Run As Administrator not always working?
I have dealt with this for about 10 years now since Server 2003/Windows XP. Just now getting around to addressing this. If this isn't the right place, I'd appreciate a link to the right place. Have a Server 2019 domain with 13 workstations all running Windows 11 Pro. Workstation user only have user access rights. On occasion I'll need to run something, such as services.msc for example with admin rights. On some workstations I can right-click services, select Run As Administrator, enter the domain admin credentials and can then stop/start/change services as needed. Yet on other workstations the Run As Administrator doesn't work. It runs services.msc. But I'm not prompted for admin credentials and can't start/stop/change the service. What can I do to make it work so I don't have to waste time logging of the normal user to log in with a domain admin account? Note that I do have and use group policies on the server. I've never "knowingly" set any policy that would prevent the Run As Administrator for working. I also have WSUS set up and it's configured with SSL if that matters. Thanks for any feedback on this. - Carl
Announcing Windows Server vNext Preview Build 26445
Announcing Windows Server vNext Preview Build 26445 Hello Windows Server Insiders! Today we are pleased to release a new build of the next Windows Server Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) Preview that contains both the Desktop Experience and Server Core installation options for Datacenter and Standard editions, Annual Channel for Container Host and Azure Edition (for VM evaluation only). Branding remains, Windows Server 2025, in this preview - when reporting issues please refer to Windows Server vNext preview. If you signed up for Server Flighting, you should receive this new build automatically. What's New [NEW] Rack Level Nested Mirror (RLNM) for S2D Campus Cluster Rack Level Nested Mirror (RLNM) for S2D Campus Cluster enables customers to meet NIS2 two data room requirements for their factories by providing fast and resilient storage using Storage Spaces Direct (S2D). For S2D Campus Cluster, we recommend using all-flash storage (SSD or NVMe drives), all capacity (no cache drives), and RDMA NICs (iWARP, RoCE, or InfiniBand). Note: Rack fault domains must be created on the cluster in order to use this feature – a new cluster must be created: #Create a test cluster but do not create storage: New-Cluster -Name TestCluster -Node Node1, Node2, Node3, Node4 -NoStorage #Define the fault domains for the cluster – two nodes are in “Room1” and two nodes are in “Room2”: Set-ClusterFaultDomain -XML @”<Topology><Site Name=”Redmond”><Rack Name=”Room1”><Node Name=”Node1”/><Node Name=”Node2”/></Rack><Rack Name=”Room2”><Node Name=”Node3”/> <Node Name=”Node4”/></Rack></Site></Topology>”@ #Add Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) Storage to the cluster – note that Enable-ClusterS2D cmdlet can also be used: Enable-ClusterStorageSpacesDirect #Check that the Storage Pool’s FaultDomainAwareness property is set to StorageRack: Get-storagepool -FriendlyName <S2DStoragePool> | fl #Create a four-copy volume on the storage pool: New-Volume -FriendlyName “FourCopyVolume” -StoragePoolFriendlyName S2D* -FileSystem CSVFS_ReFS –Size 500GB -PhysicalDiskRedundancy 3 -ProvisioningType Fixed -NumberOfDataCopies 4 –NumberOfColumns 3 #Create a four-copy volume on the storage pool, thinly provisioned: New-Volume -FriendlyName “FourCopyVolume” -StoragePoolFriendlyName S2D* -FileSystem CSVFS_ReFS –Size 500GB -PhysicalDiskRedundancy 3 –ProvisioningType Thin -NumberOfDataCopies 4 –NumberOfColumns 3 Windows Server Flighting is here!! If you signed up for Server Flighting, you should receive this new build automatically today. For more information, see Welcome to Windows Insider flighting on Windows Server - Microsoft Community Hub. Feedback Hub app is now available for Server Desktop users! The app should automatically update with the latest version, but if it does not, simply Check for updates in the app’s settings tab. Known Issues Download Windows Server Insider Preview (microsoft.com) Flighting: The label for this flight may incorrectly reference Windows 11. However, when selected, the package installed is the Windows Server update. Please ignore the label and proceed with installing your flight. This issue will be addressed in a future release. Available Downloads Downloads to certain countries may not be available. See Microsoft suspends new sales in Russia - Microsoft On the Issues. Windows Server Long-Term Servicing Channel Preview in ISO format in 18 languages, and in VHDX format in English only. 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In-place upgrade possibility planned for Windows Server 2025 Datacenter Azure Edition ?
