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Outlook: Mail stuck after editing in Outbox

Posted 5 months ago

by pwigle
- 7 Comments
Do you have a situation where you can’t send e-mail after editing a “waiting to be sent” e-mail in your outbox? I helped someone with the same situation, read how I troubleshooted and found the solution. The scenario This problem occurred in Outlook...
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Upgrading Windows Server 2008 R2 to 2012 – via RDP

Posted 5 months ago

by pwigle
- 2 Comments
In order to save some fuel/time/energy I’m upgrading one or our test servers from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2012 via RDP. Not recommended or supported in any scenario <insert disclaimer here>. Before you start, make sure all Virtual...
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Error: "We cant connect to xbox service right now”

Posted 5 months ago

by pwigle
- 0 Comments
Are you gettings this error, maybe together with a 0xc1010190 or 0xc00d1198? I didn’t spend much time troubleshooting but this is what fixed it for me: 1. Uninstall the Modern App by right clicking the tile 2. Reboot the PC 3. Re-install the application...
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Windows 8 - Nothing happens when you initiate a shutdown or hangs at the “shutting down” donut.

Posted 5 months ago

by pwigle
- 8 Comments
On my corporate machine I had the issue where Windows would either: Endlessly show the “Shutting Down” screen. OR When initiating a shutdown, nothing would happen except that Winlogon.exe would take a 100% CPU utilization on a single...