VMWARE ERROR : Transport (VMDB) error -14: Pipe connection has been broken - updates

I updated my windows 10 and I can't run my Virtual machine, I got this error :
Transport (VMDB) error -14: Pipe connection has been broken.
I tried what is proposed by VMWare without result :/
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2146361
Any help will be appreciated
Regards

Finally, I fixed it!
What work for me was to disable the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
Search for "Turn Windows Features on or off", next, a window will pop up.
Scroll down until you find:
Windows Subsystem for Linux - Uncheck
Also make sure that:
Hyper-V
Virtual Machine Platform
Windows Hipervisor Platform
: Are unckecked/Disabled
It takes some time to configure, after that reboot the system, and it should run again!
Update
This is a more reliable solution:
Download "Device Guard and Credential Guard hardware readiness tool" from Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53337
Execute .\DG_Readiness.ps1 -Capable in PowerShell to install the driver if needed
Reboot
Execute .\DG_Readiness.ps1 -Disable
Reboot
On boot follow the instructions do disable DG/CG
DONE!
Good luck!

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Can't access internet with Chrome, Firefox after Win 10 upgrade, Edge works fine though

After installing google chrome(version 75.0.3770.100) in windows 10(update 7/7/2019), I lost Internet connection.
The error is:
The DNS server isn't responding.
I tried to solve it but it was not successfull. for example in CMD:
netsh winsock reset
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /renew
But when I remove google chrome from Windows 10, Internet connects again!!!
I do not no why! It's very strange!
How can I solve this problem, while keeping chrome?
Have you tried changing both ipv4 and ipv6 dns to:
The Google Public DNS IP addresses (IPv4) are as follows:
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
The Google Public DNS IPv6 addresses are as follows:
2001:4860:4860::8888
2001:4860:4860::8844
If changing that DNS solves the problem, you have to call you internet company and tell the problem, or change internet company. (if you don't want to use google dns)
Try the following possible solutions:
Change The DNS Server
If there is a problem with your IP DNS server, you can try to change your DNS server to Google's Public DNS, a free alternative Domain Name System (DNS) service offered to Internet users around the world. The public DNS service and servers are maintained and owned by Google. It functions as a recursive name server providing domain name resolution for any host on the Internet. You will have to change the DNS manually, and we show you how.
To change your DNS server to Google's DNS server, go to your Network Connections settings. Right-click the Start menu and select "Network Connections", or go to Settings and click" Network & Internet".change dns server
Change dns server step 1
In the Network & Internet settings window, select your connection type (in our case, "Ethernet") on the left pane and then click "Change adapter options" on the right pane.
Change dns server step 2
Right-click on your connection and select "Properties" from the drop-down menu.
Change dns server step 3
Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and click "Properties".
Change dns server step 4
In the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window, select "Use the following DNS server addresses", enter 8.8.8.8 as the "Preferred DNS server" and 8.8.4.4 as the "Alternate DNS server". Click "OK" to save changes and check if this helps to fix the problem with the "DNS server is not responding" error.
Change dns server step 5
Disable IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is the most recent version of the Internet Protocol (IP), the communications protocol that provides an identification and location system for computers on networks and routes traffic across the Internet. IPv6 was developed to deal with the long-anticipated problem of IPv4 address exhaustion. Disabling the IPv6 feature might help to fix the "DNS server is not responding" error.
The easiest way to disable IPv6 on the Windows operating system is via the Network and Sharing Center. To open it, go to Control Panel and click "View network status and tasks" under "Network and Internet".
Disable ipv6 step 1
Click your connection (in our case, "Ethernet").
Disable ipv6 step 2
In your connection status window, click "Properties".
Disable ipv6 step 3
In your connections properties window, find "Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)" and unmark the checkbox to disable it. Click "OK" to save changes and see if this helps to fix the "DNS server is not responding" error.
Disable ipv6 step 4
Reset Your Router
Simply restarting your router or modem may help to fix this problem. We suggest you try this possibility first. If there is an "On/Off" button on your router, simply press it to turn off your router, wait a while, and then turn it on again. If there is no button on your router, disconnect it from power supply. When your router has restarted, try restarting your computer as well and see if this helps.
There might be a problem with your router configuration - this can also cause this "DNS server is not responding" error. To fix it, reset the router to its default settings. Open your router's configuration web page and find the "Reset" option. If you cannot access the router's web-based setup page and you want to reset the router to its default factory settings, press and hold the Reset button for 10 seconds. Bear in mind that resetting your router to its default factory settings will also reset your router's password.
Enter MAC Address Manually
A Media Access Control address (MAC address) of a device is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications at the data link layer of a network segment. MAC addresses are used as a network address for most IEEE 802 network technologies, including Ethernet and Wi-Fi. MAC addresses are used in the media access control protocol sublayer of the OSI reference model. These MAC addresses are often assigned by the manufacturer of a network interface controller and stored in its hardware such as the card's read-only memory or other firmware mechanism. To fix the "DNS server is not responding" error, you will need to enter the MAC address manually, but first you need to find it using an elevated Command Prompt and one of the commands.
Command Prompt is the input field in a text-based user interface screen, a command line interpreter application available in most Windows operating systems. It is used to execute entered commands, most of which are used to automate tasks through scripts and batch files, perform advanced administrative functions, troubleshoot and solve certain types of Windows issues. In the early days of computing, Command prompt used to be the only way to interact with the computer, so a basic set of commands with rigid syntax was developed to perform all system functions. Command Prompt's official name is Windows Command Processor but it is also sometimes called ​the command shell or cmd prompt, or even referred to by its filename cmd.exe.
To use Command Prompt, you must enter a valid command along with any optional parameters. It then executes the command as entered and performs its specific Windows task or function. Some commands available in Windows require that you run them from an elevated Command Prompt i.e. with administrator level privileges. The command we need to use requires an elevated Command Prompt to be opened with administrator privileges. To open elevated Command Prompt type "command prompt" in Search and right-click the "Command Prompt" result. Choose "Run as administrator" to run it with administrative privileges.
Enter Mac address manually step 1
When you select "Run as administrator", a User Account Control prompt will appear asking if you allow the Command Prompt to make changes to your computer. Click "Yes".
Enter Mac address manually step 2
Elevated Command Prompt will appear. In opened the Command Prompt window, type the "ipconfig /all" command and press Enter on your keyboard. You will see a list of information about the configuration. Find "Physical Address" and take a note of it somewhere - you will need it to proceed to the next step.
Enter Mac address manually step 3
Now that you have your MAC address, you can configure your network connection manually. To do so, Right-click on the Start menu and select "Network Connections", or go to Settings and click "Network & Internet".
Enter Mac address manually step 4
In the Network & Internet settings window, select your connection type (in our case, "Ethernet") on the left pane and then click on "Change adapter options" on the right pane.
Enter Mac address manually step 5
Right-click on your connection and select "Properties" from the drop-down menu.
Enter Mac address manually step 6
In the Properties window, select "Client for Microsoft Networks" (it should be selected automatically) and click "Configure".
Enter Mac address manually step 7
Now select the "Advanced" tab and then select "Network Address" under "Property:" Select "Value:" on the right pane and enter your MAC address (Physical Address), which you received when you entered the "ipconfig/ all" command in Command Prompt.
Enter Mac address manually step 8
Click "OK" to save the changes and see if this helps to fix the "DNS server is not responding" error. There is a higher chance that it will be fixed if you were using Google DNS before entering the MAC address manually.
Reset Your IP And Clear DNS Cache
This method includes entering and executing "netsh" and "ipcofig" commands into Command Prompt.
Netsh is a command-line scripting utility that allows you to, either locally or remotely, display or modify the network configuration of a computer that is currently running. Netsh also provides a scripting feature that allows you to run a group of commands in batch mode against a specified computer.
Ipconfig is a command-line tool that displays the current configuration of the installed IP stack on a networked computer. Using tool, we can flush and reset the contents of the DNS client resolver cache and renew DHCP configuration.
The commands require an elevated Command Prompt opened with administrator privileges. To open elevated Command Prompt, type "command prompt" in Search and right-click on the "Command Prompt" result. Choose "Run as administrator" to run it with administrative privileges.
Reset ip and clear dns cache step 1
When you select "Run as administrator", a User Account Control prompt will appear asking if you allow the Command Prompt to make changes to your computer. Click "Yes".
Reset ip and clear dns cache step 2
Elevated Command Prompt will appear. In the Command Prompt window, type these commands:
netsh int ip reset
netsh winsock reset
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /renew
Press Enter on your keyboard after entering each command. When all commands are executed, restart your computer and see if this helps to fix the "DNS server is not responding" error.
Start Your Computer In Safe Mode
Safe Mode is a diagnostic start-up mode in Windows operating systems used to obtain limited access to Windows when the operating system does not start or function normally. It is the opposite of Normal Mode, which starts Windows in the usual manner. Safe Mode is available on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and most older versions of Windows.
