How to Clean up the WinSxS Directory and Free Up Disk Space on Windows Server 2008 R2 with New Update
First published on TechNet on May 13, 2014 It’s finally here! After pages and pages of comments from you requesting the ability to clean up the WinSxS directory and component store on Windows Server 2008 R2, an update is available.Active Directory-Based Activation vs. Key Management Services
First published on TechNet on Feb 04, 2013 KMS Activation I still receive TONS of questions on KMS even though it has been around for quite some time now. It’s fairly easy to ramp up on. I can generally bring an admin up to speed in under an hour, if they don’t want to read the documentation (located on TechNet: http://technet.microsoft.com/library/ff793409.aspx).Failover Cluster Communication Failures
First published on TechNet on Jan 09, 2012 There are many potential causes for Cluster communication failures including: Network latency Network outages Faulty drivers or network cards, including TCP offload issues Misconfigured firewall rules Security software such as anti-virus, intrusion detection, etc.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
First published on TechNet on Nov 17, 2014 There is an issue I have seen repeatedly in the field since Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 released.How to Reduce the Size of the Winsxs directory and Free Up Disk Space on Windows Server 2012 Using Features on Demand
First published on TechNet on Feb 24, 2013 ** If you're looking to free up disk space and reduce the size of the WinSxS directory on Windows 7 SP1, make sure to check out the following blog post on this topic** Reduce the size of the WinSxS Directory and Free up Disk Space with a New Update for Windows 7 SP1 Clients ** If you're looking to free up disk space and reduce the size of the WinSxS directory on Windows Server 2008 R2, make sure to check out the following blog post on this topic** How to clean up the WinSxS Directory and Free up Disk Space on Windows Server 2008 R2 with Update -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember these on Windows 2003 Server? I cannot count the number of times I’ve been asked how to clean this up.
