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Using a NAT Virtual Switch with Hyper-V

Create a Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 (WS2016) Hyper-V virtual switch that uses network address translation (NAT), enabling virtual machines to be isolated behind a single shared IP address on the host.

Last Update: Mar 14, 2023

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Happy 10th Birthday Hyper-V!

Last Update: Mar 14, 2023

On February 19, 2003, Microsoft announced that the corporation has acquired a privately held virtualization vendor called Connectix. It might not have seemed like it then, but this acquisition was the genesis of something huge in the IT world, and I’m not limiting that to just Hyper-V.

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The Hybrid Cloud Becomes the New Norm

Last Update: Sep 16, 2022

As businesses have been moving along the path toward modernization and digital transformation, there’s no doubt that they have been adopting the hybrid cloud in greater numbers.

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Hyper-V Virtual Machine Groups

Last Update: Jun 27, 2022

Aidan Finn shows you how to use virtual machine groups on Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V to manage a set of virtual machines, including adding support for operational actions on VHDX Sets.

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Adds Support for Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is finally getting support for some older versions of Windows Server. Indeed, the Redmond giant has launched a revamped Microsoft Defender for Endpoint solution for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016. Microsoft announced a public preview of its new Defender for Endpoint solution back in October 2021. The unified…

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Backing Up Files with Azure File Sync

Last Update: Apr 04, 2022

Aidan explain’s how you can back up folders & files that have been synchronized and/or tiered to the cloud with Azure File Sync.

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How to Install the New Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Agent on Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016

New protection capabilities for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (MDE) customers landed in public preview, Oct 7th 2021, for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016.  With the public preview, Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016 gain ‘functional equivalence‘ to Windows Server 2019, thanks to a new agent that is being described as the ‘unified…

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Default Keys for Windows Server 2019 and Windows 10 Deployment

In Windows 10, Windows Server 2016, and later versions of Windows, you can perform a full installation of the operating system without needing to manually enter a product key as was the case in versions of Windows before Vista and Windows Server 2008. This makes it much easier to install Windows if you don’t have…

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Patch Tuesday – March 2019

This month sees Microsoft patch two zero-days in Windows 7 and critical bugs in Windows Deployment Services and DHCP.

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Migration Tools for the Azure Hybrid Cloud

Looking for help with your migration in a hybrid cloud world? These tools can help you on your path ahead.

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