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Tips and tricks from a Windows support engineer on issues related to servicing

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2015 1

  1. Why am I being reoffered updates on the latest VL media?

2014 1

  1. What to do if you experience a rollback when installing KB3000061

2013 4

  1. RSAT tools for Windows 8.1
  2. Servicing changes in Windows 8.1/Server 2012R2
  3. A couple of Surface Pro related items you might not be aware of
  4. Features on Demand (Part 2)

2012 11

  1. How to troubleshoot error 0x800F081F when installing roles and features
  2. Features on Demand in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
  3. How to update local source media to add roles and features
  4. More on Minimal Server Interface
  5. Fixing component store corruption in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012
  6. Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) for Windows 8 are now available
  7. Understanding Features on Demand and role persistence in Windows Server 2012
  8. Now that we've RTM'd, what you can expect from the blog
  9. A dying breed
  10. Want to know more about Windows 8 Consumer Preview or Server Beta?
  11. Can you safely delete files in the %windir%Installer directory?

2011 33

  1. Troubleshooting Error 800B0100, CBS_E_IDENTITY_MISMATCH, during Service Pack 1 installation on Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2
  2. How does Windows choose which version of a file to install?
  3. So about Windows 8 .....
  4. More on hard links
  5. How to get individual driver files from Windows Update
  6. Alleviating pressure caused by component store size
  7. How branching works for installing updates
  8. Support ending for Windows Vista SP1
  9. Supported workaround for torn state installations on Windows 7 SP1
  10. New fix released to prevent 0xC0000034 errors during Windows 7/2008 R2 SP1 installation
  11. New fix released for Windows 7 SP1 0xC000009A language pack issue
  12. Update on torn state systems
  13. RSAT tools for Windows 7 Service Pack 1
  14. New information on error code 0xc0000034
  15. Why you don’t want to edit your pending.xml to resolve 0xC0000034 issues
  16. Error 0xC0000034 during Service Pack 1 installations for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2
  17. General guidance before installing Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2
  18. WSUS Service Pack 1 availability for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2
  19. Error 0xC000022 when installing Service Pack 1 for Win7/2008R2
  20. You receive 0x800f0904 - CBS_E_MORE_THAN_ONE_ACTIVE_EDITION when installing SP1 for Win7/R2
  21. CheckSUR has been updated for Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 installations
  22. Windows 7 Service Pack 1 fails to install with 0x800f0a13 or 0x800f0826
  23. Windows 7 Service Pack 1 fails with error code 0x8004a029
  24. More SP1 information from the Windows Team
  25. Windows 7/2008 R2 Service Pack 1 fails with 0x800f0a12
  26. How to reclaim space after applying Windows 7/2008 R2 Service Pack 1
  27. You receive exit code 0x800f081f when attempting to install SP1 for Win7/R2
  28. Installing the RSAT tools on Windows 7 SP1 installations
  29. Windows 7 and Windows 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 has RTM'd
  30. We need your feedback
  31. Servicing related questions I have seen this week
  32. Is editing Windows component and package manifests supported?
  33. How hard links work

2010 25

  1. This week’s servicing issue
  2. Show me the documentation
  3. How to enable verbose CBS logging
  4. Questions you shouldn't call Microsoft for....
  5. What's on the grocery list?
  6. New topics?
  7. So what about the driver store?
  8. Need more information about what’s in Winsxs, look here
  9. Adding features with DISM
  10. Should you delete files in the WinSXS directory? And what’s the deal with VSS?
  11. Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Beta now available
  12. Having .Net servicing issues?
  13. Servicing Windows: Part Two
  14. Servicing Windows: Part One
  15. Where is VSP1CLN on Windows 2008?
  16. General guidance on disk provisioning for WinSXS growth
  17. Using CheckSUR and update packages to fix corruption
  18. Why does CheckSUR take a long time to run?
  19. What is blobs.bin and why does it grow?
  20. New build of the AD recovery tool for 2008 SP2 is now available, please try it out
  21. Quick update on the Bitlocker Password Recovery tool for x86 editions of Windows
  22. Bitlocker tools updates have been reissued for SP2 installations
  23. Why are all the files not installed when you install a hotfix?
  24. New years answer's cont'd
  25. New year answers...

2009 20

  1. What servicing questions do you have?
  2. New, but not uncommon question I've seen a lot lately
  3. Win7 is out....
  4. Bitlocker updates for SP2 are available
  5. New CheckSUR versions for Windows 7 and 2008 R2 are now available
  6. Interesting Bitlocker question that came up the other day
  7. Windows 7 top issue right now
  8. Something I am working on now, Virtual PC 7
  9. Errors while installing SP2 for Windows 2008
  10. Windows 7 and 2008R2 has reached RTM
  11. More Win7 coolness
  12. Addressing some comments given so far....
  13. The coolest new DISM command (to me at least)
  14. Doing things differently with Windows 7
  15. Reclaiming disk space after applying a service pack on Vista or 2008
  16. Bitlocker drive prep tool not working on Vista and 2008 SP2 installations
  17. CheckSUR will not work with Windows Vista and 2008 Service Pack 2 installations
  18. Help me, help you
  19. Why is the Windowswinsxs directory so large?
  20. Introduction