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Windows update fails on Windows Store?
Now, all Microsoft apps are checking for updates, at times they would download or be stuck checking for install or in a loop for downloading some info then becoming stuck. In order to resolve it I would have to go into services and restart Microsoft Store Install Service, then it would update the apps no issue. I ran the troubleshooter for that tonight as well in hopes of resolving this issue, but given how many users are having issues with Windows S mode recently on the store, anyone else have similar issues like me?
Now, all Microsoft apps are checking for updates, at times they would download or be stuck checking for install or in a loop for downloading some info then becoming stuck. In order to resolve it I would have to go into services and restart Microsoft Store Install Service, then it would update the apps no issue. I ran the troubleshooter for that tonight as well in hopes of resolving this issue, but given how many users are having issues with Windows S mode recently on the store, anyone else have similar issues like me? Read More
Can a Windows 10 Pro activation code be used for Windows 11 Pro?
What happens, when I try to activate a newly installed Windows 11 or a machine with Windows 11 Home on it, with a Windows 10 Pro activation code? Read More
How to Update Windows 11 to Insider Preview 26100?
The computer shells out and the reverts back to install the last windows preview build beta upon second boot. I then get an error message saying it is a driver issue. All Driver are up to date. This is a Asus k712ea laptop i5 11th gen. I try to burn the iso with rufus 4.5 I get the blue screen of death with a generic Error code OxC00000a.
The computer shells out and the reverts back to install the last windows preview build beta upon second boot. I then get an error message saying it is a driver issue. All Driver are up to date. This is a Asus k712ea laptop i5 11th gen. I try to burn the iso with rufus 4.5 I get the blue screen of death with a generic Error code OxC00000a. Read More
Solved Windows 11 BSOD only when streaming (sometimes)
Before dropping by with my problem I did a Google Search and found this issue here and there all over the net. Y’all even dealt with it once and started talking about hardware acceleration. Nobody anywhere posted a THAT DID IT! feedback.
Is anyone really familiar with this? Would hardware acceleration be related to the Firefox browser I’m streaming through?
Before dropping by with my problem I did a Google Search and found this issue here and there all over the net. Y’all even dealt with it once and started talking about hardware acceleration. Nobody anywhere posted a THAT DID IT! feedback.Is anyone really familiar with this? Would hardware acceleration be related to the Firefox browser I’m streaming through? Read More
Do you receive big popup ads for windows games?
This is really annoying for prompting unwanted staff on Windows 11. Paid the license key in full and still can’t avoid ads, lol
This is really annoying for prompting unwanted staff on Windows 11. Paid the license key in full and still can’t avoid ads, lol Read More
Check This Out! (CTO!) Guide (April 2024)
Hi everyone! Brandon Wilson here once again with this month’s “Check This Out!” (CTO!) guide.
These posts are only intended to be your guide, to lead you to some content of interest, and are just a way we are trying to help our readers a bit more, whether that is learning, troubleshooting, or just finding new content sources! We will give you a bit of a taste of the blog content itself, provide you a way to get to the source content directly, and help to introduce you to some other blogs you may not be aware of that you might find helpful.
From all of us on the Core Infrastructure and Security Tech Community blog team, thanks for your continued reading and support!
Title: Speaking in Ciphers and other Enigmatic tongues fresh content update!
Source: Ask the Directory Services Team
Author: Jim Tierney
Publication Date: 4/3/24
Content excerpt:
So, your company purchases this new super awesome vulnerability and compliance management software suite, and they just ran a scan on your Windows Server 2008 domain controllers and lo! The software reports back that you have weak ciphers enabled, highlighted in RED, flashing, with that “you have failed” font, and including a link to the following Microsoft documentation…
Title: NTLM vs Kerberos
Source: Ask the Directory Services Team
Author: Josh Mora
Publication Date: 4/23/24
Content excerpt:
In this post, we will go through the basics of NTLM and Kerberos. We will explain using the three Ws, covering what the main differences between them are, how to identify when a protocol is being used over the other, and why one is safer than the other.
Title: Coming Soon: Transition to WS2012 ESUs enabled by Azure Arc
Source: Azure Arc
Author: Aurnov Chattopadhyay
Publication Date: 4/3/24
Content excerpt:
Announced during last week’s Windows Server Summit 2024, customers will be able to transition to Azure Arc for WS2012 Extended Security Updates enabled by Azure Arc for Year 2 if they had purchased Year 1 of Extended Security Updates for Volume Licensing. This experience will ask customers to supply their Invoice Id, corresponding to WS2012 ESU purchases from Volume Licensing.
With its pay as you go flexibility as an Azure billed service and inclusion of Azure management services like Azure Update Manager and Machine Configuration at no additional cost, WS2012 ESUs enabled by Azure Arc offer financial and experience benefits to customers. This is especially critical to support customers in their journey of migrating and modernizing End of Life infrastructure to Azure.
Title: Public Preview of Azure Arc Site Manager
Source: Azure Arc
Author: Nathan Parikh
Publication Date: 4/22/24
Content excerpt:
This week we are excited to announce the Public Preview of Azure Arc site manager. We designed site manager to meet the needs of customers who manage solutions on the adaptive cloud and want to view and monitor their resources according to their physical locations, such as stores, restaurants, and factories. Within site manager, customers can create Arc sites to represent their on-premises environments and see centralized monitoring information across their edge infrastructure.
