This PC can’t run Windows 11 – Bypass/Fix

Ali posted a way to easily bypass Windows 11 install checks. Just like he said, I’m installing 11 as a Hyper-V machine on my Windows 10 box. My hardware is 11 compatible. I’m installing using Gen 2.

Whats up Microsoft? Thanks for giving me the reason to find this method.

Source: This PC can’t run […]

Craig’s Hyper-V free primer (part 1 of 3)

Every time I set up another hyper-v free (core) box, I wind up pulling out my hair getting everything working. For me, the biggest problem is administrating the box.

I have three primary environments and a number of different clients I use to admin Hyper-V.

WORK: Hyper-V is still in testing at work as we […]

Windows 8.1 backup

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via Windows 8.1 backup.

Enable the Quick Launch bar in Windows 7, cause you know… it rocks.

MS can really be a bunch of idiots sometime. I missed the fact that they removed QuickLaunch from Windows 7 for quite a while as I often use RocketDock, but QL still has it’s place (small screens, minimal installs…).

Here is how to get the QuickLaunch bar back: Guided Help: Enable the Quick Launch bar […]

Working with Windows Image (WIM) files

The Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) is a powerful set of tools for IT people to make lots of things happen with Windows 7.

One of the best, and most promising is the WindowsPE boot disk.

Using a WindowsPE boot disk and Microsoft’s own imagex.exe you can make a very nice windows backup image.

Here […]

Don’t lose your system restore points!

The Auslogics boys from down-under brought this to my attention – could definitely explain why I’ve been ‘loosing’ restore points.

Don’t lose your system restore points! via How to Defrag Your Hard Drive Properly.

Lost system restore points in Windows are a common complaint with people using disk defragmenters on machines running Vista and later […]

GUI Hyper-v Manager for Server 2012 core console using Powershell – Download: PSHVM 3.0 The All GUI Powershell Hyperv Manager

GUI Hyper-v Manager for Server 2012 core console using Powershell – Download: PSHVM 3.0 The All GUI Powershell Hyperv Manager.

Nmap – Free Security Scanner For Network Exploration & Security Audits.

Nmap – Free Security Scanner For Network Exploration & Security Audits..

» Black Viper’s Windows 8 Service Configurations

» Black Viper’s Windows 8 Service Configurations.

How to delete OEM Partition

Nice article on using DISKPART to get rid of OEM partitions.

How to delete OEM Partition | Jared Heinrichs.

 

Now, how about a how-to use a OEM/Hidden partition to automatically store System Restore / Shadow Copy files?? Anyone?