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- Migrating Windows Server 2003 R2 Virtual Guest from Virtual Server 2005 R2 to Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008 or Hyper-V Server Using System Center Virtual Machine ManagerThere are several things you must consider before migrating a machine from Virtual Server 2005 to a Hyper-V Host. I thought I would make a post ...
- Awesome Must Have System Tools – Windows Sysinternals (Every IT Pro should have in their toolbox)At the Windows Server User Group in Waltham MA this week we talked about system tools that IT Pro’s use to make their life easier. Many ...
- Virtualization Webcast for All IT Pros – Online Training – What You Need To Know About The Hottest Virtualization TopicsOur team of IT Pro Evangelists including: Kevin Remde, Matt Hester, Chris Avis, Chris Henley, and Yung Chou is getting ready to start delivering a 20-part ...
- Installing and Managing Group Policy Preferences on a Windows Server 2003 DomainIt is possible to run Group Policy Preferences on a Windows Server 2003 Domain. This post will step you through the process so you can get ...
- Disable Adding USB Drive and Memory Sticks via Group Policy and Group Policy PreferencesIf you do not have Group Policy Preferences installed see Install Group Policy Preferences. This link tells you how to do it in a 2003 domain. ...
- How To Configure BitLocker on Windows 7 RC – Everything You Need To Know About BitLockerI have had many questions about BitLocker so I thought I would answer them in this blog post. What is BitLocker and Why Should I Care? ...
- How to Extend Your Activation Grace Period on Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (Activate Now Message)Most of the content I use for webcasts and live events have virtual machines that have been created either by someone on my team or by ...
- Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 System Will NOT Boot After Making Changes To Boot Manager Using BCDEditI messed up. It happens to everyone from time to time. In my case, I was playing around with my system boot manager because I wanted ...
- How to Find a Lost, Missing, Hidden or Removed Network Card (NIC) or Other Device and Even Remove itIn a scenario where you have physically removed hardware from a machine you can no longer see it in device manager. This does not mean that ...
- How To Successfully Deliver Presentations for Community Leaders and Professional Speakers – Drive Satisfaction and Impact at Your EventsOverview: There is no silver bullet when it comes to successfully delivering content at live events and getting great scores. It actually takes a whole bunch ...
- Make IE 9 Tabs Work The Way You Want Them To WorkI have been using IE 9 for a while and have found it to be a pretty incredible browser. However, over time I have also found ...
- Remote Desktop Services–How To Change Settings For All UsersHave you ever wanted to change some settings for all users in a Terminal Server or Remote Desktop Services Session environment? Do you know there is ...
- Blue Screen Booting to VHD–You May Be Out Of Space On The Underlying DriveWhen you are using Boot to VHD you must have enough capacity on the underlying disk to fully expand the VHD. If you do not have ...
- How To Hot Add Storage To A Hyper-V Guest–Super Simple And No Service InterruptionHot Add Storage was added to Hyper-V at version 2008 R2. From the Hyper-V Manager Right-click the machine you want to add storage to, select Settings. ...
- How To Install IIS 7 on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 For Use With SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1I am starting with a sysprep’d Windows Server 2008 R2 Server. I have allocated 2 processors and 512mb memory to the guest using dynamic memory. Once ...
- How To Merge a Chained Differential VHD Disk So It Can Be Extended and ExpandedIn my post Out of Disk Space on Drive C–How To Increase Space on Drive C of a Virtual Machine Running Windows Server 2003 I showed ...
- How to Solve Connectivity Issues Connecting To SCOM, SCVMM, AD or Any Other Service–Here is the Easy fixI have been in the technology industry for more than 25 years now and I have dealt with my fair share of connectivity issues. In the ...
- Network Trashed on My Lenovo W510 And The NIC Driver Will Not Install–So SIMPLE If You Know The SecretThanks to Keith Combs for his post as it provided me the solution. Install the Intel Ethernet driver from 6irf24ww_764. You are running the installer but ...
- System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Best Practices Poster Rule and Monitor TargetingYou can download the PDF from go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=125048. The poster will help you understand the process and best practices for setting up rules and targeting. System Center ...
- How To Open Firewall Port 1433 for SQL Server Database Engine For Use With SCOM (or anything else)In this very short video, I walk you through the step by step process of opening the 1433 firewall port for SQL Server. I am doing ...
- How To Add SCSI Controller To Hyper-V Guest ServerHow to add a SCSI controller to a virtual guest on hyper-V We add the controller, add a drive to it, start the VM and initialize ...
