By Default, Windows Server Core will start Command Prompt (cmd). However, if you would like to change the default cmd to PowerShell, you can change it by changing the Registry value. The Registry that I’m talking is located under the following location HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\WinLogon Let’s change this setting to make the Windows Server Core starts […]
Microsoft Search Index Consume Disk Drive
Today, when I logged on my Computer, I just noticed my disk storage is getting full. After scanning the disk, I found the Microsoft Search Index Database consumes huge disk space. Mostly the files are located at C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows. Below are the steps to remove the files: open services.msc Stop the Windows Search service. Delete C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb Start the Windows Search service […]
RD Web Access: Server Error in ‘/RDWeb/Pages’ Application. Runtime Error
One of our users reported that he can’t login to the RDWeb access and throwing the Application.Runtime Error after entering the login page as the image below: How to resolve Check if the user’s password has special character “<“ This is recommended solution. After confirming with the end-user, I found they change their password with the […]
SSH On Windows Server 2019
Since the end of the last year, Windows Server 2019 and Windows 10 Build 1809 includes OpenSSH Server and Client as supported Feature-on-Demand. In this post, I will try to install and configure the OpenSSH Server on Windows Server 2019. Installing OpenSSH on Windows Server Open PowerShell Prompt as Administrator and run the following command […]
PowerShell Command to Create A Network Share
In this article, you will learn on how to create a folder share using a PowerShell command. First, you need to determinate which folder you want to share, or you can create a new folder using New-Item cmdlet as below New-Item “C:\SharedFolder” -Type Directory You can also add the -Force parameter to make the folder […]
Repair UEFI Boot Error Windows Server
Recently, One of our customer’s server had an issue during boot process. Below the steps on how to resolve UEFI Boot issue on Windows Server. You need to insert and boot into Windows Server Disk / ISO and open the command prompt through “Repair Windows” selection. Please be aware to take necessary precaution before attempting […]
Receiving Error 55 when running net statistics server command
Q: I got “System Error 55” when ran “net statistics server” command A. Disabling / Removing SMB1 may be caused by this issue. You can verify if SMB1 is installed or not by running the following PowerShell command. Get-WindowsFeature -Name FS-SMB1 If the issue still persist after installing/enabling SMB1, you could check troubleshooting steps from this link for your reference.
Windows Computer Boot Sequence
To troubleshoot windows computer boot problems, you need to determine in which phase the computer gets the issue. Below is the phase of the Windows Computer boots in sequence. 1. PreBoot The PC’s firmware initiates a Power-On Self Test (POST) and loads firmware settings. This pre-boot process ends when a valid system disk is detected. […]
POP, IMAP and SMTP settings for Office 365
By default, Office 365 client such as Outlook uses Exchange Autodiscover to connect to the Office 365 email account. However, in some cases you need to connect to Office 365 using IMAP or POP protocol. Below is the list of email setting for Office 365 SMTP To send emails using Office365 server enter these details: […]