Windows cannot find the Microsoft Software License Terms

Error - Windows cannot find the Microsoft Software License Terms

Server 2012

VMware Workstation

Resolution :

While creating VM , go to VM -> Settings -> CD/DVD -> Use ISO image file, and then choose Windows installation ISO file. Boot your virtual machine and you should be able to install Windows smoothly

Error :

VMware Workstation and Hyper-V are not compatible. Remove the Hyper-V role from the system before running VMware Workstation.

Solution

This is because the Hyper-V role is installed and this conflicts with VMware Workstation. To disable Hyper-V from starting the following command can be used:

bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off

Open command prompt with Run as Administrator

A reboot of of the Windows OS is necessary.

To enable the Hyper-V role again use the following command:

bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype auto

A reboot of of the Windows OS is necessary.

Start Menu stops responding to left Mouse clicks and does not show any applications on server 2016

Start Menu stops responding to left Mouse clicks and does not show any applications on server 2016

1. Add "!ctx_localappdata!\Microsoft\Windows\Usrclass.dat*" to Exclusions in "Exclusion List - Directories" and "Exclusion List - Files" policy. 
2. Add "!ctx_localappdata!\packages" to Exclusions in "Exclusion List - Directories" and "Exclusion List - Files" policy.

SC command to config and query Windows services remotely

Command to remotely change service setting from  Disbale to Delayed Auto

sc \\XXXXX config "Wsearch" start=delayed-auto

Command to remotely check the service status

  

sc \\XXXXX query wsearch

SERVICE_NAME: wsearch

        TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS

        STATE              : 1  STOPPED

        WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 1077  (0x435)

        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)

        CHECKPOINT         : 0x0

        WAIT_HINT          : 0x0

Command to remotely start the service status

sc \\XXXXX start wsearch

SERVICE_NAME: wsearch

        TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS

        STATE              : 2  START_PENDING

                                (NOT_STOPPABLE, NOT_PAUSABLE, IGNORES_SHUTDOWN)

        WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)

        SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)

        CHECKPOINT         : 0x1

        WAIT_HINT          : 0x7530

        PID                : 1520

        FLAGS              :

Powershell command to run gpupdate /force remotely

Powershell command to run gpupdate /force remotely

Invoke-Command -ComputerName XXXXXXX -ScriptBlock {Gpupdate /force}