- Microsoft Virtualization And Cloud Certification Community Study GroupMicrosoft Virtualization and Cloud Certification Study Group(s) in this post… Study Group Proposal Why Get Certified What Are Microsoft Virtualization Certification Options? Browse Certification Catalog for ...
- How To Pin An Internet Website Address or Other Application To The Windows 7 Task BarCovered in this article: Pin Website to Windows 7 Taskbar Using IE9 Pin website or application to Windows 7 Taskbar without IE9 Pin Multiple websites to ...
- Setting Up Live.com Pop and SMTP Internet Email Account Settings for Outlook 2010Setting up the POP SMTP settings for your live.com ID is not difficult but it does not use “default” settings so making this post to show ...
- Boot2VHD-Part 1-Overview of Native Boot To VHDNative Boot To VHD (Boot2VHD) – Everything You Need To Know… In this multi-part video series we will dive deep into a the new virtualization feature ...
- Boot2VHD-Part 2-Load OS to VHD On Bare MetalNative Boot To VHD (Boot2VHD) – Everything You Need To Know Part 2… In this multi-part video series we will dive deep into a the new ...
- Boot2VHD-Part 3-Load OS on VHD With OS Already Installed on MetalNative Boot To VHD (Boot2VHD) – Everything You Need To Know Part 3… In this multi-part video series we will dive deep into a the new ...
- SCOM Part 1 System Center Operations Manager Overview – Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part 1 of 5+ Has SharePoint become a vital part of your infrastructure? Do ...
- SCOM Part 2 Installing Management Packs – Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part 2 of 5+
- SCOM Part 3 Review Management Packs – Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part 3 of 5+
- SCOM Part 4 Responding to Alerts – Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part 4 of 5+ Part 4: Responding to Alerts
- SCOM Part 5 Keys To Success Next Step – Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part 5 of 5+
- SCOM Part 6 Bonus Opening Firewall port for SCOM DB Server (SQL Server)-Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2Managing and Monitoring SharePoint 2010 using System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 Part (6) BONUS of 5+
- The Free Way To Create a Hyper-V and Virtualization Lab EnvironmentIn a prior post, Pay Yourself First-Learn How With Passive Learning-Free Training From Microsoft On Just About Any Topic–Virtualization, Cloud, Phone, Server, Client, SharePoint, SQL, Many, ...
- IT Camp–Systems Management Coming to Waltham MA Oct 28th 2011–Must Attend EventIT Camp – Systems Management – Free Training Friday, October 28, 2011 from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (ET)
- Microsoft Virtual Labs Available NOW! System Center, Windows, Virtualization, SharePoint, Exchange, SQL, And Lots More!## [TechNet Virtual Labs](http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/virtuallabs) enable you to quickly evaluate and test Microsoft’s newest products and technologies through a series of guided, hands-on labs that you can ...
- Installing System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) 2008 R2 SP1I am walking through the installation of SCVMM 2008 R2 SP1 on a new server that I just setup in my demo environment. Hope this is ...
- Check Version of Assembly or DLL on Your SystemTo look at what is on the machine click Start– and type in the path to the assembly folder which is C:windowsassembly and press ENTER.
- 70-659 Microsoft Server Virtualization Certification Everything You Need To Know to PASS! Blog Post SeriesHappy New Year! Do you have certification on your New Years Resolution list? If so, you are going to LOVE This! The Microsoft East Region ITE’s ...
- How To Tame Windows 7 and Outlook Search Syntax–Knowing The Syntax Makes All The Difference## Search Simply Will Not Do What I Want It To Do!!!! Almost ashamed to say I was looking for some file on my laptop but ...
- 70-659 Certification Series – 1.1.3-Enable or Verify BIOS settings (i.e. DEP & VT) For Hyper-VBios Requirements for Enabling Hyper-V. Short video to show exactly where you might find these settings.
- 70-659 Certification Series – 1.1.4 Enable Hyper-V RoleSeveral Ways to Enable the Hyper-V Role…
- Share Corporate Calendar-Contacts-Email or Whatever With External People Using Outlook and Publish to Office.com Cloud ServicesHave you ever wanted to share your corporate calendar or email with someone outside your organization and found it is not so easy to do. Well, ...
- Sync Outlook Calendar with Live.Com or Hotmail Email AccountResources: http://explore.live.com/windows-live-outlook-hotmail-connector-pack Manage all your email accounts with ease – From Inside Outlook!
- Outlook Color Coding Messages-Automatically Change Message Colors and Fonts Based on Sender- Subject- or-RecipientsWhere in the world did the “Organize” feature go in outlook?
