Windows
Windows 11 22H2 - stuck RDP session establishment when using UDP transport Paid Members Public
Windows 11 22H2 currently has an issue when connecting using the Remote Desktop gateway or Remote Desktop Connection Broker. This article gives some information and possible workarounds.
Fixing WinSXS manually, when DISM resigns Paid Members Public
WinSXS corruption (the component store is repairable) is often a tedious task to repair, especially when working on Windows Server 2016 where builtin commands might not be able to fix this out of the box. This guide shows a way that worked in most circumstances to get WinSXS consistent again.
Replace tls cert using commandline (netsh) Paid Members Public
TLS endpoints on windows are often served by the operating system itself. Related certificate bindings can be managed using the command line easily. This guide shows how to replace a certificate using the commandline.
Fixing a corrupt vhdx file manually Paid Members Public
Recently, I've had a corrupted VHDX file that has not been able to mount or repair using regular tools ("The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable"). This guide describes the steps that fixed it.
Patchday notes - VM stuck at boot (june 2022) Paid Members Public
On june's patchday it might happen that windows based VMs do not start correctly. Be sure to plan your patchdays ahead and be ready to fix any issues right away.
XDP for Windows - and it's open source Paid Members Public
XDP (eXpress Data Path) is a high performance, programmable network data path and Microsoft is working on an implementation for Windows.
Storage Spaces Direct / S2D - Disks stuck in maintenance mode Paid Members Public
Having a storage space direct cluster stuck in storage maintenance mode feels quite unlucky. Luckily we've fond a way to fix this!
Exchange database fails with serious I/O error Paid Members Public
Running exchange servers there's a slight chance that the database growth results in a state where the filesystem cannot allocate anymore segments. Let's fix this.