One of the most common steps when troubleshooting a computer is to boot into Safe Mode. Safe Mode starts Windows in a basic state, using a limited set of files and drivers. It can help to troubleshoot problems on your computer. Read this article about how to boot your Windows 10 into Safe Mode.
Check if you are still having network connection problems when Windows starts in Safe Mode. If there are no problems with the network connection, you probably have third-party software installed in Windows that is causing the problem. Third-party applications can affect the DNS - almost any network-related or security application can interfere with your DNS, so find the problematic software and uninstall (or re-install) it.
Update Your Drivers
By update we mean that you should install the latest network adapter drivers on your computer. This problem might be caused by an old or incorrect driver. In this case, you need to get an updated/new driver for your network adapter. There is an easy way to do this automatically with Snappy Driver Installer. You will need a computer with a working internet connection in order to download it.
Snappy Driver Installer (SDI) is a powerful free driver updater tool for Windows that can store its entire collection of drivers offline. Having offline drivers gives Snappy Driver Installer the ability to have access to fast driver updates, even if there is no active internet connection. Snappy Driver works with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP. Drivers are downloaded through Snappy Driver Installer in what are called driverpacks, which are just collections (packs) of drivers for various hardware like sound devices, video cards, network adapters etc. It can also show duplicate drivers and invalid drivers and it separates the updates that require you to restart your computer so it would be easier to distinguish them from the rest. You can download Snappy Driver Installer from here.
Update drivers step 1
After you have finished updating and installing drivers, restart Windows 10 for them to take effect and try to connect to the internet to see if it works.
You can also update your drivers manually, but you will need a computer with a working Internet connection. Go to the network adapter manufacturer's website and download the latest driver, copy it onto your USB drive. Go to Device Manager (type "device manager" in Search and open it). Expand the "Network adapters" section, select your network adapter, right-click on it, and then choose "Update Driver".
Update drivers step 2
You will be asked how do you want to search for drivers and given two options: 1) to search automatically for updated driver software, and; 2) to browse your computer for driver software. The first option requires an Internet connection. Since you have problems with your Internet connection, choose the second option. Locate the driver on your USB drive and follow the instructions.
Update drivers step 3
When you have finished installing the new/updated driver, restart your computer for the changes to take effect and see if the network connectivity problem is fixed.
Disable Your Antivirus
The "DNS server is not responding" error can occur due to installed antivirus software. Temporarily disabling it might help to fix the problem. If disabling the antivirus software fixes the problem, you might want to consider switching to a different antivirus program. This error usually occurs when you have installed third-party antivirus software, but you should not be concerned about your safety, since the built-in Windows Defender software should be adequate.
Disable Secondary Connections
If you have more than one network connection available on your computer, try disabling the other connections and leave only the current connection enabled. Go to Network Connection settings. Right-click the Start menu and select "Network Connections", or go to Settings and click "Network & Internet".
Disable secondary connections step 1
In the Network & Internet settings window, select your connection type (in our case, "Ethernet") on the left pane and then click "Change adapter options" on the right pane.
Disable secondary connections step 2
Right-click on the other connection and select "Disable" from the drop-down menu. Apply this to all secondary
Disable secondary connections step 3
Disable Windows Update Peer-to-peer Feature
Windows 10 has a new feature that helps to save download bandwidth. It is a new peer-to-peer (P2P) delivery update mechanism. Using the P2P option, you can download a Windows update once, and then use that machine to spread the update to all computers on your local network, you can also download Windows updates from other users in your area. This feature can interfere with the DNS, and disabling it might fix the "DNS server is not responding" error. To disable this feature, go to Settings and select "Update & Security".
Disable windows update peer to peer feature step 1
Locate "Advanced options" under "Update settings" and click it.
Disable windows update peer to peer feature step 2
In the Advanced options window, click "Delivery Optimization".
Disable windows update peer to peer feature step 3
In the Delivery Optimization window, turn off the "Allow downloads from other PCs" option by toggling the switch. Check if the "DNS server is not responding" error persists.
Disable windows update peer to peer feature step 4
We hope that the methods described above helped you to fix the "DNS server is not responding" error and you are now able to connect to the Internet without any network connection problems. If none of the above solutions worked, the error might be caused by your Internet service provider. Wait until your Internet service provider fixes the technical issues and try connecting to the internet after few hours.
Hope this helps pal. Greetings!

