Kaushik
How to use Dumpchk.exe to check your dump files…
Hello AskPerf! Today’s post is a quick one that points to one of Bob' Golding's...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 01/27/2015
ADFS Deep Dive: Certificate Planning
The last blog was about planning for ADFS and what questions you should be asking when deploying it....
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 01/26/2015
Mailbag: Superbowl Superbag (Issue #6)
Hey y'all, Mark, Tom and Lakshman are back for another mailbag. All of our NFL teams are out of...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 01/22/2015
New Features in the Netlogon Parser (v1.1.4) for Message Analyzer
Hi all! Brandon Wilson here again talking to you about some new features added in the updated...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 01/16/2015
Free Webcasts from Microsoft’s US Central Marketing Organization (USCMO)
The US Central Marketing Organization (USCMO) here at Microsoft is putting on a new and improved...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 01/15/2015
We Are Hiring Windows Escalation Engineers in Munich, Germany
Would you like to join the world’s best and most elite debuggers to enable the success of Microsoft...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 01/15/2015
RPC Endpoint Mapper Returns Dynamic Port Incorrectly When Active Directory is Configured to Use Static Port
Hi Folks, Gary Green, Lakshman Hariharan and Rick Sasser here with a new post on RPC. The purpose of...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 01/11/2015
Mailbag: New Year New Questions (Issue #5)
Hey y'all, Mark and Tom and some new members to AskPFEPlat to tackle your questions in the new...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 01/08/2015
Case of the blank print jobs
Hello Askperf! Anshuman here again with an interesting issue I worked a few weeks ago. The following...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 01/08/2015
How to migrate local ports when doing print migration
Hello Askperf! My name is Tingu, and today I’m going to talk about an interesting print...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 01/07/2015
Azure Active Directory for the Old-School AD Admin
Greetings! Hilde here to wish you a Happy New Year and to welcome you to the first Monday of 2015...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 01/05/2015
Top Support Solutions for Windows Server 2012 R2
This is a collection of the top Microsoft Support solutions for the most common issues experienced...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 12/31/2014
How to make your existing Bitlocker encrypted environment FIPS complaint
Hello, my name is Mayank Sharma and I am a Technical Advisor here at Microsoft. In this blog, I will...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 12/29/2014
Troubleshooting Windows activation failures on Azure VMs
If you are experiencing Windows activation failures on an Azure VM, please try the following steps...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 12/23/2014
Securing DC to DC communication with IPsec using Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (WFAS) Connection Security Rules
Hi folks, Lakshman Hariharan and Martin Solis here with a post on how to secure domain controller to...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 12/14/2014
Disk Performance Internals
Abstract: Storage is the slowest component of most computer systems. As such, storage is often a...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 12/09/2014
How to (correctly) check file versions with PowerShell
Howdy folks Matthew Reynolds (@MatthewMWR) here. I focus on enterprise Windows optimization and...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 12/07/2014
PSA: Incorrect MTU size causes connectivity issues with Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Greg Jaworski here to make readers aware of a support issue where network interface drivers may set...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 12/01/2014
ADFS Deep Dive: Planning and Design Considerations
In the previous blog post on comparing sign-in protocols, the goal was to give you a primer on the...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 11/23/2014
Driver Object Corruption Triggers Bugcheck 109
My name is Victor Mei, I am an Escalation Engineer in Platforms Global Escalation Services in...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 11/20/2014
Recovering Azure VM by attaching OS disk to another Azure VM
If you are unable to administer an Azure VM because of RDP or SSH failures, in many cases rebooting...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 11/20/2014
When Creating a New Resource or Role in Windows Server 2012 R2 Failover Cluster, the Network Name Fails to Come Online or Failed to Create Associated Computer Object in Domain
There is an issue I have seen repeatedly in the field since Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 11/17/2014
Mailbag: So Far Off To a Good Start (Issue #2)
Hey y’all, Mark and Tom back with our second Friday mailbag. So far so good on trying to keep...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 11/13/2014
