Event ID 159: W32time is unable to communicate with Netlogon Service
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W32time is unable to communicate with Netlogon Service.
Event 159
Time-Service
System log
Warning
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
W32time is unable to communicate with Netlogon Service. This failure prevents NTPClient from discovering and using domain peers, besides causing problems with correct W32time service state being advertised by Netlogon. This could be a temporary condition that resolves itself shortly. If this warning repeats over a considerable period of time, ensure the Netlogon service is running and is responsive and restart W32time service to reintiaize the overall state. The error was …
NTFS has successfully completed the … request in … ms when trying to … the volume size from … (MB) to … (MB).
Event 159
Ntfs
System log
Information
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
NTFS has successfully completed the … request in … ms when trying to … the volume size from … (MB) to … (MB).
Volume Id: …
Volume name: …
Device GUID: …
Device manufacturer: …
Device model: …
Device revision: …
Device serial number: …
Bus type: …
Native NVMe: …
Adapter serial number: …
Operation: …
Request Type: …
Stage Durations:
Stage 1. Verify input and calculate new volume size (ms): …
Stage 2. Set boundary and allocate/deallocate cluster (ms): …
Stage 3. Update bitmap (ms): …