
Last Update: Dec 03, 2024
With time, computers gather an increasing number of unused drivers that not only take space on your hard disk, but being still installed, might cause problems if they are somehow enabled. In this article by MVP Daniel Petri, learn how to completely remove these old, unused device drivers from your machine.

Last Update: Jun 04, 2025
If you’ve received a Hyper-V error on export indicating “failed to create export directory with the name…”, learn how to resolve it with this quick tip from MVP Daniel Petri.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Learn how the default Virtual Windows XP virtual machine (used for enabling the Windows XP Mode – or XPM for short) uses virtual hard disks.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
Having the user name is half of the puzzle for anyone trying to gain access to a locked computer. Learn how to prevent the last user’s name from being shown on the logon screen with this quick tip from MVP Daniel Petri.

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
There are times that you may want to use Windows Server 2008 as your personal workstation OS, and Daniel Petri shows you how.

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
In my previous article titled “Customizing Windows Server 2008 as a Workstation – The Logic” I wrote about the reasons for trying Windows Server 2008 as your workstation, that is instead of using Windows Vista for that task. In order to make the necessary changes and tweak your newly installed system to have more “workstation-like”…

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
Take a tour through the features of Terminals; an open source network management app from Microsoft’s CodePlex that simplifies working with remote connections and systems.

Last Update: Nov 19, 2024
If your Hyper-V host is having issues displaying certain screens, or with general video performance, learn the possible cause and how to correct it with this quick tip from MVP Daniel Petri.

Last Update: Dec 03, 2024
ESXi 4.0 is the latest version of VMware’s industry leading hypervisor; allowing multiple virtual machines to be run on a single physical host. Amazingly its available completely free of charge, so in this step by step guide Tom Finnis will show you how to set up your own ESXi4 server.

Last Update: Sep 04, 2024
VMware has recently replaced their entire Virtual Infrastructure virtualization product suite with vSphere 4. Read on to find out why all IT Admins should be considering a vSphere 4 deployment in their future.