Contents tagged with windows
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Running Redis on Ubuntu on Windows
Whilst there's a Windows port of Redis server, the last stable release that was produced was 3.0.504 in July 2016. There's plenty of options for running later versions of Redis as a Windows …
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Edge not working for you in Windows 10 (1809)? Try Fiddler
If you've upgraded to the latest version of Windows 10 (1809) and are having problems browsing the web, try running Fiddler. Having this sat between the interweb and Edge seemed to kick it straight …
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A brief look at the Windows Admin Center (1809)
A few days ago I happened to look at the list of recently installed updates in the Settings app and noticed that I'd received an update for Windows Admin Center 1809 which reminded me that I'd …
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'Application cannot be started' running SQL Server Reporting Services Report Builder
SQL Server Reporting Services delivers its Report Builder as a click-once application when you click on the 'Report Builder' icon in the toolbar of the web application, unfortunately sometimes it " …
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Making sure Windows doesn't start your service before SQL Server
This is more of a "note to self" of the syntax, but, if you have a service that depends on another (such as a local SQL Server instance for local logging) then you can tell Windows about that …
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Getting a 403.501 error response from IIS? Check your 'Dynamic IP Restriction Settings'
One of the applications I inherited is composed of multiple applications and uses one of them as a central authentication solution (issuing tokens on login, refreshing them, revoking them, etc,..) …
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Counting the number of installed certificates via PowerShell
Bit of a random one, but should you ever need to count the number of certificates that are installed on a Windows Machine in the "Local Machine" store, here's a short PowerShell snippet that'll do …
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"unable to load certificates" when using openssl to generate a PFX
If you've tried to follow the instructions in my Generating an SSL certificate with SANs via a Windows Certificate Authority post and have run a command to combine the certificate and private key: …
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Generating an SSL certificate with SANs via a Windows Certificate Authority
There are doubtless other ways to generate an SSL certificate through a Windows Certificate Authority which have associated SANs (Subject Alternative Names), but one way I've found is particularly …
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What does "Manual (Trigger Start)" mean for a Windows Service?
There's a selection of different startup types that can be assigned to a Windows Service, at least as seen in the Services MMC snap-in, such as:
Disabled
Manual
Automatic
Automatic (Delayed …