141 questions
141 questions with Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles tags
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my password expired for my windows ad server and want to rest my password to access it
my password expired for my windows ad server and want to rest my password to access it.
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-06-12T11:13:49.4666667+00:00
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Abhilash Katla
0
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
commented 2026-06-12T13:04:46.13+00:00
Abhilash Katla
0
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
4 answers
Odd issue of User profile/desktop changes not sync to server 2025 and srever loading an old desktop when they login
Good day, This is odd, i dont see any errors in the folder replication log on the server. I have a user that when they log out, the changes they have made may it be a file or folder on their desktop or document folder is not syncing/replicating to the…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-06-05T18:49:06.03+00:00
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Andre Bunting
20
Reputation points
answered 2026-06-11T00:38:03.92+00:00
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Tracy Le
9,280
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
2 answers
Password change problem
When trying to change password I get an error message that says configuration information could not be read from the domain controller either because the machine is unavailable or access has been denied. How do I fix this?
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-05-30T20:28:20.9233333+00:00
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Mark Volpe
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-05-30T22:04:05.7133333+00:00
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Scott Nguyen
1,470
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
2 answers
How to run a program during RDP login on Windows Server 2025
Good morning, After upgrading from Windows Server 2012 to 2025, I'm no longer able to configure the RDP session to launch a specific program during connection, instead of viewing the remote desktop. In 2012, the setup was very easy; I just entered the…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2025-09-09T18:52:07.8966667+00:00
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Louis
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-05-05T02:03:42.5766667+00:00
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luigi grandi
0
Reputation points
3 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Empty WINDOWS folder getting created in the home folder directory
I have a weird issue where from time to time, empty folders get created. These folders seem to get created in the location that is set as HomeFolder for the Active Directory user. A folder gets created with name "WINDOWS" (all caps). Inside…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2025-09-03T09:21:21.7566667+00:00
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Jason Derulo
40
Reputation points
accepted 2026-05-04T09:19:31.8266667+00:00
Jason Derulo
40
Reputation points
2 answers
Does not sync on shutdown, but syncs on user log out
Can someone explain to me why when my users shutdown their workstations or laptops, it doesnt do a sync to the server on shutdown... But if users click to sign out/log out of their workstations or laptops it does the sync to the server. I have a windows…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-04-23T18:52:01.8766667+00:00
Andre Bunting
20
Reputation points
answered 2026-04-23T19:45:43.25+00:00
Scott Nguyen
1,470
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
1 answer
Command to force sync/replicate
I got the replication working as well as i had moved my profiles to drive D: .. But i ran into an issue were some users are only doing the first replicate and doesnt sync every time they log out. Is there a command i can run on the server (windows 2025)…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-03-30T22:15:09.6033333+00:00
Andre Bunting
20
Reputation points
answered 2026-03-30T23:15:45.8933333+00:00
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Jason Nguyen Tran
19,865
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
3 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Question about user profiles not being synced
Good day, We started adding our users and their systems to the server 2025.. we did the folder replications and moved the profiles to drive D:. We ran into an issue with 1 user.. we added them as a normal user .. and added their computer to the…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-03-11T20:50:41.9266667+00:00
Andre Bunting
20
Reputation points
accepted 2026-03-13T03:46:30.5233333+00:00
Andre Bunting
20
Reputation points
2 answers
Question about user profiles
i recently moved my user profiles to drive D:\profiles$\ .. that seems to be working. I believe i have setup replication properly as well as roaming profiles. My question here is, how can i see how much space a user profile is taking up on the drive…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-03-09T20:38:45.8333333+00:00
Andre Bunting
20
Reputation points
commented 2026-03-11T16:31:28.11+00:00
Andre Bunting
20
Reputation points
7 answers
I have change the Server name and after that i am not able to login the server showing trust login issue. i tried to disconnet the network adapter but same error is getting can you please help here
I have change the Server name and after that i am not able to login the server showing trust login issue. i tried to disconnet the network adapter but same error is getting can you please help here
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-03-02T05:00:47.0166667+00:00
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Amol tejankar
5
Reputation points
edited the question 2026-03-09T08:47:21.9733333+00:00
SChalakov
10,781
