Restore Server to Desktop – 2021 Edition
Once a year, I test restoring a server to a desktop. The server is backed up with standard Windows Backup. The idea is to confirm that if the server went …
Restore Server – 2020 Edition
I try to do a server restore test once a year. Previous tests are blogged in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 (which includes 2018). This year I …
BitLocker Failure with Hyper-V after May 2019 Updates
A week ago, on my Server 2016 Hyper-V host, after installing the May 14, 2019 Cumulative Update (KB4494440) and restarting, I got BitLocker error 0xc0210000, “A required file couldn’t be …
BitLocker Wizard Initialization Has Failed
After installing Server 2016 updates and rebooting a couple days ago, BitLocker came up in a suspended state for drive C:. When I clicked on Resume protection, I got this …
Restore Server to Desktop – 2017 Edition
Once a year, I test restoring a server to a desktop. The server is backed up with standard Windows Backup. The idea is to confirm that if the server went …
Restore Server 2012 R2 to a ThinkCentre M93p Desktop, Take 3
Once a year, I test restoring a server to a desktop. The server is backed up with standard Windows Backup. The idea is to confirm that if the server went …
Restore Server 2012 R2 to a ThinkCentre M93p Desktop, Take 2
Time for my annual test of restoring a server to a desktop. This year is almost identical to last year, but I want to have one list of steps, so …
Save BitLocker Keys in Active Directory
One of the risks of activating encryption on a hard drive is that you’ll lose the password. It turns out to be pretty simple to save and view BitLocker passwords …
Set Up a Lenovo TS140 with an eDrive SSD
Here’s how I set up a new Lenovo TS140 Server with eDrive enabled on a Samsung 840 EVO SSD. eDrive will be managed by BitLocker under Server 2012 R2.
BitLocker on Windows 8.1 Standard
My new Asus Transformer Book T100 running Windows 8.1 (Standard, not Pro), authenticating with my Microsoft account, has Device Encryption (BitLocker) enabled. Nice! Check out these articles on HowToGeek and …