[hemmerling] Windows 10, Windows Server 2016 & Nano Server

Related pages:

• Microsoft Windows.
• Scripting Languages for Windows 2/3 - Windows PowerShell.
• Windows Embedded, Windows Embedded CE.
• Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and 2012, Windows 8.

• See also Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and 2012, Windows 8.

• Online Tech Tips – Computer Tips from a Computer Guy "Use Windows 10 Compatibility Mode To Run Old Programs".
  • Why Does Old Software Break?
    • Out of date dependencies – software depending on old programs and libraries no longer available in Windows 10
    • 16-bit programs – Windows 10 is 64-bit, and doesn’t support 16-bit programs *32 bit works just fine though).
    • DOS – Older programs and games designed for MSDOS don’t run in Windows, as it only emulates a small part of the DOS system for the Terminal window.
• GroovyPost - Technology News, Tips, Reviews, and How To Galleries "How to Enable 16-bit Application Support in Windows 10".
  • “Much older applications that pre-date Windows 95 will sometimes require a bit more work. 16-bit applications, in particular, are not natively supported on 64-bit Windows 10 because the operating system lacks a 16-bit subsystem. This can even affect 32-bit applications that utilize a 16-bit installer”.
  • “16 Bit support will require enabling the NTVDM feature. To do so, press Windows key + R then type: optionalfeatures.exe then hit Enter. Expand Legacy Components then check off NTVDM and click OK”.
  • “The next step is to install the feature through the Command Prompt. Press Windows key + X then click Command Prompt (Admin.) At the command prompt, type the following command”.

    FONDUE.exe /enable-feature:NTVDM

  • “The add feature wizard for NTVDM will launch. Click Install this feature to complete the installation. Then restart your computer if required”.

• Lizenzstar "Windows 10 Pro", 2025-05.
• Lizenzgo "Windows 10 Pro".
• ISO Image downloads.
  • Microsoft "Windows 10 herunterladen".
  • CHIP "Windows 10 Pro ISO 64 Bit" - “Hier erhalten Sie die Windows 10 ISO, in der 64-Bit Pro-Version, zum kostenlosen Download. Mit dabei: Version Version 20H2 (ab Oktober 2020)”.
  • YourWindowsWorld "Windows 10 Pro 64-bit English EN".

• LifeWire "How to Access Advanced Startup Options in Windows 10 or 8".
• Windows Ten Forums "Enable or Disable F8 Advanced Boot Options in Windows 10".

• Microsoft "Windows 10 herunterladen" - To force the installation of fresh Win10 releases .
• Windows Insider "Windows 10 Insider Preview".
• ComputerBase "Windows 10 ISO Download".

• Lenovo Support "How to enter safe mode in Windows 10 - ThinkPad" - “Use Shift+Restart”
  • “Hold the Shift key while clicking Restart from Shut down or sign out menu”.
  • “Select Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Startup Settings >Restart”.

• The OpenSource “VLC Media Player” may play DVDs ⇒ See Audiovision 4/5 - Video Tools.
• The commercial “Windows DVD Player”.
  • Microsoft Help "Windows DVD Player" - “The Windows DVD Player app enables Windows 10PCs with an optical disc drive to play DVD movies (but not Blu-ray discs). You can buy it in the Microsoft Store”.
  • Windows Store "Windows DVD Player", $14.99.

• International Business Times "5 Missing Features In Windows 10: Don't Expect To Play DVDs Or Run Floppy Disks" - “Believe it or not, Windows 10 does not support playing back DVD videos out-of-the-box. The exception to this, for some incomprehensible reason, is if you are upgrading from a version of Windows with Windows Media Center installed. Everyone else will need to download Windows DVD Player from the Windows Store”.

• As of 2016-12, with Win10-Pro, 64-bit, the legacy hardware “Floppy Disk drives” is not fully supported:
  • You may read and write Floppy disks from 1.44 MB Floppy Disk drives.
  • You may not format Floppy disks by the Windows Desktop tools .
  • You may format Floppy disks by commandline:

    FORMAT A:

• Google - Search for "win 10 floppy formatting".
• Tech@Play "How to format floppy disk to 720K in Windows" - “Microsoft has officially removed support for formatting floppies to 720K since Windows XP. However, if you do find yourself in a situation where you need a floppy to be formatted to 720K, you can still do it through command line. Open command line (Start → Run → cmd), insert a floppy, and enter the following in command line:

  FORMAT A: /T:80 /N:9

• Tech Support Forum "Floppy drive not working in Win 10" - “You can copy the files fdc.sys and flpydisk.sys from C:\Windows\System32\Drivers in Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 and copy them to the same place in Windows 10 to get the drive to work”.
• The Windows Club "How to use Floppy Disk on Windows 10".

• Deskmodder - News, Tipps, Hilfe "Kennwort, die Dauer ändern in Windows 10" - “Win + R”, “secpol.msc” = “Lokale Sicherheitsrichtline → Als Administrator ausführen ... Sicherheitseinstellungen → Kontenrichtlinien → Maximales Kennwortalter” ( default: 42, forever: 0 ).
• “Win + R”, “secpol.msc” = Local security guidline → Run as Administrator... Security Settings → Account Policies → Password Policy → Maximum password age ( default: 42, forever: 0 ).