Title: Cloud Governance Guidance in Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption FrameworkCloud Governance Guidance in Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework
Source: Azure Architecture
Author: Stephen Sumner
Publication Date: 4/8/24
Content excerpt:
We are thrilled to announce the latest enhancement to Microsoft’s Cloud Adoption Framework for Azure. We comprehensively updated our cloud governance guidance in the Govern section of the Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF). The updated governance guidance represents Microsoft’s commitment to supporting your organization’s cloud journey, offering a clearer, more accessible, and comprehensive path to effective cloud governance. It encompasses identity, cost, resource, data, and AI governance among other areas of governance categories.
Whether you’re a startup looking to scale efficiently or a large enterprise aiming to refine your governance practices, we designed this governance guidance to meet your needs and guide you to where you need to be.
Title: On Demand Capacity Reservation is now available in Azure for US Government
Source: Azure Compute
Author: Megan Pennie
Publication Date: 4/29/24
Content excerpt:
Today, we’re announcing the general availability of on demand capacity reservations for Azure Virtual Machines in Azure for US Government Cloud . You can now manage and reserve capacity with guaranteed SLA for VM sizes available on Azure for US Government Cloud.
As part of our ongoing commitment to expanding our global reach and providing On Demand Capacity Reservation benefits to our customers, we have diligently worked hard for months to bring this feature to Azure for US Government Cloud.
Title: Azure billing meters: What you need to know about the upcoming changes
Source: Azure Governance and Management
Author: Vahe Minasyan
Publication Date: 4/8/24
Content excerpt:
This article is to inform you of some important changes that we are making as part of our ongoing efforts to improve your Azure experience and increase pricing transparency. We are making changes to the billing meters that could affect some Azure services and resources that you may use, and we want to make sure you understand what the changes are, why we are doing them, and how they will impact your billing.
These updates will not impact your prices, but you may notice some changes in how your Azure consumption is shown on your invoice, price sheet, API, and other Cost Management tools.
Title: Perform bulk NSG rule rollout across multiple target NSGs
Source: Azure Infrastructure
Author: Sourav Bera
Publication Date: 4/22/24
Content excerpt:
Network Security Groups (NSGs) are a fundamental aspect of Azure networking, providing a layer of security to control traffic flow within virtual networks. However, managing NSG rules across multiple NSGs can be a daunting task, especially when done manually. This article introduces a powerful PowerShell script that allows you to perform bulk NSG rule rollouts across multiple target NSGs, saving you time and ensuring consistency across your network.
Title: Enhancing Azure Connectivity: Sharing PaaS instance across customer tenants on Azure
Source: Azure Infrastructure
Author: Aquib Qureshi
Publication Date: 4/28/24
Content excerpt:
I’ve come across a scenario where one of my customer using Azure SQL DB wanted to share their Database with other customer who was also hosted on Azure. They were struggling to establish site-to-site connectivity so that Customer B could access Customer A’s network, enabling them to connect to the Azure SQL DB via the site-to-site tunnel. Though this can be achieved, there are better ways to connect to Azure SQL DB, or any PaaS instance for that matter, with another customer who is using Azure. This can also be used by customers who have multiple Azure AD tenants.
Title: VMware HCX Troubleshooting with Azure VMware Solution
Source: Azure Migration and Modernization
Author: Rene van den Bedem
Publication Date: 4/8/24
Content excerpt:
VMware HCX is one of the Azure VMware Solution components that generates a large number of service requests from our customers. The Azure VMware Solution product group has worked to cover the most common troubleshooting considerations that you should know about when using VMware HCX with the Azure VMware Solution.
Title: Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Overview Cheat Sheet
Source: Azure Networking
Author: Gene Whitaker
Publication Date: 4/9/24
Content excerpt:
Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute lets you extend your on-premises networks into the Microsoft Cloud over a private connection with the help of a connectivity provider. With ExpressRoute, you can establish connections to Microsoft Cloud services, such as Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365.
Use this ExpressRoute Overview Cheat Sheet to quickly learn and gain access to the following information:
ExpressRoute Main Components
Key Benefits and Features
The Different Connectivity Models
Various Helpful Links
Diagram demonstrating ExpressRoute circuits along with features such as Global Reach and FastPath
This cheat sheet is compiled with important and most common information to learn ExpressRoute.
Title: Network traffic observability with virtual network flow logs
Source: Azure Networking
Author: HarshaCS
Publication Date: 4/24/24
Content excerpt:
Azure Network Watcher provides network monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities to increase observability and actionable insights with out-of-box health metrics & topology visualization, connectivity monitoring, traffic monitoring and diagnostics suite. For on-premises workloads, network administrators rely on NetFlow or IPFIX to address these use cases. Virtual network flow logs are a capability of Network Watcher service to address these scenarios for Azure and hybrid networks and we are excited to announce that virtual network flow logs are now transitioning from public preview to general availability.
