Low Disk Space? Uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader
On a Windows 11 24H2 computer, I used TreeSize Free to check what was using so much disk space.
Can’t Start VM with Virtual TPM on HPE MicroServer
I manage several HPE Gen10 Plus v2 MicroServers set up as Hyper-V hosts, running a mixture of Server 2022 and Server 2025. HPE BIOS is currently at v2.40. I discovered …
Entra Cloud Sync and the Phantom Certificate
I posted this in a Microsoft forum but wanted to repeat it here for future reference. The Issue I installed Entra Cloud Sync on a Server 2025 Domain Controller. The …
Win11 24H2 Blocking NTLM for RDP and SMB
I have two laptops on the same domain. One has been running Windows 11 Pro for a while and even with a recent update to 24H2, has no problems connecting …
Fix the EFI Boot Record on a Lenovo Outlet ThinkPad
I purchased a Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 laptop from the Lenovo Outlet last week. As part of the setup, I upgraded the BIOS from 1.14 to 1.15. I started …
Sentinel One Missing from Installed Apps
I installed SentinelOne 25.1.3.334 on three Windows computers yesterday. On one of them, it was missing from the list of Installed Apps, even though it appeared in the taskbar and …
A Domain Controller Can Boot into Safe Mode without DSRM
For some reason, maybe because this was the way things were many years ago, I was under the impression that booting a domain controller into safe mode (e.g. to uninstall …
Fix a Broken Camera Config in Surveillance Station
I have an old Hikvision DS-2CD2332-I camera mounted sideways to take in a hallway. It is configured with rotation enabled in the camera’s web interface:
Prey Project Causes Repeated OpenWith Errors on Server 2025
Since upgrading a server to Server 2025, I’ve been getting multiple OpenWith Application errors every day.
QuickBooks Support Scam
One of my clients received a voicemail advising them they were having issues with their QuickBooks “communications link”: