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How do I search o Windows 11 for files modified on specific date or dates without using a hard to remember search string?

On windows 10, in file explorer, there was a user interface GUI to search for files modified on a specific date or range of dates. How do I get that functionality in Windows 11 without typing in some hard to remember search string?

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-04-08T15:53:01.6866667+00:00
Robert 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T03:17:53.95+00:00
Robert 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

publisher, will I still be able to use my disc installed older version?

if other publisher users like me, have thousands of products and work, records stored on publisher, I could spend months saving everything will I still be able to use my disc installed office suite version of Publisher? that is exactly why I prefer to…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-04-06T03:06:44.8633333+00:00
Cerise Rowan 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-09T02:04:11.16+00:00
Cerise Rowan 20 Reputation points
2 answers

Event id 1801 Secure Boot Certificate on Windows 11 in my fleet

I am seeing a number of devices in my org that have this event ID 1801 showing up. As I understood this, Microsoft was pushing out "automatic" updates to address this on Windows 11. This obviously is not happening in my org even though we…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Install Windows updates, features, or roles
asked 2026-04-08T20:26:43.82+00:00
Olson Peter - TLC 80 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T01:09:23.09+00:00
Harry Phan 17,050 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Kerberos Authentication Error

We are having Kerberos Error and it is not allowing users to connect to an SQL Server on a server. I have checked Klist, time sync, as well as clearing the klist, resync the time. This is a domain account. I am at a lost.

Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Active Directory
asked 2026-04-08T19:39:39.3233333+00:00
Bryan Freeman 0 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-09T01:05:15.8533333+00:00
Bryan Freeman 0 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to create a shell extension using IExplorerCommand for Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7?

After reading Microsoft's documentation, Raymond Chen's blog, NanaZip implementation, and TortoiseSVN/TortoiseGit implementations, I created a "modern" shell extension implementing IClassFactory, IExplorerCommand, and IObjectWithSelection. …

Windows development | Windows API - Win32
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2022-12-07T19:28:01.97+00:00
David Izada Rodriguez 46 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-09T00:39:27.8066667+00:00
Les Ferch 10,326 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
3 answers

Universal Print Connect 2.4.9459.590 Service keeps stop /start

Hi Support, I installed Universal Print Connector 2.4.9459.590 on a Windows Server 2025 Standard server. The Print Connector Service keeps stopping and restarting. When the service starts, I am briefly able to log in, but it stops again shortly after. I…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Print jobs
asked 2026-03-11T21:45:01.0666667+00:00
RFHelp0 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T00:01:55.14+00:00
Alan Morris 1,346 Reputation points
4 answers

Request: Add a Printer Settings Toggle for Stuck Queue Detection to Improve Windows Printing Reliability

Windows printing still carries a reliability issue that has existed since the 1990s: occasionally the print pipeline stalls even though the printer itself reports that it’s ready. When this happens, print jobs remain stuck in the queue with no progress.…

Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Print jobs
asked 2026-03-25T18:19:45.3366667+00:00
JK 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-08T23:57:18.3133333+00:00
Alan Morris 1,346 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

c:\windows\installer bloat issue only getting worse

Hi folks, I have had several users with full hard drives lately ... and the issue in each case has been the c:\windows\installer folder taking up anywhere from 60 - 120GB! I found a free tool called wise disk cleaner that seems to clear this up safely…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Performance | System performance
asked 2026-04-06T22:06:56.8166667+00:00
Tyler Dobie 80 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-08T23:08:28.2633333+00:00
Tyler Dobie 80 Reputation points
2 answers

Read and Write Permission of Services Account Monitoring AD

Hi Gurus, I'm trying to setup a monitoring system to monitor AD services on DC server. From the vendor article, it requires to have read/write access of services account to monitor AD instances and services. I added the service account as member to…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Directory services | Active Directory
asked 2026-04-08T21:57:00.17+00:00
Lionel ‌ 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-08T22:45:41.8333333+00:00
Scott Nguyen 690 Reputation points Independent Advisor
3 answers

Reloaded Windows 11 and Realtek Audio Line In is gone

My Realtek driver was working fine until I reloaded windows. I've updated the audio drivers with a 2022 and 2023 edition - nothing. I also went to Microsoft Update Catalog and found the 6.0.9700.1 version (which Realtek says is the most recent update…