Title: Understanding the core concept and routing of vWAN with Example
Source: Azure Networking
Author: Sourav Das
Publication Date: 4/26/24
Content excerpt:
What is virtual WAN? Azure Virtual WAN is a NAAS (networking as a service) to enable simplified global transit networking architecture that brings many networking, security, and routing functionalities together to provide a single operational interface…
Title: New and improved network topology experience in Network Watcher and Azure Monitor Network Insights
Source: Azure Networking
Author: Sagar Gupta
Publication Date: 4/28/24
Content excerpt:
Azure Network Watcher provides network monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities to increase observability and actionable insights. Network Watcher supports four main scenarios: Connectivity Monitoring detects packet loss and latency, built-in health metrics and topology visualization help to locate issues, traffic monitoring tracks network communication pattern, and diagnostics suite enables troubleshooting.
Title: Apply critical update for Azure Stack HCI VMs to maintain Azure verification
Source: Azure Stack
Author: Kimberly Lam
Publication Date: 4/18/24
Content excerpt:
Azure verification for VMs on Azure Stack HCI makes it possible for Azure-exclusive benefits to work outside of the cloud and in on-premises and edge environments. These benefits include Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI, Windows Server Datacenter: Azure Edition, Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for SQL and Windows Server Virtual Machines (VMs) on Azure Stack HCI, and Azure Policy guest configuration. To keep these workloads continuing to function, periodic updates are required to maintain their security and functionality.
Title: Sneak peek at new Azure edge infrastructure at Hannover Messe 2024
Source: Azure Stack
Author: Cosmos Darwin
Publication Date: 4/22/24
Content excerpt:
This week is Hannover Messe 2024, the world’s biggest industrial trade fair. Microsoft is there, including members of the Azure Stack team, showcasing how the Microsoft Cloud enables end-to-end manufacturing solutions that help securely connect people, assets, and business processes, empowering organizations to be more resilient.
Near the center of our booth, you can watch a robotic assembly line put together battery parts. The line features standard OT assets from our partner Rockwell Automation and shows how an adaptive cloud approach together with open standards like OPC UA can accelerate industrial transformation. Azure IoT Operations enabled by Azure Arc flows data from the production line into Microsoft Fabric, enabling real-time monitoring and analysis in the cloud.
And if you look closer, you may spot an exciting new infrastructure solution hosting it all…
Title: Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI now has autoscale
Source: Azure Virtual Desktop
Author: Jessie Duan
Publication Date: 4/11/24
Content excerpt:
On February 2024, we announced the general availability of Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI, which extends the capabilities of the Microsoft Cloud to your datacenters and edge locations. Today, we’re happy to announce that autoscale support on Azure Virtual Desktop for Azure Stack HCI is now in public preview. With the Azure Virtual Desktop autoscale feature, organizations running virtualized desktops and apps on-premises, at the edge or in their datacenter, can optimize costs by turning off idle Azure Virtual Desktop session hosts running on Azure Stack HCI.
Title: Get Azure Reservations and Savings Plans Insights with the Azure Optimization Engine
Source: Core Infrastructure and Security
Author: Helder Pinto
Publication Date: 4/1/24
Content excerpt:
Azure Reservations and Savings Plans commitments have been adopted by many customers with a predictable and steady Azure consumption to achieve considerable savings over on-demand prices. Depending on your on-demand Azure Compute consumption patterns, you may choose one over the other, or even have both working in tandem…
Title: ConfigMgr: Avoiding Remote Management Point Pitfalls
Source: Core Infrastructure and Security
Author: Pavel Yurenev
Publication Date: 4/4/24
Content excerpt:
I’m Pavel Yurenev, a Support Escalation Engineer specializing in Microsoft Configuration Manager at Microsoft Customer Service & Support (CSS). As Reactive Support, we assist customers with issues arising from Microsoft software products. Unfortunately, some supported product configurations are poorly supportable.
Today, I want to discuss certain design features of Configuration Manager Management Points (MPs) and provide guidance for architects and administrators.
Title: Proxies, proxies everywhere but still no Internet. Overview of the Windows Proxies
Source: Core Infrastructure and Security
Author: Will Aftring
Publication Date: 4/8/24
Content excerpt:
Howdy everyone, a quick tangent from our regularly scheduled Introduction to Network Trace Analysis series to talk about the Windows Proxy ecosystem. A Windows Proxy configuration can be a little tricky, so I wanted to add clarity for configuration methods. Scoping things a bit here I will also only be referring to 64-bit applications.
But first, let’s explain what I mean when I say proxy…
Title: Active Directory Hardening Series – Part 4 – Enforcing AES for Kerberos
Source: Core Infrastructure and Security
Author: Jerry Devore
Publication Date: 4/15/24
Content excerpt:
Hi everyone, Jerry Devore here again with another installment in my series on Active Directory hardening. This time I want to revisit a topic I previously wrote about in September of 2020 which is enforcing AES for Kerberos. Since I wrote that blog post a few new tips have come my way. Before we dive in here is a quick re-cap of what was previously discussed…
Title: Controlling AKS egress using an HTTP Proxy
Source: Core Infrastructure and Security
Author: Houssem Dellai
Publication Date: 4/22/24
Content excerpt:
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, whether deployed into a managed or custom virtual network, have certain outbound dependencies necessary to function properly. Previously, in environments requiring internet access to be routed through HTTP proxies, this was a problem. Nodes had no way of bootstrapping the configuration, environment variables, and certificates necessary to access internet services.
This feature adds HTTP proxy support to AKS clusters, exposing a straightforward interface that cluster operators can use to secure AKS-required network traffic in proxy-dependent environments.
