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Troubleshooting Windows IIS

by TechGuy | Mar 9, 2023 | Windows | 0 |

Here are some troubleshooting steps you can follow to try to identify and resolve the issue with IIS: Check that the IIS service is running: Open the Services console (services.msc) and make sure that the World Wide Web...

Windows Server Set the Default Application for All Users

by TechGuy | Feb 1, 2022 | Windows | 0 |

The idea behind this is you are going to create an xml file, set it in the GPO and have the user relog for it to take affect. First, make sure you have a config file that matches your needs. I had a sever that I set the default...

Exporting windows printers

by TechGuy | Feb 24, 2021 | Windows | 0 |

Exporting printers:c:\windows\system32\spool\tools\printbrm -b -f somecompany.printerexport Importing printers:c:\windows\system32\spool\tools\printbrm -r -F somecompany.printerexport

Resizing a hyper-v vhdx file

by TechGuy | Feb 24, 2021 | Hyper-V | 0 |

Found this piece of information while attempting to shrink the size of the vhdx that I have. Over 75% of the file is empty. I attempted to “shrink” the vhdx through Hyper-V Management Console but it didn’t make...