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Group Policy deny unauthorised devices notification

I have followed the guide to set the device installation and it is working great. The only item I can't seem to figure out is the display a custom message when installation is prevented by Group Policy. I see older versions of windows would show a…

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asked 2025-12-05T21:02:30.6133333+00:00
Jason 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2025-12-05T23:25:32.53+00:00
Jason Nguyen Tran 4,175 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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How to block a file type from running using Application Control Policy (WDAC)

Create basic WDAC policy file is simple. I have used scripts to generate policy (XML) files to allow the execution of files in the past without issue. A client has asked to block a specific file type. Specifically, they want to block all .BAT and .JS…

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asked 2025-12-03T03:23:37.8766667+00:00
Sean Liming 4,806 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
commented 2025-12-03T17:17:04.6733333+00:00
Sean Liming 4,806 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Windows 10 TPM 2.0 Client Authentication in TLS 1.2 with RSA PSS making trouble

Hi everyone I just wanted let you know that we have found an error in combination with TPM-saved RSA certificates and Client Authentication on TLS1.2 with newer Windows 10 Clients (probably all after 1909). It seems that a lot of 2.0 TPMs have a…

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asked 2021-07-08T07:55:53.607+00:00
S1ngl3t0n 41 Reputation points
edited a comment 2025-12-03T17:04:32.8366667+00:00
Meier Marco 5 Reputation points
2 answers

Forgot 4 digit pin for sign on my windows pc, how to reset it

Not sure what version of windows using. Found old laptop, can NOT login on my laptop because I don't remember pin. How do I get in and change my 4-digit pin?

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Configure application groups
asked 2025-06-23T21:37:59.74+00:00
Therissa Ward 5 Reputation points
answered 2025-12-03T01:09:12.7566667+00:00
Branden Welch 0 Reputation points
6 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

az deployment group create command not working. Error message: Unable to retrieve url https://storage account name.file.core.windows.net/share1

AZ deployment group create command not working. Error message: Unable to retrieve url https://storage account name.file.core.windows.net/share1/file share name Trying to run a template deployment from my local PC in Powershell. When I run the AZ…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Configure application groups
asked 2025-11-21T11:01:13.4133333+00:00
Terrance Drakes 20 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-28T13:14:36.7166667+00:00
VPHAN 9,355 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Our desktop popped up suddenly with a “Windows Defender Security Center” alert saying “access to this PC has been blocked for security reasons.” I’m afraid to make a move and believe it is a hack. Help

This message indicates “do not restart or use your computer” “your computer is disabled” Call Microsoft at an 833– phone number. How do I get around this???

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asked 2023-11-14T15:57:16.85+00:00
barbara rambo 5 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-26T14:41:22+00:00
Ben O 0 Reputation points
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Impossible de me connecter au bureau à distance avec sécurité windows 11

Bonjour, Je suis connectée au VPN de mon entreprise en télétravail (il répond bien) mais dès que j'essaye la connexion à distance windows, j'ai une fenêtre qui s'ouvre "sécurité windows" et impossible de me connecter, le message est le suivant…

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asked 2025-11-04T10:55:18.42+00:00
Cécile 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-25T17:13:12.85+00:00
VPHAN 9,355 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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URGENT HELP NEEDED ON MICROSOFT AND MINECRAFT ACCOUNT RECOVERY!!

I was playing a minecraft server known as Donut SMP. I wanted to join this youtubers discord and thought his discord was discord.gg/drdonut. HOWEVER, this was NOT the actual server at all. This server was filled with two scammers the admins named tricked…

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asked 2025-04-21T04:25:49.13+00:00
Azimur Rashid 0 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-24T12:42:27.29+00:00
Romin_007 225 Reputation points
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Bitlocker eDrive not working properly on certain notebooks

I am the owner of a Dell XPS with a TCG Opal 2.0 & IEEE1667 compatible Samsung 980 Pro SSD. Before some of you will tell me not to use hardware encryption because of alleged weaknesses, I am aware of this paper and frankly modern Samsung SSDs were…

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asked 2023-02-24T13:42:37.14+00:00
Thorakson 10 Reputation points
answered 2025-11-23T14:44:50.8066667+00:00
Eric Arnould 0 Reputation points
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ASR Exclusions don't seem to work

TAGS are horrible with Microsoft Q and A so don't even say I put it in the wrong area... just don't... :) I'm working on ASR rule specific exclusions. They don't seem to work. I'm following procedure by reading reports in Security center and adding…

