Windows 10 reboots instead of shutting down
Following a Windows update recently my laptop running Windows 10 kept rebooting when I selected to shutdown.Shutdown the computer from the command lineshutdown /f /s /t 0- or -Run regedit and modify...
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How do I determine what versions of .NET Framework are installed?
If you are trying to determine what versions of .NET Framework are installed you can use the updated version of XIA Configuration Server.This can now detect installed versions of the .NET Framework and...
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"The WS-Management service cannot process the request. The service is...
When trying to use PowerShell remoting you may come across the following error"The WS-Management service cannot process the request. The service is configured to not accept any remote shell...
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VMware vCenter server appliance shows as "Photon-Machine" and you cannot logon
When you setup VMware vCenter server application (which runs on a virtual machine) on VMware workstation deployed from the OVF file you may be presented firstly with the login promptAnd shortly...
View ArticleVMware vCenter Appliance reports 503 Service Unavailable (Failed to connect...
When using the VMware vCenter Appliance if you find that it reports the following error503 Service Unavailable (Failed to connect to endpoint: [N7Vmacore4Http20NamedPipeServiceSpecE:0x00005583dec71890]...
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Install and use Microsoft Edge Browser on Windows Server 2016
When trying to download Google Chrome on Windows Server 2016 today I got the following messageMicrosoft Edge is the faster, safer browser on Windows 10 and it is already installed on your PC.Which I'm...
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Microsoft Exchange Documentation Script
As part of the version 10.1 update of our server documentation tool, XIA Configuration Server you can now document the configuration of your Exchange on-premises and Exchange Online configuration...
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Install VMware Tools on Windows Server 1803 (core operating system)
Windows Server 1803 the semi-annual version of Windows Server comes by default with no user interface.This may be a bit of a confusion when you first install the server and want to install VMware...
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Using SQL Server with BitLocker - The operating system returned error 21 (The...
When using Microsoft SQL Server on a computer protected by BitLocker you may see the errorThe operating system returned error 21 (The device is not ready.) to SQL Server during a read at offset….This...
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The Post Office Travel Insurance Review
I have been a Post Office travel insurance customer now for several years however have never had the misfortune of needing to make a claim before.I have Standard cover and have paid for additional...
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Mouse moving and clicking by itself on Windows 10 - disabling the touchpad...
So I've had some problems recently with a new HP ZBook 17 G5 workstation running Windows 10 where the mouse was moving by itself and randomly clicking. This is immensly annoying and also quite a...
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Yellow exclamation mark on C drive on Windows 10
You may find in My Computer that there is a yellow exclamation mark on a drive in Windows 10Windows 10 unhelpfully provides no contextual information about this.This typically occurs if BitLocker...
View ArticleGet-PhysicalDisk (MSFT_PhysicalDisk) and Get-Disk (MSFT_Disk)...
We've recently had an issue that values were missing from the OperationalStatus property of the MSFT_Disk WMI class documented...
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What is the meaning of the book Gnomon? Ending of Gnomon explained....
So I've just finished the book Gnomon by Nick Harkaway and people are having trouble understanding the symbolism and the characters (myself included so I've tried to simplify it here).Obviously,...
View ArticleBREXIT PART 1: Trade deal basics in 2 minutes
So I'm going to try and explain trade deals in 2minutesSo what is trade?Countries don't make everything they need or have the all the basic resources available to them - for example some countries are...
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BREXIT PART 2: Trade deal opinions in 2 minutes
So having covered basic facts here's some review of those factsIf we leave without a deal we'll just go back to WTO rules?Well no, the tariffs and quotas we have with the WTO are actually bundled...
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Attempting to send emails through Gmail's SMTP servers returns "The SMTP...
If you're tying to send emails through Gmail's SMTP servers you may see an error similar to the followingThe following error is generated by .NET's SMTP client class.System.Net.Mail.SmtpException: The...
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What is a Paradox
A paradox is a self contradicatory statement or something which cannot exist in reality.This is Brexit in lego form.
View ArticleTony Abbott: How to save Brexit (and why Tony Abbott doesn't understand the WTO)
So I've just been reading the "Tony Abbott: How to save Brexit" article in the Spectator.https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/10/tony-abbott-how-to-save-brexit/I'm quite concerned, there seems to be a huge...
View ArticleBREXIT and democracy: A thought experiment
A thought experiment...The democratically elected government says diesel cars are bad, but put under pressure by lobbying groups a referendum is created that says"Do you want Britain to move to...
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