USG to ER-X IPSec VPN: Turn Off Dynamic Routing
I’ve had two Unifi USGs connected via IPSec VPN with no issue. I decided to replace the USG on one side with an EdgeRouter ER-X. I’ve spent many hours over …
Network Location Awareness Doesn’t Identify Domain
One small client has a Server 2012 R2 Essentials domain controller and a few Windows 7 desktops. It’s a wired, mostly gigabit network. Some desktops, especially those that have are …
Updating the CredSSP Group Policy
“Patch Lady” Susan Bradley has some helpful explanations on AskWoody about Microsoft KB4093942, “CredSSP updates for CVE-2018-0886.” She mentions that you can prepare for the updates by setting group policy …
Change Microsoft Office to Semi-Annual Channel
I installed Office 2016 from an MSI installer, but the updates apparently still happen via a Click-to-Run process. Susan Bradley has a nice tip here on changing from monthly to …
Move Seiko Smart Label Software to a New Computer
If you install Seiko’s Smart Label Printer for Windows software on a new computer, you’ll want to copy the label library from your old computer. It’s stored in this file: …
Managing Windows 10 Updates Using Group Policy
I am still pretty early in my journey of learning how to manage Windows 10 Pro updates, but I am a little encouraged to find that there are several setting …
Windows 10 Forces Early Upgrade, Behaves Like a Virus
I have an older machine running Windows 10 1607. I tried 1703 but had problems so restored to 1607. Last week when I booted the machine, I was treated with …
Essentials 2012 R2 Dashboard Fails with .NET 4.6 and 4.7
On an Essentials 2012 R2 machine, I have a dashboard alert that I need to ignore. But when I try to ignore the alert, the green bar just runs from …
DISM Fails with 0x800F0906 if WSUS Is Installed
I ran the following command on a Server 2012 R2 running WSUS: DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth It failed with error 0x800F0906
X1 Tablet 2nd Gen with USB-C and USB 3.0 Pro Docks
A Lenovo X1 Tablet is a marvel of engineering in terms of packing a lot into a small space. But it’s so small, there are very few external connectors: one …