• Windows Nachrichten "Wie kann man die automatische Korrektur von Skype unter Windows 10 deaktivieren?".
  • “Start / Apps and Features”, then enter “Typing Settings” to address the page “Typing”. Suggestion: Disable all settings!
  • Btw, the Skype App of Win10 does not regard this settings, but does spelling checking anyway , according to the Windows language settings.

• Latest upgrade:
  • Microsoft "Windows 10 herunterladen" ⇒ “Windows 10 May 2020 Update.Der Update-Assistent unterstützt Sie bei der Aktualisierung auf die neueste Version von Windows 10. Klicken Sie zum Starten des Updates auf Jetzt aktualisieren”.
  • Microsoft "Download Windows 10".
• Microsoft "Windows 10 free upgrade offer ends July 29" - Win10 updater “Windows10Upgrade9194.exe” ( 5 MBytes ) for Win7, Win8.x.
• Google - Search for "8024402c windows update".
  • Microsoft Answers "Windows Update Error 8024402C".
    • “This error might be caused by a program running on your computer that's preventing Windows Update Services (SVCHOST) from accessing the Internet. Programs that might do this include firewalls, antispyware software, web accelerators, Internet security or antivirus programs and proxy servers”.
    • My experience: The error message might also appear with computers connected to a network switch, which itself is connected to a ( DSL ) router, even with permanent local IP address ) .
  • Windows Seven Forums "Windows 7: Windows wont update error-8024402C".
  • Windows Seven Forums "Windows Update Posting Instructions" ( for Win10 ).
• Google - Search for "80070004-3000+windows".
  • Microsoft Community "error 80070004-3000D when trying to install windows 10".
• Google - Search for "0xc7700100 windows".
  • Microsoft Community "getting error code 0xc7700100 when upgrading 8.1 pro with media center to Windows 10 pro?".
  • Microsoft Community "Installing Windows 10 to a new SSD".
  • Microsoft Community "How to: Troubleshoot common Setup and Stop Errors during Windows 10 Installation".
  • Microsoft Support "Get help with Windows 10 upgrade and installation errors".
• Google - Search for "80200056 windows".
• Google - Search for "0xc1900200 windows" → Maybe the installation of Win7SP2 helps to avoid this error?!
• As of 2022-05, it is not possible anymore to upgrade Windows8 to Windows10 , you have to download a Windows10 image and reuse your Windows8 ( Pro ) serial number.
  • When I try to execute the offical “MediaCreationTool21H2” on plain Win8, I got the error message “0x80072f8f-0×20000” . These tips did not help me:
    • Google - Search for "0x80072f8f-0x20000 windows update".
    • MakeUseOf "How to Fix the Error Code 0x80072f8f - 0x20000 on Windows", 2022.
    • Microsoft Community "Media Creation Tool - error code 0X80072F8F - 0X20000", 2022.
  • When I try to execute the offical “Windows10Upgrade9252” tool, I fail too:
    • heise "Windows 10 Update-Assistent November-Update 2021" - “Windows10Upgrade9252.exe - Diese App kann auf dem PC nicht ausgeführt werden” .
    • ComputerBILD "Windows 10 Update Assistent"
      • “Windows10Upgrade9252.exe”: Diese App kann auf dem PC nicht ausgeführt werden” .
      • “Windows10Upgrade9252_Windows7_8.exe”: “Da hat etwas nicht geklappt” .
  • An alternative third-party tool CHIP "Windows 10 Update Assistent" failed too - “Unable to connect to server” .

• Config Server Firewall "Something went wrong OOBEKEYBOARD OOBEREGION in Windows 10 (And How to Fix Them)".
• Microsoft Docs "Windows OOBE fails when you start a new Windows-based computer for the first time".
• Reddit "OOBEZDP error".
• Microsoft TechNet "Something Went Wrong (OOBEEULA) after Sysprep".

• Microsoft Learn "Windows 10 Home and Pro" - “Retirement Date” 2024-10-14.

• Minitool "Fixed – This File Does Not Have a Program Associated with It [MiniTool News]", 2020-01.
  1. Rund CMD as Administrator.
     1. “sfc /scannow”.
     2. “DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth”.

• Administrator "PC mit Windows 10: Netzlaufwerk verbinden mit XP-Freigabe klappt nicht", 2018.
  • Borns IT- und Windows-Blog "Kommt ein Windows 10 V1803 SMBv1-Fix zum Juni 2018-Patchday?", 2018.
  • 10 Forums "Enable or Disable SMB1 File Sharing Protocol in Windows".

• Boot an USB stick with WIN 8 / 10 / 11 installation media ( i.e. an ISO image transfered to USB stick by the “Rufus” software tool ).
• Select repair options.
• If repair fails, boot again & type “SHIFT+F10”, to get a command.com console.
• Type “chkdsk /R” for repair of the file system of the boot drive.

