1,414 questions
1 answer
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
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(6.4, 45%, 10%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EIB%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Isabella Brown
20
Reputation points
answered
2026-10-05T17:42:34.6733333+00:00
Chance Maurice Niyonzima
255
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
2 answers
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
2,804 questions
asked
2026-10-05T16:54:54.7+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(38.4, 51%, 13%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EAM%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Advait Mohammad
40
Reputation points
answered
2026-10-05T17:41:52.5033333+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(16, 86%, 11%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ESN%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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
20,449 questions
asked
2026-10-02T16:56:42.51+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(131.20000000000002, 14.000000000000002%, 22%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EZV%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Zephyr Vance
60
Reputation points
commented
2026-10-05T17:32:58.7833333+00:00
Zephyr Vance
60
Reputation points
2 answers
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
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(240, 26%, 33%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EFC%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
fengchun chen
20
Reputation points
answered
2026-10-05T17:03:39.91+00:00
Chance Maurice Niyonzima
255
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
1 answer
Severe database query latency due to bad query plan reuse
Hello, Within our Windows enterprise environment, we manage our core transactional operations via our database services. For the past few days, execution times have suddenly surged from mere milliseconds to several minutes, which is severely hindering…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
2,804 questions
asked
2026-10-05T15:40:40.5566667+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(198.4, 72%, 29%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EEB%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Emma Brooks
0
Reputation points
answered
2026-10-05T16:52:17.5933333+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(185.6, 36%, 27%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ETL%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Tracy Le
13,210
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
2 answers
AD FS Metadata Endpoint Synchronization Outage
Relying party trust fails after AD FS server metadata endpoint becomes unreachable over port 443. How do we update trust metadata manually?
Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
1,414 questions
asked
2026-10-05T16:06:34.15+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(236.8, 33%, 32%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ESL%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Scott Lee
0
Reputation points
answered
2026-10-05T16:42:25.6366667+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(32, 38%, 13%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EHL%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Hoang Le Huy
80
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
2 answers
Port security auto-recovery after an unmanaged hub is connected
connected an unmanaged hub to the switch port and the port went into an err-disable state because of a port security violation. need to know how to configure the automatic recovery interval for port security so the port can recover after the specified…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
2,804 questions
asked
2026-10-02T07:29:50.68+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(198.4, 21%, 29%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ESL%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Siti Lestari
0
Reputation points
answered
2026-10-05T16:19:31.77+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(12.8, 62%, 11%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EH%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
HLBui
13,180
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
2 answers
Enterprise Wi-Fi 802.1X Certificate Trust Warning
Hi guys Corporate laptops display untrusted certificate warnings when connecting to secure 802.1X SSIDs. What is the recommended way to deploy the required intermediate CA certificates through Group Policy (GPO) so clients trust the RADIUS server…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Networking | Network connectivity and file sharing
asked
2026-10-02T05:33:00.2266667+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(28.799999999999997, 99%, 12%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EPA%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Pate Adiya
20
Reputation points
answered
2026-10-05T16:19:10.93+00:00
HLBui
13,180
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
2 answers
Problem with volume multi-attach error after node crash
We run critical stateful workloads in our corporate environment, and pods get rescheduled across nodes. Why is it that whenever a worker node crashes, pods in a StatefulSet fail to start with a Multi-Attach error for the volume, the volume stays stuck on…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
1,414 questions
asked
2026-10-01T17:02:30.13+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(44.800000000000004, 8%, 14%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EOG%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Olivia Gonzalez
20
Reputation points
answered
2026-10-05T16:18:02.0733333+00:00
HLBui
13,180
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
3 answers
USB-C docking station network connection drops every few minutes
Hi Laptops connected to USB-C docking stations are experiencing intermittent network disconnections every few minutes. The network connection drops and then reconnects automatically, impacting normal productivity. How can I disable USB Selective Suspend…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
2,804 questions
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(96, 94%, 19%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EL%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
1 answer
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
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(9.6, 28.000000000000004%, 10%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EKT%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Karel Trávníček
0
Reputation points
edited the question
