Cancel Windows Server 2012 reboot initiated by Windows Update
Default Windows Server 2012 reboot after Windows Update is truly baffling. The server installs updates at night and then waits for a user/administrator to login (which normally happens in a middle of working day). As soon as logged-on you get a non-cancelable 15 minutes warning until server restarts! This can make some sense on client machines, but is a complete madness on servers.
To stop Windows Server 2012 reboot initiated by Windows Update you need to stop (and possibly even disable) Windows Update service.
I expected that simply stopping the Windows Update service would be sufficient, but even after this I still got "4 minutes reboot warning". I didn't want to test whether the server will actually reboot and disable the service completely. Disabling it definitely did the trick and reboot was stopped. If you do this, don't forget to re-enable the service after you reboot the server manually at more convenient time.
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Windows Update error 800B0001 on Windows Server 2012 (WSUS)
Issue
Windows Server 2012 machine fails to find and install any updates. Windows Update displays following error:
Windows could not search for new updates
There was a problem checking for updates.
Error(s) found: Code800B0001 Windows Update ran into a problem.
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DELL iDRAC 5 Console Top Menu not working
Accessing DELL PowerEdge 2950 server via iDRAC 5 console using Internet Explorer 11 - console top menu is not active. i.e. if you click on Macros, nothing happens. I believe the same issue affects Internet Explorer 10.
To resolve I had to enable IE Comparability View for the iDRAC IP address. In Internet Explorer 11 this can be done via: Tools > Comparability View Settings.
Apple Mail - Can't send large emails via Exchange server
Issue
Apple Mail would not send large emails via an Exchange account hosted on MS Exchange 2007 server.
Activity window would show Sending message / Adding messages for a few minutes. Then email would just sit in Outbox until deleted. No errors or warnings...
These emails were 8-9 MB in size, well below maximum message size configured on the Exchange server.
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