Troubleshooting: Systematic Issue Resolution for Agile and DevOps Excellence

Explains how to resolve stuck builds in TFS 2012 where no build number is assigned, caused by IIS multiple site bindings, with steps to fix via …

Explains how detaching a Team Project Collection in TFS 2012.x can fail due to orphaned identities, causing a NullReferenceException, and outlines …

Explains how to resolve Team Foundation Server 2012 upgrade failures caused by partial database upgrades, SQL connectivity issues, and Analysis …

Explains how to fix the "The update is not applicable to your computer" error when installing Windows 8.1 Preview, including region settings and …

After migrating TFS 2012/2013 servers, Scheduled Backups may fail with TF400998 errors due to outdated server references. Disabling and resetting …

Guidance on recovering from accidental bulk changes to TFS work items via Excel, including finding affected items, restoring data, and preventing …

Explains how to engineer a robust, fault-tolerant token counting server using FastAPI and PowerShell, covering error handling, retries, fallbacks, and …

Learn how to diagnose and resolve partially succeeded builds in Team Foundation Build Services 2010 by tracing test failures, identifying code issues, …

Explains how to resolve the "CleanWorkspacePackageTempDir does not exist" build error in Team Foundation Build 2012 for upgraded ASP.NET MVC projects …

Explains how to resolve TFS build errors caused by missing write permissions for the Project Collection Build Service on orchestration plans, …

Explains how mismatched component versions in licences.licx files can cause build errors on TFS servers, and offers solutions for consistent automated …

Step-by-step guide to upgrading Team Foundation Server 2008 to 2010, including in-place upgrade, build server update, and migrating to a new domain …

Learn how to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve stuck or infinitely queued builds in Team Foundation Build, including tips for monitoring and …

Learn key steps, common pitfalls, and best practices for migrating data from legacy TFS systems to Azure DevOps, including identity alignment, …

Explains a Visual Studio Git bug causing merge conflicts during pulls with local commits, its workaround, and best practices for managing branches to …

Explains how to fix Maven release prepare failures in Jenkins with TFS by using .tfignore files to exclude generated files like release.properties …

Step-by-step guide to upgrading TFS 2010 to TFS 2012, migrating VSS data, consolidating process templates, and resolving common issues during team …

Step-by-step guide to upgrading TFS 2008 and WSS v3.0 with SfTSv2 to TFS 2010 and SharePoint 2010, including process template migration and data …

Explains issues with Test Track Pro data queries in TFS Integration, highlighting problems with date filters causing missing records and suggesting …

Step-by-step guide to resolving build failures when compiling Silverlight 3 projects with Team Foundation Build Services 2010, including SDK, MSBuild, …

Explains issues with Maven release perform in TFS workspaces, causes of build failures, and solutions for workspace mapping, concurrency, and label …

Explains causes and solutions for the "Error occurred during the code review of change group" in TFS Integration Tools, including common triggers and …

Explains how to resolve the "Unable to load task handler PowerShell for task VSBuild" error in TFS vNext builds, covering PowerShell versions and …

Explains how to resolve TFS 2013.3 errors caused by case-sensitive state names in custom Test Suite work items, affecting older clients and process …

Explains troubleshooting WITADMIN errors with TFS versions, highlighting the need for TFS 2010 SP1 or newer for compatibility with work item type …

Explains how a missing required Team Field in customised TFS 2013 work item templates causes "Value cannot be null" errors, and how to resolve it by …

Explains how to resolve TF400324 errors when connecting InRelease 3 to TFS 2013, including correct URL usage and a supported PowerShell fix for …

Explains how to resolve errors when restoring TFS backups from SQL Enterprise to SQL Express by removing unsupported data compression features from …

Explains causes and solutions for "Object reference not set to an instance of an object" errors (TF400898, TF53010, TF30065) in TFS 2012.2, fixed in …

Explains the TF215097 error in TFS 2012 builds, its cause—missing custom assemblies—and how to resolve it by configuring the build controller to …

