In this article, we will look at the most common causes of errors when connecting to an L2TP/IPSec VPN server from Windows 10/11 or Windows Server 2019/2016. If you cannot establish an L2TP VPN connection from Windows devices, take a close look at the error code and description. The reason for the VPN error is often given there.
- Windows 10
How to Remove Built-in Apps, Features & Editions from a Windows 10 Install Image (WIM file)?
February 18, 2021In this guide we’ll show how to remove Microsoft Store provisioned apps, features (capabilities), and unused Windows editions from a Windows 10 installation image (install.wim file). Let’s do it manually…
The built-in SSH client appeared in Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019. Ssh.exe can be used to securely connect to Linux/UNIX servers, VMWare ESXi hosts and other devices instead of…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2016
CHKDSK: How to Check and Repair Hard Drive Errors in Windows 10?
March 29, 2021CHKDSK.exe (check disk) is a classical built-in Windows tool for checking hard drives for errors. The chkdsk allows you to check your disk and file system for physical and logical…
If you want to monitor the state of your VMWare ESXi servers in your monitoring system, you must configure SNMP agent on your hosts. In this article we’ll show how…
In Windows 10 1903/1909 I have found several strange bugs related to configured VPN connections. The first problem: when trying to connect to a remote VPN L2TP server, a VPN…
- Group PoliciesWindows 10Windows Server 2016
Securing RDP Connections with Trusted SSL/TLS Certificates
August 27, 2020In this article we’ll show how to use trusted SSL/TLS certificates to secure RDP connections to Windows computers or servers in an Active Directory domain. We will use trusted SSL…
- Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
Unable to Add/Remove Role: Windows Server Requires Restart
December 4, 2020When installing any role or feature on Windows Server 2016, an error appears that the server requires a restart: “The request to add or remove features on the specified server…
- Active DirectoryPowerShell
Using Saved Queries in ADUC MMC (Active Directory User and Computers)
June 7, 2022The Saved Queries in Active Directory Users and Computers (ADUC) mmc console allow you to create complex LDAP filters to select Active Directory objects. These queries can be saved, edited…
- Hyper-VKVMVirtualizationVMWare
Selecting the Number of vCPUs and Cores for a Virtual Machine
June 19, 2023When creating virtual machines in different hypervisors (VMWare, KVM, Hyper-V, etc.), you may see that sometimes a virtual machine may not see all virtual processor sockets (vCPU) assigned to it.…