If you haven’t heard, Windows 7 extended support is going end of life January 14th, 2020. What does this mean? It means that Microsoft will no longer provide security patching or operating system updates for Windows 7. Is my computer going to stop working? No, your computer will continue to operate, however as time goes […]
Read MoreVM Will Not Clone
I ran into an interesting issue where a Windows 10 VM wouldn’t clone. This was a fresh installation of Windows 10 based from an ISO customized with MSMG, which is by far one of the best methods when removing the junk from Windows 10, especially the unwanted apps. Make sure to document your removals and […]
Read MoreBenefits of Monitoring
As we develop technology, we develop ways to make sure the technology runs correctly. Imagine if your car didn’t tell you when there’s an issue with your engine or if your tire pressure light didn’t come on when you had a leak? The same can be applied to a computer. Without really understanding or having […]
Read MoreWindows Update Boot Loop
I’m guessing you’re in the situation where Windows decided to “Update and Shutdown/Restart”, but when your system comes back up, it continues to update and reboot over, and over, and over, and over. Well, that’s typically caused by a corrupt Windows update or the VM isn’t saving it’s changes. Here’s a way to stop your […]
Read MoreVDA Not Saving Changes
I ran into an issue where a XenDesktop VDA didn’t appear to be saving changes. This is a huge deal if the machine begins a Windows Update and the update requires a reboot. Yep, you’ve guessed it, it causes a continuous Windows boot loop. That’s another issue in-and-of-itself. Check out that resolution here. In earlier […]
Read MoreThe Truth in Updates
It seems like every application wants to be on the most recent update or patch or revision. Do I really need another app update? Is it going to slow my system down? Can I say no and if so for how long? Those are typical questions that we hear from clients. The ultimate answer is: […]
Read MoreWebsite Up and Running!
Thank you for patiently waiting while we worked out the kinks with setting up our website just the way we like it. It’s been a great feat, given that we’ve customized a lot of the content and layout. We hope you enjoy the blog post, as we’re trying to at least provide 1 post per […]
Read MoreXenDesktop with PvD: CCMCache
Running Windows 7 desktops with personal vdisks and SCCM can be a difficult task, especially with the amount of space and data SCCM uses to cache it’s installs/uninstalls. A typical software package can range anywhere from 10MB to 1GB+, this is where the following script comes in handy. What the script does is cleans the […]
Read MoreXenApp 6.x: Applications Not Launching
When trying to launch a published application in XenApp 6.x, the following screen appears for a minute, then disappears without launching the application. This is because the default application launch timeout is set to 60 seconds. The resolution is to set the timeout to a greater value using the following registry key: Key: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Citrix\wfshell\TWI Type: […]
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