Category: Windows Technologies

Active Directory, Windows Technologies

Fix: The following Domain Controller could not be contacted – A local error has occurred.

Scenario: You attempt to launch the Active Directory Management Console – Active Directory Domains and Trusts, on your domain controller in a different AD site,  you’ll be notified with the below error: —————————Active Directory Domain Services————————— The following Domain Controller could not be contacted: USA-DC01.mylab.lan. A local error has occurred. —————————OK—————————   Fix: If your current domain controller (in the different site) is running with different time zone than that of the primary domain controller that you are trying to connect to, then change the time zone on your domain controller to match with the time zone of the primary […]

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Networking, Windows Technologies

Disabling Network Location Discovery stops Windows Systems from Pinging

Scenario: To Turn off the Network Location wizard for users, you make below changes to the Network Sharing Settings since then your Windows Systems become not responsive to the Ping command. However, RDP and C$ Drive access still works fine. Enables “Turn off file and printer sharing” for Domain (current profile)   Solution: To let your Windows systems to be again responsive to ping commands, you need to enable “Turn on file and printer sharing” for Domain (current profile). Further, to disable the Network Location wizard for users you may need to implement the below registry fixes: Create below registry […]

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Desktop, Windows Technologies

FIX: Arrow Keys Navigation does NOT work in Excel

Issue: The arrow keys navigation does not work in Excel application on your system. The same arrow keys navigation just works fine in other applications. Solution: You probably have the Scroll Lock special key pressed/enabled on your keyboard which causes this behaviour.  To fix click on Scroll Lock special key to release/unlock/disable it. The Scroll Lock special key varies from keyboard to keyboard. On my system keyboard, the Scroll Lock function is associate with Home button.  To control it, I need to press Function key (Fn) + Home button.

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