Sometimes, the running virtual machine on the VMware ESXi host might freeze and not respond to the vSphere Client shutdown or restart command. In this article, we will find out how to force a VMWare virtual machine to power off when it becomes unresponsive (stuck).
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SQL Server Install Error: Could Not Find the Database Engine Startup handle
March 12, 2024I came across an interesting error when installing MS SQL Server 2019 on a new VM running Windows Server 2019. SQL Server setup was interrupted almost at the end with…
In this article, we will show how to selectively disable UAC for a specific application without disabling User Account Control service completely. Consider several ways to turn off UAC for…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to Read Windows Update Logs on Windows 10 and 11
March 17, 2024In current builds of Windows 10 and 11, the wuauserv Windows Update service logs are not written directly to the WindowsUpdate.log text file. Instead, binary Event Trace Log (ETL) files…
During the migration of virtual machines files from an old HP MSA 2000 storage to a new storage system Dell EMC Unity (both connected to ESXi hosts over SAN) I…
In some cases, you may receive the CredSSP encryption Oracle remediation error when trying to connect to a remote Windows machine via RDP. This error is caused by the Windows…
When deploying new ESXi hosts on HPE ProLiant BL660c Gen9 servers in the HP BLc7000 enclosure, I came across a very strange problem. After installing VMWare ESXi 6.0 on my…
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows 10Windows 11
Set Desktop Wallpaper and Logon Screen Background via Group Policy
March 15, 2024Group Policies allow you to set the same corporate desktop background wallpaper and Windows logon (lock) screen image on all computers in the domain.
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to Deploy Certificates to Computers Using Group Policy
February 27, 2024You can use Windows Group Policy (GPO) to centrally install a specific certificate on all computers in a domain by adding it to each computer’s Trusted Root Certificate store. This…
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How to Create and Use a RAM Drive on Windows
December 18, 2023A RAM disk is a virtual drive created in a free area of RAM that the OS sees as a normal local hard drive. The advantage of RAM Drive is…