Repeated OpenWith Errors on Server 2025
Since upgrading a server to Server 2025, I’ve been getting multiple OpenWith Application errors every day.
QuickBooks Desktop Scheduled Backup Fails
I spent several hours over the weekend upgrading a client’s QuickBooks Desktop Enterprise software to the latest version 24. The software is hosted on a Server 2022 computer. The upgrade …
Server 2025 Domain Controller Not on Domain
As reported here and here, a Server 2025 domain controller does not properly detect that it is on the domain. The Server 2022 workaround, with registry entries like AlwaysExpectDomainController that …
Move Shadow Storage from One Volume to Another
I have Shadow Copies turned off on a Hyper-V server but VSS is still used for backups and by SentinelOne. On one server, somehow the shadow storage for C: wound …
Microsoft 365: Block User License Requests and Purchases
Microsoft 365 by default allows end users to request new licenses and, currently in 27 cases, to purchase licenses with their own credit cards, sometimes with a trial first. As …
Get Rid of the Aptos Font in Outlook’s Reading Pane
I have Microsoft 365 (aka Office) set to update on the semi-annual channel as described here, so it was just this weekend that it upgraded itself from Version 2402 (Build …
Get BitLocker Keys Using PowerShell
Microsoft is increasingly pushing BitLocker encryption onto new devices. Do you know your BitLocker recovery passwords (keys)?
SentinelOne Blocks VSS Shadow Deletion–Access is Denied
I had a Windows 10 to 11 upgrade fail today. SetupDiag makes it sound like the problem was removing System Restore (VSS) checkpoints:
INACCESSIBLE BOOT DEVICE
It seems that more often than not, when I restore a computer, I encounter stop code 7B or worse, just a white-on-black message that no OS was found.
Migrate from CA certificate to Self-Signed Certificate
I manage a few small networks where there is a single server for the company. Last year, on one of those networks, I set up Server 2022 with a new …