- TechNet Video: Career Progression: Getting Ready for the CloudTechNet Video: Career Progression: Getting Ready for the Cloud the player will be placed here
- How to Run Any Program Including PowerShell with Elevated Privileges (aka Administrator Permissions)To run any application with elevated privileges (as Administrator) simply right-click on that program from the menu and select Run as Administrator. An example of this ...
- How To Run PowerShell with Elevated PermissionsTo run the PowerShell window with elevated permissions just click Start then type PowerShell then Right-Click on PowerShell icon and select Run as Administrator.
- Using PowerShell to Get or Set NetworkAdapterConfiguration-View and Change Network Settings Including DHCP, DNS, IP Address and More (Dynamic AND Static) Step-By-StepI was looking for a really good and thorough post on network configuration via PowerShell and could not find what I was looking for. There were ...
- How To Turn On or Off AutoPlay Features in Windows 7–Change What Programs and Media Are Used In AutoPlayThe Auto-Play features are changed in Control Panel
- How Big Will Cloud Really Be–Virtualization vs Cloud–Which Is BiggerThe buzz with the cloud is it is that the Cloud is going to be huge. Much, much bigger than virtualization is/was. One has to say ...
- Part 2 – Build a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cloud Foundation Test Lab in Less Than an Hour–BIOS SettingsStep 1: Part 1 – Build a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cloud Foundation Test Lab in Less Than an Hour (includes sysprep images) You should ...
- Part 3 – Build a Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Cloud Foundation Test Lab in Less Than an Hour–Enable Hyper-V RoleSeveral Ways to Enable the Hyper-V Role… Command Line: DISM /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Hyper-V Startup ocsetup Microsoft-Hyper-V PowerShell: Add-WindowsFeature Hyper-V GUI: Start – Server Manager – Add ...
- Remotely Manage Windows Server 2008 R2 and More with Remote Server Management and Administration Tools for Windows 7Remote Server Administration Tools for Windows® 7 with SP1 enables IT administrators to manage roles and features that are installed on computers that are running Windows ...
- How To Modify Timeout, Change Default or Delete Boot Menu Item From Windows 7 or Later Using MSConfig To Modify Boot Configuration DataChange Default Selection and Timeout Using MSConfig 1) Start | type msconfig | Press <ENTER> 2) Click on the Boot tab 3) Click to select the ...
- Need to remove or disable browser add ons– in IE, Chrome, or Firefox Here is the easy step-by-step on howI wanted to create a post on disabling browser add-ons but stumbled on a post by Robert Borges that is perfect. He has a great Step-By-Step ...
- Introducing Windows Server 2012 Free eBook from Microsoft Press PDF, EPUB and MOBIFrom the Microsoft Press Blog… Free ebook: Introducing Windows I’m excited to announce the most recent free ebook offered by Microsoft Press. Introducing Windows Server 2012, ...
- TechNet Radio: ITProGuru vs. “Cloud Expansion”–GuruTip Get Certified on Cloud! Learn more about MCSE Certifications for Cloud and Private CloudAbout This Video We’re kicking off a new series today and your host, ITProGuru, Dan Stolts and his guest Todd Cioffi from Navis Learning tackle the ...
- Cloud, Virtualization & Planning–by Todd Cioffi–Very InsightfulTodd and I did an ITProGuru vs. show together and as we were prepping for that, Todd had a bunch of really insightful ideas. I asked ...
- Free Technology Training from TechEd NA 2012 Available NOWTechNet 2012 – North America has wrapped and what a great show it was. I was able to attend but had to work so I did ...
- How To Mount VHD Image From Windows 7 or Greater Step-By-Step Without Any Third Party Tools–The Easy Way1) Click Start – Right-Click Computer – Select Manage {Authorize the elevation if prompted} 2) Expand Storage – Select Disk Management – Right-Click Disk Management – ...
- How To Subscribe To RSS Feed Using Outlook 2010 or Internet Explorer IE9 Step-By-Step Detail with VideoYou can download the video from: How To Subscribe To RSS Feed Using Outlook 2010 or Internet Explorer IE9 Video Click video link above, it should ...
- How to Change The Size of Virtual Memory (pagefile.sys) on Windows 8 or Windows Server 2012On the Keyboard Press the WindowsKey + X then click System in the popup menu Tap or click Advanced system settings. You might be asked for ...
