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AD :Backup operators privileges added to user are getting reflected or applied. The user is added to Backup operators Privilege member group the privileges are not being reflected in CLI . Below are the configuration, Expected, and Actual Privileges. Config: bo user is member of Backup Operators...

Hi, So last night I waste two of my life trying to install Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla which was Ubuntu 20.10. Anyway, the first of install nothing booted properly, the second round it did but had issues and I could not boot up windows, the third round it finally installed and I then had to install a...

We are using Dropbox on a Windows Server 2016 DC. Dropbox is used to Sync the files between users in a remote location (due to connection speeds) and then also Syncs between the shared folders on the DC. Surprisingly it's working really well but I've come across a problem. When a folder (64 Zoo...

Adding a new group is a piece of cake. But how does one then add contacts into that group?

I am trying to hide an active user account from sight in:: Desktop> Right-click This PC> Manage> Local Users and Groups> Users> Q. Is there a way to make one of these user accounts hidden from sight without the account itself being disabled? (Tried to add an image but this site apparently...

We have Windows 7 and use Windows Live Mail for E Mail. Today for no apparent reason our contacts are messed up. My wife had a lot of them separated into different groups. One group that had 43 contacts may have only 8. All the groups have less than they bare supposed to. What could have happened?

Hello Everyone, I tried to follow the instructions of this guide >> (How to Get Access to WindowsApps Folder in Windows 10: >> How to Get Access to WindowsApps Folder in Windows 10 ) I went through all the steps, but when I got to (step #9) where it says "open the “Select User or Group...

There's a big round red cross at the top left of the window . then it says "windows cannot access the specified device , path or file . You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the file . " That's what it says when I try to install ccleaner . I have been having a lot of trouble...

Hi, there right now i am in the middle of server management. I am using server 2003 right now and I have two OU's in the server (student and staff) and i have created a group policy for both OU's for sharing files. I have created two folders(student and staff) which is shared for each one. The...

64-bit Win 7 Home Premium, workgroup pc (not domain). What are the problems/ramifications of changing a Computer Name? For example, how does windows handle existing shares? Thanks --David

The Kinect for Windows SDK v2 is almost out, the SDK is just about ready for public beta and the excitement is really starting to grow. A number of developers, including many of you, have been coding your fingers off in the private alpha/developer preview program. Until the curtains go up on...

I am trying to add 'TrustedInstaller' to the permissions list for a particular file folder. I can see on other folders where that user/group exists (c:\Intetput\custerr\en-US for example), but when I try to add that user/group to the permissions for a folder, TrustedInstaller cannot be found. I...

Hi, Can someone explain this to me. (1) When I go to "Control Panel -> User Accounts". There is only one account "User / Administrator". Yet when I create a folder and look at the Security tab (in folder properties), there is a list of different users: Administrators SYSTEM Users...

The Windows User Group is brought to you by three UK based Windows MVPs; Andrew Bettany, Chris Rhodes and Mike Halsey. They have created a 'roadshow' in which to help others better understand the finer points of Microsoft's Windows. Unfortunately this is only held in the UK for now. 'Extremely...

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Im confusing myself on these ntfs permissions. Is there an easy way to allow a specific group rw access to one file in a folder full of other files but only have ro access on all other files...without changing the permissions on each file? The problem I have is we have a folder organized...

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I am trying to set permissions on a folder to serve as a drop box on a network volume so that I retain full control and the <everyone> group can add files and read the contents, but cannot change anything once uyploaded to the folder. Or, listed a different way: administrator -- full control...

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When I'm away from my home office, I like to use Remote Desktop Connection to log on to 3 of my home computers. I have done this before without problems, but this time I found that I could connect but the remote computer would not accept my login even though I was using a user name and password...