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Does your logon hang after a password change on win 8.1 /2012 R2/win10?
Hi, Linda Taylor here, Senior Escalation Engineer from the Directory Services team in the UK. I have been working on this issue which seems to be affecting many of you globally on windows 8.1, 2012 R2...
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Previewing Server 2016 TP4: Temporary Group Memberships
Disclaimer: Windows Server 2016 is still in a Technical Preview state – the information contained in this post may become inaccurate in the future as the product continues to evolve. Hello, Ryan Ries...
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Are your DCs too busy to be monitored?: AD Data Collector Set solutions for...
Hi all, Herbert Mauerer here. In this post we’re back to talk about the built-in AD Diagnostics Data collector set available for Active Directory Performance (ADPERF) issues and how to ensure a useful...
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Setting up Virtual Smart card logon using Virtual TPM for Windows 10 Hyper-V...
Hello Everyone, my name is Raghav and I’m a Technical Advisor for one of the Microsoft Active Directory support teams. This is my first blog and today I’ll share with you how to configure a Hyper-V...
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The Version Store Called, and They’re All Out of Buckets
Hello, Ryan Ries back at it again with another exciting installment of esoteric Active Directory and ESE database details! I think we need to have another little chat about something called the version...
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Deploying Group Policy Security Update MS16-072 \ KB3163622
My name is Ajay Sarkaria & I work with the Windows Supportability team at Microsoft. There have been many questions on deploying the newly released security update MS16-072. This post was written...
View ArticleAccess-Based Enumeration (ABE) Concepts (part 1 of 2)
Hello everyone, Hubert from the German Networking Team here. Today I want to revisit a topic that I wrote about in 2009: Access-Based Enumeration (ABE) This is the first part of a 2-part Series. This...
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Access-Based Enumeration (ABE) Troubleshooting (part 2 of 2)
Hello everyone! Hubert from the German Networking Team here again with part two of my little Blog Post Series about Access-Based Enumeration (ABE). In the first part I covered some of the basic...
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Troubleshooting failed password changes after installing MS16-101
Hi! Linda Taylor here, Senior Escalation Engineer in the Directory Services space. I have spent the last month working with customers worldwide who experienced password change failures after installing...
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Using Debugging Tools to Find Token and Session Leaks
Hello AskDS readers and Identity aficionados. Long time no blog. Ryan Ries here, and today I have a relatively “hardcore” blog post that will not be for the faint of heart. However, it’s about an...
View ArticleActive Directory Experts: apply within
Hi all! Justin Turner here from the Directory Services team with a brief announcement: We are hiring! Would you like to join the U.S. Directory Services team and work on the most technically...
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Introducing Lingering Object Liquidator v2
Greetings again AskDS! Ryan Ries here. Got something exciting to talk about. You might be familiar with the original Lingering Object Liquidator tool that was released a few years ago. Today, we’re...
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ESE Deep Dive: Part 1: The Anatomy of an ESE database
hi! Get your crash helmets on and strap into your seatbelts for a JET engine / ESE database special… This is Linda Taylor, Senior AD Escalation Engineer from the UK here again. And WAIT…… I also...
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TLS Handshake errors and connection timeouts? Maybe it’s the CTL engine….
Hi There! Marius and Tolu from the Directory Services Escalation Team. Today, we’re going to talk about a little twist on some scenarios you may have come across at some point, where TLS connections...
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Deep Dive: Active Directory ESE Version Store Changes in Server 2019
Hey everybody. Ryan Ries here to help you fellow AD ninjas celebrate the launch of Server 2019. Warning: As is my wont, this is a deep dive post. Make sure you’ve had your coffee before proceeding....
View ArticleAskDS Is Moving!
Hello readers. The AskDS blog, as with all the other TechNet and MSDN blogs, will be moving to a new home on TechCommunity. The migration is currently in progress. This post will be updated with the...
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