If many expired or superseded updates have accumulated in WSUS, then the server cleanup wizard will hang. The problem is often difficult to solve, but promising measures include a longer timeout for the IIS and the database, and more memory for the IIS AppPool.

The macvlan network driver allows you to assign a MAC address to Docker containers, which enables your containerized application to connect directly to your physical network.

NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10.8 delivers excellent new cloud and managed service provider (MSP) features, allowing businesses to meet modern data protection challenges.

Removing updates that are no longer needed or that have been replaced is important to keep WSUS in a healthy state. However, in the daily routine, admins often forget to execute the wizard for WSUS cleanup manually. Hence, it is more reliable if you set up a scheduled task for it.

Learn how ManageEngine Endpoint Central (formerly ManageEngine Desktop Central) provides the tools and automation needed for managing endpoints, patching, deploying software, and installing operating systems in today's hybrid remote work environments.

Docker Desktop for Windows allows you to get a graphical user interface (GUI)-based handle on your Docker environment. It aims to make it easier for you to view and manage the state of containers and related artifacts in your environment.

If you have saved many WiFi connections in a notebook, then you might want to transfer them to another computer once in a while. Windows provides the required export and import capabilities via netsh.exe. PowerShell depends on a community module for this purpose; alternatively, you can use free GUI tools.

Windows 10 and 11 come with a factory reset feature. However, maybe you lost your password and want to reset your PC. How can Windows be reset without a password?

If you cannot delete a file or folder and the operation fails with the error message "This action can't be completed because the file is open in another program," some questions come up. Was is another program? How can it be identified? In this post, I will show you how to use Handle and Process Explorer, tools from the Sysinternals suite, to answer these questions.

Because of its relatively low cost and flexibility, Azure Storage is a great target for cloud-based backup. Learn the most efficient ways to perform blob and file data backup in Azure.

In my previous article, we discussed the MacVLAN network in Docker. Today, I will outline the differences between IPvlan and MacVLAN, explain the advantages of IPvlan, and show you how to create a VLAN with IPvlan.

The Unified Update Platform (UUP) reduces the size of feature and quality updates, as well as the number of reboots. It also retains Features on Demand (FoDs). WSUS and SCCM users will soon be able to enjoy UUP. For WSUS to obtain future Windows 11 updates, the servers have to be prepared accordingly.

With earlier versions of Windows 10 and 11, you always had the option to skip the creation of a Microsoft account and use a local user account. However, with the recent 22H2 update, Microsoft is now forcing customers to use a Microsoft account.

Microk8s is a production-grade, easy-to-use Kubernetes distribution from the Ubuntu maker Canonical that provides quick time to value for development and production use cases. Microk8s aims to alleviate many of the challenges of working with Kubernetes clusters.

By default, the Windows logon screen displays some information about the current user as well as accounts that have previously logged onto the system. These can be specifically hidden using Group Policy settings. In some cases, however, it is not immediately clear what these settings do or how they interact with each other.

You can restrict logon times for Active Directory users for specific days or hours. This can be useful to enforce your corporate working hours policy, and it improves security because hackers won't be able to log on during times when nobody is supposed to be at the office.

To set Chrome, Edge, or Firefox as default mail client for mailto links (mailto handlers) requires several steps. In managed environments, this can be done for all three browsers with Group Policy.

NetCrunch 13 is the latest release of AdRem Software's flagship monitoring software, containing many new features and enhancements. The monitoring solution can monitor various physical, virtual, and network infrastructures. It provides real-time network monitoring, traffic analysis, alerts, and performance reporting.

If you have a Microsoft 365 business subscription, you can use the Microsoft 365 Apps admin center to configure Office remotely. In addition, you can receive reports about your Office installations.