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If you are seeing this error message in your event log, there are most likely one of two solutions: Windows System Event LogA corruption was discovered in the file system structure on volume \?\Volume{0014fd0c-0000-0000-0000-500600000000}. The Master File Table (MFT) contains a corrupted file record. The file reference number is 0x200000000e88d. Read more…
If you open up File Explorer (aka, COMPUTER, MY COMPUTER) and find that your C: drive has one or more folders that appear to be named just random letters and numbers, this is the article for you: Typically these are the residue leftover from various updates and upgrades. The question Read more…
We recently found a few servers were having problems seeing other servers and set out to figure out why. Communication was fine in one direction but not the other (i.e. SERVER1 could talk to SERVER2, but SERVER2 could not talk to SERVER1). When we say “talk” we mean we could Read more…
If you are a Windows tech, you will run into Apache web server from time to time and likely be frustrated that it does not have even a basic GUI (by default) to manage it. We recently had a client go through a security penetration test with an audit firm, Read more…
After you install a new certificate on your windows server you will likely want to go into IIS and configure the bindings to have HTTPS on port 443 use that new certificate: But what if that certificate doesn’t appear in SSL CERTIFICATE the drop down list? You’ve got a problem. Read more…
Windows PowerShell gets better all the time and Microsoft offers a major new release about every three years. Here are all of the things you need to know about the version of PowerShell. Command To Show Current Version of PowerShell You can use the following command in PowerShell to display Read more…
Do you need to create a list table showing the size of each user’s recycle bin and then a total of all the disk space used on Recycle Bins? Well if so, this is the article for you! PowerShell Listing The Size of Each Users Recycle Bin in a Table Read more…
Is your PowerShell command stuck? Is it just sitting on the screen doing nothing? Let’s figure out why it’s doing that, or more correctly, why it’s not doing what you expect. We recently needed to export some metadata from a OneDrive account one of our clients called by I needed Read more…
Recently we were trying to upgrade from Windows 11 22H2 to Windows 11 23H2, but could not find KB5027397 in WSUS. The problem is KB5027397 doesn’t exist in WSUS . At least if you do a search for KB5027397 it does not return any results in WSUS, as shown in Read more…
When you change the computer name field for a virtual machine (VM) in VMware Cloud Director, it affects the guest operating system’s identification on the network. However, it is important to note: To rename a VM in VMware Cloud Director, just: Put simply, while the computer name change affects network Read more…
We just posted a simple article and screenshot explaining how to install GPMC on Windows Server, however the process to install Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) tools on windows 11 is different, So we thought a separate article would be useful. What’s the Difference Between GPMC and GPedit? If you Read more…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you will be familiar with generative AI and if you’re a tech or a CTO, you should already know that there are a number of privacy issues with generative AI. We have a simple article explaining how to disable Adobe Acrobat AI features Read more…
We just published a short article explaining why it might be a good idea to disable Generative AI functions in some software. Most notably, Adobe’s AI ingests into its learning model whatever you ask of it. That means if you ask it a question about something confidential that confidential information Read more…
What makes a good computer? How to buy a good computer? Is AMD better than Intel? What is an SSD? Do I need 16GB of RAM? These and many more questions are answered in this video on how to buy a computer: Introduction 0:001 – What is a Computer Form Read more…
We recently had a server with Event 8: The flush and hold writes operation on volume \?\Volume{9134713c-0000-0000-0000-100000000000} timed out while waiting for a release writes command. The error message appear repeatedly but intermittently over the last few months. We found the error related to Volume Shadow Copies (Event ID 5 Read more…
You may have noticed that when you look at a certificate, that the Certificate Authority shown in the ISSUED BY field is just text and does not point you to the host name of the computer that is acting as your CA. This can be frustrating if you’re trying to Read more…