Windows error 0x80020010, -2147352560

Windows Server 2016 automatically restart

We've had a 2016 reboot on critical servers after updates! Even worse, during operating hours! We have a group policy to prevent an automatic restart of the servers if a new update(s) is available: * Configure automatic updating: 3 - Auto download and notify for install These settings just working [...] read more

Retrieving session ID from COM method

I have a method named GoLogon in a COM object named BS.Logon which requires 5 parameters: * Username * Password * ApplicationID * XMLRoot * IPAddress This method logins to the web server with the username, password, and other details, and returns the session ID. I have written the Powershell [...] read more

Using ConqueGDB to debug ARM microcontroller with OpenOCD

I am using the following commands to debug a program running on the Redwire Econotag r3 (which is based on a ARM microcontroller). xterm -e "openocd -f interface/ftdi/redbee-econotag.cfg -f board /redbee.cfg" & sleep 1 echo -e "soft_reset_halt\n set *0x80020010 = 0\n" | nc -i 1 localho st 4444 > /dev/null [...] read more

How to prevent Windows Auto-update from force rebooting

Windows 10 has been force rebooting on me for the last two days -- resulting in loss of work and disruption of work. Needless to say, arbitrary force reboot is exacerbating and harmful. What settings can I adjust in order to ensure that Windows 10 will not ever force reboot? [...] read more

C# Late binding command COM obj commands fails due to desired copy back setting

I know I should write this in Vb.net but for my own reasons I'm attempting late binding against a Com Object in C# .net framework 3.5. The error I'm getting is "DISP_E_BADCALLEE" and I'm only getting that based on when the copybacks I want are set to true. Am I [...] read more

How to use late binding to invoke method with ByRef parameters

I have a COM component that I want to call using late-binding from VB.NET (using the painful Primary Interop Assembly - PIA method) My IDL signature for the COM method looks like: HRESULT Send([in]BSTR bstrRequestData, [out]VARIANT *pvbstrResponseData, [out]VARIANT *pvnExtCompCode, [out,retval]int *pnCompletionCode); So 2 'ByRef' parameters in VB.NET lingo, and a [...] read more

Calling Matlab's MLApp.MLAppClass.FEval from F#

Matlab provides a COM interface that supports remote execution of arbitrary functions (and code snippets). In particular, it has an Feval method that calls a given Matlab function. The third parameter to this method, pvarArgOut, has COM type VARIANT*, and appears in the Visual Studio F# editor as an argument [...] read more

Windows 10 desktop closes command line if left overnight

I've been leaving important things running overnight on command line which are time critical for me and when I come back they are rarely still running. The command line window isn't even open. This morning it was logged out and when i logged back it it wasn't there. Even if [...] read more

windows 10 keep restarting

Last week windows has been restarting 6-7 times every day. Same message every time: > El proceso C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe (JOROPEZA) inició el Reinicio del > equipo JOROPEZA en nombre del usuario NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM por el siguiente > motivo: Sistema operativo: service pack (planeado) Código de motivo: > 0x80020010 Tipo de apagado: [...] read more

Azure VM no response after installing update and auto-restart

When there was an update being installed and it required a restart, Azure VM restarted during off-hours, then it went into no response state. I had to stop and start it via portal. It occurred a couple of times already. One example is KB4592440. ===== Windows Setup log: 9/12/2020 11:29:15 [...] read more