Category: Windows Admin

Windows Administration Blog Archives, by Peter Whyte (Database Administrator).
Includes: Database Admin, Windows Admin, PowerShell, WSL & more…

  • Installing Windows Server 2016 with Hyper-V

    This post contains a demo of installing the Windows Server 2016 Operating System on Hyper-V. To install the Hyper-V Role on Windows 10, see this guide from Microsoft Docs: Install Hyper-V on Windows 10. There are two parts to this one:> Create a new Hyper-V Virtual Machine> Install…

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  • “Windows could not start the SQL Server”

    The “Windows could not start the SQL Server on 127.0.0.1” is a generic error message when the SQL Server service cannot start-up. Windows Event Viewer will give you the actual error, and from there you can troubleshoot the reason for failure. SQL Server 2019 evaluation period expired in…

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  • “Content from the website listed below is being blocked.” Windows Server

    The Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration is a feature that helps protect your computer from malicious websites and other online threats. When you open Internet Explorer on a Windows Server, you’ll likely be prompted with this message: Content from the website listed below is being blocked by the…

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