• Windows Insider about Win10, for Win10 users.
• Appuals.com - Tech How-to's from the Expert! "SOLVED: Microsoft Edge Can’t be opened using the built-in Administrator Account".
  • Run “secpol.msc” as Administrator.
  • Select “Security Settings / Local Policies / Security Options”.
  • Enable “User Account Control: Admin Approval Mode for the Built-in Administrator” / “Benutzerkontensteuerung: Administratorengenehmigungsmodus für das integrierte Administratorkonto”.
  • Restart the computer.
• Superuser "Windows cannot access \\[other computer] error code 0x80004005" - “Select Add or remove Windows features in the sidebar. Make sure Support for SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing is checked”.

• See also Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and 2012, Windows 8.

• Microsoft Hyper-V.
  • Microsoft Windows Container.
    • Microsoft Windows Container "Nano Server installation option of Windows Server Technical Preview 4 for Developers" - Download of a VHD virtual image.

• Username: “Administrator”, Password: “node2”.

• Windows Server "Getting Started with Nano Server".
• Blog Microsoft TechNet Blogs "Nano Server".
  • Microsoft TechNet Blogs "Nano Server", "Download just Nano Server in a VHD (Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4)".

• Windows Server & Management Blogs - Ben Armstrong’s Virtualization Blog, Hyper-V Program Manager "Running Nano from Windows Server 2016 TP3 on Hyper-V".

• Matt Wrock " A Packer template for Windows Nano server weighing 300MB", 2015-09-28 - “If you are on Windows and want to create Virtualbox VMs, the instructions for creating the nano image are nearly identical. The key change is to specify -OEMDrivers instead of -GuestDrivers in the New-NanoServerImage command”.

• How-To-Geek "How to Run PowerShell Commands on Remote Computers".
• WindowsNetworking.com "Remote Management with PowerShell (Part 1)".

• Redmond MAGAZINE "First Look: Windows Nano Server", 2015-09-02.
• Windows Server Blog. Your Guide to the Latest Windows Server Product Information "Microsoft Announces Nano Server for Modern Apps and Cloud", 2015-04-08.
• EN.Wikipedia "Windows Server 2016" - “Microsoft announced a new installation option, Nano Server, a minimal footprint installation option of Windows Server. It excludes the graphical user interface, WoW64 (support for 32-bit software) and Windows Installer. It does not support console logon, neither locally nor via Remote Desktop Connection. All management is performed remotely via Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) and PowerShell. Microsoft engineer Jeffrey Snover claims that Nano Server had 93 percent lower VHD size, 92 percent fewer critical security advisories, and 80 percent fewer reboots than Windows Server”.

• The commercial software Drawboard - “Collaborative PDF software”.
  • The commercial Win10 App Drawboard PDF: Easy Document Managagement.
    • “Drawboard PDF - markup for individuals”.
    • “Do you need to mark up and annotate your local PDF documents? Replace pen and paper with an app that feels like pen and paper! Drawboard PDF is the top PDF app for your local files on the Microsoft Store, and was even preinstalled on earlier models of Surface”.

• Google - Search for "windows 10 home s-modus deaktivieren".

• Microsoft "Windows 11" - “Upgrade to the New Windows 11 OS”.
• Microsoft Docs "Windows Processor Requirements".
• Microsoft Docs "Windows minimum hardware requirements".
• Microsoft "Device protection in Windows Security" - “Hardware security capability”.
• Microsoft Support "Enable TPM 2.0 on your PC".
• Microsoft Docs, Windows hardware developer "Windows 11 supported Intel processors".
• Microsoft Docs, Windows hardware developer "Windows 11 supported AMD processors".

• Microsoft Security Blog "Meet the Microsoft Pluton processor – The security chip designed for the future of Windows PCs", 2020.
• EN.Wikipedia "Trusted Platform Module", DE.Wikipedia "Trusted Platform Module" ( TPM ).
• EN.Wikipedia "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface", DE.Wikipedia "Unified Extensible Firmware Interface" - “Secure_Boot”.
• EN.Wikipedia "Next-Generation Secure Computing Base", DE.Wikipedia "Next-Generation Secure Computing Base" ( “Palladium” ), 2002.

• Tom's Hardware "How to Install and Log In to Windows 11 Without a Microsoft Account".
  • Press “Shift + F10” keys to open CMD.COM.
  • To to disable the Internet connection requirement, enter

    OOBE\BYPASSNRO

    .

  • The computer reboots.
  • Press “Shift + F10” keys to open CMD.COM.
  • If you're on Ethernet cable:
    • Just disconnect the plug.
  • Alternatively, if you are on WiFi:
    • To effectively disconnect your computer from the Internet, enter

      ipconfig /release

      .

• “MS Teams” is now standard communications tool. ”Skype”, “3D Viewer”, “Paint3D”, “oneNote” can be installed from the Microsoft Store.

• DeskModder "Windows 11 auch ohne TPM und Secure Boot installieren" - “Dieses Tutorial ist für die Windows 11 22000 (21H2) und höher geeignet”.
• Hardwaree-Helden "Upgrade TPM 2.0 or enable it for free – Windows 11.

• OpenDirectory "Top: Computers: Software: Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows".