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Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure IAAS VM – Part 1 (Storage)
Hello, cluster fans. This is Mario Liu and I am a Support Escalation Engineer on the Windows High Availability team in Microsoft CSS Americas. I have a good news for you that starting in April 2015,...
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Building Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure IAAS VM – Part 2 (Network...
Hello, cluster fans. In my previous blog, Part 1, I talked about how to work around the storage blocker in order to implement Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure IAAS VM. Now let’s discuss another...
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The New and Improved CheckSUR
One of the most used and arguably most efficient tools that we utilize when troubleshooting Servicing issues, prior to Windows 8/Windows 2012, is the System Update Readiness tool(also known as...
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Unable to add file shares in a Windows 2012 R2 Failover Cluster
My name is Chinmoy Joshi and I am a Support Escalation Engineer with the Windows Core team. I’m writing today to share information regarding an issue which I came across with multiple customers...
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Windows 10 Volume Activation Tips
Hi,Today’s blog is going to cover some tips around preparing your organization for activating Windows 10 computers using volume activationUpdating Existing KMS HostsThe first thing to do is to update...
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CROSS POST: Windows 10, WindowsUpdate.log and how to view it with PowerShell...
In the not far back point in time, there was a blog done by Charles Allen that we felt needed to also be on the AskCore site due to the nature and the popularity of the article. So we are going to...
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CROSS POST: How Shared VHDX Works on Server 2012 R2
In the not far back point in time, there was a blog done by Matthew Walker that we felt needed to also be on the AskCore site as well due to the nature and the popularity of the article. So we are...
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So what exactly is the CLIUSR account?
From time to time, people stumble across the local user account called CLIUSR and wonder what it is, while you really don’t need to worry about it; we will cover it for the curious in this blog.The...
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How big should my OS drive be?
My name is Michael Champion and I've been working in support for more than 12 years here at Microsoft. I have been asked by many customers "What is the recommended size for the OS partition for...
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How to convert Windows 10 Pro to Windows 10 Enterprise using ICD
Windows 10 makes life easier and brings a lot of benefits in the enterprise world. Converting Windows 10 without an ISO image or DVD is one such benefit. My name is Amrik and in this blog, we’ll take...
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Setting up Data Recovery Agent for Bitlocker
You might have already read on TechNet and one of the other AskCore Blogson how to setup Data Recovery Agent (DRA) for BitLocker. However, how do you request a certificate from internal Certificate...
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Asset Tag Tool for Surface Pro 3
Hi my name is Scott McArthur and I want to call out a tool that recently came out that allows Enterprise customers to set Asset Tags on Surface Pro 3.This tool is available for download at the...
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How to convert Windows 10 Pro to Windows 10 Enterprise using ICD
Windows 10 makes life easier and brings a lot of benefits in the enterprise world. Converting Windows 10 without an ISO image or DVD is one such benefit. In this blog, we’ll take an example of...
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Errors Retrieving File Shares on Windows Failover Cluster
Hi AskCore, Chinmoy here again. In today’s blog, I would like to share one more scenario in continuation to my previous blog on Unable to add file shares in Windows 2012 R2 Failover Cluster.This is...
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Troubleshooting Activation Issues
Today, Henry Chen and I are going to talk about troubleshooting some activation issues that we often run into.To begin, here is an article which talks about what Microsoft Product Activation is and why...
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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...
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Users 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...
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Using 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...
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Failover 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...
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New 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...
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