DHCP post-install configuration error

dhcp-serverwindows-server-2012-r2

Server 2012 R2

I moved my DHCP operation out of my Cisco router and into the server. In this case I used the domain server as I have a small system. DHCP seems to be working fine.

However, Server Manager keeps informing that post-install configuration needs to be performed, and when I try to do that, I get an error about a registry key.

There are a variety of posts on the net, this one in this forum, link, though it is a couple of years old. This link shows the actual error message exactly as I have. The graphic is almost to the end of the page. Even after reading these I don't get the problem.

Is this still the solution? To hack a registry key? What is actually the problem in this situation?

Best Answer

The answer to my specific problem is actually included in the error message.

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The last line suggests opening a command prompt and running:

winrm quickconfig

As soon as I did that, I re-ran the post-install configuration wizard, and this time after the authorization step there was no error.

I find this solution a better one than the various answers I found on the web that involved registry hacks.

I know, read the instructions is always a good idea...