Server 2012 – Windows Update Error ‘8024402C’
KB ID 0000715 Problem I saw this on a freshly built Server 2012 (Datacenter) server this morning. Solution First discount the obvious, make sure this server has internet access and is not going out via a proxy server, (unless you have configured the proxy properly for Windows Updates). In my case the fix was simple, I’m assuming that because it was a new server, it was waiting on a reboot to do something with the Windows Update...
Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 – Activation Error 0xC004F074
KB ID 0000766 Problem I jumped on a clients remote desktop services server today and saw; However when I went to activate; Windows couldn’t be activated Error Code: 0xC004F074 Error Description:the Software Licensing Service reported that the product could not be activated. No Key Management Service (KMS) could be contacted. Please see the Application Event Log for additional information. Solution Out of the box this version of...
Remote Desktop Services – RemoteApp Error ‘The remote computer could not be found. Please contact your helpdesk about this error’
KB ID 0000768 Problem While attempting to launch a web app from a Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services (Terminal) server. Clients were greeted with the following; RemoteApp Disconnected The remote computer could not be found. Please contact your helpdesk about this error. Solution 1. On the Server, Start > RD Gateway Manager > Locate your server > right click > properties > Server farm > Type in the FQDN of...
Windows – Remote Desktop Error ‘An authentication error has occurred. The Local Security Authority cannot be contacted’
KB ID 0000826 Problem Update May 2018: This is Following ArticleIs Probably What You Are Looking For; Windows RDP: ‘An authentication error has occurred’ I saw this while attempting to create a remote desktop connection to a Windows 2012 Server. (Though connecting to Windows 8 will be the same). I’d only just set this server up, and knew I’d enabled RDP, and I was attempting to connect as the domain...
Direct Access – Error While Running The Remote Access Wizard
KB ID 0000839 Problem Seen on Windows Server 2012, when configuring direct access, while running the ‘Getting Started Wizard’ you have to choose the network topology. You have a choice of edge, behind an edge device (with 1 NIC), or behind an edge device (with 2 NICs). Each choice you make will present you with one of the following errors. An external adapter with a public IP address, IPv6 enabled and without a domain...