2026-10-05T15:54:47.1966667+00:00
Gérard Oomens
132.6K
Reputation points
Volunteer Moderator
1 answer
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
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(220.8, 9%, 31%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EAL%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Anthony Liguori
0
Reputation points
commented
2026-10-05T15:53:12.0733333+00:00
Anthony Liguori
0
Reputation points
1 answer
Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200: VBS and Hypervisor remain running after all related features are disabled, preventing VMware nested virtualization
Hello Microsoft Support, I am experiencing an issue with Windows 11 Pro where Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) and the Microsoft hypervisor remain active even after I have disabled Hyper-V, VBS, HVCI/Memory Integrity, Credential Guard, Virtual…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Storage high availability | Virtualization and Hyper-V
asked
2026-09-18T20:07:58.58+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(256, 1%, 34%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ESN%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Shyam Narayan Gupta
0
Reputation points
commented
2026-10-05T15:09:04.6+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(195.2, 25%, 28%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EGM%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Giridhar Mudedla
0
Reputation points
1 answer
IoT devices failing MAC authentication bypass (MAB)
We have some IoT devices that are failing to connect to our wired network through MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB), and we haven't been able to pinpoint the cause. We suspect the MAC address format sent by the switch may not match what is configured on…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
1,414 questions
asked
2026-10-05T14:26:54.3666667+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(304, 64%, 39%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EMD%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Manon David
60
Reputation points
answered
2026-10-05T15:05:57.7366667+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(275.2, 16%, 36%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EV%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
VPHAN
45,100
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
5 answers
The Remote Desktop Connection Broker server could not enumerate the targets for the provider named NULL from the database
Hi All, I have Windows Server 2016 Datacenter with Remote Desktop Session Host, Remote Desktop Connection Broker and Remote Desktop Web Access roles installed. It started to happen a while ago sporadically and now happens all the time. Under…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
asked
2021-02-17T02:43:55.427+00:00
Cloud_Geek_82
901
Reputation points
answered
2026-10-05T14:07:40.9533333+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(188.79999999999998, 36%, 28%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ER%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
rs232
0
Reputation points
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Qualys IP-based scanning: Kerberos after reverse DNS, and impact of NTLM deprecation.
While evaluating NTLM deprecation for our environment, have a question regarding Qualys authenticated scanning. Our Qualys Scanner Appliance is not domain-joined, while the scan targets are domain-joined Windows Server 2016/2019/2022/2025 systems. The…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Active Directory
asked
2026-10-02T23:59:27.04+00:00
Nazim Shaikh
20
Reputation points
accepted
2026-10-05T14:07:36.97+00:00
Nazim Shaikh
20
Reputation points
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Need to know configuring Exceptions for Legitimate Binary Updates Blocked by Suspicious File Download Detection
Hello guys, good day!!! I would like to understand whether there is a recommended approach to configure file blocking policy exceptions when legitimate binary update packages are being blocked by a security appliance due to the Suspicious File Download…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Configure application groups
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(9.6, 35%, 10%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3ELJ%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
1 answer
Probleme mit vTPM bei Windows 11 Clients auf einem 3-Node Hyper-V Cluster
Guten Tag, wir betreiben einen Hyper-V-Cluster mit 3 Nodes auf Windows Server 2022. Auf dem Cluster laufen mehrere Windows-11-VMs. Bei den Windows-11-VMs ist vTPM aktiviert. Sobald vTPM aktiviert ist, werden auf den Hyper-V-Cluster-Nodes fortlaufend…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Storage high availability | Virtualization and Hyper-V
asked
2026-10-05T12:39:35.7133333+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(236.8, 8%, 32%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EEA%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Entra Admin FM
0
Reputation points
answered
2026-10-05T13:57:24.7033333+00:00
HLBui
13,180
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
1 answer
Partner Success Core Benefits: can Windows Server licences run on a dedicated server rented from a hosting provider?
We are a Partner Success Core Benefits member and receive Windows Server 2025 licences (Standard and Datacenter, 16 core licences each) for our own internal development and lab servers. We are thinking about moving these servers to a dedicated server…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Licensing and activation
asked
2026-10-05T11:26:04.8633333+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(83.2, 54%, 18%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EAD%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Aleksandar Dzonic
0
Reputation points
edited a comment
2026-10-05T12:52:23.0833333+00:00
Aleksandar Dzonic
0
Reputation points
4 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Continued problem with MS Windows 11 Pro updates stuck in Pending Download status.
Updates are found and the attempt to download remains stuck in "Pending Download" status. I have attempted to run the "Windows Update Troubleshooter" and it fails to work. I have installed a repair version of Windows which helped for…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | System performance
asked
2026-09-20T10:51:49.07+00:00
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(25.6, 44%, 12%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EJC%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
John Coffey
0
Reputation points
accepted
2026-10-05T12:40:41.2266667+00:00
John Coffey
0
Reputation points