There is an interesting open-source project on GitHub called vlmcsd (https://github.com/Wind4/vlmcsd) to emulate Microsoft’s KMS activation server. You can use it to deploy your own KMS server on platforms other…
Windows 10
- Hyper-VPowerShellVirtualizationWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Managing Hyper-V Virtual Machines with PowerShell
June 8, 2023This article is about managing Hyper-V virtual machines from the PowerShell console. We’ll look at how to create virtual switches and virtual machines, change VM settings, and manage VMs. You…
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Configuring Central Store for Group Policy ADMX Templates
February 27, 2023The Group Policy Central Store is located in the SYSVOL directory on the domain controllers, replicated between them, and used to store ADMX/ADML GPO template files used to manage Active…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to Manually Download and Install Windows Updates
June 8, 2023Microsoft releases new security updates for its products at least once a month. In most cases, the Windows Update service does an excellent job of downloading and installing Windows updates…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 7Windows Server 2016
Slow Access to Shared Folders and Network Drives in Windows
November 10, 2022Our users are complaining about very slow network performance when opening or saving files to a network shared folder in Windows. When a user opens a shared folder via a…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to Reset Windows Update Components to Fix Update Errors
June 8, 2023If the Windows Update service is not working properly, updates are not downloaded or installed, then the easiest and most effective way to solve the problem with the Windows Update…
- Windows 10Windows 11
How to Disable or Remove the Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter in Windows
June 8, 2023The Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter is a Windows virtual device that is used to directly connect two devices using Wi-Fi Direct, bypassing Wi-Fi access points/routers. This specification is described…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2019
The Application Failed To Start Because Its Side-by-Side Configuration is Incorrect
February 16, 2022If you see the “The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect” error when trying to start an app in Windows, this means that the program…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
Manage Windows Updates with PSWindowsUpdate PowerShell Module
May 10, 2023You can use the PSWindowsUpdate PowerShell module to manage Windows updates from the command line. The PSWindowsUpdate module is not built into Windows and is available for installation from the…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows 7Windows Server 2016
How to Sign an Unsigned Device Driver in Windows
June 8, 2023By default, all 64-bit Windows versions prevent the installation of devices drivers that are not signed with a valid digital signature. Unsigned drivers are blocked by the operating system. A…