Storage Quick Reference
This is a collection of information about storage concepts such as Hard Drives, Disks, Partitions, Volumes, Snapshots, Shadow Copies. This is meant to be a quick reference, primarily for Windows...
View ArticleTime Service Configuration
Overview Starting with Windows 2000, the operating system installs a time synchronization service by default, no external apps are required. The display name on English systems is "Windows Time...
View ArticleFinding Service Accounts Using PowerShell
This week I’m working on an Active Directory Assessment project. One of my client’s concerns is that they have a couple of shared user accounts that they would like to disable to increase...
View ArticleThis patch package could not be opened. Contact the application vendor to...
Recently I was trying to install hotfixes for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) but the setup program would immediately fail with this error: This patch package could not be opened. Contact the...
View ArticleThere has never been a better time to visit Texas!
You do not want to miss the opportunity to be at System Center Universe (SCU) this January 19th in at the Irving Convention Center in Irving, Texas. Why come to Texas and attend System Center...
View ArticleWhat’s new in System Center 2016 and Windows Server 2016 webinar
Do you want to know what’s new in Configuration Manager, System Center Operations Manager 2016 and Windows Server 2016? If so you won’t want to miss the one-time webinar featuring Wally Mead, Mick...
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