Troubleshooting Basics for the Netlogon Parser (v1.0.1) for Message Analyzer
Hi all, Brandon Wilson here again to talk to you a bit more in depth about the Netlogon parser for...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 11/09/2014
Surface Pro 3 Hibernation Update You’ll Want To Apply
Hey folks Joao Botto with a quick link to some very important Surface Pro 3 information that Scott...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 11/06/2014
Surface Pro 3 Hibernation Doesn’t Occur on Enterprise Install
Hi my name is Scott McArthur and I want to call out a recently published KB article: Surface Pro 3...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 11/05/2014
Your technical answers and automated solutions via Bing.com
Hello folks, One of our Engineering PMs that supports our Diagnostics and Automated solutions...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 11/04/2014
Cross Post: Using Bing for technical instant answers and automated solutions
This is a cross post from William Keener’s Support Diagnostics and Automated Solutions blog that we...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 11/04/2014
Mailbag: Return of the Mailbag Returns
Hey y’all, Mark and Tom back here with the return of the mailbag returns. Give yourself 5...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 10/30/2014
Becoming an WPA Xpert Part 11: Troubleshooting Long Group Policy Processing
Hey Folks, Though I’ve blogged before here I have been a bit rude and never properly introduced...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 10/26/2014
Understanding ATQ performance counters, yet another twist in the world of TLAs
Hello again, this is guest author Herbert from Germany. If you worked an Active Directory...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 10/24/2014
Unable to restart server due to registry bloat over 2GB
Hello AskPerf! Pushing up a blog today to discuss the registry bloat issue that has been recently...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 10/22/2014
RDP Fails with Event ID 1058 & Event 36870 with Remote Desktop Session Host Certificate & SSL Communication
Hello AskPerf! Sanket here from the Windows Platforms team here to discuss an issue with Remote...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 10/22/2014
Updating Surface Pro 3 firmware (Cross Post)
Hi this is Scott McArthur and I just wanted to call attention to a blog that I worked on with some...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 10/20/2014
Asset Tag Tool for Surface Pro 3
Hi my name is Scott McArthur and I want to call out a tool that recently came out that allows...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 10/20/2014
How to Update the Surface Pro 3 Firmware Offline using a USB Drive
Today’s blog post is a collaboration between our PFE group and premier support. Joao Botto (PFE),...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 10/19/2014
Configuring Azure Virtual Machines for Optimal Storage Performance
In support, one of the most common questions we get is: How do I achieve the best disk performance...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 10/14/2014
Windows 10 Preview available for review
Good morning AskPerf! It’s been a while since our last post, and we apologize for that. ...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 10/14/2014
Introducing the Netlogon Parser (v1.0.1) for Message Analyzer 1.1
Hi all! Brandon Wilson here again, and this time I will be giving you an introduction for the new...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 10/05/2014
Virtual Machine Checkpoint fails with Access Denied when running on a Clustered Shared Volume
When you attempt to create a CheckPoint of a virtual machine that is running on a Cluster Shared...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 10/01/2014
Attempting to Install .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 Fails with Error Code 0x800F0906 or “the source files could not be downloaded”, even when supplying source
In one of my prior posts, I mentioned a step required when installing .Net Framework 3.5 on Windows...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 09/29/2014
Lingering Object Liquidator for Active Directory is now live
Hey y’all, Mark back with some news about a new tool you might want to take a look at. Up until...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 09/23/2014
Six Audit Mistakes Everyone Seems To Make With Windows Server
Hi, this is Richard Sasser 'Rick', MCM, Red shirted dude (security guy). This might seem...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 09/21/2014
Remove Lingering Objects that cause AD Replication error 8606 and friends
Introducing the Lingering Object Liquidator Hi all, Justin Turner here ---it's been a while...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 09/15/2014
A 5 Second Boot Optimization If You’ve Disabled IPv6 on Windows Client and Server by setting DisabledComponents to 0xFFFFFFFF
Hey, y’all, Mark back with some new info on two of my favorite topics, IPv6 and Slow Boot Slow Logon...
Author: Kaushik Ainapure [MSFT] Date: 09/14/2014