If you recently (or whenever) gotten errors in regards to the Dell Trusted Device Manger due to Windows Updates, I have found a fix that might work for you. Here was my problem: I recently upgraded my Windows 10 machine to the latest release (1709 - Creators Update); upon computer restart the Windows Installer would…
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How To Modify An Existing DHCP Scope and Subnet
After searching through a lot of tutorials and how-to's I created a step-by-step tutorial of how to change a DHCP scope. Probably because you are running out of IP's to had out from your DHCP server. First here is a IP Subnet Calculator. CMD: netsh dhcp server \\”Server name” scope “scope subnet name” dump>c:\dhcp.txt Take…
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Logon screen turns black in Windows Server 2012 R2
When you try to log on to a Windows Server 2012 R2-based computer, the logon screen turns black after you enter the credentials. Then, the computer becomes unresponsive. Note: The computer is unresponsive even if you press CTRL+ALT+DEL Here is the fix: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2897632 This issue occurs because an error occurs when the system tries to…
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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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Turn on Network Discovery for Windows Server 2008 – 2012
If you are unable to see your Windows Server 2008 - 2012 in your network, here is how to fix that: Make sure that the following dependency services are started: DNS Client Function Discovery Resource Publication SSDP Discovery UPnP Device Host Configure the Windows firewall to allow Network Discovery. To do this, follow these steps:…
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Server 2008 Repair
A bit ago I struggled (for about 18hrs) after a root on one of my database servers gave me a blue screen saying the SAM file was corrupt. Well after many tries of chkdsk, fixdisk, windows repair, I finally found this option that fixed all the Windows boot files: Boot from OS install disk Select…
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Internet time tab missing in Windows Server 2008
I have one server that is missing the internet sync tab so the time was ALWAYS off for an organization. So... here is the fix I found and worked: Open up a CMD prompt and enter these command lines: w32tm /config /syncfromflags:MANUAL /manualpeerlist:time.nist.gov w32tm /config /update
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DHCP service not starting
Basically, the DHCP service service would not start after they experienced a power outage. After a quick investigation I quickly discovered the DHCP database was corrupted. I found this out via the Event Logs > System. The DHCP database is located here: C:\WINDOWS\System32\dhcp\dhcp.mdb I just went in (after making sure all client computers were off)…
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