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Workaround for getting out of remote desktop connection without Home and Break keys
My new compact keyboard lacks Home and Break Keys and it's been frustrating to get out of a remote desktop connection. Even key remapping with PowerToys does not work. Today while working, I accidentally discovered this workaround. I noticed that…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Remote desktop clients
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Windows 11 unable to get two monitors working with new ASRock B850M-C motherboard
I have installed a new ASRock B850M-C. I was told I could use both the integrated graphics and a graphics card, but that's not working and this issues will be a post elsewhere. I enabled priority to the graphics card in the BIOS and plugged in a MSI…
Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
2,801 questions
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2026-10-04T21:19:04.7633333+00:00
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OHPRS Admin
316
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2026-10-04T21:19:04.7633333+00:00
OHPRS Admin
316
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Windows Server 2025 - non evaluation media
I’m trying to obtain the non‑evaluation ISO for Windows Server 2025 so I can perform an in‑place upgrade from Windows Server 2016. The evaluation builds don’t allow the “Keep files and data” option and will reformat existing partitions, so they’re not…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Set up, install, or upgrade
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2026-10-02T03:01:28.5966667+00:00
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Jim Scott
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2026-10-04T20:51:34.2666667+00:00
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Marcin Policht
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COULD YOU SHow me a sample powershell script to backup a folder with subfolders using 7-zip?
COULD YOU SHow me a sample powershell script to backup a folder with subfolders using 7-zip?
Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | PowerShell
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2026-10-04T18:38:02.0133333+00:00
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Jerrold Weisdock
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2026-10-04T19:48:11.6033333+00:00
Marcin Policht
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windows 11 keeps giving me the BSOD, and theyve given me two different types. 1. Hypervisor error. 2. KMode exception not found.
It is as the title says. it keeps crashing while I play regular games or simply browsing on the iotnernet, but it even crashed in my login screen for my computer. The first BSOD happens but kmode happens sometimes too. but weirdly enough whenever I play…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
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2026-10-01T15:19:20.9066667+00:00
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Kaizer Mc
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2026-10-04T17:09:52.5966667+00:00
Chance Maurice Niyonzima
255
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
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Could you please share the steps to manually install the VS Code Server on the target machine when the automatic download process times out ?
VS Code cannot connect successfully. Connection times out during server download. How can we enable manual installation ?
Windows for business | Windows 365 Enterprise
1,410 questions
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2026-10-01T09:05:51.1566667+00:00
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Arjun Reddy
20
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2026-10-04T17:05:02.5533333+00:00
Chance Maurice Niyonzima
255
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
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Hyper-V VM repeatedly crashes with SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION (0x3B)
I am running a Windows virtual machine using Microsoft Hyper-V Manager. The VM is hosted on a physical Windows system. The VM has repeatedly crashed/restarted with a SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION (0x3B) bugcheck. The crash parameters from the dump…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Storage high availability | Virtualization and Hyper-V
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Windows 10/11 taking a long time to restart / shut down
Hi, I've been having issues with a few laptops taking a long time to restart or shutdown. Some users reported that it can take up to a couple of hours. I've tried SFC and DISM with no luck and I'm a bit stuck with what else to try. Devices are on…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
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2023-12-05T11:45:58.1933333+00:00
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Brian Liu
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2026-10-04T11:39:36.93+00:00
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JuliaMarvin
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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
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2026-10-04T11:00:35.1066667+00:00
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xavierdelaraunt
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2026-10-04T11:12:13.43+00:00
Marcin Policht
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Having trouble installing clean Windows 11 on Hyper-V Windows 11
I have a Windows 11 PC and Hyper-V enabled. I successfully did a Quick Create option with Windows 11 Dev Environment virtual machine. However, when I try to create a Windows 11 VM from scratch I get error message "This PC can't run Windows 11".…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Storage high availability | Virtualization and Hyper-V
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What Windows license type is required for a Virtual Machine?
I currently have a computer running Windows 11 Pro and I would like to run a couple of Virtual Machines on that using VirtualBox. In each of those machines I would also like to run Windows 11 Pro. What Windows license type do I need to purchase for these…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
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2024-03-10T18:24:08.3266667+00:00
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Duncan Kimpton
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2026-10-04T08:07:17.4166667+00:00
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Bünyamin
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1 answer
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CVE‑2026‑25177
Hello Tim, Can CVE‑2026‑25177 be covered by the Patch Tuesday update KB5082123?
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Install Windows updates, features, or roles
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2026-04-17T08:00:44.3666667+00:00
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Ardiansyah Permana
60
Reputation points
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2026-10-04T06:26:37.6066667+00:00
Ardiansyah Permana
60
Reputation points
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
[Confirmation] Restart Server after Patch Cumulative Update KB5062557 with SSU KB5062800
Hi Team Microsoft, Please advise, does applying Cumulative Update KB5062557 require 2 server restarts because it is bundled with SSU KB5062800?
Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Install Windows updates, features, or roles
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2025-10-27T04:33:29.03+00:00
Ardiansyah Permana
60
Reputation points
accepted
2026-10-04T06:26:28.01+00:00
Ardiansyah Permana
60
Reputation points
2 answers
size messagetrackinglog
Здравствуйте, два сервера Exchange 2016 в DAG. выставил настройки: Name : MAIL01 MessageTrackingLogEnabled : True MessageTrackingLogPath :…
Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
20,449 questions
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2021-07-12T09:00:08.053+00:00
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Кирилл Журавлев
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2026-10-04T00:43:05.9933333+00:00
Ceyhun KIRMIZITAS
0
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Windows 11 25H2 (26200.8655): unbounded paged-pool leak in "Toke" tag
On a fully-patched Windows 11 25H2 (build 26200.8655), kernel paged pool under the Toke tag (security tokens) grows continuously and is never reclaimed until reboot — about 1–1.5 GB/day under developer workloads, reaching 10+ GB within a week and causing…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | Other
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2026-07-20T20:07:45.09+00:00
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Le, Steven
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2026-10-04T00:39:21.6766667+00:00
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Omer Inbar
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Bios is not showing
Hello recently i updated my bios version and when i restart my pc bios does not show up skips to the windows home screen i tried holding my bios key and my monitor went power saving mode i tried turning off fast boot and it did not work i took out cmos…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Other
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2025-02-28T20:42:32.4966667+00:00
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Yusuf Akgül
0
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2026-10-03T23:29:19.7133333+00:00
CrazyKats
19,920
Reputation points
Volunteer Moderator
2 answers
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RDP issue to use TCP
Hi, To the step like where must "fClientDisableUDP" be created?
Windows for business | Windows Server | Networking | Network connectivity and file sharing
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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
2,801 questions
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PC is joined to non profit domain. Unable to elevate permissions for global admin user on the pc
I have set up a non profit domain. I have a number of users including the global admin user (that I used to set up a pc) When I try to install M365 business standard on the PC, using the global admin user, it requests elevated privileges. neither M365…
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Set up, install, or upgrade
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2026-10-03T18:01:55.2033333+00:00
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Konrad K
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2026-10-03T18:02:11.8066667+00:00
AI answer
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How Do I Get Permission to Delete the Windows Folder?
I have a an external hard drive that I had previously used as the main drive on a scrap laptop that lacked an internal drive. Now, I am trying to use the same hard drive as an additional drive on my daily driver laptop. Windows will not let me delete…
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