RDP connection goes black after a successful login
Here’s a quick and easy way to fix an issue on a Windows Server 2012 R2 terminal server where an RDP connection goes black after a successful login. I ran across this issue while...
Category: Windows Server
Virtual machines lose network connectivity
We had a weird issue where we randomly had virtual machines lose network connectivity from a Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V host server. The VM’s would just lose connectivity from the network. The virtual servers were...
Code 80072EE2 Windows Update encountered and unknown error
Every once in a while you might run into an issue with a Windows server not receiving windows updates from WSUS. There are so many reasons why Windows Updates are not working on a...
Terminal Server restarted by a user
Have you ever had your Windows Terminal Server restarted by a user? That’s kind of annoying wouldn’t you say? You slave and work all your career to keep your server fleet up-time at a...
Secure applications using Dynamic RPC Ports
Securing your Windows Server running applications using Dynamic RPC Ports can be a little frustrating but it doesn’t have to be. RPC stands for Remote Procedure Call and it is basically used to establish communication between client/server...
Renew Exchange 2010 Self-Signed Certificate
The default self-signed Exchange 2010 certificate is valid for a period of 5 years. It’s pretty easy to forget about the certificate’s expiration date unless you’ve set a reminder of some sort. Depending on...
Restrict remote desktop users to a single session
You can restrict remote desktop users to a single session on a Windows RDS or Terminal server. This is the default behavior out of the box. However, I’ve seen instances where it can cause...
Windows Update Failed on Windows Server 2003 with error 0x80190194
Have you received the error, HTTP Error 500 – Internal Server Error Windows Update Failed on Windows Server 2003 with error 0x80190194 when attempting to apply windows updates to a Windows Server 2003 server...
Configure iSCSI on Windows Server 2012 R2
It should be simple to configure iSCSI on Windows Server 2012 R2 right? While it is not rocket science and really not that difficult at all to configure, it’s also not as intuitive as...
Because of a security error the client could not connect to the remote computer
Old CLI thin clients running Microsoft CE 5.0 receive the following error when trying to RDP to a Windows Server 2008 R2 Terminal Server: Because of a security error, the client could not connect...
800706BA The RPC Server is unavailable
Using Powershell Patch/Audit Utility to check the Windows Update status, you receive an error, 800706BA The RPC Server is unavailable. This is a firewall issue on your Windows Server. Notice the errors 800706ba errors...
Restore Deleted Objects from Active Directory Recycle Bin
There are a couple of ways to restore deleted objects from Active Directory Recycle Bin. The default age that a deleted object stays in the AD Recycle Bin is 180 days. Therefore, you have...