Tag: Microsoft Windows

Query MBAM-protected Client for non-compliance [Part 2]

20/12/202520/12/2025

Query MBAM-protected Client for non-compliance [Part 2]

IT support teams face numerous BitLocker compliance alerts daily from remote, and home/hybrid deployments. But without remote WMI queries etc., each ticket demands time-consuming VPN/RDP sessions, physical dispatches, or endless “reboot due to upgrades and updates. In this article, we shall discuss how to query MBAM-protected Client for non-compliance [Part 2]. Please, see how to…

Windows, Windows Server

Configure Windows Admin Center on Windows Server 2019

15/12/202520/12/2025

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Configure Windows Admin Center on Windows Server 2019

Windows Admin Center has become a strategic management platform for modern Windows Server environments, offering a centralized, browser-based experience for administering servers, clusters, and hyper-converged infrastructure. In this guide, we shall discuss how to ‘Install and Configure Windows Admin Center on Windows Server 2019″. Please, see Why Software KVMs such as Synergy is replacing Hardware…

Network | Monitoring

Uninstall Microsoft SQL Server 2025 from Windows

10/12/202510/12/2025

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Uninstall Microsoft SQL Server 2025 from Windows

Microsoft SQL Server is a powerful relational database management system (RDBMS). Applications and tools connect directly to a SQL Server instance or database and interact with it using Transact-SQL (T-SQL). You can run SQL Server on Windows or Linux, deploy it in Linux containers, or host it on an Azure Virtual Machine or any other…

Oracle/MSSQL/MySQL, Windows, Windows Server

Unable to edit MDT XML unattended file: Could not load file

08/12/202511/12/2025

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Unable to edit MDT XML unattended file: Could not load file

Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is a unified collection of tools, processes, and guidance for automating desktop and server deployment. And this in turn reduces deployment time and standardizes desktop and server image deployment. In this guide, we shall discuss the fix to “Unable to edit MDT XML unattended file: Could not load file”. Please, see…

Windows Server

Restore VM to Original location using Veeam Entire VM restore

29/10/202529/10/2025

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Restore VM to Original location using Veeam Entire VM restore

When Disaster Strikes, here is how Veeam Saves the Day After an accidental VM Deletion. The goal of this blogpost is to show you the steps to Restore VM to Original location using Veeam Entire VM restore. In today’s digital landscape, data loss is not an option. Whether caused by accidental deletion, hardware failure, or…

Backup, Virtualization

Video Remoting was disconnected on Hyper V

29/10/202529/10/2025

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Video Remoting was disconnected on Hyper V

In this guide, I will show you what to do when you are unable to connect to a Hyper V VM when the following message is prompted “Video Remoting was disconnected on Hyper V”. Hyper-V is a native hypervisor developed by Microsoft; it can create virtual machines on x86-64 systems running Windows. Please, see PowerShell…

Windows Server

Setup Windows Admin Center Modern Gateway for Single Sign-On

18/10/202529/11/2025

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Setup Windows Admin Center Modern Gateway for Single Sign-On

Windows Admin Center is a browser-based app that the customer self-deploys and uses to manage servers, clusters, hyperconverged infrastructure, and Windows 10 PCs . Recently, we discussed how to upgrade Windows Admin Center 2306 – 2311 and also touched on how to install WACmg 2410. But in this guide, we shall discuss how to setup…

Windows Server

How to set up and configure the Key Management System (KMS)

09/10/202511/10/2025

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How to set up and configure the Key Management System (KMS)

Key Management Service (KMS), like Multiple Activation Key (MAK) activates Microsoft products such as Windows and Office. You should install the KMS server, also known as the KMS host on a server inside your local network. Note that, KMS clients connect directly to the KMS host to activate both Windows etc. In this guide, we…

Windows Server

Logon Failure: User has not been granted the requested logon type

08/09/202508/09/2025

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Logon Failure: User has not been granted the requested logon type

In this article, we shall discuss how to fix “Logon Failure: the user has not been granted the requested logon type at this computer”. Here is a similar article on this topic “Error 1385: The user has not been granted the requested logon type at this time“. I ran into this error during the cause…

Windows, Windows Server

Server Certificate could not be updated: Private key does not match

08/09/202508/09/2025

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In this article, we will discuss how to troubleshoot “Server Certificate could not be updated: Private key does not match”, and and determine the root case of this issue. This concern arose during the process of uploading a new SSL/TLS certificate to Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator (ePO) for securing web-based access to the console over the…

Windows Server

Fix Error 0x87E10BC6 on a PC running Windows non-core Edition

03/09/202516/09/2025

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In this article, we shall discuss how to Fix Error 0x87E10BC6 on a PC running Windows non-core Edition. The error code 0x87e10bc6 occurs when there is an issue with activating Windows as we will see very shortly. This can be due to various reasons such as server issues, firewall interference, or incorrect product key. Please,…

Windows, Windows Server

Convert Windows Server Datacenter to Standard: Install Windows Server via iDRAC Virtual Media

13/08/202513/08/2025

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In this article, I will show you how to Convert Windows Server Datacenter to Standard: Install via iDRAC Virtual Media. Previously, we have discussed how to convert Windows Server Essentials or Evaluation to Retail Edition, and we also discussed the differences between Windows Sever Evaluation, Essential and Retail Edition. Specifically, steps to convert Windows Server…

Windows Server

How to fix “Action required” in Microsoft Authenticator App

12/08/202512/08/2025

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In this guide, we will show you how to fix “Action required” in Microsoft Authenticator App. Microsoft Authenticator is a versatile mobile app that not only enables you to sign in to your accounts securely without using a password. Or by manually entering a passcode but also serves as a password manager. Please, see How…

Microsoft Exchange/Office/365