Tagged: Windows

What is: urs.microsoft.com 0

What is: urs.microsoft.com

What is: urs.microsoft.com The URL http://urs.microsoft.com might appear on your firewall or similar network monitoring/protection device quite often as it is the URL used by the Microsoft SmartScreen Filter Services. Generally when you see a...

What is: sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com? 0

What is: sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com?

What is: sqm.telemetry.microsoft.com? As of late I have been paying closer attention to my firewall logs in an effort to increase security but most importantly reduce the lag time we sometimes face when accessing the Internet....

Windows Server 2012 Powershell commandlets 0

Windows Server 2012 Powershell commandlets

Windows Server 2012 list of Powershell commandlets & a few common ones With the release of Windows Server 2012 server powershell got a few changes as well. There are some quick start guides available here:...

What is “Andrea ST Filters Service”? 2

What is “Andrea ST Filters Service”?

What is “Andrea ST Filters Service”(AESTFilters)? Many people wonder what is “Andrea ST Filters” windows service when going through the list of processes that were running on their machine. I was one of them as...

Resolved: You must specify a non-autogenerated machine key to store passwords in the encrypted format. Either specify a different passwordFormat, or change the machineKey configuration to use a non-autogenerated decryption key 0

Resolved: You must specify a non-autogenerated machine key to store passwords in the encrypted format. Either specify a different passwordFormat, or change the machineKey configuration to use a non-autogenerated decryption key

Q) How to resolve the error message “You must specify a non-autogenerated machine key to store passwords in the encrypted format.” when using ASP.Net membership: When using ASP.Net membership provider you might encounter the...