Display Scaling in Windows 10
Hope everyone is having a good day. Today, we have a guest among us. Steve Wright is a Senior Program Manager in the Developer Platform Group. He is authoring this blog regarding scaling in Windows...
View ArticleUsers can't access the desktop and other resources through Quick Access in...
If you use copyprofile when customizing your Windows 10 profiles, you may encounter a scenario where pinned icons, such as Desktop under Quick Access for Windows 10 will not be accessible and users may...
View ArticleUsing the Windows 10 Compatibility Reports to understand upgrade issues
This blog discusses on how to obtain and review the Compatibility Reports to troubleshoot Windows 10 Upgrades.On a PC that is eligible for the free upgrade offer, you can use the "Get Windows 10" app...
View ArticleFailover Cluster Node Startup Order in Windows Server 2012 R2
In this blog, my Colleague, JP, and I would like to talk about how to start a Cluster without the need of the ForceQuorum (FQ) switch. We have identified 3 different scenarios and how the Cluster...
View ArticleNew Guided Walkthrough for troubleshooting problems relating to Event ID 1135...
I wanted to post about a new walkthrough that we have to help in troubleshooting an Event 1135 on a Failover Cluster. As a bit of a background, Failover Clustering sends a heartbeat from and to each...
View ArticleWindows 10 Deployment Links
Hi, my name is Scott McArthur and I am the Supportability Program Manager for Commercial Surface and Windows products. A common question we get from customers is “Can you direct me to information...
View ArticleBehavior of Dynamic Witness on Windows Server 2012 R2 Failover Clustering
With Failover Clustering on Windows Server 2012 R2, we introduced the concept of Dynamic Witness and enhanced how we handle a tie breaker when the nodes are in a 50% split: See: Dynamic witness Tie...
View ArticleCustomizing the recovery partition after upgrading the OS from Windows 8.1 to...
Hi Everyone, my name is Suganya and I am from the Windows Devices and Deployment Team. I would like to discuss one of the common issues customers face today; “Customizing the recovery partition after...
View ArticleFREE EBOOK: Introducing Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview
The Introducing Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview book from Microsoft Press is now available. You can download it for FREE and it’s available in both standard and mobile PDF formats. This is a...
View ArticleUpdates taking a long time to install in Windows Server 2008 R2
Today I would like to discuss one of the issues that you face while installing updates in Windows Server 2008 R2. When you install an update, it may hang for a very long period of time without any...
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