Both AKS nodes and Pods will be configured to use the HTTP proxy. Here is an architecture diagram showing the different components.
Title: Building Your Own Copilot for Credit Card Selection
Source: Core Infrastructure and Security
Author: Felipe Binotto
Publication Date: 4/28/24
Content excerpt:
Have you ever found yourself lost in the maze of credit card options, navigating through countless comparison websites, unsure of the accuracy and timeliness of their information? I certainly have. Recently, I embarked on a quest to find the perfect credit card, one that rewards my spending habits with frequent flyer points. However, relying solely on popular comparison platforms left me questioning the reliability of their data, often overshadowed by biased advertisements.
But then, a beacon of hope emerged: the realization that all bank product information is accessible through a common API. With this revelation, I set out to craft my own solution – a personalized Copilot to guide me through the sea of credit card offerings.
Title: Cost allocation is imperative for cloud resource optimization
Source: FinOps
Author: Antonio Ortoll
Publication Date: 4/15/24
Content excerpt:
Like most enterprises, you are probably managing your Azure resources and services centrally and need a way to distribute and “showback” or reallocate the cost of services back to the organizational units that use those services.
Sharing cloud services provides greater flexibility and scalability when they can be dynamically allocated. But as your cloud adoption grows, the quantity of billing and usage data and the speed at which it is delivered can make allocation and reporting a challenge without a strategy and a system to efficiently assign the costs of cloud resources to their specific users.
Title: 7 steps for a successful Azure migration
Source: ITOps Talk
Author: Sonia Cuff
Publication Date: 4/9/24
Content excerpt:
Migrating an on-premises environment to Azure requires preparation, planning, and time. Join Microsoft MVP Gregor Reimling and learn seven key steps for a successful Azure migration.
In this video, you will learn…
Title: Wired for Hybrid – What’s New in Azure Networking – April 2024 edition
Source: ITOps Talk
Author: Pierre Roman
Publication Date: 4/22/24
Content excerpt:
Azure Networking is the foundation of your infrastructure in Azure. Each month we bring you an update on What’s new in Azure Networking.
In this blog post, we’ll cover what’s new with Azure Networking in April 2024. In this blog post, we will cover the following announcements and how they can help you.
Title: Dual-Region Azure VMware Solution design with Global Reach, using Secure Virtual WAN
Source: ITOps Talk
Author: Jason Medina
Publication Date: 4/24/24
Content excerpt:
This article describes the best practices for connectivity, traffic flows, and high availability of dual-region Azure VMware Solution when using Azure Secure Virtual WAN with Routing Intent and Global Reach. This article breaks down Virtual WAN with Routing Intent topology from the perspective of Azure VMware Solution private clouds, on-premises sites, and Azure native. The implementation and configuration of Secure Virtual WAN with Routing Intent are beyond the scope and are not discussed in this document.
Title: Important update: Deprecation of Azure AD PowerShell and MSOnline PowerShell modules
Source: Microsoft Entra (Azure AD)
Author: Kristopher Bash
Publication Date: 4/1/24
Content excerpt:
In 2021, we described our plans to invest in Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK as the PowerShell provider for Microsoft Entra and transition away from Azure AD and MSOnline PowerShell modules. In 2023, we announced that the deprecation of Azure AD and MSOnline PowerShell modules would occur on March 30, 2024. We’ve since made substantial progress closing remaining parity gaps in Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK, and as of March 30, 2024, these PowerShell modules are now deprecated:
Azure AD PowerShell (AzureAD)
Azure AD PowerShell Preview (AzureADPreview)
MS Online (MSOnline)
You should migrate your scripts to Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK as soon as possible. Information about the retirement of these modules can be found below.
Title: What’s new in Microsoft Entra
Source: Microsoft Entra (Azure AD)
Author: Shobhit Sahay
Publication Date: 4/1/24
Content excerpt:
With the ever-increasing sophistication of cyber-attacks, the increasing use of cloud-based services, and the proliferation of mobile devices, it’s essential that organizations secure access for both human and non-human identities to all on-premises and cloud resources, while working continuously to improve their security posture.
Today, we’re sharing feature release information for January – March 2024, and first quarter change announcements. We also communicate these via release notes, email, and the Microsoft Entra admin center.
Title: Introducing new and upcoming Entra Recommendations to enhance security and productivity
Source: Microsoft Entra (Azure AD)
Author: Shobhit Sahay
Publication Date: 4/2/24
Content excerpt:
Managing the myriad settings and resources within your tenant can be daunting. In an era of escalating security risks and an unprecedented global threat landscape, organizations seek trusted guidance to enhance their security posture That’s why we introduced Microsoft Entra Recommendations to diligently monitor your tenant’s status, ensuring it remains secure and healthy. Moreover, they empower you to extract maximum value from the features offered by Microsoft Entra ID. Since the launch of Microsoft Entra recommendations, thousands of customers have adopted these recommendations and resolved millions of resources.
Title: Introducing “What’s New” in Microsoft Entra
Source: Microsoft Entra (Azure AD)
Author: Shobhit Sahay
Publication Date: 4/15/24
Content excerpt:
Today, I’m thrilled to announce the public preview of What’s New in Microsoft Entra. This new hub in the Microsoft Entra admin center offers you a centralized view of our roadmap and change announcements across the Microsoft Entra identity and network access portfolio. In this article, I’ll show you how admins can get the most from what’s new to stay informed about Entra product updates and actionable insights.
