SOLVED: How to Edit The Registry in an Offline Windows 10 WIM File
If you have built a corporate image and found that you need to make a change to settings in the registry you can edit the registry off line. In my case I use WSUS to deploy images so I had to find the...
View ArticleSOLVED: Cannot Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows
Several things can cause a file or folder to be locked in such a state that even a local, domain or enterprise administrator cannot change. In the ADVANCED SECURITY SETTINGS, you may see: YOU DO NOT...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Determine Your IP Address on Windows, Linux, Solaris, Mac OS/X...
Below are the commands used to find your IP Address on different operating systems: WINDOWS IP ADDRESS Start a CMD window and type ipconfig or ipconfig /all (not case sensitive) and press ENTER LINUX...
View ArticleSOLVED: Cannot Install Dell SAN Headquarters On Windows 10 Because .NET...
If you are trying to install SAN Headquarters on a Windows 10 PC you will likely find that it has not (as of yet) been updated to support the .NET 4.6 (note the “6”) or newer. This means that it is...
View ArticleSOLVED: Cluster Aware Updating Readiness Analyzer Warning – The machine proxy...
You may find ANALYZE CLUSTER UPDATING READINESS (in CLUSTER AWARE UPDATING in your Windows Server Cluster) comes back with a warning: Rule ID: 10 Title: The machine proxy on each failover cluster node...
View ArticleSOLVED: Failover Cluster CHKDSK Scan Needed On Volume How To
If you are running a Windows Failover Cluster and you see CHKDSK Scan Needed On Volume you need to deal with it quickly. Fortunately there is an easy process to fix it: In Failover Cluster Manager,...
View ArticleSOLVED: HyperV – The IP address x.x.x.x you have entered for this network...
If you have moved a HyperV VHDx file to a new server, built a new VM using that drive and then tried to set the previous static IP Address on it, you will receive the following error: The IP address...
View ArticleSOLVED: How To Activate Windows 10 / Server 2016 Through Command Line
If you are having problems activating Windows 10, Server 2016, Windows 8, or Server 2012 one of these three solutions below should get you through: Command Line to Launch Activation GUI: This is handy...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Configure the Boot Order on a HyperV Virtual Machine
If you need to change to boot order on a Windows Server HyperV Virtual Machine (VM): Launch HyperV Click on your VM to select it Click SETTINGS in the menu on the right Click BIOS Make your change and...
View ArticleSOLVED: How To Copy Permissions and Files At the Same Time
I had a bad VHD that I was unable to copy, I would get CANNOT READ SOURCE… after about 30%. Then I tried to build a new VHD using the COPY CONTENTS… function in HyperV but that failed at about 30%...
View ArticleSOLVED: Can SCCM Bitlocker Encrypt All Internal Disks
The short answer is no. Even the latest version of SCCM 1551 in 2016 cannot turn on BitLocker for more than a specific drive. Worse, if you manually turn on BitLocker for other disks after SCCM has...
View ArticleSOLVED: Failover Cluster Manager – An Error Occurred While Moving Virtual...
This was an ugly little problem for a newbie to Failover Clustering like me. If you see the: An Error Occurred While Moving Virtual Machine(s) Storage – General Access Denies 0x80070005 the most...
View ArticleSOLVED: BIOS Beep Codes and Error Number Codes List
If your computer powers on but beeps at you rather than booting, it is telling you that you have a failed component. Often I hear these codes after a hardware change and then I know that something is...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Control Windows 10 Updates From a WSUS Server
As you likely have figured out Windows 10 ignores the Re-Prompt for restart with scheduled installations GPO which is very unfortunate because it worked so well. Given this you now have two apparent...
View ArticleSOLVED: The 10 Best Ways to Make a Secure Password
Today there is news that Microsoft will flat out block the use any of the most common passwords (like 123456, password and baseball). So how can you create a password that does not drive you nuts....
View ArticleWhat are the Top Ten Ways Hackers Get Your Passwords
There are dozens of common ways for hackers to uncover your passwords. Below are the top ten ways this occurs in 2016: phishing – spam messages (emails, texts…) asking you and millions of others for...
View ArticleWhat is the Most Important Account You Have? The Answer Will Shock You
If you were thinking your bank or Facebook were the most important accounts you have, you would be wrong. The key to the question is asking yourself, what guards your accounts? The answer is email....
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Determine The Last Time Your PC Was Booted
There are four ready ways to figure out when your computer was booted (or rebooted): Task Manager Shows Up Time: Command Prompt To Show UpTime: systeminfo | find /i “Boot Time” System Boot Time:...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Disable Cortana Using Group Policy on Windows 10
If you want to disable the Cortana personal search assistant in Windows 10 using Group Policy this is the place for you: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components...
View ArticleSOLVED: DHCP Server Shows 169.254.99.88
169.254.x.x is known as an Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) address. As of Windows Vista, ALL devices must have an IP address so Windows can’t find a DHCP server and you do not force a static...
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