I had an old, but reliable HP Microserver N40L. I had been using it 24/7 since 2012. It was running ESXi 5.1. There was a couple of 2003R2 servers (a DNS and a WEB ones). A sort of encapsulation of dangerous vectors. It was just a separate information web server. If hacked, it was easy to recover from a backup and to restart. Normally it was not connected to the internal network but for getting content updates. But time passed and my server got “tired”.
- Windows 10Windows Server 2012 R2
Integrating Windows Updates into Windows 10 Install Image
February 12, 2019In this guide I’ll show how to integrate new Windows update packages into the offline installation image of Windows 10 or Windows 8.1 using built-in tools. The same way you…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2012 R2
Copying Large Files over an Unreliable Network Using BITS and PowerShell
February 11, 2019As a rule, in local and global networks, files are transferred between devices using SMB, FTP or HTTP protocols. The problem of all these protocols is some troubles with resuming…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2012 R2
Fix: Clock Reverts to Wrong Time After Computer (Server) Reboot
February 8, 2019In this article, we’ll consider why the system clock displays incorrect time and date after a shutdown, restart or resuming from hibernation of a laptop/computer/server. Time is reset each time…
- Windows 7Windows Server 2008 R2
Fix: BSOD Error 0x0000007B on Boot on Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2
February 7, 2019When you replace computer or server hardware (motherboard, drive controller, etc.), restore a system image from a backup or migrate a physical host into the virtualization environment (P2V), the BSOD…
When you connect a new device to your computer, laptop or tablet, Windows tries to automatically install a corresponding driver. The operation system further tries to update the driver version…
- Windows 10Windows 7Windows Server 2008 R2Windows Server 2012 R2
WSUS Windows Update Error 0x80244010: Exceeded max server round trips
January 31, 2019After a new WSUS server had been installed in our corporate network, many Windows clients could not receive new updates from this server with the error 0x80244010. As it turned…
- Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016
Configuring SSO (Single Sign-On) Authentication on Windows Server RDS
January 29, 2019Single Sign-On (SSO) is the technology that allows an authenticated (signed on) user to access other domain services without re-authentication. Applied to the Remote Desktop Service, SSO allows a user…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2012 R2
Unable to Start or Connect to Virtual Disk Service in Disk Management
January 28, 2019I came across one strange error when trying to extend the size of the hard disk partition on Windows Server 2012 R2. After opening the Disk Management console (diskmgmt.msc), the…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016
How to Inject Drivers into a Windows 10 WIM/ISO Install Image?
January 15, 2019In this article, we will show you how to add the necessary device drivers directly into the Windows installation image. The integration of the device drivers into your offline Windows…