
(It will not fully complete but it will reinstall the WSE Services.)ģ) Find the ClientComputerConnector program listed under "Programs & Features."Ĥ) Run the Repair function a couple of times (it too will not complete.)ĥ) Go to the Services list under Administrative tools (Run as Admin) and scroll down to find all the Windows Server Essentials services.Ħ) They will be Disabled. Windows 10 v 2004 Upgrade Breaks Server Essentials Connector Installĭiscovered a lot of posts on this issue relating to v 1903 (none of which worked for the v 2004 Upgrade) but nothing relating to 2004 but after much trial and error I found a solution that works (if you had previously completely uninstalled all WSE files) and it is this:ġ) Download the appropriate.msi installer from: Ģ) Run the installer. This issue was described in the past in this blog.Ĭurrent Workaround: The user needs to manually remove the "Client Connector for Windows Server Essentials" and reinstall it via the connect website on the affected Windows 10 client machine.

This article also covers related topic such as the current workaround.

The issue only applies to Windows 10 client connected to Windows Server 2016 Essentials, Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, Windows Server 2012 Essentials and Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. This article describes the issue – Windfeature upgrade removes the already installed client connector and breaks the Essentials features such as client backup, Remote Web Access, LaunchPad App etc.
