= Noteworthy Administration Gotchas from the Past =

This  is NOT a teaching page, but rather a list of things that I have had to do to keep my systems running. 

== Windows Server ==

||'''Symptom'''|| Windows update is not installing and instead gives you the option to "retry" but continually fails. There are several errors that it could show, mine was 0x80248007 ||
||'''Fix'''|| Stop the Windows update service (services.msc). Then find and delete the following directory contents: {{{C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore}}}, and {{{C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download}}}. Then restart and retry the windows update. See: https://appuals.com/windows-update-error-0x80248007/||