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-04-07T21:06:55.7833333+00:00
Timothy 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-08T22:17:06.6133333+00:00
Timothy Steele 0 Reputation points
1 answer

how to fix not enabling multiple user session in windows 10 pro 22h2 version

in my sever i've installed the windows 10 pro 22h2 version and when i try to connect to same user using RDP it's not allowed me to having 2 sessions i've already tried it changing fsinglesessionper user value to 0 and it's not working but it's working…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Set up, install, or upgrade
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Remote desktop services and terminal services
Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2023-03-15T08:37:25.91+00:00
Janith Sahasra 6 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-08T21:14:52.7233333+00:00
JAllen 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Windows ADK 26H1 Build 28000

this build has problem injecting drivers both to boot.wim and install.wim.

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Other
asked 2026-01-06T09:35:37.6433333+00:00
avi kroparo 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-08T21:04:42.0333333+00:00
Markus Kraus 0 Reputation points
1 answer

windows server 2022 issue

Windows server 2022 system state backup takes very long

Windows for business | Windows Server | Performance | System performance
asked 2026-04-08T19:40:38.55+00:00
Vijaykumar Valadi 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-08T20:46:31.8533333+00:00
Domic Vo 18,955 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2 answers

Need to activate Windows 11 Pro

Windows 11 Pro will not activate on my new Lenovo laptop

Windows for business | Windows 365 Business
asked 2026-04-08T18:30:16.06+00:00
Technical Engineer 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-08T20:09:37.4533333+00:00
Domic Vo 18,955 Reputation points Independent Advisor
1 answer

Having Trouble Opening Hyper-V and WSL

Error Code shows 0x8000FFFF Using Windows 11 on refs. Might be the reason?

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Storage high availability | Virtualization and Hyper-V
asked 2026-04-08T18:31:43.0633333+00:00
SolarTorch 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-08T19:43:02.6666667+00:00
Tracy Le 5,295 Reputation points Independent Advisor
4 answers

Does Win 11 fix the "stealing focus while typing" issue?

New Windows. Exciting stuff. However I wonder if they have fixed this long held problem of the pop ups "stealing focus" while you are typing? The problem has been reported since Windows Vista, applications loading in the background, pop…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | User experience | Other
asked 2021-11-01T16:19:58.193+00:00
Craig Lambie 21 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-08T16:33:01.8266667+00:00
OfTheRocks 5 Reputation points
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Task Scheduler Issue is closing without run completion

we have scheduled SAS report jobs on our Windows servers (Windows Server 2019 Data Center , 64bit, version-1809, OS Build- 17763.8511) in the task scheduler.These SAS reports jobs trigger using vbs script files. Sometimes if the actual job run time is…

Windows for business | Windows Server | Performance | Application technologies and compatibility
asked 2026-04-08T13:43:59.45+00:00
commented 2026-04-08T16:30:04.61+00:00
Camille Rosé 0 Reputation points
4 answers

Can't join domain - name already exist.

When joining a domain I keep getting error message that "The join operation was not successful. This could be because an existing computer account have name was previously created using a different set of credentials. Use a different computer name,…

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Directory services | Active Directory
asked 2026-04-07T15:07:04.0333333+00:00
Network Admin 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-08T16:20:50.47+00:00
Network Admin 0 Reputation points
2 answers

erreur 7q6ch sur serveur rdp microsoft 365 enterprise

lors de la connexion au compte microsoft pour l'activation de microsoft 365 sur un serveur RDP nous avons un message d'erreur 7q6ch

Windows for business | Windows Server | Devices and deployment | Licensing and activation
asked 2026-04-08T14:15:24.45+00:00
commented 2026-04-08T16:12:48.2866667+00:00
1 answer

Need my bitlocker number

The laptop for our church is requesting a bitlocjer number which I cannot find on the admin in the microsoft non for profit.

Windows for business | Windows Client for IT Pros | Devices and deployment | Recovery key
asked 2026-04-08T14:36:50.6033333+00:00
Kathleen Colgan 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-08T16:04:14.4966667+00:00
Tan Vu 1,630 Reputation points Independent Advisor