We migrated our end user profiles from server1 to server2.
The process used, was:
robocopy data from server1 location, to server2 location,
move the Active Directory account to a new OU that mapped a user profile drive (P:) to their profile on server2.
New OU group policy also mapped profile folders (my documents, photos, etc) to new profile path.
Users were then experiencing very long login times. (Many over 1 hour)
Some users only experienced this for the first time they logged in, some had this experience repeat multiple times, (daily upon login) for around 3-5 times before being able to log in normally.
Upon checking their accounts, I noted that their home folder setting on their profile tab on their Active Directory account, was setting "P:" to server1 location.
So, I removed the home folder setting from all of their accounts, but the long login times continued.
I suspect that the long login times are due to the move from using a home folder setting on their account, to using a mapped drive specified via group policy.
The problem, is we now have a large number of accounts that we must do the same migration to. We would like to avoid the long login time.
I've suggested migrating the data, and specifying a new home folder location rather than switching to a group policy specified mapped drive, however I've been told that this does not follow best practices suggested by microsoft. (The claim is that home folders are depricated and should no longer be used.)

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Looking for a referral for a UPS for a small office server running MS Windows Server 2016 Standard x64 on a Dell Service Tag: 62DMRP2

The client is in an office building and he is a small CPA firm with a total of 4 employees.

We would like a recommendation for a UPS that will do the following:

1. powering off the server prior to the battery being depleted during an interruption of power
2. sending an email to us when an event happens such as the power went off, or the server was powered down, or powering back on
3. powering back up when the power is restored
4. logging all events

Thanks in advance

On a Windows Server (2016)
When I set a a task in Window Task Shceduler

There is a "Sync across time zones" feature

Which means ... what??? exactly?

I'm trying to implement Group Policy for Windows Hello on a 2012 domain. Downloaded the ADMX files for Windows 10 1803 and them copied them to the central store, specifically here: C:\Windows\SYSVOL\sysvol\[DOMAIN]\Policies\PolicyDefinitions\en-us. There were already definitions in this folder from when the domain was originally deployed. I elected to replace the existing definitions and added the new ones as well. There were 185 before, and now there are 227.

After this, any time we try to browse and group policy object, we get a series of warnings. This is just a sampling:


The warnings don't seem to affect any processing of group policy, but I must have went wrong somewhere though I'm not sure where. As a precaution, I've rolled back that folder to the old definitions. Before I did, I tried to access GP from different machines (Win2012 and a Win10) and got what appeared to be the same warnings.

Adding to the mix, the Windows Hello objects don't seem to appear in the updated group policy (before I rolled it back). According to my research, they should have been here: Computer Configuration/Policies/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Hello For Business/.

Apologies if I'm leaving anything out. Any help or a push in the right direction would be great. Thanks!

The path below is where sync to:

This PC\SM-N920V-TheNote5\Phone\Documents

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I need an automated way to sync files to a "Portable Media Player" connected to a Windows 10 PC.

The "Portable Media Player" is actually as Samsung Galaxy Note 5: an Android device.

Drag and drop works just fine, but I need to truly automate the process.

I can use VBA built in to MS Access, VB script or even a good fashioned batch file.

NOTE: I use SyncBack to synchronize some folders on my system, but it will not recognize the path to the Note5.

I banged my fist on the table (LOL i know right?) and my laptop blue screened.  My fist was about 20 cm away from my laptop.

What I'm baffled about it why it would when there's no moving parts (e.g. it has a solid state drive)?  

It rebooted and was fine... Would the RAM or SSD become unseated temporarily?

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a simple phone dialer for Windows 10?

Thanks
Gareth

Hello I'm in the middle of running SCAP scans on our systems, currently in a closed loop enviroment trying to get all system compliant.  Had to remove myself from Domain Admins group, created a new Security Group "Local Admins" placed this group in the Builtin Administrators group.  FIrst issue I created a new Policy to add this newly created SG into local admin group on all machines, following the instruction from the following article - https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/907-gpo-to-push-out-local-administrators-across-a-domain I've waiting 3 hours, rebooted serveral times, ran gpupdate serveral times can't get this group to add to admin group.  Second issue one of our shares sitting on server 2016 I cannot access, "Access Denied".  I've added the newly created SG with Full Conrtol as well as my account to top leverl and granted full control no access.

Thanks.

Looking for a way to create pop up display messages on Windows 10 (Similar to what we used to be able to do with Task Scheduler)
Thank you,
Mark

I have windows 10 environment. I get the message (attached) when I right click on a file & click on "Send To " & Then mail recipient". My default mail client is set to Outlook. I expect my outlook to get started automatically.

is there an way ways to remove my screen lock password on Windows 10 64 bit, Dell laptop.  I Googled and found many guys recommend using command prompt but not familiar with that. please recommend some free password reset tool, thanks!

Some users within a Server 2016 AD network sometimes intermittently disconnect from a Kyocera Task Alfa 3051 copier and are unable to print.

This happens in an office with around 50 laptops. When this happens it only affects one laptop at a time and all the other laptops are able to print without any issues.

The printer will become grayed out and the users will receive errors printing to it from their Windows 10 computers. When this happens the printer that is automatically mapped by Windows 10 and the printer that is shared through Server 2016 and through Active Directory are both affected. No other network or internet connectivity is lost on these laptops when this happens.

This happens even whether the user's laptop is connected via Wi-Fi or a network cable.

Whenever this happens I check the Network properties on the affected laptop and find that the Network type is either Domain or Private and is never public.

To fix this issue I will have to delete the printer from the Devices and Printers applet within Control Panel and will have to re-add the network printer back to Windows 10.

What can be done to prevent this issue from occurring so these Windows 10 computers will always stay connected to this network printer and will never lose their ability to print?