Moving virtual guest Windows machines around between virtual hosts, sometimes the network adapters get lost or hidden. This creates a situation where you move a machine and it looks like it forgot the static ip address settings. So you go … Continue reading →
Add a new disk to a Windows Guest box and go to computer management and a message pops up: Offline (The disk is offline because of policy set by an administrator). As it turned out, this problem may appear … Continue reading →
I have hit this problem several times – a member server changes from “Domain” to “Public” or “Private” network after reboot. Permanent fix I have found Add below registry key and reboot your member server. Once below reg key is … Continue reading →
To uninstall hidden (physically removed) network adapters in Windows, open the Device Manager console in the special mode. Open the command prompt as an administrator; Run the command: set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 Start the Device Manager console: devmgmt.msc In the top … Continue reading →
I found it annoying every time I enter something into the search box in Windows 10 all sorts of useless items that are on the Internet pop up in the menu. So, I learned how to disable the web search … Continue reading →
You are attempting to map a drive from a Windows 10 machine to a share on a Samba server and you get the message: You can’t access this shared folder because your organization’s security policies block unauthenticated guest access Cause: … Continue reading →
I had a problem with a Brother HL-L6200DW with poor print quality on Widows 10. I resolved it as follows: In the “Type here to search” box – type in “Printer & Scanners” Select your printer – then click on … Continue reading →
I have had a need to determine the default logon username on a windows machine – but I was remote So I ran an rdp session to the machine and I pulled up a command line prompt and executed reg … Continue reading →