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If your device has stopped responding with error “Device has either stopped responding or has been disconnected” on Windows, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! In this article, we provide step-by-step solutions to help you fix the “Device has either stopped responding or has been disconnected” issue and get your device up and running in …

Learn how to check the health of your Windows PC or laptop with our comprehensive guide. Identify potential issues and resolve them before they become major problems. In this guide, we will show you how to check the full health of your Windows PC or laptop, including tips on optimizing performance, monitoring hardware, and ensuring …

Learn how to change the administrator on your Windows computer in this comprehensive guide. We provide step-by-step instructions and helpful tips to make the process as smooth as possible. Introduction If you are using a Windows computer, you may have different types of user accounts on your system. For example, you may have an administrator …

Question / Problem We are experiencing difficulty with a mapped drive on one desktop that will not persist after a restart. We have five desktop computers that require a mapped drive to another desktop, However, the mapping on one desktop does not persist after a restart. The error received once rebooted. The detailed error message …

Question / Problem We are currently running a Microsoft Windows Server 2012R2 Active Directory domain with three Domain Controllers and multiple sites. We have approximately 50+ servers and thousands of Windows 10 client desktops and laptops in the network. Recently, we have noticed some of our client desktops are not synchronizing their time with the …

The UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) password is a security feature typically set by the user or by the computer’s manufacturer on some computers to prevent unauthorized access to the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) settings. If you have forgotten your UEFI password, there are several things you can try to recover or reset it by …

Researchers from Akamai say that most Windows data centers have not patched systems against a critical spoofing vulnerability in CryptoAPI. The US National Security Agency (NSA) and the UK National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) disclosed the vulnerability to Microsoft and the issue was patched in August 2022. In the update guide for the vulnerability (CVE-2022-34689), Microsoft …

Researchers from CrowdStrike say that hackers are actively exploiting a seven-year-old improper input validation vulnerability in the Intel Ethernet diagnostics driver for Windows. The attackers are using the flaw to deploy a malicious kernel driver. Note The exploit requires administrative access to the system, often accomplished by a combination of credential capture (to include OTP …

Problem/Question We attempted to migrate DHCP services from Windows Server 2008 R2 to Windows Server 2019 Standard, however, the process was failed. I am successfully execute below script on Windows Server 2019 Standard: Export-Dhcp -ComputerName “server2008r2” -File “C:\dhcp\dhcpexport.xml” -ScopeId 192.168.90.0 -Leases -Verbose Upon executing the next script, it failed: Import-DhcpServer -File C:\dhcp\dhcpexport.xml -BackupPath C:\DHCPDB\ -Leases …

Question I recently purchased a HP ProLiant DL380p Generation8 (Gen8) to use as a home Plex server, as I was able to get a great deal. I currently have Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP1) installed and plan to upgrade it in the near future. I have observed that Windows is only recognizing 32GB of memory, …

Question I have been assigned the responsibility of enabling Windows Firewall on our server infrastructure. I have already configured the necessary rules for remote management and other essential services. However, since we are a development house with approximately 45 SQL servers, each of which use named instances which necessitates dynamic ports for connections, additional measures …

Extended support for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 will end in early October of this year. Microsoft discontinued general support for Windows Server 2012 in October 2018; the company offered five years of extended support to allow users ample time to migrate to newer, supported versions of Windows Server. Note Keep track …

On Tuesday, December 20, Microsoft released an emergency patch to fix problems caused by updates released the previous week in December’s Patch Tuesday. Some users reported being unable to create virtual machines on Hyper-V hosts. Resolution: This issue was resolved in out-of-band (OOB) updates released December 20, 2022 for installation on all Hyper-V hosts in …

Question Currently I am working on Windows 11, I need a script to check if there is a executable found in the current setup of $PATH (in DOS) and its location as well. In UNIX csh command, there is a useful command called which. Which command will finds which and where executable is running. Sample: …

On Tuesday, December 13, Microsoft released fixes to address more than 70 security issues, including a previously disclosed privilege elevation flaw in the Windows 11 DirectX graphics component (CVE-2022-44710) and a Windows SmartScreen security feature bypass vulnerability (CVE-2022-44698) that is being actively exploited. The bypass vulnerability has been exploited by Magniber ransomware threat actors. Seven …