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Strange “locked for editing by another user” on file server

Good morning Sometimes we are experiencing a strange effect on our file servers and all the usual/known reasons cannot explain it: If a user tries to open a file (word or excel) he's getting the well know message saying the file is “locked for…

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asked 2021-05-04T07:46:18.683+00:00
Roger Rüegg 6 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-04T20:06:14.91+00:00
Tom Parkinson 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Issue Summary: WSUS Client Status Reporting Issue

We are facing an issue with our WSUS environment. Client systems are successfully detecting, downloading, and installing Windows updates from the WSUS server. However, in the WSUS console, several client computers are showing the following messages: …

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asked 2026-06-03T11:52:16.7566667+00:00
Prabhuswamy S 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-04T09:59:48.92+00:00
HLBui 6,590 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Azure backup is failing for the system state

Azure backup system state is failing for one Server 2019 VM. Other similar VMs are fine.

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asked 2026-06-02T15:24:21.5866667+00:00
Bruce Ollerenshaw 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-02T15:55:42.76+00:00
Harry Phan 21,175 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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During PXE boot, encouter Windows Deployment service error code 0xc0000704

During PXE boot, encouter Windows Deployment service error code 0xc0000704 Cannot fine anything on the forums or website regarding this specific error. When I boot PXE on a vm, I can get the Windows deployment kit lay out, but when I boot from an HP…

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asked 2024-12-11T11:01:22.2133333+00:00
YD 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-02T13:51:43.9266667+00:00
Jens 0 Reputation points
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Remote Desktop Management Service fails with error 0x88250001

Hi all, as I cannot find the reason, hopefully someone here can. Du have a Server 2016 serving as standalone RDS Server. When trying to setup RDS I cannot setup a collection. Looking into the services, the rdms service is stopped. …

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asked 2022-09-28T08:23:54.067+00:00
Bernd Abb 111 Reputation points
answered 2026-06-02T10:54:23.0766667+00:00
ROBIN POULOSE 1 Reputation point
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Windows Server 2022/2025 licenses for Vmware ESX cluster

We have 3 node esxi 8u3 cluster. Each server have 2 processors. Each processors have 12 cores. We are deploying 12 VMs running windows sever 2022/ 2025. Among 12 VMs 6 vms have 4 virtual CPUs each. Other 6 VMs have 6 vCPU each. We have enabled vsphere…

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asked 2026-05-30T18:25:06.0633333+00:00
Kelum Madusanka 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-06-02T06:35:12.35+00:00
Kelum Madusanka 0 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Strange % Disk Read Time counter reading

Hello! While monitoring my new server(2019) I was puzzled by the following fact: when I'm coping files from my "standalone" hard drive( logival disk E:_ - the drive connected to the mothebords' SATA controller - not a raid member, to the…

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asked 2021-02-09T12:07:35.587+00:00
Mikhail Firsov 1,881 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-28T09:27:33.65+00:00
Hram Admin 350 Reputation points
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Error 1720 During SCVMM 2025 Installation

I'm encountering issues while installing Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager Server (x64). The installation logs show the following errors: Action start 12:07:28: PublishProduct. MSI (s) (80:B0) [12:07:28:038]: Doing action: ConfigWsman MSI…

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asked 2025-01-24T04:49:41.7+00:00
Robert Rathbun 155 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-28T04:30:31.28+00:00
Stuart Wilkinson 0 Reputation points
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Night Light stuck turned ON permanently / Screen has permanent orange tint

Hey y'all, I use the Windows Night Light feature to reduce blue light at night. This morning, I noticed the orange tint didn't turn off at my scheduled time. I went into settings to disable it manually, but clicking the "Turn off now" button…

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asked 2026-05-26T15:37:29.54+00:00
Samuel Parker 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-26T15:58:14.3366667+00:00
Harry Phan 21,175 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Task scheduler - Windows 2019 - Indefinitly task not running

Hi, This is not a qestion, this is an answer ! I hope it could help because I spent hours. On Windows server 2019, if you have a task to repeat let say every 5 minutes indefinitly, You have to trigger it this way : On a schedule One time …

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asked 2021-03-12T09:58:50.41+00:00
Eric C 131 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-25T17:43:09.5933333+00:00
M Tran 491 Reputation points
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Need help for setup automatically restricted access on microsoft office when new excel file be open

