If you are receiving this error 1. Open Registry Editor on the affected machine 2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Search 3. open SetupCompletedSuccessfully Restart windows Search serviceViewer no longer appeared.
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The latest Windows Server updates are causing severe issues for administrators, with some controllers rebooting and Hyper-V not running until the updates are rolled back. This bug primarily affects Windows Server 2012 R2 server Yesterday, Microsoft released the Windows Server 2012 R2 KB5009624 update, the Windows Server 2019 KB5009557 update, and the Windows Server 2022 … Continue reading “New Windows Server updates break Hyper-V”
- Problems with Office 365 logins authentication
We have found the AAD Broker Plugin is sometimes missing and this is what causes issues with Microsoft applications for end users. First open power shell and paste this to see if the package is installed: Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.AAD.BrokerPlugin If that returns nothing you can install the package with this command:if (-not (Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.AAD.BrokerPlugin)) { Add-AppxPackage … Continue reading “Problems with Office 365 logins authentication”
- Exchange 2013 Install – An error occurred with error code ‘3221684226’ and message ‘The system cannot find the file specified. During the Organization Preparation stage of an Exchange 2013 install or uninstall.
An error occurred with error code ‘3221684226’ and message ‘The system cannot find the file specified.’ This error message has Little no no meaning but the issue is that the AD tools are not installed on the Exchange server. To install these, open an elevated PowerShell window ant type Install-WindowsFeature RSAT-ADDS Once done, you can … Continue reading “Exchange 2013 Install – An error occurred with error code ‘3221684226’ and message ‘The system cannot find the file specified. During the Organization Preparation stage of an Exchange 2013 install or uninstall.”
- Outlook opens and then closes after update KB4565627 & KB4565503
Outlook users who updated to the latest version of windows may experience issues with outlook opening and then closing. Some users may experience the error 0xc0000005 in the logs. To fix the error open word and manually update office to the latest version. If that failes the open a command prompt and go to the … Continue reading “Outlook opens and then closes after update KB4565627 & KB4565503”
- Uncorrectable PCI Express Error
I have a dead server that fails to boot with a Windows STOP error and this entry logged in ILO Uncorrectable PCI Express Error (Embedded device, Bus 0, Device 28, Function 7, Error status 0x00100000) Steps: 1. Installed Server 2016 standard with Desktop Experience, No issues 2. Windows Update, reboot, no issues 3. Ran the … Continue reading “Uncorrectable PCI Express Error”
- KB 4093492 Broke my RDP sessions.
Microsoft has released another patch causing issues or is it? the KB 093492 patch is a good thing you just need to patch your servers. Credential Security Support Provider protocol (CredSSP) is an authentication provider that processes authentication requests for other applications. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in unpatched versions of CredSSP. An attacker who … Continue reading “KB 4093492 Broke my RDP sessions.”
- Windows Installer Coordinator on Terminal Server Issue
Yesterday I ran across a program I tried to install on my terminal servers that just hung up with Windows installer Coordinator running. I found that there is a setting in Group Policy that disables Windows Installer Coordinator and allows the install to finish. open the group policy on the local machine go to local … Continue reading “Windows Installer Coordinator on Terminal Server Issue”
- How To Exclude a User from a Dynamic Distribution Group in Office 365
First open PowerShell and connect to the exchange system. $LiveCred = Get-Credential (then enter your Office 365 email address and password in the box that pops up) $Session = New-PSSession -ConfigurationName Microsoft.Exchange -ConnectionUri https://ps.outlook.com/powershell/ -Credential $LiveCred -Authentication Basic –AllowRedirection Import-PSSession $Session Then, run Get-DynamicDistributionGroup -Name “Group Name” | fl Name,RecipientFilter Name : Full Time … Continue reading “How To Exclude a User from a Dynamic Distribution Group in Office 365”
- Ransomware Strikes again
Ransomware is a type of malware that prevents or limits users from accessing their system and data. This type of malware forces its victims to pay the ransom through online payment methods to restore access to their systems, or to get their data back. Ransomware can be downloaded by unknowing users who visit malicious or … Continue reading “Ransomware Strikes again”