Title: Enforce least privilege for Entra ID company branding with the new organizational branding role
Source: Microsoft Entra (Azure AD)
Author: James Mantu
Publication Date: 4/18/24
Content excerpt:
I’m pleased to announce General Availability (GA) of the organizational branding role for Microsoft Entra ID company branding.
This new role is part of our ongoing efforts to implement Zero Trust network access by enforcing the principle of least privilege for users when customizing their authentication user experience (UX) via Entra ID company branding.
Previously, users wanting to configure Entra ID company branding required the Global Admin role. This role, though, has sweeping privileges beyond what’s necessary for configuring Entra ID company branding.
Title: Onboard to Azure Arc with Security in Mind
Source: Security, Compliance, and Identity
Author: Simone Oor
Publication Date: 4/17/24
Content excerpt:
Azure Arc allows certain on-premises resources, typically servers, to be managed from Azure, depending on the configuration mode selected and currently available features.
While this allows for a more integrated approach to hybrid environments, it also further blurs the administrative boundary between on-premises and cloud.
This increases the risk that a vulnerability on either side lowers the level of security across the entire plane. This article contains tips for managing this risk and approaching Arc Onboarding with security in mind.
Previous CTO! Guides:
CIS Tech Community-Check This Out! (CTO!) Guides
Additional resources:
Azure documentation
Azure pricing calculator (VERY handy!)
Microsoft Azure Well-Architected Framework
Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework
Windows Server documentation
Windows client documentation for IT Pros
PowerShell documentation
Core Infrastructure and Security blog
Microsoft Tech Community blogs
Microsoft technical documentation (Microsoft Docs)
Sysinternals blog
Microsoft Learn
Microsoft Support (Knowledge Base)
Microsoft Archived Content (MSDN/TechNet blogs, MSDN Magazine, MSDN Newsletter, TechNet Newsletter)
Microsoft Tech Community – Latest Blogs –Read More
Matching Content explorer exports in content search – Exchange
Hi
I have been tasked with finding all cardholder data in our tenant.
For SPO and onedrive I can search directly from content search (or ediscovery search)
This is useful because we can export items for further investigation, and most importantly, at some point I will be asked to purge some results.
I have managed to export the content explorer data for exchange using Export-ContentExplorerData powershell.
The resulting csv however isnt very useful in tems of matching items in Exchange.
The only 2 vaguely usefel fields are FileUrl, and FileName
FileName contains contextual data sometimes several lines long, and contonaong characters that screw up a KQL keyword search, and returns too many results.
The FileURL property seems to be a unique ID, but I cant seem to find this property anywhere else, especially in content search.
Has anyone else faced a simliar situation?
HiI have been tasked with finding all cardholder data in our tenant.For SPO and onedrive I can search directly from content search (or ediscovery search)This is useful because we can export items for further investigation, and most importantly, at some point I will be asked to purge some results.I have managed to export the content explorer data for exchange using Export-ContentExplorerData powershell.The resulting csv however isnt very useful in tems of matching items in Exchange.The only 2 vaguely usefel fields are FileUrl, and FileNameFileName contains contextual data sometimes several lines long, and contonaong characters that screw up a KQL keyword search, and returns too many results. The FileURL property seems to be a unique ID, but I cant seem to find this property anywhere else, especially in content search. Has anyone else faced a simliar situation? Read More
Windows doesnt boot properly
So here’s my issue.
I turn my PC on and get the bios boot screen
after a few seconds my monitors say something like (no signal or no cable connected)
then after a few more seconds to a minute the windows 11 login screen shows
Can anyone who has had this issue before and fixed it help me out?
So here’s my issue.I turn my PC on and get the bios boot screenafter a few seconds my monitors say something like (no signal or no cable connected)then after a few more seconds to a minute the windows 11 login screen showsCan anyone who has had this issue before and fixed it help me out? Read More
Excel slowed noticably overnight
Using Excel via Office 365, I have noticed a dramatic increase in the amount of time required to open any member of a group of files, each of which have links to other workbooks.
These are files that I open daily, and have opened daily for quite some time. Each of them have links to other workbooks, very simple in nature, simply referencing cells in the other workbooks; no calculations are performed in the reference.
The files themselves are fairly small, on the order of 2 MB. They previously opened in 2-8 seconds, I would guess. Now, they can take up to 30 minutes(!) to open.
I noticed this first on the morning of May 25th. No 365 updates are shown for the 24th or 25th; however, I did have a new message from Windows on my computer that morning letting me know that service for Windows 10 would be ending soon.
All other Excel files open totally as normal.
Anyone have ANY idea how to make this make sense?
