When manually installing MSU updates on Windows computers and servers, you may receive an error: Windows Update Standalone Installer: Searching for updates on this computer. This problem most often occurs when manually installing updates on computers in disconnected networks (isolated from the Internet). If your computer is updated automatically through Windows Update or the WSUS servers, this problem may not occur because the wuauserv agent checks for dependencies before installation.
After converting one of my Windows hosts to a virtual machine using P2V, I found that all network adapters were missing from the Network Connections section in the Control Panel.…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
Fixing VPN Error: Can’t Establish Connection, Change Network Settings
November 10, 2022I encountered a strange issue in Windows 10 when all VPN connections suddenly stopped working with the following error message:
- PowerShellWindows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
How to Enable Wireless (Wi-Fi) on Windows Server 2019/2016
June 8, 2023By default, wireless (Wi-Fi) support is disabled in all Windows Server 2022/2019/2016/2012R2 versions. If you plug a Wi-Fi network adapter (USB or PCI) into a host running Windows Server, you…
- Azure and Microsoft 365ExchangeMicrosoft OfficePowerShell
Managing Calendar Permissions on Exchange Server and Microsoft 365
March 17, 2024In this article, we’ll look at how to manage calendar permissions in on-premises Exchange Server and Microsoft 365 mailboxes using Outlook and PowerShell. We will also focus on the topic…
Wi-Fi signal strength affects the quality of your Internet connection. On Windows, you can check the current Wi-Fi signal strength in several ways. I tried to learn how to check…
- Azure and Microsoft 365ExchangeMicrosoft OfficeWindows 10
Outlook Keeps Asking for Password on Windows
March 17, 2024A widespread problem is when Outlook keeps asking for the user credentials, even if the correct password is specified. After starting Outlook successfully connects to the on-premises Exchange server (or Microsoft…
This article will show you how to share folders, files, and printers between Windows 10/11 devices on your home or small office network. Prior to Windows 10 1803, you could…
- Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows Server 2019
Create Organizational Units (OU) Structure in Active Directory with PowerShell
March 17, 2024Quite often when creating new Organizational Units (OUs), an Active Directory administrator has to create a structure of nested containers inside a new OU. For example, when a company opens…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11
Windows Security Won’t Open or Shows a Blank Screen on Windows 10/ 11
March 15, 2024Windows 10 and 11 have a built-in Microsoft Defender Antivirus (quite good, I should say) managed through the Windows Security Center. In some cases, Microsoft Defender or Security control panel…