DEP0100 - deployment failed due to a developer licensing issue windows 10 while trying to remote a windows store app

When I try to deploy a windows 10 app using remote debugger, I get this error "DEP0100 - deployment failed due to a developer licensing issue windows 10 while trying to remote a windows store app."
From what I understand, there is no concept of windows developer licensing in windows 10, all I have to do is to enable developer mode from settings.
I have still tried to renew developer license using powershell.
Is there any solution for this issue?
PS. Remote debugging was working earlier, it suddenly started giving this error.
Edit: This is happening only when remote debugger is running as a service.
This may seem like a really dumb solution, but I had the same issue and couldn't find what's wrong, until I enabled developer mode and it all worked.
To enable developer mode on Windows 10:
Click Start
Type "For Developers Settings"
Switch to "Developer Mode"
Not sure about this, but make sure the account you're using to run the service is allowed to do developer stuff on your machine.
Here's what I would do:
Generate an account on the machine with admin rights (e.g.
"myadminuser")
Log in as "myadminuser" and enable developer mode for
that account on the machine. (You might have to provide a Microsoft
account here) This will allow the account to install apps.
Configure the service to run with user "myadminuser".
I didn't try this, but this should work.

Sikuli with jenkins setup for continuous integration

I have my test writtern in Sikuli. If I RDP into my Jenkins machine and have an active session then all sikuli test pass.
However, for overnight run, my Jenkins machine do get locked. I want to understand if anyone has encountered and solved this issue before. Thanks!
Note: I cannot leave my Jenkins slave unlocked due to security reasons.
It's a known limitation of RDP.
Two optional solutions:
install VNC Server (like UltraVNC), and run it as Windows service (make sure it is launched during Windows logon).
OR
Create a batch file that disconnects Remote Desktop, and use it instead of closing the RDP session with the regular X button. The batch command is:
%windir%\system32\tscon.exe %SESSIONNAME% /dest:console

