Monthly Archives: November 2016

Scheduling your Server to Automatically Reboot

Navigate to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Scheduled Tasks. You should now see the Add Scheduled Task Wizard on the Right. Choose run a program when prompted on what to do... click the Browse button. By default, the browse button will bring you to the root of the C: drive. Navigate to WINDOWS -> system32 and locate the file named ‘shutdown.exe’. Highlight it,…
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Restart a Remote Server Using Command Prompt

Sometimes your server will become unresponsive, most of the time you will notice this when you try and remote desktop on and you just get a black BLANK screen. To fix this: Launch command prompt (as administrator) and run the below command. User should have administrator permissions on the server. 1: SHUTDOWN /r /f /t…
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Windows computer is not accessible on domain network error

If you get a message that says "Windows computer is not accessible..." and you are on a domain network here is the fix that generally works: Go to your DNS on your domain controller Look for the FQDN computer you are trying to access in the list.  It will MOST LIKELY be the wrong IP…
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How to Locate System Service Tag Using Command Prompt

Using Command Prompt (Win +R), to find your Dell service tag: Navigate to the Command Prompt Window in your computer. For a tablet, on the Windows Tile Screen, swipe from bottom and click All Apps. Scroll to the right till you get to Command Prompt. On the Command Prompt window, type wmic bios get serialnumber.…
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