SOLVED: Veeam Error – Changed Block Tracking Will Not Be Used For This VM...
If you have recently upgraded your HyperV Servers or Cluster to Server 2016 and you are running Veeam, you may see the following error: Changed Block Tracking Will Not Be Used For This VM Until You...
View ArticleSOLVED: Microsoft Hyper V Network Switch Default Miniport Shows Code 39
If you see a number of ‘hardware’ failures in Device Manager in your Virtual Machines. Specifically: Hyper-V Network Switch Default Miniport, HyperV PCI Server Windows cannot load the device driver for...
View ArticleSOLVED: Where Are The License Keys For Server 2016 Virtual Machines AVMA?
If you have Server 2016 Data Center your server likely came with a single COA (Certificate of Authenticity) sticker containing a single DataCenter CD Key. If you then try to use that Key to activate...
View ArticleSOLVED: What is Quarantine in a Server 2016 Cluster & How Can a Node be Moved...
Server 2016 introduced three new “node states” and the one that people are confused about is Quarantine. Quarantined nodes are just that; their roles are drained to other nodes in the cluster and they...
View ArticleKey Facts about the Facebook / Cambridge Analytica Scandal:
Below are the two key facts in the Facebook – Cambridge Analytica Scandal involving the misuse of about 50 Million Facebook subscribers data. The original app data was volunteered, legally collected...
View ArticleSOLVED: Certificate Disappears From IIS After COMPLETE CERTIFICATE REQUEST on...
If you add a certificate to IIS Manager SERVER CERTIFICATES section using COMPLETE CERTIFICATE REQUEST that appears without error but then is not visible the next time you go to (or refresh) the SERVER...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Protect Yourself from Scams when Buying Bitcoins
The Bitcoin market isn’t going anywhere. The undisputed current champion of cryptocurrency has been the biggest name in this burgeoning form of finance for a while now and appears poised to carry this...
View ArticleSOLVED: What is Google Adsense Auto Ads & Do Old Ad Placements Need To Be...
Google Adsense ‘Auto Ads’ are a new way to place adverts on your website or blog that uses artificial intelligence to figure out where to place ads on your site. For example, it might ad links to...
View ArticleDon’t Take A Shot in the Dark: Using Excel to Calculate Probabilities
“Screenshot-Microsoft Excel – Book1” (CC BY 2.0) by Collin Anderson In today’s world, everyone is focused on the latest technological innovation and how it will change our lives. However, when it...
View ArticleSOLVED: How Can Tap be Safer Than Using The Chip and PIN on Your Credit/Debit...
Many people think that using a debit / credit card with a chip that requires them to enter a PIN code is safe. It is not. There are many ways to hack Chip and PIN cards: The stores chip and PIN...
View ArticleSOLVED: VIDEO: How to Disassemble A Seagate Backup Plus External Disk Chassis
In this video we show how to disassemble a 3.5″ Seagate Backup Plus External Disk Chassis. In particular, we show how to remove the harddrive and explain that any 3.5″ hard disk could be inserted in...
View ArticleSOLVED: How To Remove /RDWeb From The RDS Login Page URL
By default, RDS will setup yourdomain.com/RDWeb to present Work Resources like published apps to your visitors. You can easily eliminate the need for to add /RDWeb to the URL, using a simple redirect...
View ArticleSOLVED: How To Customize Your RDS RDWeb Page
If you are running Remote Desktop Services (RDS) you likely have an /RDWeb landing page that you would like to reconfigure to make it easier for people to visit. My RDWeb page now looks like the one on...
View ArticleSOLVED: GPO’s To Disable Notifications Like Cortana, Store, Photos, News,...
If you are in a corporate setting, so called “alerts” can be quite annoying to your users and you will likely want to disable them. Unfortunately there are no native GPO’s to disable the various...
View ArticleSOLVED: How To Avoid Windows Update Error 0x8024416 & Patch Your Server 2016...
If you have a Server 2016 Session Host in your Remote Desktop Services (RDS) configuration and it is returning error 0x8024416 on all its Windows Updates, we have the fix. You simply need to put the...
View ArticleBitcoin’s Offspring Is the New Kid on the iGaming Block
“poker_gamble_chips_gaming_roulette_casin” (CC BY 2.0) by Casinolobby.dk For longstanding critics, bitcoin as a currency has had its day. Following its dramatic rise in 2017 to a value of $20,000 per...
View ArticleMixed Reality to Change the Online Casino Landscape
“MIC – Imagin@rium VIRTUAL REALITY” (CC BY 2.0) by pallina60 Loon Following an initial surge of interest in late 2016 and early 2017, the virtual reality market has reduced to a gentle simmer of late....
View ArticleSOLVED: What is Windows Timeline & How Can I Use Timeline?
Windows Timeline is a new feature in the just released Windows 10 Spring 2018 (1803) build that lets you easily see and resume your activities from the last 30 days: What Windows Timeline Includes:...
View ArticleSOLVED: How to Create a .PFX Certificate File
I needed to import a certificate into a Server 2016 RDS server but it was requesting a .PFX file I did not have, so I had a problem. The certificate I wanted the RDS to use was already installed and...
View ArticleSOLVED: GPOs To Lock Down Your Remote Desktop Session Host Server
If you have a Server 2016 Remote Desktop Services infrastructure, you will likely want to lock down the Sessions Hosts. Below are some of the useful Group Policies that we suggest you apply. Note that...
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