Explains how to resolve TFS Integration Tools check-in failures (TF10141), covering conflict identification, manual resolution steps, and handling …

Explains the TF14009 error in TFS when merging a source into a subfolder of itself, its causes during migration, and practical workarounds to resolve …

Explains how to resolve the TFS error caused by file paths exceeding 259 characters during migration, with steps to shorten paths and adjust workspace …

Explains how to restore missing group membership management in TFS 2012 after upgrading from TFS 2008 by manually adding permissions using TFS …

Explains the TF400898 error in TFS Preview, its causes, troubleshooting steps, and how a bug in the version control subsystem led to file loss and its …

Explains how to resolve TFS Integration Platform errors caused by missing permissions for bypass-rule submission by adding accounts to the Team …

Step-by-step guide to installing and configuring TFS 2012 with Lab Management, including SQL Server, SCVMM integration, troubleshooting, and …

Explains how to resolve case sensitivity conflicts when migrating from Subversion to TFS 2010, including tools and steps to handle duplicate target …

Guidance on troubleshooting failed servicing in TFS 2010, including schema version issues, recovery steps, and risks of database repair versus …

Explains why Active Directory groups may not sync with Team Foundation Server 2010, how to diagnose sync issues, and steps to resolve identity …

Learn how to identify and remove undeletable ghost build controllers in Team Foundation Server by updating build status in the database, avoiding …

Explains the MSB4018 "BuildShadowTask" error in TFS when using Accessors in unit test projects, its cause, and how removing .accessor files resolves …

After migrating from SharePoint 2010 to 2013, users may face permission and authentication issues due to changes in claims-based authentication …

Explains how to resolve a "Could not load file or assembly" error when configuring Build vNext Agent on Windows Server 2012 R2 with Visual Studio 2015 …

Explains how to resolve Microsoft Surface 3 boot issues by renaming the USB drive to "BOOTME", a required but undocumented step for successful USB …

Explains how to resolve unhandled exceptions when adding Active Directory groups in Release Management Client for Visual Studio 2013 by selecting the …

Explains how to resolve the persistent TF255466 error when installing TFS 2013 after SQL Server 2012 SP1, caused by pending reboots and requiring …

Explains how to resolve InRelease connection errors with TFS 2013 by granting the required "make requests on behalf of others" permission to the …

Learn how to resolve InRelease 3 installation failures on Team Foundation Server 2013 by running the installer with elevated privileges via an …

Explains how to resolve TF50309 permission errors when configuring features in Team Foundation Server 2012/2013 by assigning the 'Manage process …

Explains how to resolve TF400654 errors in TFS 2013 Preview by updating process templates to ensure custom fields exist in all required work item …

Explains how to resolve SharePoint 2013 errors loading custom web parts after upgrading from 2010, using site reset or SharePoint Designer to remove …

Explains how to resolve the “unable to find a unique local path” error in TFS Integration Tools during source control migration, including causes and …

Explains how to resolve the "workspace already exists" error when connecting Visual Studio 2008 or 2010 to TFS 2012 by manually creating a Server …

Learn how to resolve connectivity issues in Visual Studio Lab Management by enabling File and Printer Sharing on Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 for …

Fixes internet connectivity issues for Hyper-V domain-joined guests on Windows 8 WiFi by configuring all features in the Network Bridge settings. …

Explains when and why to use ChangeServerId in TFS, potential issues from duplicate GUIDs, and how to resolve errors using RegisterDB after cloning or …

Explains how to resolve TF400432 errors during TFS 2012 Update 1 upgrades by correcting mismatched SharePoint Central Administration port settings in …

Explains how to resolve TF294003 errors when connecting Team Foundation Server 2012 to Project Server 2013 by updating the TFS service account …

Explains how to resolve the TF294012 error in Project Server 2013 by switching from SharePoint to Project Server permission mode for Team Foundation …