How to fix error 0x80073701 when adding roles or features to Windows

Error code 0x80073701 translates to ERROR_SXS_ASSEMBLY_MISSING. This is sometimes encountered in Windows when you attempt to add a role or feature and Windows registry considers a specific package to be installed, yet the manifest is not present on the system. Here is how you can fix it. Example script usage: As I understand it, the […]

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Manually create Windows recovery partition before OS partition

With the newer Microsoft OS’s (both workstations and servers), Microsoft decided to start building a recovery partition AFTER the OS partition. This means if you need to increase the size of the OS partition, you must do some work first to get rid of the recovery partition before you can extend the OS partition size. […]

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Troubleshooting Hardware Inventory in MECM

Troubleshooting the Client Check if BITS is running The first step in troubleshooting hardware inventory on a client is to verify the BITS service is running. BITS or Background Intelligent Transfer Service is a Windows service used to transfer data whenever there is bandwidth that is not being used by other applications. BITS also supports […]

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How to check AD Schema version using PowerShell

In this article, I will show you how to check the AD Schema version using Powershell. First, you need to log into your Active Directory Domain Controller.  If you have more than one domain controller, you should log in to the forest root domain controller. Open PowerShell with Administrator Permission If there is a pop-up screen […]

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