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Windows 10 2004 Update Is Odd

So the new upgrade to the latest Windows 10 is out. Almost. Its not like the last one which I believe was a 30 min normal upgrade of normal security etc stuff. OH NOOO!!!! I have witness upgrading I believe 3 PCs (not the fastest but average) take 2-4 hour upgrade!! Wow!!. Also for my […]

Latest Windows 10 updates Causes USB-PRINT-SSD issues

From Security Now Episode 771

Security NewsPatch TuesdayMicrosoft continues its record-break streak. Or as Sophos put it:“Whoosh. You hear that? It’s the sound of Microsoft’s security fire hose spraying out a river ofCVE fixes. That’s right – Patch Tuesday was last [this] week and the software giant releasedpatches to fix 129 […]

Outlook 2016 opens with “Something is wrong with one of your data files and outlook needs to close.”

Had this exact error for a client. Found here for solution.

The solution was as follows:

In regedit, go to: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\PST Delete the following two keys: LastCorruptStore and PromptRepair Start Outlook That’s it.

Why Microsoft Office 365 Is Better Than Gmail

I deal with many clients with many email options. A lot of my clients (like myself) use on-site Exchange. The advantages of on-site Exchange are plenty. There are some disadvantages but if you are a one site company that need privacy and easily flexibility then there is nothing like Exchange!! What are the […]

TWIT.TV

I have been a fan of The Screen Savers on Tech TV and before on other tech channels. Really liked Leo and Patrick banter and their tech (at the day a 486 to Pentium was a big deal). I got my Gmail account because of Kevin Rose’s second giveaway when Gmail accounts were […]

Windows Server 2008R2 Won’t Boot After Installing KB4539602 Update

Got this from Security Now #753.

“Can’t Boot This!” Windows Server 2008 R2 won’t boot after installing the KB4539602 update!

Believe it or not, on any instance of Windows server 2008 R2 which is lacking those prerequisite updates I noted above, the consequence of attempting to install KB4539602 isn’t […]

Can’t Create Mailbox Database In Exchange 2016

When I attempt to create a new Mailbox Database using a PS command similar to the following:

New-MailboxDatabase -Name “DB1” -Server ThatLazyEX-02 -EdbFilePath D:\DB\DB1.edb -LogFolderPath D:\Logs\

I would get an error regarding Active Directory operation failed

Found solution here.

Basically I have to specify the preferred server with the command:

Set-ADServerSettings –PreferredServer DC1

If you […]

Latest ESET File Security For MS Server Causes Windows Backup To Fail

Client running Windows Server 2016 running Windows Server Backup and Eset File Security For Microsoft Servers. Everything was fine till I updated the ESET File Security to version 7.1.12006.0. Then I started getting backup error exclusive lock on the EFI system partition when it tried to do the VSS. If I disable the ESET it […]

Can’t Access Map Drives With Elevated Application

Seen this before. If you have mapped drives to a server/PC and then run an application elevated to run as Administrator and you don’t see the mapped drives here is a link that describes it and options to rectify.

Here is the solution that works for me:

 

Detail to configure the EnableLinkedConnections” registry entry

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Windows 10 Update Causes Printing and Other Issues

This article describes there are 2 Windows 10 updates that are causing major issues.

For me a client that did not have default printer option and needed it for 3rd party app. For me it was not KB5424147 installed but KB5424148. Removed this update and default printer option is back. Now I have to disable […]