Month: December 2021

Fixing HTTPSConnectionPool “certificate verify failed” error in FreeNAS 11.3

FreeNAS 11.x is no longer receiving package updates due to the major version update to TrueNAS 12.x. A side effect is that the CA certificates database from systems on 11.x is now outdated and contains expired CA certificates. This causes errors such as the following when attempting to create jails or update the OS: On… Read More Fixing HTTPSConnectionPool “certificate verify failed” error in FreeNAS 11.3

Graham Sutherland

Fixing Microsoft Store error 0x80073cf9 when trying to install or update a specific app

Today I found that Calculator.exe could not open. Since it is now a Microsoft Store app, apparently that is a thing that can happen, rather than the executable just being an innate standalone part of the OS. Moronic design decisions aside, finding a fix for this error online is an exercise in futility, because apparently… Read More Fixing Microsoft Store error 0x80073cf9 when trying to install or update a specific app

Graham Sutherland