Using Excel via Office 365, I have noticed a dramatic increase in the amount of time required to open any member of a group of files, each of which have links to other workbooks. These are files that I open daily, and have opened daily for quite some time. Each of them have links to other workbooks, very simple in nature, simply referencing cells in the other workbooks; no calculations are performed in the reference. The files themselves are fairly small, on the order of 2 MB. They previously opened in 2-8 seconds, I would guess. Now, they can take up to 30 minutes(!) to open. I noticed this first on the morning of May 25th. No 365 updates are shown for the 24th or 25th; however, I did have a new message from Windows on my computer that morning letting me know that service for Windows 10 would be ending soon. All other Excel files open totally as normal. Anyone have ANY idea how to make this make sense? Read More
Unable to ssh using pen key windows ec2 instance
I launched windows ec2 instance and download pem key , then connected through RDP , installed openssh server, started ssh service, disabled firewall, but I am not able to login through pem keys.
I launched windows ec2 instance and download pem key , then connected through RDP , installed openssh server, started ssh service, disabled firewall, but I am not able to login through pem keys. Read More
Limit on email recipients
I have a large group (approx. 700) email addresses for retirees from my former workplace, and I keep them informed of retiree events and noteworthy happenings (obituaries, new retirements, etc.). I have the retiree email addresses organized into groups of 100 (the limit from my Comcast email account) and send a message out to everyone by sending to the first group, then simply forwarding that message to the remaining 6 groups. Starting last week, my emails started being throttled down to the point where I can only send out to 2 groups, then I have to wait an hour before being able to send to the next 2 groups (otherwise I get an error message of a “policy violation”). Comcast support tells me they’re not throttling me down, that it’s Outlook doing that. Has anyone else had a similar experience? How do I convince Outlook (Microsoft) that I’m not a spammer? I tried calling a help line but the automated message sends me to online support, and I’ve found no help there.
I have a large group (approx. 700) email addresses for retirees from my former workplace, and I keep them informed of retiree events and noteworthy happenings (obituaries, new retirements, etc.). I have the retiree email addresses organized into groups of 100 (the limit from my Comcast email account) and send a message out to everyone by sending to the first group, then simply forwarding that message to the remaining 6 groups. Starting last week, my emails started being throttled down to the point where I can only send out to 2 groups, then I have to wait an hour before being able to send to the next 2 groups (otherwise I get an error message of a “policy violation”). Comcast support tells me they’re not throttling me down, that it’s Outlook doing that. Has anyone else had a similar experience? How do I convince Outlook (Microsoft) that I’m not a spammer? I tried calling a help line but the automated message sends me to online support, and I’ve found no help there. Read More
Best Practices for Tracking Changes on a SharePoint List Accessed by a Service Account
Hello Microsoft Community,
I am reaching out to seek advice and best practices for monitoring and tracking changes on a SharePoint list that is accessed via a service account. In our organization, multiple individuals have access to this service account, which raises concerns about maintaining accountability and transparency regarding the modifications made to the list.
The SharePoint list in question contains various columns, including calculated columns, which are crucial for our operations. However, these calculated columns present a challenge as they do not inherently track who made changes or when these changes were made. This lack of traceability is problematic, especially when trying to audit or review historical data.
I am looking for a method or tool that can help us keep a detailed log of all activities on the list. Ideally, this solution would capture:
Timestamps of when changes are made.Identification of the specific elements that were altered (from metadata to formulas).The nature of the changes (what columns was added, removed, or modified).
We want to ensure that our SharePoint list remains a reliable and accurate source of information for all team members. Therefore, having a system that can provide a comprehensive audit trail would be extremely beneficial.
I would greatly appreciate any recommendations on features within SharePoint, Power Automate, or custom solutions that could assist us in achieving this level of oversight. Additionally, if there are any best practices for managing shared service account access to SharePoint lists, I would be eager to learn about those as well.
Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.
Hello Microsoft Community, I am reaching out to seek advice and best practices for monitoring and tracking changes on a SharePoint list that is accessed via a service account. In our organization, multiple individuals have access to this service account, which raises concerns about maintaining accountability and transparency regarding the modifications made to the list. The SharePoint list in question contains various columns, including calculated columns, which are crucial for our operations. However, these calculated columns present a challenge as they do not inherently track who made changes or when these changes were made. This lack of traceability is problematic, especially when trying to audit or review historical data. I am looking for a method or tool that can help us keep a detailed log of all activities on the list. Ideally, this solution would capture:Timestamps of when changes are made.Identification of the specific elements that were altered (from metadata to formulas).The nature of the changes (what columns was added, removed, or modified).We want to ensure that our SharePoint list remains a reliable and accurate source of information for all team members. Therefore, having a system that can provide a comprehensive audit trail would be extremely beneficial. I would greatly appreciate any recommendations on features within SharePoint, Power Automate, or custom solutions that could assist us in achieving this level of oversight. Additionally, if there are any best practices for managing shared service account access to SharePoint lists, I would be eager to learn about those as well. Thank you in advance for your time and assistance. Read More
Resource room calendar not updating meeting times: Intermittent
I’ve encountered a situation where a user creates a meeting with a resource room attached. Sometimes, when she updates the meeting times and forwards the invitation to all users, their times update accordingly, but the meeting room calendar does not.
Although she receives the accepted time email from the meeting room email, the time does not actually update on the calendar.
When testing with her account on another meeting made the exact same way it worked without issue.
Deleting and recreating the meeting worked fine but she’s mentioned this multiple times and it continues to be dismissed because upon testing it works as expected.
