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Guide: How to Install Windows 11 in a Virtual Machine

I’m sure many of you are excited that Microsoft’s Windows Insider Program team recently launched the testing phase of Windows 11. What better way to get your feet wet than to test it in a brand-new virtual Hyper-V machine! Some of your users will probably be clamoring to upgrade when it’s official and recommended, so,...

Last Update: Mar 14, 2023

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Microsoft Confirms VM Secure Boot Issue Causing Boot Failures on Windows Server 2022

Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue that might prevent virtual machines (VMs) from booting up on Windows Server 2022. The company detailed on the Windows Health Dashboard that the problem triggers on Windows Server machines that installed the latest Patch Tuesday Updates released on February 14. According to Microsoft, the issue only impacts virtual machines…

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Designing a Hyper-V Virtual Machine

Last Update: Jun 27, 2022

Considering a Hyper-V VM? Learn more about configuring a virtual machine on Hyper-V to run an operating system or service.

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Sponsored: Physical Servers and Endpoints Require the Same Protection as VMs

The ability to easily restore critical data and applications always comes down to the level of priority organizations give to their backup and recovery architectures. The low-hanging fruit from a datacenter perspective is protecting virtual machines.

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Everything You Need to Know About Azure Infrastructure – August 2018

Aidan summarizes what’s been going on in Azure IaaS in August, and I’ll also discuss a few features and services that you might have missed or forgotten about.

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How to Deploy An Azure Virtual Machine (May 2018)

Aidan Finn shows you how you can quickly deploy an Azure virtual machine for evaluation purposes.

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Deploy Domain Controllers as Azure Virtual Machines

This guide will show you how to deploy an Azure virtual machine as a domain controller (DC).

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Microsoft Azure: Use Visual Studio to Deploy a Virtual Machine

In today’s Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to create an ARM template in Visual Studio for deploying Azure virtual machines (VMs). Having used VS to deploy resources in Azure, this is the way I now recommend you work with Azure templates.

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Enabling Hyper-V DHCP Guard and Router Guard

Our series on Hyper-V DHCP Guard and Router Guard concludes with how to enable those features in existing VMs and with System Center Virtual Machine Manager.

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Hyper-V Virtual Machine Storage Controllers Explained

In this overview, discover the roles and types of storage controllers included in generations 1 and 2 Hyper-V VMs, and best practices to help get started.

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