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Windows 10

How to Mount Physical and Network Drives in WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

There are several ways to mount and access physical, virtual, or network drives in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2). By default, the…

Windows 10

How to Change Network Connection (Adapter) Priorities in Windows: A Step-by-Step Guide

Sometimes, you may need to manually configure network connection priorities to route traffic correctly on a Windows computer with multiple network adapters…

Proxmox

A Step-by-Step Guide to Migrating VMs from VMware ESXi to Proxmox

The recently released Proxmox VE 8.2 hypervisor has a built-in wizard for importing virtual machines directly from VMware ESXi hosts. This post…

Windows 11

Troubleshooting: Unable to Access Shared Folders on NAS in Windows 11 24H2

Microsoft recently announced that mandatory SMB packet signing for access to shared network folders will be enabled by default in Windows 11…

Azure And Microsoft 365

How to Map a SharePoint Online Library as a Network Drive in Windows

Connecting SharePoint Online document libraries through the OneDrive client or using the Web interface are the preferred and recommended ways to access…

Windows 10

Easy Steps to Set or Change the Default Printer in Windows 10 and 11

Microsoft has changed how the default printer is assigned in Windows 10 and 11. Windows now always sets the default printer to…

Powershell

How to Test Your Internet Speed Using Windows Command Prompt and PowerShell

Many online services allow you to test your Internet connection speed in real-time. If you need to regularly collect Internet connection speed…

Group Policies

How to Configure File and Folder Access Auditing on Windows Using Group Policy (GPO)

The file system audit policy in Windows allows to monitor all access events to specific files and folders on a disk. An…

Linux

How to Install Any OS from an ISO Image over the Network Using iVentoy

Ventoy is a lightweight PXE multiboot server app that stores bootable ISO images of various operating systems (Windows, Linux, VMware, LiveCD based…

Group Policies

Streamline Your Workflow: Adding or Removing Pinned Folders to Quick Access Using PowerShell and GPO

Windows File Explorer has a separate panel that displays a list of favorite folders and locations called Quick Access. Many users and…