I’ve encountered a situation where a user creates a meeting with a resource room attached. Sometimes, when she updates the meeting times and forwards the invitation to all users, their times update accordingly, but the meeting room calendar does not. Although she receives the accepted time email from the meeting room email, the time does not actually update on the calendar.When testing with her account on another meeting made the exact same way it worked without issue.Deleting and recreating the meeting worked fine but she’s mentioned this multiple times and it continues to be dismissed because upon testing it works as expected. Read More
trying to edit entire column
how do I apply this formula to the entire column B3 to B1873?
=LEFT(B3, LEN(B3) – 10)
Also, I have a column with first and last name together, is there a way to separate these into 2 columns?
how do I apply this formula to the entire column B3 to B1873? =LEFT(B3, LEN(B3) – 10) Also, I have a column with first and last name together, is there a way to separate these into 2 columns? Read More
Re-importing Calendar items from In-Place Archive, back into live Exchange mailbox?
I have a user whose primary Exchange Online mailbox had hit the 50GB limit, so In-Place Archiving needed to be turned on in order to make room in live mailbox.
However, the user wants to be able to have ALL the Calendar items accessible in the live mailbox. They are fine with the Archived email items remaining in the In-Place Archive. So the questions I have are:
If I set the user’s MRM policy on the Archive Mailbox to ‘No Policy’ but leave In-Place Archving active, would I be able to export the Calendar items from the In-Place Archive to a PST (via Outlook) and then re-import them into the live mailbox? If the above were possible would all the Calendar items import back into the live mailbox’s calendar in the same state they were in, in the In-Place Archive (i.e accepted, etc.)If the items reimport, will Outlook Reminders get triggered for all the re-imported items, in that the user would get a whole list of Calendar items showing up as Overdue?
I have a user whose primary Exchange Online mailbox had hit the 50GB limit, so In-Place Archiving needed to be turned on in order to make room in live mailbox.However, the user wants to be able to have ALL the Calendar items accessible in the live mailbox. They are fine with the Archived email items remaining in the In-Place Archive. So the questions I have are: If I set the user’s MRM policy on the Archive Mailbox to ‘No Policy’ but leave In-Place Archving active, would I be able to export the Calendar items from the In-Place Archive to a PST (via Outlook) and then re-import them into the live mailbox? If the above were possible would all the Calendar items import back into the live mailbox’s calendar in the same state they were in, in the In-Place Archive (i.e accepted, etc.)If the items reimport, will Outlook Reminders get triggered for all the re-imported items, in that the user would get a whole list of Calendar items showing up as Overdue? Read More
selecting a value based on criteria from three columns
I have a table with 13 columns. Two additional columns need to be calculated based on values in columns 1-13. Specifically as follows:
If G2=”C” and if B2=”Y” and E2=””, then the column M1 Value should = “HIG”
If G2=”C” and if B2=”” and E2=””, then the column M1 Value should = “TP”
If G2=”C” and if B2=”Y” and E2=”CTIM”, then the column M1 Value should = “TP”
If G2=”T” and if B2=”Y” and E2=””, then the column M1 Value should = “GFP”
If G2=”T” and if B2=”” and E2=””, then the column M1 Value should = “SP”
If G2=”T” and if B2=”Y” and E2=”BDSF”, then the column M1 Value should = “SP”
If G2=”O” then the column M1 Value should = “C”
If G2=”C” and if B2=”Y” and E2=””, then the column M1 Value should =
If G2=”” and if A2=not Blank, then the column M1 Value should = Error
A1B1C1D1E1F1G1H1I1J1K1L1M1ABC-DEF-GHIJ-0YSTARTRED NT N5/17/202406:21POUT BCD-EFG-HIJK-0YSTOP
GREEN
BDSF C CDE-FGH-IJKL-0YSTARTBLUE
I am thinking that a VLOOKUP would probably work best, but my brain just can’t close the loop. Thanks
I have a table with 13 columns. Two additional columns need to be calculated based on values in columns 1-13. Specifically as follows:If G2=”C” and if B2=”Y” and E2=””, then the column M1 Value should = “HIG”If G2=”C” and if B2=”” and E2=””, then the column M1 Value should = “TP”If G2=”C” and if B2=”Y” and E2=”CTIM”, then the column M1 Value should = “TP”If G2=”T” and if B2=”Y” and E2=””, then the column M1 Value should = “GFP”If G2=”T” and if B2=”” and E2=””, then the column M1 Value should = “SP”If G2=”T” and if B2=”Y” and E2=”BDSF”, then the column M1 Value should = “SP”If G2=”O” then the column M1 Value should = “C”If G2=”C” and if B2=”Y” and E2=””, then the column M1 Value should =If G2=”” and if A2=not Blank, then the column M1 Value should = ErrorA1B1C1D1E1F1G1H1I1J1K1L1M1ABC-DEF-GHIJ-0YSTARTRED NT N5/17/202406:21POUT BCD-EFG-HIJK-0YSTOPGREENBDSF C CDE-FGH-IJKL-0YSTARTBLUE I am thinking that a VLOOKUP would probably work best, but my brain just can’t close the loop. Thanks Read More
All the locations where you can find Sensitivity labels
Here are the locations where you can find the sensitivity label of a document (if there are any that I’ve missed, please feel free to add it here)
Sensitivity Label Button in the Document:
In Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, you can find the Sensitivity label button on the Home tab. This button allows users to apply or view sensitivity labels directly within the document interface.