Reputation points MVP
Volunteer Moderator
3 answers
Deoloyment new server Windows Sever 2025
I have a DHCP environment on the firewall and am using the tool firewall FSSO 5.0.0330, and I have 4 DCs (Windows Server 2019 and 2016). We installed a new server as DC5 Windows Server 2025. After installing and making it DC as primary, I am now facing…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-03-05T01:26:12.0566667+00:00
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Suhaib Mohammad
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-03-07T15:20:20.87+00:00
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Tan Vu
2,735
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
How to prevent the User to login only on his Computer and no other Computers
Hi, Is there a better way to prevent, that the user can login only to his Computer and no other Computers on the domain. For example: The User "Dummy" does allow to login only to Computer "Adamix" in the Domain and not on other…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
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Windows Server 2025 DC User Logon Problems
I have run into a problem with a Windows Server 2025 Std Edition Server and I am hoping someone can help resolve the issue, thanks for your help in advance. We have a 2025 Std Server running as a member file server (physical Dell server) and it was…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-03-02T04:29:00.26+00:00
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Admin Jeff
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-03-02T06:21:08.9966667+00:00
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Harry Phan
21,825
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
3 answers
Can't sign in to Windows Server 2025 after DC Promo
Greetings, I’m trying to promote a VM running Windows Server 2025 to a domain controller, but replication from my existing DCs fails after promotion. The new VM shows up in the Domain Controllers container in my Active Directory after promotion and also…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
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1 answer
Invalid Password after promo/depromo a Server 2025 DC.
We're having netlogon issues after promoting a Server 2025 DC. Depromo helped, but occasional 'password invalid' problems continue. Possibly related to the RC4 encryption issues. Need a method to troubleshoot from here.
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-01-27T05:23:03.61+00:00
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Karker, Bradley- GA
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-01-27T10:47:33.65+00:00
Harry Phan
21,825
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
7 answers
Remote desktop lock after 60 seconds
Hello, we have some strange problem after upgrade to win 11 24h2. When we connect to remote destop using password everything is ok but when we use first time yubikey it works fine and when we close remote desktop connection using "X" close…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-01-05T09:17:37.1966667+00:00
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Tomasz Głodek
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-01-18T14:37:22.67+00:00
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VPHAN
35,285
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
3 answers
Permission problems with windows folder share
Hello! I'm having problems with shareing my hdd on my windows server 2025. I've set up the permissions so that my share user can acces the drive and the share but every time i try to log into the share from my other pc it just says you don' have…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2026-01-03T00:16:14.7633333+00:00
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Vencel Vajk Orosz
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-01-04T02:09:43.4933333+00:00
Harry Phan
21,825
Reputation points
Independent Advisor
1 answer
Local Sign-In Option Missing on Domain Controller
Hi Community, I had previously attempted to rename my domain controller from TBBD-Ops-Desk to DC-01, but the rename did not persist. I have since reverted the hostname back to TBBD-Ops-Desk. After this process, I noticed that the local sign-in option is…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2025-12-29T18:45:36.27+00:00
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Moazzem Hossain
80
Reputation points
answered 2025-12-29T19:14:21.8133333+00:00
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Marcin Policht
92,045
Reputation points MVP
Volunteer Moderator
45 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
With Server 2025, how do you avoid NTLM authentication for a RDP session originating from a non domain workstation ?
In order to reduce complexity, I am using a test domain consisting of a single domain controller ON PREMISES and a single user, the domain administrator. There is a single role installed: Remote Desktop Gateway. None of the other 5 RDS roles are…
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2025-12-06T19:48:13.38+00:00
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Serge Caron
25
Reputation points
answered 2025-12-29T15:19:45.63+00:00
Serge Caron
25
Reputation points
3 answers
I get an error "Unsuccessful authentication" on my Windows 2016 server with local and domain accounts
When attempting to log into my member servers, I'm getting the error "unsuccessful authentication". I'm unable to find anything significant pointing me to the issue. Please Advise troubleshooting steps and resolution options.
Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | User logon and profiles
asked 2025-12-24T04:14:58.5466667+00:00
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Josh Reinmann (joreinma)
0
Reputation points
answered 2025-12-26T06:09:28.5566667+00:00
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Quinnie Quoc
11,400
Reputation points
Independent Advisor