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Category: Windows

  • Exchange / Outlook – There is a problem with the proxy server’s security certificate

    Issue After replacing a wildcard SSL certificate (*.domain.com) with a basic single-server certificate (webmail.domain.com) remote clients using Microsoft Outlook can no longer connect to their email accounts on an Exchange server using HTTP Proxy Method. Outlook displays below error and then repeatedly prompts for a password: There is a problem with the proxy server’s security…

  • Change SATA Operation Mode from RAID to AHCI without re-installing Windows

    If you change SATA Operation Mode in computer BIOS after Windows OS installation, you will most likely get a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) next time Windows boots. To prevent this, you need to make sure the first boot after SATA Mode change is done in Safe Mode.

  • Windows Storage Spaces – Can’t create the pool (0x00000032)

    Issue When trying to create a new storage spaces pool in Windows 10 following error is displayed: Can’t create the poolCheck the drive connections and then try againThe request is not supported0x00000032

  • Kaspersky silently deletes “Infected” false-positive .exe files

    Browsing through my old development folders I noticed that executables of some applications I developed years ago (using Borland C++Builder) were missing. Luckily I had the same folders in zipped archives. Trying to extract affected .exe files from .zip archives were failing with Access Denied errors. Trying to extract whole folder was resulting in the affected .exe files…

  • The user profile service service failed. The sign-in user profile cannot be loaded

     Issue Creating a new local profile on a Windows 10 PC. When the new user tried to login for the first time following error is displayed: Resolution The issue was caused by a corrupted Default user profile (that is used as a template for new user profiles). To resolve this I had to copy the…

  • QuickBooks multi-user access stopped working (error H202)

    Issue Users on QuickBooks 2014 can no longer open company files in multi-user mode. Following error is displayed then trying to enable multi-user: “H202 – You’re trying to work with a company file located on another computer, and this copy of QuickBooks can’t reach the server on that computer“

  • Can’t re-install Sage Payroll – “Select Previous Installation” empty

    Issue Cannot install Sage Payroll 50 on a PC that previously had the same Sage application installed. During installation process user gets to a screen “Select Previous Installation“: The “Previous Installation” list, however, is emty and setup doesn’t allow to proceed any further or skip this step…

  • Move Android Studio AVD folder to a new location

    Default Android Virtual Device Manager (AVD) folder is located is in C:\Users\<user_name>\.android\avd. To move it to a new location perform following steps: Close Android Studio Control Panel > System > Advanced System Settings > Environment Variables Add a new User variable: Variable Name: ANDROID_SDK_HOME Variable Value: D:\Android_SDK_HOMEReplace D:\Android_SDK_HOME with the path you want become your new AVD folder root.The path…

  • Media Portal – No AAC sound watching live TV

    Issue No sound in Media Portal watching live UK Freesat and Freevew HD TV channels that stream AAC sound. Resolution Download and install LAV audio filters Open Media Portal Configuration Go do Codecs and Renderer > TV Codecs  Next to LATM AAC audio: select LAV Audio Decoder

  • Windows 7 PC runs out of space because of cab_xxx_x files in Temp folder

    Issue Windows Temp directory (C:\Windows\Temp) gets filled-up with cab_xxx_x files until C: drive runs out of space. Deleting the files doesn’t help as thousands of new cab_ files get generated every day.

  • Power Settings – Sleep Button Action keeps reverting to default setting

    I have a Media PC that needs to ignore power on/off commands sent by Logitech Harmony remote (Media Centre profile) when the PC is switched on. The idea behind it is that when the PC on, sending IR power command doesn’t put it to sleep. But when the PC is off, IR power command will…

  • Clear DNS Cache in Google Chrome

    Google Chrome has its own internal DNS caching. To clear it: Enter chrome://net-internals/#dns in the Google Chrome address bar and click Clear host cache button. In some instances you may also need flush socket pools. This can be done at: chrome://net-internals/#sockets