Thousands of WMI Event ID 10 Errors after Server 2012 R2 Upgrade
I recently upgraded my Hyper-V host from Server 2008 R2 to 2012 R2. It’s not domain-joined, and I did an in-place upgrade. Every 11 seconds, I was getting the following …
Reset the Windows 7 System Tray Icons
Every so often, my system tray icons lose their pictures, usually because the server that they point to was offline for a while. Then I have to go hunting for …
Server 2012 R2 Post-Upgrade Tasks
A couple days ago, I upgraded my Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V host to Server 2012 R2. I had to remove an old eSATA card that doesn’t have 2012 drivers, …
Windows Update High CPU
I’ve had a couple of Windows XP virtual machines get hung trying to do Windows Updates this month. CPU usage approaches 100% and if I do a manual update check …
Block User Folder Executables
One suggestion for blocking the Cryptolocker ransomware virus is to prevent execution of *.exe files in the %AppData% folder and its subfolders. I wanted to make the restriction a little …
Write Cache Warnings on Hyper-V Guest after KB2853952
Starting in September 2013, Windows Server 2012 R2 machines running as Hyper-V guests started issuing these warnings on reboot [8/18/2020: see comments—applies to 2012 but not R2]: Log Name: System …
Woohoo! 2000 Points on StackOverflow
I post most of my development questions and answers on StackOverflow, where you get points if people like your posts. Woohoo, I just hit 2000 points! All this means is …
Have You Heard Yet of CD-ROM?
I recently came across a letter that I wrote to a theologian friend in November 1987 about a business idea. Reading it was a fun reminder of how far technology …
TurboTax Fails to Print Supporting Details
I want to raise awareness about a TurboTax bug that may affect your ability to defend yourself in the case of an IRS audit. I use the TurboTax Supporting Details …
Office 365 SMTP Relay: What KB2600912 Doesn’t Tell You
Yesterday I was trying to set up Office 365 to relay email messages from Line-of-Business applications. I was following the smart-host method described in Microsoft KB2600912: How to set up …