Windows Server 2012 virtual machines stop responding at splash screen

I recently discovered an issue on a restart of a virtual machine running the guest operating system Windows Server 2012 where following a restart the virtual machine would stop responding at the splash screen and required a manual shutdown and power on to restart the virtual machine. From investigation is a known issue caused by … More Windows Server 2012 virtual machines stop responding at splash screen

Switch between Server Core and GUI on Windows Server 2012

With the release of Windows Server 2012 it is now possible to switch between the GUI and Server Core installations using the GUI and Powershell cmdlets, with only a restart required to apply the changes. The default installation of Windows Server 2012 is now available as Server Core, if you require to switch to the … More Switch between Server Core and GUI on Windows Server 2012

Error “CRITICAL_STRUCTURE_CORRUPTION” on Windows Server 2012 R2 using ESXi

I recently experienced BSOD with the error message “CRITICAL_STRUCTURE_CORRUPTION” for a virtual machine running Windows Server 2012 R2 running on a ESXi Host 5.0.0, 623860. This is a known issue and was resolved in ESXi 5.0 Update 3. There is also a workaround to create a CPUID mask for the virtual machines with the above … More Error “CRITICAL_STRUCTURE_CORRUPTION” on Windows Server 2012 R2 using ESXi