Remote Desktop Gateway Causes ESENT 490 Errors on Server 2012 R2 Essentials
On every restart of a new Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials machine, I get several instances of the following errors in the Application event log:
Run a .NET 2.0 App under IIS 8 on Server 2012 R2
When you first set up Server Essentials 2012 R2 with Anywhere Access, IIS 8 is configured with .NET v4.5 only. If you try to run a .NET 2.0 application, you …
Server 2012 R2 not Replicating SYSVOL from Server 2012
I recently added a Windows Server 2012 R2 machine to my domain and moved the FSMO roles to it from the old Server 2012 machine. However, when I opened Group …
Thousands of WMI Event ID 10 Errors after Server 2012 R2 Upgrade
I recently upgraded my Hyper-V host from Server 2008 R2 to 2012 R2. It’s not domain-joined, and I did an in-place upgrade. Every 11 seconds, I was getting the following …
Reset the Windows 7 System Tray Icons
Every so often, my system tray icons lose their pictures, usually because the server that they point to was offline for a while. Then I have to go hunting for …
Server 2012 R2 Post-Upgrade Tasks
A couple days ago, I upgraded my Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V host to Server 2012 R2. I had to remove an old eSATA card that doesn’t have 2012 drivers, …
Windows Update High CPU
I’ve had a couple of Windows XP virtual machines get hung trying to do Windows Updates this month. CPU usage approaches 100% and if I do a manual update check …
Block User Folder Executables
One suggestion for blocking the Cryptolocker ransomware virus is to prevent execution of *.exe files in the %AppData% folder and its subfolders. I wanted to make the restriction a little …
Write Cache Warnings on Hyper-V Guest after KB2853952
Starting in September 2013, Windows Server 2012 R2 machines running as Hyper-V guests started issuing these warnings on reboot [8/18/2020: see comments—applies to 2012 but not R2]: Log Name: System …
Woohoo! 2000 Points on StackOverflow
I post most of my development questions and answers on StackOverflow, where you get points if people like your posts. Woohoo, I just hit 2000 points! All this means is …