Category: Microsoft
Anything related to Microsoft and their products
Fortinet FortiGate and Chromium-based browsers
After upgrading Brave to version 1.73.89 (Chromium 131.0.6778.69) and Google Chrome to version 131.0.6778.70, the web GUI of our Fortinet FortiGate is inaccessible. Both browsers display the following error when attempting to access the GUI:
Read More → Fortinet FortiGate and Chromium-based browsersWindows 11, version 24H2 x64 2024-05D
It is quite difficult getting “Windows 11, version 24H2 x64 2024-05D” installed in a virtual Windows 11 client.
Read More → Windows 11, version 24H2 x64 2024-05DKB5034441 and new Microsoft Windows 10 setups
In the aftermath of KB5034441, I experimented with creating a 1 GiB large Windows Recovery Partition on a new Microsoft Windows 10 VM, ensuring enough free space for KB5034441 and hopefully any later versions of the “Windows Recovery Environment.”
Read More → KB5034441 and new Microsoft Windows 10 setupsDisable BitLocker
Based on all the ruckus caused by KB5012170, if you are able, determine if BitLocker is active, and if so and if undesired, disable it on all drives before rebooting your computer running Microsoft Windows 10/11. It looks like my computer is in the clear. If it hadn’t been, then I would run these two […]
Read More → Disable BitLockerMicrosoft .NET Framework and Famic Automation Studio License Manager
Another month and another update for Microsoft .NET Framework (KB5008718). It’s the same sad story again.
Read More → Microsoft .NET Framework and Famic Automation Studio License ManagerInstalling Windows 11 21H2 October update in VirtualBox
I wanted to try out Windows 11 21H2 October update in VirtualBox but I came short when the installer thought I had unsupported (virtual) hardware.
Read More → Installing Windows 11 21H2 October update in VirtualBoxSplit install.wim into install.swm and install2.swm
sources\install.wim in recent releases of Windows 10 has exceeded FAT32’s maximum filesize of 4 GiB. If you only boot UEFI systems and you want to use memory sticks for better performance while installing, you must split sources\install.wim into smaller files. Luckily, the dism command can do this for you.
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Dell Precision 5540, Windows 10 1909, and endless automatic repair cycle
Last month I created two Windows 10 1909 images for a Dell Precision 5540, one image for “naked” Windows 10 including all drivers, and another image complete with all our usual software. That laptop came with BIOS version 1.3.3, which was upgraded to 1.4.0 before any of the images were captured.
Read More → Dell Precision 5540, Windows 10 1909, and endless automatic repair cycleLenovo ThinkPad T430s stuck in airplane mode
A student came by my office carrying his Lenovo ThinkPad T430s. Windows 10 was stuck in airplane mode. I saw no other alternative than disabling the Radio Management Service and reboot the computer.
Read More → Lenovo ThinkPad T430s stuck in airplane modeCitrix Hypervisor 8.0.0 and FreeBSD guests running with UEFI boot firmware
I installed Citrix XenServer 7.2 on a spare server, created a small VM running FreeBSD/amd64 head r347896, and updated the host all the way to XS 7.6. Upgrading to Citrix Hypervisor 8.0.0 requires boot media, and the procedure is pretty painless. I added the XS80E001.zip update and rebooted the host. Neither a license server nor a license […]
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