Windows 10 E LTSB does not have Microsoft Edge

Yes, Windows 10 Enterprise Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) does not have Microsoft Edge. :(.

Windows 10 OneNote Sorry something went wrong

Created Windows 10 Enterprise VM using a local account then associated with Live ID/Microsoft Account, then dis-associated again as I was using the wrong ID. Re-associated with another account, it seems to work but OneNote is having problem. Error shows like:

Sorry, something went wrong.

We are unable to sign you in. Please try again later.

Re-tried and re-tried nothing works. The workaround is to uninstall and then reinstall OneNote. Unfortunately, OneNote is one of the built in applications and cannot be removed using Apps & Features in SYSTEM settings. To uninstall, drop to PowerShell with elevated/administrative privileges and run the following:

PS C:\> Get-AppxPackage *microsoft.office.onenote* | Remove-AppxPackage

Once removed, open Store (Windows Store application) then install OneNote. Launching OneNote should now ask for new credentials. Have fun!


Reference(s):
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_office-insider_onenote/onenote-unable-to-sign-in-error-we-were-unable-to/0b64b457-fecd-4b2a-bbc8-ac0d2abda670?auth=1

PowerShell Quick Tips: Rename a computer

Rename local computer to W8M1 and restart

PS D:\> Rename-Computer -NewName W8M1 -Restart

The above command works with Powershell 3.0. For Powershell 2.0, below can be used on an elevated privileges.

PS D:\> $computer = Get-WmiObject Win32_ComputerSystem -ComputerName <old_name>
PS D:\> $computer.Rename("<new_name>")
PS D:\> $os = Get-WmiObject Win32_OperatingSystem
PS D:\> $os.psbase.Scope.Options.EnablePrivileges = $true
PS D:\> $os.Reboot()

Using WMIC to rename a computer

D:\> WMIC ComputerSystem where Name="%computername%" call Rename Name=NewName

References:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/ITCG/thread/c9dcf26a-5476-4199-8311-b101c969a47a/
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askds/archive/2009/02/19/renaming-a-computer-using-wmic-and-how-to-get-around-that-aggravating-invalid-global-switch-error.aspx

Windows 10 E B 10074 text corruption in File Explorer

Just installed Windows 10 Enterprise build 10074. First impression? Feels slower than build 10041. Also noticed that File Explorer shows corrupted string in Quick Access folder.

[6/3/2015] Same issue is observed on Windows Server Technical Preview 2 (Windows 2016).

Project Spartan (Edge) does not open on the default Administrator account on Windows 2016

Looks like Microsoft is now getting really serious with security. Their newest browser, code named "Project Spartan" or Edge, does not run if the user is the default administrator account on Windows 2016 (Windows Server Technical Preview 2).

How to install GUI on Windows Server (2016) Technical Preview 2

Windows Server Technical Preview 2 (Windows Server 2016?) does not have the option to install the full GUI.

Figure 1.

 It does have the option to install minimum shell (MinShell). This will provide access to Server Manager and the cmd.exe as shown below.

Figure 2.

The GUI can be installed, that I know of, either using Server Manager or PowerShell.

To install using Server Manager, do Manage | Add Roles and Features. Hit on Next button using the default selection until you reach Features dialog. Under the feature User Interface and Infrastructure, select Server Graphical Shell.

Figure 3. Feature dialog

Progress the dialog/wizard window until completion.

Power users can also install the GUI using PowerShell, like:

PS C:\>Install-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Shell -Restart

Reference(s):
https://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-install-the-gui-on-windows-server-2016/

Windows mounted volume does not work on Virtualbox vboxsf

I have Windows 8.1 with VirtualBox 4.3.28 installed. On VM running Ubuntu 15.04, tried to mount Windows using VirtualBox Shared Folder using vboxsf. The issue is that this mounted volume in Linux does not know how to handle mounted Windows volume.