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Force Remove Host from SCVMM 2016/2019 & Hyper-V Console
To remove from SCVMM: Open PowerShell with administrative credentials: PS C:\> $Credential = Get-Credential PS C:\> $VMHost = Get-SCVMHost -ComputerName “<Hostname of Server here>” PS C:\> Remove-SCVMHost -VMHost $VMHost -Credential $Credential The Get-Credential cmd-let will open a prompt in which you have to supply… Read More
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Compact a Dynamic VHDX with DiskPart
VHDX files can take up a lot of unnecessary disk-space, especially if the disk is used for a lot of writes. A dynamic vdisk expands, but does not automatically compacts again. Read More
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Extract various archives with PowerShell
Nowadays, instead of using .zip, .rar or .7z files, I find myself using virtual harddrives (.vhdx) more and more as it’s so much more convenient. However, extracting large amounts of compressed files, can be a very time consuming endeavor. Here a quick and dirty… Read More
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Install BicBucTriim on Synology NAS
How to install BBS on a Synology NAS: Start Putty and log on with SSH to the NAS. (To enable SSH, this needs to be configured in the DSM Control Panel) cd /volume1/web wget http://projekte.textmulch.de/bicbucstriim/downloads/BicBucStriim-1.5.0.zip unzip Bic* mv Bic* bbs chown -R http:http bbs chmod… Read More
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Command & Conquer – Play in Dosbox
When Command & Conquer was released in 1995 and its companion with a different tone Command & Conquer: Red Alert in 1996, it was something of a revolution in the RTS game play. Of course Dune II had been released a few years before,… Read More
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Disable the Download Maps Manager Service
The Download Maps Manager (MapsBroker) service is not started and is causing alerts in the Server Dashboard. This service just starts on demand and is normally not running. There are various ways to disable the service, as on a server it’s very rare that… Read More
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Ubuntu displays print_req_error: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0
With a new install as a virtual server, Ubuntu repeatedly displays the error: print_req_error: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0 The reason is the virtual server does not have a floppy drive. To resolve: # sudo rmmod floppy # echo “blacklist floppy” | tee… Read More
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Windows 10 1809 (October) update – SNMP missing
SNMP is still available, but now it can be found under: “Start” –> “Settings” –> “Apps” –> “Apps & Features” –> “Manage optional Features” –> “Add a Feature” Read More
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Report on BlueScreen (BSOD) events and stop codes with PowerShell
A PowerShell script to report on all BlueScreen events and stop codes from the Windows Event Log on a specific server can be a useful tool for system administrators to troubleshoot and prevent future system crashes. This script will query the System Event log… Read More
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Windows 10: Set search results default to detail view
For some reason Microsoft seems to think that “Content” view for search results is the best view. This goes for “generic” folders in general, but me for content view is a view that I’d rather see go completely from Windows. Unfortunately I for me… Read More