There is currently no official ISO for Windows Server Datacenter: Azure Edition that supports setup.exe /auto upgrade for in-place upgrades. Azure Update Manager does not support OS version upgrades for Azure Edition through optional features. Is anyone aware of a supported workaround?
HTTP.sys request logging
Hi, several services like Remote Access (Windows Server Reverse Proxy) or KDC Proxy do use HTTP.sys as engine to deliver their sites to the user. I am aware that there is an error log in "C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\HTTPERR" but how do I enable a normal "request logging" like IIS does? I want to track every connection, its source ip address and other information in a log file but how can I do this?How to choose the correct server edition?
Hi, I am new to IT and currently studying for my first helpdesk job. I was following kevtech it support on youtube and he basically guides us to go over 2016 server, and when I asked on a post on linkedin, a lot of people told me that 2022 was very popular nowadays, and I also heard the mentions of server 2025. They recommend that I research this on Chatgpt, the usage of the versions and their differences, however, I also hoped I could get some input with the community experienced with those different versions. So if you have any input or advice, I would highly appreciate it. Thanks in advance.Unable to use preview pane for PDF in File Explorer on Windows Server 2022
It is working locally on our computer. We receive the following: Have made sure the acrobat reader has the functions turned on in the options to preview. In RegEdit: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\ShellEx\{8895b1c6-b41f-4c1c-a562-0d564250836f} CLSID is {DC6EFB56-9CFA-464D-8880-44885D7DC193}. So everything lines up that I know of. Any suggestions?Does any know a good youtube mp3 converter for windows?
Hi all, I am working on a dev project on my Windows and need to grab different types of music sources for it. Now, youtube is a nice place for that. However, youtube does not allow me to download any video from it even I have a premium subscription. Is there any simple and safe youtube mp3 converter that does the whole download and converting job at one time? This is a very urgent task for me and hope someone could shed lights on it. Thank you
Windows Server 365 Edition
Windows Server 365 Edition (working title) This is a new product idea for Microsoft for a specialized version of Windows Server that is tightly integrated with MS365/Azure and geared towards small - medium sized businesses and MSP's. As an admin that works in the MSP space the need comes from supporting clients that are basically cloud managed but still have a need for on-premise servers to support local network applications (think QB SQL Server) locally. The central ideal behind this edition is ditching active directory for EntraID and reworking core services around this. Benefits No such thing as local accounts, you log in with your work account and can take advantage of MFA, Conditional Access etc. Rework Admin Center so you can manage MS365 and the local server seamlessly. Still provide services like DHCP, DNS, Group Policies Group Policy would be redesigned to abstract policies to Intune for deployment File Shares and Security permissions would be tightly integrated with EntraID users and security groups... Having this work with WinClient would be helpful too. For On-prem applications that integrate with AD for ACL (SQL Server) either provide a service that abstracts EntraID to a virtual DC. OR better yet provide API's for applications to integrate with EntraID or proxied via a service on the server. OneDrive Server edition to Sync SharePoint Document Library, Aure File Shares etc. that can be shared locally on the network and additional act as a cached proxy for OneDrive on WinClient machines to optimize WAN usage. Imagine your ISP has an extended outage, but you still have access to everything locally and very fast. PowerShell would come pre-packaged and logged into Azure to make our lives that much easier. Certificate Services would integrate with Intune's Premium addons and extend that use case.. think device authentication for AP's and Switches. Radius server would become that much more useful if it worked with EntraID. These are some of the ideas I can think of, but I'm sure there is a lot more that could enhance our use of a solution like this.
