Sometimes it happens that the security updates for Microsoft products (released under MS Patch Tuesday) cause problems with the OS or third-party software. The issues caused by the updates can be either mass and occur in a large number of devices or private that occur in some combinations of the Windows OS version and some apps.
- Windows 10Windows Server 2012 R2
DistributedCOM Error 10016 in Windows: The Application-specific Permission Settings do not Grant Local Activation Permission
April 3, 2019In this post I’ll show you how to fix the error with the EventID 10016 from the DistributedCOM source on a computer running Windows 10 or Windows Server 2012 R2.…
When the system warns you that free space on your local drive is running out, the first thing that the administrator does is trying to find all large files that…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016
Managing Printers and Drivers with PowerShell in Windows 10 / Server 2016
February 20, 2023In the previous article, we looked at the old-school VBS scripts that can be used to manage printers and print operations in all Windows versions, starting from Windows XP. Today…
Quite often, VMWare administrators are faced with the fact that the list of virtual machines contains VMs with the Invalid (Unknown) status. As a rule, the issue occurs after deleting…
A mandatory user profile is a special pre-configured type of roaming user profile than can be changed only by administrators. Users who have been assigned a mandatory profile can work…
I had an old, but reliable HP Microserver N40L. I had been using it 24/7 since 2012. It was running ESXi 5.1. There was a couple of 2003R2 servers (a…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2012 R2
Copying Large Files over an Unreliable Network Using BITS and PowerShell
January 28, 2021As a rule, in local and global networks, files are transferred between devices using SMB, FTP or HTTP protocols. The problem of all these protocols is some troubles with resuming…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2012 R2
Fix: Clock Reverts to Wrong Time After Computer (Server) Reboot
October 12, 2020In this article, we’ll consider why the system clock displays incorrect time and date after a shutdown, restart or resuming from hibernation of a laptop/computer/server. Time is reset each time…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2012 R2
Unable to Start or Connect to Virtual Disk Service in Disk Management
January 28, 2019I came across one strange error when trying to extend the size of the hard disk partition on Windows Server 2012 R2. After opening the Disk Management console (diskmgmt.msc), the…