Windows 8

802.1x Authentication or DirectAccess. Which one should I use?

Here is a question that came to me earlier and caused me to think a bit.... "I am creating a new SSID with the intent of setting up an 802.1X wireless network to secure traffic between the WiFi access points and each

2012

Troubleshooting Slow Boot Performance in Windows

It has been a few weeks since my last post, but trust me when I say the wait was worth it. This is another article that would go along with my "advanced windows desktop troubleshooting" series of posts only if I actually

Advise

A List of How-To’s for Windows 8 on the Spiceworks Community

Now that Windows 8 has been officially released, there are plenty of how-to articles on the Accessing “God Mode” Using Windows 8 on a non-touch device Shortcuts and Hot-Keys System Management Tools built into Windows 8 (for IT Pros) and more http://community.spiceworks.

Activation

How to activate Windows 8 Enterprise using a MAK key

I was surprised to find that the “Change Product Key” link in the System applet in Windows 8 had been removed, so I needed to find a different way to activate Windows 8 Enterprise on my work laptop. Thankfully, Here is some background info

Vmware

VMware ESXi and vSphere Client v5.1 now available

VMware Hypervisor (ESXi) v5.1 and its respective version of the vSphere Client for Windows has been released to the public! I am in the middle of upgrading my VMware host to v5.1 as I type this article. Unfortunately, the VIclient installation still

How-to

Unable to Mount .ISO Disk Image File in Windows 8 File Explorer

One of the great features in Windows 8 is built-in support to mount ISO image files in File Explorer. You still have the option of installing a 3rd party app to handle ISO mounting if you wish (such as Virtual CloneDrive) but Windows can

Administrative Tools

The Foundation of Windows 7 and Windows 8 Application Compatibility - Shims

The message says “SolarWinds Orion Network Atlas requires Windows XP/2003/2008/Vista/7 to run.” Believe it or not, this is extremely easy to work around. Right-click the installer and choose properties. From the Compatibility tab, enable compatibility mode for Windows 7 and

Virtual

vSphere Client error in Windows 8, “The VMRC console has disconnected…attempting to reconnect.”

*UPDATE 2012-09-11 VMware ESXi 5.1 has now been released to the public along with VIclient v5.1. If you are using Windows 8, for info on how to avoid console issues as described below as well as the caveats with upgrading to v5.

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