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Can you see other devices that are not connected to your microsoft account?

One of my microsoft accounts has been hacked by someone and they leaked devices that were connected to a different microsoft account. I was wondering how they were able to know about the device models when it wasn't even connected to the account that was…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,742 questions
asked 2024-05-23T01:42:01.83+00:00
Cryptyk_010 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-05-23T07:22:41.3833333+00:00
Karlie Weng 15,916 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

server 2012 patches and advice

With regards to servers still running windows server 2012, according to the endoflife.date website Microsoft Windows Server | endoflife.date – this version is still covered by "Extended Security Updates" until 13/10/2026. Are "extended…

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,561 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,495 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2024-05-22T15:01:31.84+00:00
crib bar 781 Reputation points
accepted 2024-05-23T07:19:22.2733333+00:00
crib bar 781 Reputation points
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Can you see other devices that are not connected to your microsoft account?

One of my microsoft accounts have been hacked, they were talking about the model of my laptop as well as my huion tablet, how do they know what device models I have if my devices are connected to this account instead of the hacked one?

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,742 questions
asked 2024-05-23T01:43:40.6433333+00:00
Cryptyk_010 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-05-23T06:32:27.9133333+00:00
Karlie Weng 15,916 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Changing WAP&ADFS SSL certificate from a GoDaddy Issued to CA issued

Dear Guys, I am planning to decommission our Godaddy issue SSL certificate used for WAP and ADFS. Since everything is moving the cloud. I dont see the point to keep paying the old SSL certificate issued by GoDaddy. Instead I am thinking to get CA issue…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,495 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2024-05-23T01:59:07.8966667+00:00
Namless Shelter 216 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-05-23T03:45:21.94+00:00
Namless Shelter 216 Reputation points
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Forwarding Windows Server firewall logs to other location like syslog server?

Would it be possible to forward or configure the Windows server firewall logs to a SIEM or SYSLOG server? Currently, using the official method through Group Policy only allows me to create the log on a specific server locally.…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,495 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,121 questions
Windows Network
Windows Network
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Network: A group of devices that communicate either wirelessly or via a physical connection.
694 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
Windows Server PowerShell
Windows Server PowerShell
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.PowerShell: A family of Microsoft task automation and configuration management frameworks consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.
5,443 questions
asked 2024-05-22T14:03:53.0433333+00:00
EnterpriseArchitect 4,976 Reputation points
answered 2024-05-22T19:23:23.9733333+00:00
Rich Matheisen 45,591 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Query on Group policy

Hi All, I want to capture Scheduled Task Event logs, i.e., when a scheduled task is created, updated, modified, or deleted. Can I achieve this using the below GPO? Computer Configuration --> Policies --> Windows Settings --> Security Settings…

Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2019
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
3,558 questions
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2016
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management updated to data storage.
2,423 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,495 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,121 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2024-05-21T13:14:03.46+00:00
Glenn Maxwell 10,571 Reputation points
accepted 2024-05-21T15:29:09.8833333+00:00
Glenn Maxwell 10,571 Reputation points
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AD assessment tools

Are there any recommended reporting tools that you can use to scan your Active Directory setup and configuration and get a report of problems/risks/non recommended settings to address?

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,121 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2024-05-20T09:11:49.9433333+00:00
crib bar 781 Reputation points
commented 2024-05-20T10:43:37.2766667+00:00
crib bar 781 Reputation points
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Event log failure 4625 (brute force attack)

I am receiving constant 4625 event log failures in my machine every 10 minutes. The machine lies under the firewall with RDP enabled in it. When I try to check the account name and domain, it is showing as I mentioned in the example i.e If the audit…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2020-12-15T06:10:46.05+00:00
Spellbound vfx 6 Reputation points
commented 2024-05-16T19:58:13.6766667+00:00
Hitesh Patel (PDF) 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

AD default domain password policy advice

I am trying clarify some of specific settings within a domain password policy (settings report was produced based on Get-ADDefaultDomainPasswordPolicy). For info - there are no additional fine grained password policies in operation which may supersede…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,121 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2024-05-16T09:30:53.96+00:00
crib bar 781 Reputation points
accepted 2024-05-16T13:36:53.0733333+00:00
crib bar 781 Reputation points
1 answer

Can I revoke an SSL certificate using API calls towards the AD-CS?

Hello, I have very little experience with Windows Servers and even less with AD-CS. In our company we use AD-CS to issue certificates for all services, including Linux machines. At the moment the process is manual, but we need to automate it using…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2024-05-09T13:22:47.21+00:00
Peter Tselios 0 Reputation points
commented 2024-05-16T08:44:51.75+00:00
Daisy Zhou 20,556 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
3 answers

How do I install SSL/TLS cipher suite for Biztalk server2009

Hi, Recently my connections from Biztalk to an external financial system started failing with the message A message sent to adapter "WCF-Custom" on send port "SP_IMOS_AP_HEAD_TO_OCI_AP_HEAD" with URI…

Microsoft BizTalk Server
Microsoft BizTalk Server
A family of Microsoft server products that support large-scale implementation management of enterprise application integration processes.
357 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2024-04-29T11:21:04.7233333+00:00
Avrell Menezes 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-05-16T05:30:07.1633333+00:00
Avrell Menezes 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Renew AD Root certificate - How to?

