Can't add / remove features using Server Manager. In Powershell get an illegal character was encountered.


if open server manager on server , @ manageability down below shows error , when opened says online - cannot role , feature data.  if use powershell try install or remove windows feature,

"

install-windowsfeature : request list features available on specified server failed.
unable obtain feature list.
illegal character encountered. multi-byte character set includes lead byte without succeeding
trail byte. unicode character set includes characters 0xffff , 0xfffe. error: 0x80070246
@ line:1 char:1
+ install-windowsfeature
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + categoryinfo          : invalidoperation: (@{vhd=; credent...name=localhost}:psobject) [install-windowsfeature],
    deploymentproviderexception
    + fullyqualifiederrorid : failure_retrieving_dism_features,microsoft.windows.servermanager.commands.addwindowsfeat
   urecommand"

i same thing when try computer using server manager connect.  same error in server manager online cannot role , feature data. 

anyone point me in right direction?

 

this turned out issue server ms support not figure out.  they had me run upgrade on server (server 2012) server 2012.  this fixed issue, did not reinstall our role radius.  i added role , still had of settings , , started working expected.  



Windows Server  >  Windows Server 2012 General



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