Remote Control via TeamViewer on a Google Compute VM Instance

I am running a Windows Server VM Instace on Google Compute Services... I can access the instace via the "Windows Remote Desktop" no problem... I could install Team Viewer on the instance...
Because of Firewall issues I cannot run "Windows Remote Desktop" from my desktop to access that VM (google compute) Instance... Reason of why I installed Team Viewer on that VM instance...
The funny thing is that I can access that VM instance through Team Viewer Only, as long as it is connected through "Windows Remote Desktop" to a separate 3rd computer... (4G internet outside the firewall --of desktop trying to access the VM Instace through Team Viewer--).
Even if I minimize the "Windows Remote Desktop"on my laptop it will cut the connection through TeamViewer between the VM cloud instance and my Desktop computer...
Any help or ideas in there? It seems that either Team Viewer isn't able to start or somehow either the VM Windows Server screen only runs when the "Windows Remote Desktop" is running....
As I get this message:
"The screen cannot be captured at the moment. This is probably due to fast user switching or a disconnected/minimized Remote Desktop Session."
I did a complete version installation of TeamViewer as administrator, running on a Windows Server on google compute VM.
Hopefully someone out there can help me! I don't know if it may be part of the Google Compute Services Instance settings so as to limit the remote desktop only to the native "Windows Remote Desktop" program... Or perhaps a setting were since it's a VM the screen is de-activated when the "Windows Remote Desktop" program is off or minimized etc...??
My main problem is having TeamViewer work without having to initiate the native Windows RDP... In order for TeamViewer do it's job and take its place... as in the place where I am located (my desktop computer) the firewall blocks Windows RDP but does not block TeamViewer's.
I tried changing the listening port to different numbers....
According to the instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306759 and here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304304/
Unfortunately.. when I changed it and then rebooted the Win Server 2008 VM, and checked to see if it made the change... I noticed it goes back to be on the same port again.... (of course to connect I had to do it through the original port)...
So it changes it but on rebooting it goes back to be on the same port again... I don't know if it's either because the new port was being used or there is a policy somewhere directing it always to the original port again...
I enabled those ports also to work for RDP in the Google Compute Instance interface, but still it made no difference...
It doesn't seem TeamViewer has a setting to change the port it connects with etc...
Hopefully I can find someone knowing about this issue.... The AWS instance used to work fine with LogMe In at the time.... I may end up using AWS (Amazon Web Services) again as Google Compute Srvs. won't do the job... but it's much cheaper than the AWS isntance... Thanks for helping...
In my case it happened due to slower network speed on the other side, of which I intend to take session.

Windows Phone 8 Emulator Deployment Issue with Internet

I am facing an issue with windows 8 phone emulator.
Windows Phone emulator wasnt able to connect to Windows Phone
operating system. Phone didnt respond to connect request
This is the error that I get. When the emulator starts with internet but my application doesnot deploy. The ip that gets assigned is 192.168.137.1. Previously it worked fine,
but then suddenly it started giving this issue.
Below is the list of troubleshooting that I have performed:
169.254.xxx.xxx address set to internal emulator via dhcp, Application deployed successfully with NO internet connection
Have tried MAC address spoofing but nothing works when I use these settings.
Have changed External Virtual Switch in Sharing mode this starts the internet with ip 192.168.137.1 but application doesnot deploy
In debugger errors shown are:
Invalid pointer error
App deployment failed
Have tried Network bridging but still it doesnt work.
Created all settings manually including the internal switch and external swithch. But same issue faced when it gets 192.168.137.1 ip then internet works but application doesnt deploy.
And when it gets 169.254.xxx.xxx ip series application deploys but no internet connection.
No firewall are turned on or no antivirus is blocking any connections.
Wireless router used for network connectivity, still not successfully
Have also tried clean installation of everything but still no go.
Need help with this issue as I have been trying to get it resolved since a week.
This issue is not faced if installation is done on the same pc through a virtual machine.
What I did was :
Have allotted 4gb ram, 60gb hdd & 4 cores to the VM.
1)I installed a virtual machine with default settings.
2)Then I stopped your virtual machine (shut Windows 8 down, DO NOT suspend it).
3)At the VMWare Virtual Machine list, right click Windows 8 machine then click "Show in Finder".
4)Right click the file then click "Show package contents", then find and open with a text editor a file with the extension .vmx
5)Go till the end of the file and add this two lines (first check whether they were previously added):
hypervisor.cpuid.v0 = "FALSE"
vhv.enable = "TRUE"
6)At the VMWare Virtual Machine list, right click Windows 8, click "Preferences" then "Advanced". Choose "Intel VT-X with EPT" as "Preferred virtualization engine".
And then when I started the windows in the virtual machine it seems to be working fine without any additional setting change. However it is still not running on a physical machine
I recommend if someone is facing a similar issue then to use a Virtual Machine till this kind of issue is resolved.
Struggling with the same problem for 3 days I finally solved my issue by disabling windows firewall for "Guest or public network". I have yet to figure out what application/service to allow through so I can re-enable it.