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Java install did not complete. Error Code: 1603

When trying to upgrade Java, you might encounter the following error message: Java install did not complete. Error Code: 1603. The most probable cause of this error message is that you’re trying to...

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Start Menu not responding on Windows Server 2016

We’ve encountered an issue where the Start Menu button on Windows Server 2016 has become unresponsive. Specifically, the left-click functionality is not working, where the right-click is operational...

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A program is trying to access e-mail address information stored in Outlook...

If you are using applications that use Outlook for sending and receiving messages automatically you might receive the following warning message: A program is trying to access e-mail address information...

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Windows Backup failed to complete!

Once you have scheduled a Windows Backup on a server, you might notice that the scheduled task is failing to complete. I have noticed this problem on one of our servers where the backup failed to...

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Microsoft Edge not working on Windows 2016 Server (Citrix Xenapp)

For some time now we were waiting for Microsoft Edge to be released for Windows Server operating systems. From the information I’ve found on the web, Windows Server 2016 will not include Microsoft Edge...

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Printing issues with cumulative update KB5005573

After installing the cumulative update (KB5005573) on the print server many of our customers reported printing issues. Upon further investigation, we have noticed that many clients were receiving...

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The processing of Group Policy Failed. Event 1096.

After the WSUS migration, I have changed Group Policy responsible for the WSUS server name and other related settings. After some time I have noticed that some of our clients did not migrate to the new...

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Cannot extend the System Drive because of Recovery Partition

Due to popular cost cuts strategies, you might have the need to assign smaller system drive partitions for your virtual machines. Once your system drive free space runs low, you can easily add...

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How to disable NetBIOS via GPO

A couple of months ago we have posted an article with instructions on how to disable NetBIOS for DHCP clients. In this article, we will describe how to disable NetBIOS via GPO for servers and...

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Cannot activate Windows. Error code 0x80070005

I’ve just run into an issue with some of our Windows 2012R2 servers that could not be activated via KMS service. When I have tried to activate Windows I got the following error message: Windows can’t...

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LSI Adapter Ultra320 SCSI 2000 series driver needed for Windows Server 2012...

Since Windows Server 2008 R2 reached its EOL it is advisable to upgrade your servers to at least Windows Server 2016 operating system. Considering that it is not possible to directly upgrade from...

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A system shutdown is in progress. (1115)

Recently I had an issue with one of our remote physical machines that hang during the reboot phase. Once I have initiated a reboot of the machine through the RDP connection after the system update I...

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Event ID 31 Windows Update failed to download an update

If you have found this page looking for a solution for the Event ID 31 Windows Update failed to download an update error log then you came to the right place. The probable cause of this error lies (at...

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How to disable NetBIOS for DHCP clients

NetBIOS or Network Basic Input/Output System that was created in the early 1980s is still alive and is used on many networks today. NetBIOS is used for name resolution when DNS is not available....

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Cannot delete vminst.log on a virtual machine

If you have noticed that free disk space on your virtual machine dropped under 1GB you should check if the vminst.log is the culprit. Vminst.log contains a log from VMware tools installation or...

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How to create a keytab file on a Domain Controller for an SSO setup

In order to set up an SSO, you might need to create a keytab file on a Domain Controller. In this article, we’ll explain in a few simple steps how to achieve this. Create a domain user that will be...

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How to prevent Microsoft Teams from auto-starting using Group Policy

In the heat of the COVID-19 crisis, Microsoft Teams, a unified communication and collaboration platform is now used more than ever. Even though this is a great app not all of the employees have the...

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Chromium-Edge group policy not applying

After migration to the new Chromium-Edge browser from Microsoft, we had to create a new group policy object in order to configure proxy .pac script, default search provider and home page setting....

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Windows could not start the Netlogon service on Local Computer

Once again Windows update messed up some of our Windows 2008 Servers. After the successful installation of Windows update and a server restart, we could not ping the server. After checking the server...

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How to install and configure LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution)

Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) is a Microsoft product for managing local administrator passwords. Using LAPS passwords are stored in Active Directory (AD) and can be controlled via Group...

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