Hi Dear, I am currently building AD RMS on windows server 2012, overall for setting up is working from server to client, it is working to protected data but I have something problem about clients can't automatically restricted access when client open new…

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asked 2026-05-22T02:33:37.14+00:00
Dragon Pack 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-23T09:45:16.8866667+00:00
Chen Tran 10,315 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Windows Defender Firewall blocking random third-party apps after update

Hi all, I’m having a weird issue where sudden apps (like Discord, Spotify, and my torrent client) can no longer connect to the internet. Chrome and Edge work perfectly fine. I tracked it down to the Windows Defender Firewall, if I turn the firewall…

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asked 2026-05-23T04:10:49.19+00:00
Hafiz Othman 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-05-23T08:21:16.39+00:00
HIMANSHU MAKESHWER 0 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Unable to sign in as an administrator user

After KB5082063 was automatically applied to Windows Server 2025 (AD server), I am unable to sign in as an AD administrator user. Neither local nor remote desktop sign-in to the server is possible. The same issue occurs on client PCs. Windows Update…

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asked 2026-04-22T23:38:29.1366667+00:00
川上 泰弘 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-21T02:45:31.3733333+00:00
Paul Lenehan 6 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

New SCCM Server Boundary Shows No Site Systems

After replacing the failed SCCM server with a new one that has a different name and site code, I removed the old server’s objects from the System Management container in Active Directory and enabled all discovery methods. However, when I check the…

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asked 2026-05-16T02:05:28.42+00:00
Pradeep Chouhury 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-19T13:37:30.5833333+00:00
Pradeep Chouhury 20 Reputation points
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WPS Office installs and changes default PDF viewer to itself without admin privileges on Windows

How is it possible that WPS Office installs itself in Windows by clicking an online link without any elevation (no administrator privileges), and changes default viewer for .pdf files? Also it cannot be installed WITHOUT elevation. Why?

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asked 2023-02-06T10:29:46.75+00:00
Tomica70 40 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-18T10:07:03.77+00:00
Tilman Schmidt 270 Reputation points
5 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Hỗ trợ lấy lại Licensing của windows Server

<PII removed> Hiện VLSC Registration đã khoá, nên không được Licensing của windows Server nhờ hỗ trợ

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asked 2026-02-02T02:17:38.0266667+00:00
toàn Lê văn 40 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-18T06:09:23.85+00:00
Tran Dieu Hoa 0 Reputation points
3 answers

Windows 2025 NZ month format Sept

Windows Server 2025 with region set to NZ now gets "Sept" for month instead of "Sep", when using month format MMM. This causes exceptions in our older software, where specific formats are expected, and when parsing formatted dates…

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asked 2025-06-24T02:12:11.6+00:00
Les Ferguson 26 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-18T02:45:50.6566667+00:00
Zongxi(Herb) Zhao 0 Reputation points
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Unable to start VMs after Windows server 2016 update in physical machine

After updating and restarting the win serv 2016 host, we are unable to start the VM (win serv 2019). Troubleshooting 1: Even after reverting back uninstalling the applied patches in physical machine, Hyper-v vm throws the same error. Troubleshooting 2:…

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asked 2025-05-28T18:18:09.75+00:00
Yuva Ganesh Babu Garikapati 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-05-16T19:42:47.9566667+00:00
Yuva Ganesh Babu Garikapati 0 Reputation points
3 answers

Account Picture Error 0xd0020017 (an AD account)

Hello, I am receiving the mentioned "Account Picture Error 0xd0020017" ever since I clean installed Windows Server 2025 on one of my machines when I am trying to set an image for the user (AD user). The other machine which has the exact same OS…

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asked 2026-05-13T16:42:58.9866667+00:00
Łukasz Likus 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-16T03:56:24.6766667+00:00
Tracy Le 9,030 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Server 2025 domain controller does not sync time if it advertises as a reliable time source and if source is "domhier"

I wish to make a second domain controller a reliable time source for clients at that site. The current configuration of this domain controller is to sync from domain hierarchy ("domhier"). If I set the "reliable:yes" flag with…

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asked 2025-02-14T23:07:09.0633333+00:00
DJX995 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-05-14T21:54:43.5733333+00:00
Ken Huang 0 Reputation points