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VMware ESXi: How to Kill an Unresponsive (Stuck) Virtual Machine
Sometimes I see that a certain virtual machine on the VMWare ESXi host freezes and it’s impossible to turn off or restart it from vSphere console by any means. Rebooting the entire ESXi host due to a single virtual machine is not entirely…
Resetting Windows Update Agent Settings
In this article we’ll show how to fix common Windows Update errors by resetting Windows Update components configuration. As a rule, it is the most effective and the easiest way to solve the issues with the Windows Update service if updates…
Load user registry hive in regedit
All user's registry settings (HKEY_CURRENT_USER) are stored in the registry hive file NTUSER.DAT in the user's profile directory. When solving errors, this file is often deleted. This might do the trick, but is rather drastic as all…
End of Support notifications for Windows 7 Pro users
Microsoft started to inform Windows 7 Home users that support for the operating system was about to run out. From this week on, the notifications will also be shown to users running devices with Windows 7 Pro.The company's Windows 7…
KB4520062 for Windows 10 1809 may break Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection
Microsoft released the second back of October 2019 updates for various supported Windows 10 versions on October 15, 2019. The cumulative updates, all non-security, fix various issues in Windows 10.It is usually a good idea to postpone…
The end of Yahoo Groups? Not quite yet but close
Yahoo announced far-reaching changes to the company's Yahoo Groups service recently. The changes affect the visibility of groups, uploaded content, and upload functionality.Yahoo Groups was one of the world's largest discussion boards…
How to block Windows programs from accessing the internet
Today, in our Windows 10 beginner's guide series, we'll be looking at how to block Windows programs from accessing the internet.Tip: check out some of the previous parts of the series, e.g. on changing default save…
9 commands to check hard disk partitions and disk space on Linux
1. fdiskFdisk is the most commonly used command to check the partitions on a
disk. The fdisk command can display the partitions and details like file
system type. However it does not report the size of each partitions.$ sudo…
BAD_POOL_CALLER (c2) or KERNEL_MODE_HEAP_CORRUPTION (13A) occurs after running LiveUpdate
SituationAfter running LiveUpdate on Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), the computer crashes indicating IDSvix86.sys/IDSvia64.sys as the cause of the exception.EnvironmentLiveUpdate downloaded Intrusion Prevention…
Microsoft releases October 2019 update previews for Windows
Microsoft released cumulative updates for various supported versions of Windows on October 15, 2019. The company released preview updates for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2, and…