Hi Everyone, I need to renew my root certificate and I don't have a clue how to do this correctly. My DC's are 2012 R2 and 2019 and my AD DFL and FFL are: Windows Server 2012 R2, clients are all W10 and servers mostly 2008 and above and a tiny…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2021-10-04T12:20:34.437+00:00
SenhorDolas 1,211 Reputation points
commented 2024-05-15T16:29:19.6366667+00:00
Johnny III Young Ospino 0 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Notification or Alerts for MFA setting

Hi Everyone Could we setup an alert when a MFA method is added, changed or deleted in Microsoft account setting security option?

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,121 questions
Office Management
Office Management
Office: A suite of Microsoft productivity software that supports common business tasks, including word processing, email, presentations, and data management and analysis.Management: The act or process of organizing, handling, directing or controlling something.
2,057 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
Microsoft Entra
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
A Microsoft Entra identity service that provides identity management and access control capabilities. Replaces Azure Active Directory.
20,278 questions
asked 2023-08-16T23:02:52.4766667+00:00
Hafiz Shoaib 20 Reputation points
commented 2024-05-15T14:15:14.1233333+00:00
SSolutions337 0 Reputation points
0 answers

CredUI selects wrong Smartcard certificate

Hi Community, I experience an issue, that not the certificate I would expect according to the "Filter duplicate logon certificates" Group Policy is shown by CredUI when the certificate was issued using the certreq.exe command. If I issue…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
11,031 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,495 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,121 questions
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,813 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2024-05-15T09:46:25.74+00:00
TheGrea 11 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Azure AI Video Indexter：Will it use my video uploaded as samples for Training?

Hi I plan to use "Azure AI Video Indexter" to add tags, and identifies scenes in video. I concern that my video uploaded may use to train the AI, as training sample. I concern my personal info may be used as answer from AI. Is there any page…

Azure AI Video Indexer
Azure AI Video Indexer
An Azure video analytics service that uses AI to extract actionable insights from stored videos.
67 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
Azure Training
Azure Training
Azure: A cloud computing platform and infrastructure for building, deploying and managing applications and services through a worldwide network of Microsoft-managed datacenters.Training: Instruction to develop new skills.
1,208 questions
asked 2024-05-13T10:42:44.62+00:00
Yuji Tomita (JP) 20 Reputation points
accepted 2024-05-14T05:10:03.58+00:00
Yuji Tomita (JP) 20 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

request/approval of new AD user accounts

What are your procedures when it comes to the requesting and approving new user accounts (e.g., new employees, new consultants etc) in your active directory? I have seen a variety of processes; some have standardised e-forms that integrate with the…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
6,121 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2024-05-09T08:50:32.65+00:00
crib bar 781 Reputation points
accepted 2024-05-10T08:21:25.08+00:00
crib bar 781 Reputation points
0 answers

if you split security into tiers as per RBAC and the same human person needs multiple accounts does each account consume an azure licence

Microsoft recommends splitting on prem and hybrid assets into tiered access T0 T1 and T2 to facilitate RBAC (role based access control). The principle being that t0 logons are never mixed with t1 logons to minimise any breach. If, therefore, an admin…

Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
53 questions
asked 2024-04-29T05:27:33.2166667+00:00
simon eddison 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2024-05-09T16:26:36.7833333+00:00
Givary-MSFT 30,071 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers

Bought a new used laptop, old user still signed in cant sign on

hello bought a new used laptop it's a KUU Yepbook 2The old user didn't sign off. I can see her picture, her name.Its asks for a PIN, password or finger

Windows Network
Windows Network
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Network: A group of devices that communicate either wirelessly or via a physical connection.
694 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
8,742 questions
Windows Licensing
Windows Licensing
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.Licensing: Rules, regulations, and restrictions that define how software can be used and distributed.
53 questions
asked 2024-05-05T02:10:25.9133333+00:00
Nicole Mathe 0 Reputation points
answered 2024-05-08T09:13:44.2066667+00:00
Kapil Arya 7,861 Reputation points MVP
3 answers

Password incorrect when import certificate on server 2012

Hello, I trying to import a new certificate in server 2012 and says password incorrect, but the passworsd is correct. I have no problems importing this certificate on server 2019. I have seen in some forums that the problem is that 2012 does not…

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012
A Microsoft server operating system that supports enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
1,561 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2022-09-06T06:48:59.177+00:00
RAN55 171 Reputation points
commented 2024-05-08T05:05:21.4033333+00:00
Tim Howell 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Is Microsoft downplaying support for ECC certificates?

Hi folks, does anyone have any insight into this statement Microsoft's trusted root program requirements page that was updated in Feb? Signatures using elliptical curve cryptography (ECC), such as ECDSA, are not supported in Windows and newer Windows…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
12,495 questions
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,813 questions
Windows Server Security
Windows Server Security
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
1,772 questions
asked 2024-05-08T01:28:26.09+00:00
Kim O'Sullivan 1 Reputation point
commented 2024-05-08T01:55:12.9866667+00:00
Kim O'Sullivan 1 Reputation point