Windows Platform
LockBit Ransomware: What You Need to Know to Protect Against It
February 8, 2024
LockBit continues to be a top threat for organizations in the very diverse ransomware landscape. In the first half of 2023, there were more...
How to Disable Hyper-V in Windows
December 13, 2023
Microsoft Hyper-V is a type 1 hypervisor that you can install on Windows – including on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019. In some scenario...
How to Set Up Network File Sharing in Windows
October 11, 2023
When having more than one computer in a local area network (LAN), you may need to make files stored on one computer accessible on another co...
What is ReFS File System: Benefits and Best Practices
June 16, 2023
Windows Server 2019 offers many exciting benefits across the board. However, when thinking about storage features with this release and, mor...
Using Microsoft’s Volume Shadow Copy Technology for Consistent Backups
June 16, 2023
When creating a backup of a virtual or physical machine with running applications, especially applications that intensively write data to fi...
Methods for Microsoft Exchange Data Recovery
June 9, 2023
Microsoft Exchange Server is a popular and reliable email server with excellent Outlook client compatibility, and it is widely used in organ...
Windows Server 2016 Essentials vs Standard
June 9, 2023
The year 2016 welcomed the release of Windows Server 2016. The new server functionality was designed for seamless cloud integration and simp...
How to Build PowerShell Tools to Setup SFTP
June 1, 2023
When you use multiple machines running Windows, you may need to access shared resources by using different protocols. When a file share is c...
How to Install VMware Tools on Linux, Windows, MacOS, FreeBSD, and Solaris
June 1, 2023
If you have ever deployed a VMware VM on VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation, VMware Player, or VMware Fusion, you’ve probably noticed that afte...
How to Install VirtualBox Extension Pack on Windows and MacOS
June 1, 2023
The previous blog post of our VirtualBox series covered VirtualBox update. After updating VirtualBox, it is recommended to update VirtualBox...
How to Use VMware Remote Console in Linux and Windows
June 1, 2023
VMware provides several ways to manage virtual machines and guest operating systems running on the VMs. In modern vSphere versions, you can...
How to Use VirtualBox: Quick Overview
June 1, 2023
When using a traditional you need to install the operating system on a physical machine for evaluating software that cannot be installed on...
An Overview of Amazon S3 Browser for Windows
June 1, 2023
Amazon S3 is a popular cloud storage that is widely used around the world. You can manage Amazon S3 cloud storage in the web interface by us...
How to Automate Windows Updates Using PowerShell: Short Overview
June 1, 2023
Patch management is a crucial aspect of IT infrastructure administration, just as Windows Workstation backup. With the right patch managemen...
How to Convert a Physical Machine to Hyper-V VM
June 1, 2023
Virtualization provides an expansive list of advantages including easy migration, rational consumption of resources, scalability, etc. For t...
How to Install Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019: 3 Methods
June 1, 2023
Microsoft strives to make its products effective, reliable, and practical, improving the overall user experience and operational efficiency....
The Essentials of Windows Server Licensing for Virtual Machines
June 1, 2023
Organizations use the Windows Server OS on physical servers and virtual machines including Microsoft virtualized servers. Windows Server lic...
Hyper-V Server Core vs GUI Installation: How They Compare
June 1, 2023
Starting with Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V has been available as a Windows Server role and as a standalone Hyper-V Server. There are essenti...
How to Create Hyper-V Virtual Machine: Complete Walkthrough
June 1, 2023
The goal of most organizations is to grow and expand over time. While meeting this goal, an organization also often finds it more difficult...
Windows Server 2016 Core Installation
June 1, 2023
When looking to install Microsoft Hyper-V, you need to install the Hyper-V role on Window Server. One option is to use the GUI to run and ma...