Event ID 7, The device, \Device\Harddisk1\DR1, has a bad block
This 2016 article by snorble is so helpful about how to decode that message that I want to create a permanent link to it:
Structure of COM Error Codes
A 2013 comment on this StackOverflow question was enlightening: by converting a long decimal error (in this case 2147942667) to hex (0x8007010B), you can break out the actual error code …
Filter the System Log by Correlation ActivityID
I’m trying to figure out why my new Server 2016 with the Essentials role is getting System events 36874. In particular, if this is a certificate issue between a client …
Fix COM Error 10016
After upgrading or migrating to Server 2016, I was getting errors about Distributed COM not being able to activate certain certain AppIDs from either the SYSTEM account or from a …
Analyze a Windows Error Code
This is one of those things that I easily forget by the time I need it. Maybe putting it in a blog post will help. Assume you see error 2147942667 …
Use Process Monitor to Find Event 4625
A Server 2012 R2 Essentials machine recently started generating logon error 4625 four times every five minutes. I realized that the times matched the times that my monitoring software checks …
Event 7026: Boot-Start Device SBRE Failed to Load
I was getting this message when rebooting a Windows operating system: Log Name: System Source: Service Control Manager Event ID: 7026 Level: Error Description: The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) …