This week we had a clients 2016 RDS server require a reboot. The reboot was done because it’d been up for 60 days and was being cantankerous, you know the typical kind of behaviour that we’ve seen when Windows needs a reboot. So our tech rebooted the server. This server was a new one that was built just a few months back now, and at the time was fully patched etc. It runs … [Read more...]
WSUS on Windows Server 2016 crashes periodically
I’ve noticed on Windows Server 2016 with WSUS Server Role installed, that the WSUS console will often go into the “Reset Server Node” screen. I feel that I’ve noticed this more frequently on WSUS 4.0 which runs on Windows Server 2016 than ever before to be honest. I spent a little time investigating it so I could find a solution. Here’s what I found. I found that initially … [Read more...]
Error applying Network Adapter changes on Live Migration or Hyper-V Replica
Recently I setup a new Windows Server 2016 Server with Hyper-V in my home lab environment. I configured Hyper-V Replica to replicate some of the VMs from the older Windows Server 2012R2 system over to the new 2016 Server. Replication went fine and today I attempted to failover to the new system so I could repurpose the old server hardware. Planned Failover went fine and when … [Read more...]
The following RemoteApp program is not in the list of authorized programs on Windows Essential Server
I’ve seen this error twice this week on two Windows Servers with the Essentials role installed. One was 2012 R2 Server and the other was 2016 Server. When you run the Dashboard app from a client computer, you get the error below Windows cannot stat the RemoteApp program. The following RemoteApp program is not in the list of authorized … [Read more...]
Unable to restore files on a 2012 R2 or 2016 Essentials Server
We have a couple of servers internally that have the Essentials role installed for client computer backups. Now it’s been a while since I’ve had to restore files from a computer with Essentials Server role installed, so I’m a bit rusty. I logged onto the Essential Servers console, and opened the Windows Server Essentials Dashboard. I right clicked on the computer and ran … [Read more...]