Configuration Change

Hello everyone, A server has recently experienced a noticeable degradation in disk write performance following a change in the underlying storage configuration. Initial observations indicate that write caching may have been disabled, causing increased…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Performance | Other
asked 2026-10-06T06:21:23.5766667+00:00
Lewis Hilton 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T07:26:50.4333333+00:00
Daphne Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,735 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to enforce Chrome enterprise policies globally

After users created local unmanaged browser profiles, they are now disabling our mandatory Chrome browser extensions. How do we enforce enterprise policies globally?

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
asked 2026-10-06T06:21:01.6866667+00:00
Fedda306 Anadi 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T07:19:51.7566667+00:00
Daphne Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,735 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Inquiry Regarding Automatic Restart Behavior During Windows 11 24H2 Feature Update Deployment

We would like to inquire about the restart behavior during the deployment of a Windows 11 Feature Update (23H2 → 24H2). Environment OS: Windows 11 23H2 Update Method: WSUS Feature Update: Windows 11 24H2 Target Devices: Approximately 100…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Install Windows updates, features, or roles
asked 2026-10-06T02:08:06.54+00:00
GONDO RANTO(権藤 嵐人) 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T06:53:04.3133333+00:00
Daphne Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,735 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to highlight active instance of a program when hovering over combined taskbar button?

Description of problem: When I have many windows/instances of a specific program open, they are combined on the taskbar (which I love), but when I hover over the taskbar icon, I can't see which window/instance is open and active. In Windows 10, I had…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-10-03T19:51:38.76+00:00
Jrn 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T02:56:54.6433333+00:00
Jrn 20 Reputation points
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Code Integrity (Memory Integrity/HVCI) blocks an MSIX app's own bundled DLL (vk_swiftshader.dll) - permanent fix beyond reinstalling?

On a machine with Memory Integrity (HVCI) enabled, I've seen Code Integrity reject an MSIX-packaged app's own bundled DLL (vk_swiftshader.dll, a software renderer shipped inside the app itself) at launch - the Code Integrity operational log shows Event…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Other
asked 2026-10-05T16:12:50.1933333+00:00
Sid Hridoy 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T02:10:21.25+00:00
Daphne Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,735 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to procure windows 2025 server standard to server 2022 downgrade key

I purchased a retail license for Windows Server 2025, but my environment requires a downgrade to an earlier version due to legacy software dependencies. I need assistance obtaining an older activation path.

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Licensing and activation
asked 2026-10-05T13:11:10.4033333+00:00
Anthony Liguori 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-06T01:48:55.37+00:00
Daphne Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,735 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Add a new storage pool

How to prepare physical disks forAvailable disks for the new storage pool

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Other
asked 2026-10-05T15:16:45.25+00:00
Karel Trávníček 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T01:44:11.0366667+00:00
Daphne Huynh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,735 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Windows unable to manage memory well enough to support external monitor

I have an HP laptop - HP EliteBook 8 with 32 GB of RAM If this device uses more than 70% of it's RAM (even 71%) it becomes unable to use any external monitors. I have gone as far as to write a custom tool to identify which "casual" apps I have…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Windows desktop and shell experience
asked 2026-10-05T21:09:03.9+00:00
Diviney House 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-06T00:02:45.82+00:00
Jason Nguyen Tran 27,370 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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restored VM the wrong way

About 6 weeks ago, we had our Hyper-V environment become unstable; do to trying to cleanup a VM with thousands of snapshots. Veeam's instructions. Other VMs Hard drive files were corrupted. We fix Cascade (server name) by restoring the VM files (hard…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Virtualization and Hyper-V
asked 2026-10-05T20:22:41.22+00:00
Carl94580345 41 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-05T21:10:01.1+00:00
Jason Nguyen Tran 27,370 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Reassociate Hyper-V Host in SCVMM after In-Place OS Upgrade (Without Losing VM Tags)

Hello All, now question but a solution if it is interesting for you! Problem Description: After performing an in-place operating system upgrade on a Hyper-V host (e.g., Windows Server 2016 to Server 2022/2025), the host status in System Center…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
asked 2026-07-09T18:30:52.5+00:00
Redecker, Alexander 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-05T20:27:33.25+00:00
Redecker, Alexander 0 Reputation points
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Powershell - How to backup a user profile and settings, Desktop etc

Hi I'd like to help our users move their hybrid account profile to their new PC when replacing/reinstalling. I've searched pretty broad but not found the way to do this although I'm certain I've seen it done via a command line at some point?

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2026-10-04T11:00:35.1066667+00:00
xavierdelaraunt 1 Reputation point
answered 2026-10-05T18:32:10.15+00:00
Davidowitch 0 Reputation points
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Unable to complete concurrent transactions on e-commerce database due to lock wait timeout

Hello, I am experiencing an issue with processing concurrent checkout transactions in our e-commerce database within our Windows enterprise environment. This transactional workload previously processed smoothly under high volume, but it has recently…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
asked 2026-10-05T16:40:30.2566667+00:00
Isabella Brown 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-05T17:42:34.6733333+00:00
Chance Maurice Niyonzima 255 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to reset SQL server VSS writer without rebooting the server ?

Hi all Our nightly VM backups are failing because the SQL Server VSS Writer occasionally enters a Failed state, which prevents the backup process from completing successfully. I’d like to understand the safest way to reset or restart the affected VSS…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-10-05T16:54:54.7+00:00
Advait Mohammad 40 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-05T17:41:52.5033333+00:00
Scott Nguyen 2,135 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Setting up SNMP v3 on network monitoring

Hello, I need to configure our network monitoring system to collect device telemetry after upgrading to SNMP v3. How can this be done? From what I have researched so far I need to enable AES-256 for encryption. To establish communication the monitoring…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
asked 2026-10-02T16:56:42.51+00:00
Zephyr Vance 60 Reputation points
commented 2026-10-05T17:32:58.7833333+00:00
Zephyr Vance 60 Reputation points
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Hyper-V AF_HYPERV permissions and service isolation for VMMS-managed VMs

Hello Microsoft Hyper-V Support, I am evaluating a security design using an ordinary VMMS-managed Hyper-V VM on Windows 11 Pro and need clarification on the supported AF_HYPERV security and authorization model. This is a design/documentation question…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Storage high availability | Virtualization and Hyper-V
asked 2026-10-05T01:24:34.3933333+00:00
fengchun chen 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-10-05T17:03:39.91+00:00
Chance Maurice Niyonzima 255 Reputation points Independent Advisor