Microsoft Kills Key Support Resource Eight Years Early
According to the Microsoft Lifecycle Policy, Server 2016 Essentials should have support through January 12, 2027:
Set Up a GL.iNet XL-750 Spitz Cellular Router
I recently acquired a GL.iNet XL-750 “Spitz” router to test. It’s an interesting device: it has Ethernet and cellular for WAN and Ethernet and Wi-Fi for LAN. (In fact, using …
More Essentials Certificate Woes
I wrote in November 2017 about Windows Server Essentials certificates getting renewed every two days. That problem suddenly stopped. The only change I had made was replacing a router. Now, …
Migrate Sharp Copier to New Server
A client uses a Sharp MX-3570N Copier. There are a couple “gotchas” when moving that printer to a new server.
One Network Printer Not Listed
Strange problem this morning. After migrating to a new server and deploying two printers with Print Management, a non-admin user was only seeing one of the two printers on a …
Server Install and Recovery Woes
I have a fully-functional Server 2016 Standard installation with the Essentials role, on bare metal. OS drive C: (120GB) and Data drive D: (150GB) are on the same Samsung SSD.
Use PowerShell to Diagnose an Almost Hung System
I just did a Veeam bare metal restore of a small Server 2016 machine and it is almost completely unresponsive. Why? 1. Log on to the machine. Yes, this could …
Multiple Windows 10 machines stuck downloading updates, "hit a transient error"
I have a small domain with multiple Win10 Enterprise machines and one Win10 Pro machine. WSUS is running on the single domain controller and distributes most updates, but I’ve set …
Office 365 Autodiscover Issues after Domain Migration
I’m helping a customer move a domain with a few mailboxes from one Office 365 tenant to another. After setting up the domain in the new Office 365 account, we …
Navigating the Mysteries of AT&T IP Flexible Reach
I’ve recently completed setting up AT&T IP Flexible Reach service for use with an on-premises installation of the 3CX phone system. The AT&T process is quite opaque, so I wanted …