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Fixing ‘KDC Reply Did Not Match Expectations’ Error in Ansible for Windows Server

June 13, 2024 by Wu Zheng

When you connect to a Windows server with Ansible, you may see the error message “KDC reply did not match expectations while getting initial credentials”. One possible reason is that the domain name that you used in the Ansible playbook command line doesn’t match the domain name that is configured in the Linux krb5.conf. The … Read more

“DNS bad key” on Windows Failover Cluster

June 5, 2021 by Wu Zheng

I used to see two common errors on the new created Microsoft Failover Cluster. “DNS bad key” and CNO update error. Cluster network name resource ‘Cluster Name’ failed registration of one or more associated DNS name(s): DNS bad key or Cluster network name resource failed registration of one or more associated DNS names(s) because the … Read more

Cipher Suites on Windows Server 2016/2019

November 7, 2020 by Wu Zheng

“Static Key Ciphers” are used on Windows Server 2016/2019 for backward compatibility with legacy applications. It existing on Windows operating system by default. Hackers can decrypt the traffic if the weak cipher suites are being used. Hence how to secure the traffic is important for Windows security.

Password is incorrect when access admin$ or c$ on Windows

August 24, 2020July 17, 2020 by Wu Zheng

There are default shares for administration purposes on Windows. You can access it by //computer name/admin$ or //computer name/c$. I faced a problem on some machines that it cannot access the shared paths.

Quick Notes: Windows lost network every 20 minutes

July 15, 2020 by Wu Zheng

You may see a Windows machine lost network connectivity every 20 minutes, or the Windows machine lost network when you are connecting it via RDP.

How to Manage Windows Servers With Ansible on CentOS 8

August 13, 2020June 26, 2020 by Wu Zheng

This article will focus on the quick configuration in the lab environment to get Ansible ready for Windows automation.

Quick Note: Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager Windows overfit High DPI Screen

February 25, 2020 by Wu Zheng

4K screen is getting popular in recent years. You may see some challenge for legacy applications. Such as “Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager”. It’s stopped developed since 2014. But it’s still a useful tool for server administrators. You may see the windows overfits screen on 4K display. The fix is: Go to properties of “RDCMan.exe“ … Read more

“The update is not applicable to your computer” When Install Standalone Patch on Windows Server 2016

September 29, 2018 by Wu Zheng

You may see error message below when installing standalone patches on Windows Server 2016. The update is not applicable to your computer It may be caused be servicing stack update is not installed on the server. Please install KB4132216 before installing the patch.

IE 11 Window Doesn’t Change Between 4K Internal and Regular External Monitors

January 14, 2018 by Wu Zheng

Just a quick notes. If you use multiple monitors, some are 4K and some are regular resolution, you may see window display issue when move Internet Explorer between these monitors. Follow the KB below to change register to allow Internet Explorer 11 accommodates the monitor solutions. Internet Explorer 11 window display changes between a built-in … Read more

Error Code 0x80004005 and 0x80070035 on Virtual Machine

February 1, 2016 by Wu Zheng

Today I got a strange problem about share folder. Some virtual machines cannot access network share path. It gave me Unspecified Error 0x80004005 when I opened a share folder on explorer. It gave me The network path was not found 0x80070035 when I opened same share folder by clicking Start – Run.