Author Archives: cottse

Teams Room (Room Panel) Error code 50199

Posted on March 3, 2023 by cottse

Symptom: Room panel appears to login to Teams but then returns to device login screen. Azure sign-in logs revealed a failed sign-in. Error code 50199. Steps to glory ! Be sure you got the following licenses assigned. Azure Active Directory … Continue reading →

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Modify SQLServr.exe memory

Posted on March 11, 2021 by cottse

A DirSync server hosting Azure AD Sync was hogging memory. Typically Azure AD connect installs an express version of SQL – minus any gui interface. So from an elevated command prompt: SQLCMD -E -S \\.\pipe\Microsoft##WID\tsql\query Then exec sp_configure ‘show advanced … Continue reading →

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EIR F3000 configure for Bridge Mode

Posted on February 5, 2020 by cottse

Eir have released the F3000 (Sagemcom eir Fibre box 1A 1.0) modem into the wild so here’s how I flipped it into Bridge mode. It was simpler than previous models. Login to the admin console of the modem. click on … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 search not working

Posted on February 5, 2020 by cottse

Windows search on my desktop (Suddenly) stopped working, no results returned, blanks search screen. Try this registry fix. (backup your registry before editing it). Press Windows key + R and launch “regedit” Drill into: HKEY_CURRENT_USE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2016 activation stuck on 10%

Posted on November 5, 2019 by cottse

Activating MSFT Server 2016 I recently encountered this screen. Server is not hung but the activation process is stuck at 10%. So to resolve you need to enable the following Windows service Windows License Manager Service Once service was started, … Continue reading →

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We are unable to connect right now… / Windows 7 Office 2016

Posted on August 20, 2019 by cottse

When launching Outlook 2016 running on a Windows 7 PC the following error is displayed. To resolve follow these steps: 1. Remove all cached credentials from ‘Windows Credentials’ of your ‘Credential Manager’ found in Control Panel. 2. Open Regedit and … Continue reading →

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Recover 2k8 server password

Posted on March 21, 2019 by cottse

Things you’ll need: Physical access to the server Your 2008 install DVD Step One: Launch recovery console Put your install DVD in the drive and reboot the server. Make sure you press the key to boot off the DVD. Once … Continue reading →

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Cant email word document

Posted on February 8, 2019 by cottse

Enviroment: Client using Office 2013 suite, hosted on W10. User wants to send/share document as an email attachment but following error warning is flipped. Solution: Ensure Outlook is default program. Remove MSFT “Office desktop App” from Start>Settings>Apps. PowerShell: Get-AppxPackage *Office* … Continue reading →

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Cannot open Event Viewer

Posted on August 24, 2018 by cottse

Specifically when you select Event Viewer from Tools menu in Server Manager you receive a pop up denying you access. You can go around error by launching  eventvwr.msc from run or command prompt but to go thru issue : – … Continue reading →

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Out of Office fault on Outlook 2013 / Office 365 Exchange

Posted on July 3, 2018 by cottse

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