The security update for SharePoint 2016 in April 2025 will not install. This is not like the past where some processes are locking DLLs preventing them from updating. SharePoint 2016 update: Description of the security update for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016: April 8, 2025 (KB5002692) – Microsoft Support This will fail to install due to […]
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SharePoint Support Escalation Engineer
Over 10 years supporting SharePoint OnPrem
SharePoint 2016 2019 SE – Workflows are not working after September 2024 update
The September 2024 updates fixed a security issue but this caused the web.configs needing entries for workflows to function. SharePoint SE: Description of the security update for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition: September 10, 2024 (KB5002640) – Microsoft Support SharePoint 2019: Description of the security update for SharePoint Server 2019: September 10, 2024 (KB5002639) – Microsoft […]
AuthProviderTypeChangeEnabled – Preventing migrations in User Profile Synchronization
There is new logic in the User Profile Service Application that will prevent user migration between authentication providers. This means no more migrating from Windows to Trusted Identity Provider or Trusted Identity Provider during User Profile Sync. This is only available for SharePoint Subscription Edition(SE) and SharePoint 2019 with February 2023 CU. AuthProviderTypeChangeEnabled is set […]
SharePoint – Sorting Date fields isn’t working
We ran into a scenario where several people want to be select the exact minute in the date/time fields. The OOB field only allows increments of 5 minutes (there is a check to make sure it’s divisible by 5). Many workarounds are shown on the web to create choice columns for Date, Hour, Minute, and […]
SharePoint 2013 – SafeForDataBinding and Unknown server tag ‘SharePoint:BrowseStyleBlock’.
After applying the June 2021 security update (KB 5001954), you will encounter the following issue with publishing sites: Sorry something when wrong. ULS: 06/12/2021 10:04:03.58 w3wp.exe (0x1C24) 0x11CC SharePoint Foundation General 8sl1 High DelegateControl: Exception thrown while adding control ‘Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.Navigation.PortalSiteMapDataSource’: System.MissingMethodException: Method not found: ‘Boolean Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtility.SafeForDataBinding(System.Reflection.Assembly, System.Reflection.Assembly, System.String)’. at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.Navigation.PortalSiteMapDataSource.get_PortalProvider() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.Navigation.PortalSiteMapDataSource.OnInit(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer) at System.Web.UI.Control.AddedControl(Control control, Int32 index) […]