- How To Backup or Export your Blog powered by Telligent – TechNet, MSDN, or Other Blog Site Step-By-StepIf you haven’t exported your MSDN/TechNet theme (with all of the customization you’ve done) then you could spend a bunch of time recreating it if there ...
- Hyper-V LIVE! TechNet Radio, ITProGuru vs. And Virtualization Series Experts #VirtExperts brings you Hyper-V LIVE (Part 1 of 2)Are you up to speed on Hyper-V Live? TechNet Radio, ITProGuru vs and Become a Virtualization Expert with 20 + Days of Server Virtualization #VirtExpert (part ...
- Hyper-V LIVE! TechNet Radio, ITProGuru vs. And Virtualization Series Experts #VirtExperts brings you Hyper-V LIVE (Part 2 of 2)TechNet Radio, ITProGuru vs and Become a Virtualization Expert with 20 + Days of Server Virtualization #VirtExpert (part 6b of 20+) have teamed up to bring ...
- Automatically Deploy System Center 2012 in Just a Couple Hours; Need Hardware, Use Azure #MMS2013 All FREE!First off, if you do not have System Center 2012, you can download a free evaluation from System Center 2012. You will need Windows Server 2012 ...
- Migrating Servers, Including VMware Virtual Machines to Hyper-V Easily and Automatically Many Tools Available including MVMC Automation Toolkit (MAT)Do you have VMware servers that you would like to migrate to Hyper-V. Well, that is easy. There is a “Solution Accelerator” that makes it very ...
- Advanced Memory Management in a Virtual World – Not All Memory Management is Equal #VMWOrMS #VirtExpert Step-By-StepWelcome to another of our series of “VMware or Microsoft?” articles. Hyper-V 3 which is built into both the Free Hyper-V Server 2012 and Windows Server ...
- Adding Tags Dropdown List To Windows Live Writer–Step-By-StepIf you are a blogger, you probably know how important it is to add tags to your blog posts. So why in the world does the ...
- Getting Started With Windows Azure–Step-By-Step Free Cloud Server Hours!Using the 4 easy steps provided in this article, you’ll be able to activate a FREE Windows Azure Trial Subscription, suitable for building your Lab in ...
- How To Get The Most Out Of Your Keyboard And Mouse – Shortcuts GaloreHow do you navigate in a touch world without a touch device? I am glad you asked. This post will address that question in great detail ...
- How To Enable Snipping Tool, Windows Media Player and more Desktop Experience Tools on Windows Server 2008-2012 R2Are you annoyed that you cannot play videos or use some of the cool windows tools like snipping tool with windows server? Well, you can, they ...
- A Message of Congratulations to New Technology GraduatesI am proud of you!!! I know your family and friends are proud of you to. You should also be proud of yourself and the accomplishment ...
- How To Allow Remote Desktop Services RDP and Ping ICMP Through Windows Firewall–Step-By-StepCreate Firewall Rules in Windows 7 thru Windows Server 2012 R2 to allow RDP and ICMP traffic for you have to open “Windows Firewall with Advanced ...
- How To Create Windows Server for Remote Desktop (RDP) To Be Used While Port 3389 is Blocked-Azure VM Step-By-Step PLUS Anywhere Access ConfigurationYou could of course manually configure RDP to listen on different ports to allow connection from other standard or non-standard ports. In my case, I need ...
- How to Fix Login Failed for User (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18456) Step-By-Step – Add SQL Administrator to SQL Management StudioIn this post (and video), I will teach you how to determine what user has administrative rights on the server as well as walk you Step-By-Step ...
- How To Move or Migrate SQL Server Workload to Azure Cloud Services – All version of SQL Server – Step-By-StepThere are many options for migrating SQL databases to Azure. With the latest technology you can move just the database and log files, or you can ...
- How to Hide, Replace, Empty, Format (blank) values with an empty field in an Excel Pivot Table without using filters –Step-By-StepI have been struggling with this for a while. Excel puts the word (blank) on a pivot table field if it does not have any data. ...
- How To Get The Most Out Of Your Windows 8.1 Keyboard And Mouse – Shortcuts GaloreHow do you navigate in a touch world without a touch device? I am glad you asked. This post will address that question in great detail ...
- How To Use SysInternals Junction.exe to Delete Windows.Old After Upgrading Windows Step-By-StepI had on my to do list to write a detailed post on how to remove the Windows.Old folder after upgrading. While reading through some Rick ...
- How To Move or Migrate SQL Server Workload to Azure SQL Database Cloud Services or Azure VM – All version of SQL Server – Step-By-StepThere are many options for migrating SQL databases to Azure. With the latest technology you can move just the database and log files, or you can ...