(Sensitivity label app on the upper right)
(the bottom left will show the label applied to the document)
Document Properties > Advanced Properties
Sensitivity labels can also be found in the document properties. To access this, go to File > Info > Properties > Advanced Properties. Here, you can see detailed metadata, including any applied sensitivity labels.
Sensitivity Label Column in SharePoint:
In SharePoint, sensitivity labels are displayed in a dedicated column. This allows users to quickly see the sensitivity level of documents stored within SharePoint libraries
Windows File Explorer:
Sensitivity labels can be extended to Windows File Explorer, allowing users to apply and view labels directly from their file management interface.
Mobile Applications:
Office mobile apps for iOS and Android also support sensitivity labels, enabling users to apply and view labels on the go.
Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal:
Administrators can manage and view sensitivity labels applied across the organization through the Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal. This portal is only accessible to IT admins who has the right Purview role.
Here are the locations where you can find the sensitivity label of a document (if there are any that I’ve missed, please feel free to add it here) Sensitivity Label Button in the Document:In Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, you can find the Sensitivity label button on the Home tab. This button allows users to apply or view sensitivity labels directly within the document interface. (Sensitivity label app on the upper right)(the bottom left will show the label applied to the document) Document Properties > Advanced PropertiesSensitivity labels can also be found in the document properties. To access this, go to File > Info > Properties > Advanced Properties. Here, you can see detailed metadata, including any applied sensitivity labels. Sensitivity Label Column in SharePoint:In SharePoint, sensitivity labels are displayed in a dedicated column. This allows users to quickly see the sensitivity level of documents stored within SharePoint libraries Windows File Explorer:Sensitivity labels can be extended to Windows File Explorer, allowing users to apply and view labels directly from their file management interface. Mobile Applications:Office mobile apps for iOS and Android also support sensitivity labels, enabling users to apply and view labels on the go. Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal:Administrators can manage and view sensitivity labels applied across the organization through the Microsoft Purview Compliance Portal. This portal is only accessible to IT admins who has the right Purview role. Read More
Look up a name based on multiple date
Hi,
I am looking for a formula to return the person’s name if they are managing a location.
So on the below table I would like to show in Column A the following
A2 – Andrea
A3 – Bill
A4 – No match
A5 – Dave
A6 – Elliott
A7 – No match
Example
Hi, I am looking for a formula to return the person’s name if they are managing a location. So on the below table I would like to show in Column A the following A2 – Andrea A3 – BillA4 – No matchA5 – DaveA6 – Elliott A7 – No match Example Read More
Formatting order numbers
I need help with the ROW function: I am trying to set up a document to keep track of orders where each row represents one item in the order. some orders are for only one item, some are for several, so I need the “Order Number” column to format the order number as “24-[order number]” but only in cells where a new order is entered (the first row in a multi-item order). I can’t figure out a formula that lets me both enter a sequence (automatically format as “24-0001” “24-0002″ etc) and skip rows while keeping track of skipped rows. What I have now is =IF(ISBLANK(J2),” “,TEXT(ROW(A1),”24-0000”)) – this keeps multi-item rows except the first blank but resumes the count as though the blank rows count.
I need help with the ROW function: I am trying to set up a document to keep track of orders where each row represents one item in the order. some orders are for only one item, some are for several, so I need the “Order Number” column to format the order number as “24-[order number]” but only in cells where a new order is entered (the first row in a multi-item order). I can’t figure out a formula that lets me both enter a sequence (automatically format as “24-0001” “24-0002″ etc) and skip rows while keeping track of skipped rows. What I have now is =IF(ISBLANK(J2),” “,TEXT(ROW(A1),”24-0000”)) – this keeps multi-item rows except the first blank but resumes the count as though the blank rows count. Read More
I believe all owners of i7-7700k and any other processor that meets minimums but not supported…
Should sue microsoft, this has to be some kind of anti trust violation or something. It is extremely unethical to force people with a perfectly capable, extremely solid and well running processor that meets the minimum requirements to be blacklisted from access to something all other customers are getting. We need to sue their pants off until they allow all processors that check all of their stupid little boxes. They should not be allowed to just blacklist some processors due to a backroom deal with intel to try to force us to buy a new processor.
Requiring secure boot and tpm 2.0 is fine, that is understandable. if the software needs those features fine, but the i7-7700k and other processors that are blacklisted have those things, and therefore should not be blocked from normal update proceedures. Either that or a court should force them to continue to support windows 10 for all processors that meet the 11 minimum requirements but are blacklisted for absolutely no good reason.
Should sue microsoft, this has to be some kind of anti trust violation or something. It is extremely unethical to force people with a perfectly capable, extremely solid and well running processor that meets the minimum requirements to be blacklisted from access to something all other customers are getting. We need to sue their pants off until they allow all processors that check all of their stupid little boxes. They should not be allowed to just blacklist some processors due to a backroom deal with intel to try to force us to buy a new processor.Requiring secure boot and tpm 2.0 is fine, that is understandable. if the software needs those features fine, but the i7-7700k and other processors that are blacklisted have those things, and therefore should not be blocked from normal update proceedures. Either that or a court should force them to continue to support windows 10 for all processors that meet the 11 minimum requirements but are blacklisted for absolutely no good reason. Read More
