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If you have tried to uninstall an old version of Semantic Endoint Protection (SEP) and found that it just won’t die there are two ready solutions: 1: Free Symantec Endpoint Protection Removal Tool Symantec, well now Broadcom, has made available a free utility to uninstall old versions and damaged versions Read more…
If you are an administrator of Windows computers there will be a time when you need to shut down and or reboot a computer from another computer. Our case we just had a server that wouldn’t let us log in even after we remotely restarted services and remotely killed other Read more…
You may have noticed something named Microsoft Windows Desktop Runtime in your Programs and Features, and wondered what it is: A clue is that you can see Microsoft ASP.NET Core was installed at the same time and has nearly the same build version number (in the screenshot above, they are Read more…
We recently wrote two related articles you may find useful: If you are a Microsoft Partner and want to use your MS Partner benefits to open a new case, you have to add your Microsoft Partner tech support codes first. This is not hard to do but it is not Read more…
If you have ever opened a Microsoft technical support case you will know that they seldom get back to you quickly. One case that we just opened is now at 28 hours, on a 4 hour SLA and even after pestering them twice, we haven’t heard a peep out of Read more…
In this video, we will walk you through the process of upgrading your Veeam backup software for Microsoft Office 365. We’ll cover everything from checking system requirements, downloading the latest version, to running the upgrade process. This tutorial is designed for IT professionals and system administrators who are responsible for Read more…
Recently we were working with a client that had an obscure disk volume problem and we needed to find an even more obscure reference to that disk. In this article we will show you three different ways to list the details of a disk and its volume. This includes the Read more…
If you restore files and folders from a Microsoft Azure Backup (MABS), but did not have permission to the file / folder you want to access, you will likely see a series of popup errors culminating with “You have been denied permission to access this folder. To gain access to Read more…
If you are trying to RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) to a remote computer or use SMB (Small Message Block) to connect to a remote share on your home network, using your Microsoft Account, you may be frustrated that you cannot connect. The problem is most likely that you are not Read more…
Contrary to what a lot of websites are saying, Windows 12 isn’t released, even in beta, and Microsoft has said little about it. All that we have today are a few leaks and rumors. OK with that disclaimer out of the way there are a few things Windows 12 facts Read more…
If you want to run Microsoft Edge browser as a different user, the short answer is to hold the SHIFT key and right click on it. We will show you two different ways to do this if you are still confused. Let’s explain that a bit more. It is normal Read more…
We had a client who needed to delete their aged IIS log files without human intervention. To do this requires two steps: 1 – Script To Delete Files Older Than X Days In the example below we are deleting from C:\inetpub\logs\LogFiles\W3SVC1 that have not been modified for more than 90 Read more…
WaaS is the acronym for “Windows As A Service”. It was announced as part of Windows 10 and intended to dramatically improve deployment and upgrade process. The files in C:\Windows\Logs\waasmedic are used by Windows 10 to “Enable remediation and protection of Windows Update components” so they are potentially important if Read more…
We recently deployed some tools that require Windows Remote Management (WinRM). One of the servers had no problems starting the WinRM service but it had problems communicating and we found: Eventsource: Windows System Event LogWindows Event ID: 10150Message: The WinRM service could not use the following listener to receive WS-Management Read more…
One of our new clients had a server with error 7023 “An error occurred while using SSL configuration for endpoint 0.0.0.0:443”: A quick investigation showed, this error has been occurring for months (likely years, but the logs had been overwritten), the server had no certificates at all in the PERSONAL Read more…
If you use the Microsoft Authenticator frequently it can be really annoying to have it not popup prompt you for the code when you’re trying to sign into something. Recently we added a new client and we were presented with “Enter The Code Displayed In The Authenticator App On Your Read more…