- Azure Cloud Certification Jump Start 70-532, 70-533, 70-534 Exam PreparationThis article includes: Tips, Tricks and Field Experiences Inside the Exams and Where to go to learn on 70-532 – Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions 70-533 – ...
- How To Get Started Automating Azure Infrastructure As A Service with PowerShell Step-By-StepGetting Started with PowerShell for Azure Install PowerShell Azure Module: The first thing we have to do is download the Azure PowerShell Module. You can get ...
- How To Remove Azure Accounts (Cached Credentials) From PowerShell Remove-AzureAccount for ALL Accounts Step-By-StepHave you ever noticed that sometimes PowerShell gets confused regarding accounts? I have many Azure Accounts and many subscriptions so it happens to me all the ...
- TechNet Radio: (Part 1) Certification Exam Jump Start 70-534 Prerequisites: Architecting Microsoft Azure SolutionsCloud Architects are among the top demanded positions today. They are also very high paying and garner an enormous amount of respect and prestige. Would you ...
- Very cool Hypercube Lego Server, featuring the powerful Xeon D-1540 on Supermicro X10SDV-F motherboardOne of the many blogs I follow put out this very ionteresting article so I wanted to share. The article is an in depth and fun ...
- ITProGuru Events Newsletter 2016-02 Iowa Caucus app, Free Azure Architect Training, Talent Gap and MUCH MOREPreviously: Jan Edition, Feb Edition, … View Online Current Version at http://itproguru-app.azurewebsites.net/newsletter ITProGuru Events Microsoft Official Newsletter 2/18/2016 Edition: 2016 Vol 2 Jump to: ♦ TechNet ...
- How To Cleanup Email Address in Excel, Split User Name from Email, Extract Email AddressAfter downloading some email addresses from a registration database, I found that people use all different sorts of formats for the emails. Unless of course you ...
- Everything You Need To Know About State Of The Art SSD Drives NVMe PCIe M2 with Paul Braren and ITProGuruRecent SSD performance has catapulted storage capabilities into a new level of reality. Learn about this new technology. Paul Braren shares insights about the technology, how ...
- How to Upgrade (install) Windows 10 PHONE or Downgrade (Uninstall) Windows 10 PHONE + Band 2.0 not able to sync Step-By-StepI have to start with I LOVE Windows 10 Phone. It is way better than 8.1. It does have one downside and that is that it ...
- Create Bootable Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, Windows 10, 11 USB Thumb Drive for Installing OS – no .exe required BIOS & UEFIThese procedures were written and tested using Windows Server 2016 but will work on any version of Windows Server or Windows Desktop version 8 or above. ...
- How to Create Additional Administrative Users on Windows Server 2016 Step-By-Step VideoSee other great Step-By-Step and Hands on Labs at http://ITProGuru.com/HOL Video for now, Written Step-By-Step coming soon
- How To Enable Remote Desktop for Administrators on Windows Server 2016 – Plus Adding Users to Windows Server 2016 Step-By-StepVideo for now, Written Step-By-Step coming soon
- What are Containers and Why Containerization an In-Depth Look at the Future of the Cloud and Virtualization LandscapeIn this article, we will look at servers, containers and why containerization has become so popular. On this journey we will also see where this technology ...
- How to exit (quit) Linux vi editor with or without saving changes Step-by-StepIncredibly simple; if you know how…. First how to launch vim From the command prompt: change to path where file is located with “cd” vi filename ...
- Getting Started with VSCode and Markdown Step-By-Step Markdown-Preview-ScrollMarkdown Preview VS Code supports Markdown files out of the box. You just start writing Markdown text, save the file with the .md (.html works too) ...
- The AI Frustration: Why Your AI Results May Not Be What You Expected (Part 1)Going DEEP with AI: How Small Businesses Can Use Iterative AI to Unlock Better Results Many small business owners and professionals have dabbled with AI tools ...
- The Ultimate AI Assistant Showdown: A Decision-Maker’s Guide to Choosing the Right Chatbot for Your Business NeedsChoosing the right Chat for the right purpose As AI assistants become essential business tools, selecting the right one for your specific needs has never been ...
- Free AI Voice Typing: Better Than Paying for OpenAI Whisper (Windows & Mac)Published: December 7, 2025 Author: Dan Stolts | AI Expert Reading Time: 10 minutes Updated: December 7, 2025 The $130 Mistake I Almost Made Last week, ...