When DISM Won’t RestoreHealth
I’ve been having trouble installing the Windows 10 cumulative update for November 2016. DISM is supposed to scan or restore your Windows image, as explained in this Technet article. But …
Windows 10 Can’t Install November Cumulative Update
Windows 10 Pro 1511 failed repeatedly to install the November 2016 Cumulative Update (KB3198586). So I deleted the partition and installed Windows 10 Pro 1607 from scratch. It also cannot …
Windows 10 Freezes with storahci 129 Errors
On a new install of Windows 10 Pro 1607, with a Crucial/Micron M500 SSD, the machine would frequently freeze for several seconds. This corresponded to dozens of storahci 129 warnings …
Update Essentials Connector before Upgrading Windows 10
Almost a year ago, I wrote about how the Windows 10 Update Breaks 2012 R2 Essentials Connector. I thought that was fixed if you install KB3172614 on your server as …
Generate an SSL Certificate Request without IIS
I’m planning to installed 3CX 15 on a Windows 2012 R2 server. I want to use a new SSL certificate. The machine does not have IIS installed. How do I …
3CX 15 Upgrade Notes and Gotchas
I’m doing a test upgrade on a local Windows 2008 R2 server from 3CX 14 to 3CX 15. A few notes and gotchas for future reference. Read these before uninstalling …
Can’t Remove Essentials Computer
I was having trouble removing a computer from the Essentials 2012 R2 dashboard. Can’t recall the error but I do recall the entire dashboard crashing. I found this thread on …
Set Up TLS on a Grandstream UCM Device Using a Public SSL Certificate
I wanted to get TLS connections working between remote Grandstream phones connected over the Internet to a Grandstream UCM6102 PBX. This location already has an SSL certificate for its web …
Script to Check Current Firewall Profile
As mentioned in this post, I recently had a server unexpectedly show up with a Public firewall profile, which caused database connection issues. I decided to write a little script …
Test and Fix SQL Connectivity
After server and workstation reboots, a database application that I use every day would not start. It displayed this message: SQL Server does not exist or access denied