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SharePoint Server Patch Unexpectedly Fails

Mike Lee - November 1, 2022 - 0 Comments

SharePoint Server patched failed unexpectedly with error “The installation of this package failed.”

Unable to add Server to Farm “Error during decryption”

Mike Lee - June 29, 2022 - 1 Comment

Issue Description As a SharePoint Administrator, you may need to remove a server from an existing Farm, then add it back to fix minor inconsistencies with the server. When adding the server back to the Farm, you are required to enter the current Farm Passphrase. If the current Passphrase is not known, you would logically […]

Unable to Sync SharePoint On-Prem document libraries with OneDrive Sync Client

Mike Lee - June 8, 2022 - 0 Comments

Probem Description Users may not be able to to sync Document Libraries with SharePoint On-Prem with error 0X8004e4f1. When attempting to sync, the following error occurs: “Your OneDrive has not been setup”For help, contact your IT department. (Error Code: 0X8004e4f1) Example: Cause When establishing a Sync connection to a Document Library, the OneDrive Sync client […]

Unable to start the C2WTS

Mike Lee - March 15, 2022 - 1 Comment

The “Claims to Windows Token Service” (C2WTS) was not starting and the typical solutions did not resolve the issue.

Unable to create new root site after enabling the “SPTrustedBackedByUPAClaimProvider”

Mike Lee - March 2, 2022 - 0 Comments

After enabling the new SharePoint Server Subscription Edition feature to find users from the UPA directly with the SPTrustedBackedByUPAClaimProvider,, you may be unable to create a root site in a new Web Application.

Collect SharePoint Verbose ULS logs for reproducible issues

Mike Lee - February 23, 2022 - 1 Comment

If you need to collect VerboseEX logs from a SharePoint Farm, this script makes it simple for reproducible issues. Simply execute the script, reproduce the issue and hit enter …. Done

SharePoint Store Apps can not be added after installing the May 2021 CU

Mike Lee - September 21, 2021 - 0 Comments

Problem Description After installing the May 2021 CU you will not be able to open or add new SharePoint Store apps, because the iframe from the appinv.aspx page is now blocked by default. This is an example of the error: Browser Error: Chrome-error://chromewebdata/:1 Refused to display ‘https://spaad.contoso.local/’ in a frame because it set multiple ‘X-Frame-Options’ […]

Unable to delete M365 Tenant do to existing “Enterprise Applications.”

Mike Lee - July 15, 2021 - 2 Comments

Problem Description You may find yourself in the process of deleting a Microsoft 365 Tenant because you’re no longer using it or would like to make the domain name available for reuse. However, when attempting to “Delete all enterprise applications“, you are not able to proceed with error, “You can’t delete this application because it’s […]

SharePoint / Unable to create new SharePoint Groups with the “SharePoint Directory Management Service”

Mike Lee - February 3, 2021 - 0 Comments

Summary After configuring SharePoint with Incoming email and the SharePoint Directory Management Service” to create Distribution Lists in Active Directory, you are unable to create new groups with the following error. Sorry, something went wrong The following error has occurred while attempting to contact the Directory Management Service: The request failed with HTTP status 401: […]

SharePoint Apps “You can’t add this app here” “From You Organization”

Mike Lee - April 13, 2020 - 0 Comments

Summary Just a quick blog to discuss a misleading status message within SharePoint Apps “From You Organization“. Problem You may find that after installing a SharePoint App into your App Catalog, you are unable to install the app in your Site collection and the status will display “You can’t add this app here“. Cause This […]