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asked 2023-10-20T15:21:32.7533333+00:00
ComputerHabit 1,051 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-19T16:05:58.6133333+00:00
Aaron Broomhall 0 Reputation points
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Authorization Code Authentication Flow Implementation Discussion

We have an application 'Infosys Bot Migrator' that migrates RPA bots to Power Automate bots. We have Dataverse app for authentication and storing the Power Automate Desktop flows into Azure. Current APIs that are enabled as: Microsoft Graph: User.Read,…

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asked 2025-11-17T08:36:30.5666667+00:00
Divanshu Johar 40 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-18T17:09:05.6133333+00:00
Chen Tran 4,550 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Bit locker recovery

How may i know my bit lovcker recover key? i never encripted throgh this but now at power on is is asking for the bitlocker recovery key.

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asked 2020-11-30T07:45:14.8+00:00
Dhruv Sharma 1 Reputation point
commented 2025-11-16T02:35:38.1266667+00:00
april and kent Klaproth 0 Reputation points
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Bitlocker Stuck in Decrypting

I was trying to decrypt my bitlocked USB drive. it has been stuck at 75.3% for the last month. I am still able to view the files on the drive as read only. just left it in the drive hoping it would finally finish, nothing. I have tried…

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asked 2021-05-20T14:11:13.03+00:00
Donald Archer 11 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-14T13:01:06.04+00:00
Donald Archer 11 Reputation points
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Advanced phishing thresholds in anti-phishing policies

Hi Looking to understand how the Advanced phishing thresholds in anti-phishing policies relate to the Anti-Spam policy actions related to Phishing and High confidence phishing. The current situation: We have Defender for Office 365 licencing We…

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asked 2022-12-15T03:23:10.173+00:00
Jay son 6 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-13T15:22:02.5266667+00:00
WILLIAMS, SETH 0 Reputation points
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Using gMSA for replacing the Task Scheduler service account?

What steps should I follow to change the current Task Scheduler service account from using the regular AD Account in the format of CORP\service.account to a gMSA? When I try to change it manually by double-clicking on the task, it prompts for the…

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asked 2024-07-17T07:06:45.8466667+00:00
EnterpriseArchitect 6,301 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-13T10:01:25.7+00:00
Mukesh Agarwal 65 Reputation points
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D drive locked with bitlocker after windows reinstallation

Hi, I formatted my c drive for windows clean installation, after the installation I found my D drive is locked with bitlocker automatically. after some search on internet I found one recovery key on my Microsoft account under the same device but its…

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asked 2022-07-14T13:17:20.357+00:00
Purushothama V 21 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-12T13:53:41.7433333+00:00
Sahil Sharma 0 Reputation points
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Cannot renew certification

I need to renew my azure data science associate certification within two days. When I get to the renew page it says that I need the certification to be able to renew it and I cant press the renew button. How can I fix it? I am unsure of which tag to…

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asked 2025-10-19T17:49:10.6433333+00:00
Karolina Barrios 90 Reputation points
commented 2025-11-06T18:02:58.9333333+00:00
Karolina Barrios 90 Reputation points
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Windows 10 IoT LTSC 2021 sourceFiles

Dear Gents, We have purchased Windows 10 IoT LTSC 2021 from one of our Microsoft Authorized reseller partners. Under the Microsoft Admin portal, We have a License key and product with the name Windows 10 IoT LTSC 2021 however when I download the ISO it…

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asked 2024-08-11T09:09:49.7266667+00:00
Mohamed khairy 171 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-30T20:17:13.0533333+00:00
dk rivals 0 Reputation points
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Multi-app Kiosk's Allowed desktop App Triggering Restrictions Error Message Box

On our multi-app kiosk, the message box titled "Restrictions" with the following message appears each time the system attempts to start "%SYSTEM32%\CLEANMGR.EXE"; which is an allowed app. "This operation has been cancelled…

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asked 2021-04-27T18:49:24.24+00:00
MrMJFisher 51 Reputation points
commented 2025-10-30T18:07:01.36+00:00
Anthony 0 Reputation points
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How to configure dedicated proxy in google chrome

I want to dedicated proxy in google chrome different then proxy system

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asked 2023-02-06T14:58:30.3666667+00:00
Laghoueg Roumaissa 15 Reputation points
answered 2025-10-30T09:20:48.42+00:00
Harry 0 Reputation points