Windows Server 2025 Compression Options
2025 Compression KB ID 0001905 Problem In Windows server 2025, you may see there are some more ‘compression’ options. In previous versions of Windows server we simply had Send to > Compressed (Zippped) Folder. As you can see above we now have options for ZIP, 7z, and TAR File. Solution : 2025 Compression ZIP Files The .zip file format is one of the most common archive formats in the world, widely used for compressing...
Can I delete Windows.old?
Can I delete Windows.old KB ID 0001904 Problem The Windows.old folder is generated when you reinstall or upgrade Windows without formatting the drive. Here are some scenarios that would have create it. Upgrading Windows: When you upgrade to a newer version of Windows (e.g., from Windows 10 to Windows 11), the system creates the Windows.old folder to back up your previous installation. This allows you to roll back to the earlier...
How to track failed logon attempts in Active Directory
Track failed logon KB ID 0001209 Problem If a large number of failed logon attempts occur within a certain period of time, it could be an indication of a security threat, which is why it is important that organisations have a proactive means of auditing and monitoring whenever this happens. There are a number of ways you can perform this audit, one of which is using the native tools. Here, we will take you through the steps so that...
Enable Javascript
Enable Javascript KB ID 0001133 Problem I had just built a Windows Server server, and needed to download some updates. When I went to Microsoft to get them This is what I got; Javascript is disabled Please enable javascript and refresh the page. The message “JavaScript is disabled. Please enable JavaScript and refresh the page.” usually appears on websites that require JavaScript to function properly. Here’s how to...
RSA SecurID Error – ‘106: The Web server is busy. Please try again later’
RSA SecurID Error KB ID 0000975 Problem Not the most descriptive of errors! In fact this has got nothing to do with the busyness of the web server at all. Solution : RSA SecurID Error What’s actually happening is the RSA agent on this machine (in this case a web server) cannot communicate with the RSA Authentication Manager. In my case the web server was in a DMZ, and the RSA Authentication Manager Appliance was in another DMZ....
You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network
Duplicate name exists KB ID 0000991 Problem I hadn’t seen this myself but it was asked in a forum the other day so I replicated it on the test bench. You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network. Go to System in Control Panel to change the computer name and try again. or You were not connected because a duplicate name exists on the network. If joining a domain, go to System in Control Panel to change...
SQL Sever Setup Error – Rule ‘Setup Account Privileges’ Failed
SQL Sever Setup Error KB ID 0000976 Problem When trying to install SQL Server, this popped up; Rule Check Result Rule “Setup account privileges” failed. The account that is running SQL Server Setup does not have one or all of the following rights: the right to back up files and directories, the right to manage auditing and the security log and the right to debug programs. To continue, use an account with both of these...
Windows Server – Enable LDAPS
KB ID 0000962 Problem Note: Starting with Windows Server 2019, LDAPS (LDAP over SSL/TLS) is enabled by default, assuming a Server Authentication certificate is installed on the Domain Controller. Active Directory is built on LDAP, I’ve known this for a long time, but other than it’s a directory protocol that’s about all I did know. Like any directory, if you want information when you query the directory it returns a...
Disable Lock Screen
KB ID 0000965 Problem Note: This is for older versions of Windows Server, you may want to go to the following article. Windows – Disable the ‘Lock Screen’ Firstly, the lock screen is there for a valid security reason, so I would not advocate doing this on a production network. But on my test network when I’m jumping between multiple servers all the time, it’s annoying to have to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE and tap the password...
Windows Server – Enable Flash
Enable Flash KB ID 0000978 Problem Note: For Server 2016, the process if different, see; Windows Server 2016: Enable Flash I upgraded my VMware vCenter server to 5.5 last week, and as soon as I tried to open the vSphere Web Client, I got a polite message asking me to install flash. I headed over to Adobe to download and install it, and was told that from IE10 it had already installed simply ‘enable the add-on’. Well...