The service did not start due to logon failure.

Error: Getting the following error when trying to set a network account to run SQL Server service. The service did not start due to logon failure. Fix: Make sure the network account has “logon as a service” permission. Enable service log on permission for Run As accounts Go to Administrative Tools and select Local Security... » read more

MMC could not create the snap-in for Task Scheduler

Error: MMC could not create the snap-in. The snap-in might not have been installed correctly. Fix: Microsoft Management Console (MMC) is a built-in feature in Windows operating system that lets you manage snap-in on the go. Snap-ins are basic component of a console. Sometimes, snap-ins may not work properly, especially if the registry configuration of... » read more

How to Delete hiberfil.sys on Windows 10

How to Delete hiberfil.sys on Windows 10 Select Search. Enter command. … Right-click Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator. … Select Yes if a User Account Control window appears requesting permission to continue. … Type powercfg.exe /hibernate off into the Command Prompt window and press Enter.

Search of Large Files on Disk Drive

Option 1: Folder Explorer Go to folder explorer and type in … in the search box size:huge Option 2: TreeSize Free app https://www.jam-software.com/treesize?&cp=ProductAds&cp_kwd=TSfree_TSpro Note on Removing Files: hiberfile.sys ok to delete pagefe.sys should NOT be deleted .ost outlook files should NOT be deleted Although hiberfil. sys is a hidden and protected system file, you can safely... » read more

Upgrade availability group replicas

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/availability-groups/windows/upgrading-always-on-availability-group-replica-instances?view=sql-server-ver16 When upgrading a SQL Server instance that hosts an Always On availability group (AG) to a new SQL Server version, to a new SQL Server service pack or cumulative update, or when installing to a new Windows service pack or cumulative update, you can reduce downtime for the primary replica to only a single... » read more

Check Current Windows Version

To find out which version of Windows your device is running, press the Windows logo key  key + R, type winver in the Open box, and then select OK. Select the Start  button > Settings  > System  > About .

SQL Server Windows Failover Cluster – Unable to start Roles

Status: Windows Failover Cluster fail to start any of the Roles All nodes in the Windows Failover Cluster are up. Identified several important event IDs that are common across all SQL nodes: 1069, 1205, 1254. Probable Causes: -SQL node names and AG name are not resolving or couldn’t register in the network. please look at the... » read more

Export a Certificate as a PFX file

Issue: Unable to generate pfx file from certificate manager. Certificate export have the option greyed out “Personal Information Exchange PFX”. Fix: Use PowerShell to generate the PFX file. The Certificates snap-in really doesn’t like to export PFX certificates, but PowerShell is happy to. You can use the Export-PfxCertificate cmdlet. Go to the certificates pseudo-drive by typing cd cert:\ at... » read more