Event ID 36888
Nov17

Event ID 36888

KB ID 0000634  Problem This was driving me nuts on my Windows 7 x64 Laptop. Log Name: System Source: Schannel Event ID: 36888 Task Category: None Level: Error User: SYSTEM Description: The following fatal alert was generated: 10. The internal error state is 10. I was getting a dozen of these an hour! Solution This error is caused (from what I can gather) by an error in certificate negotiation, your machine is trying to initiate...

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Error – Remove DirectAccess configuration settings from localhost before removing  the Remote Access role.
Nov17

Error – Remove DirectAccess configuration settings from localhost before removing the Remote Access role.

KB ID 0000844  Problem When attempting to remove the Direct Access role from a Windows 2012 Server, you see the following; The validation process found problems on the server from which you want to remove features. The selected features cannot be removed from the selected server. Click OK to select different features. DirectAccess is configured on {host-name}. Remove DirectAccess configuration settings form {host-name} before removing...

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Hide/Remove Users from the Windows Welcome/Logon Screen
Nov17

Hide/Remove Users from the Windows Welcome/Logon Screen

KB ID 0000541 Problem This was asked on EE the other day, and I’ve been asked it before, so I put it on my list of “Articles to write up”. Windows by default will display all “Enabled” accounts on the welcome screen. In most cases that’s fine, but the poster had installed SQL and all the service accounts were listed. Solution Option 1 Updated 09/08/12 Site visitor (Fehlmann Paolo ) Emailed in to...

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