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Unsupported hardware family vmx-12 error on vmware vsphere esxi 6 or 6.5

Exporting to an OVF file results in an unsupported hardware family vmx-12 error. Here are a few possible fixes. I spent hours exporting a virtual machine (vm) to an OVF format only to discover that VMware vSphere 6.5 gives me an error when I tried to deploy it. Error message: Unsupported hardware family ‘vmx-12’ error ( also…

Windows 10 Remote Destop Services Port Redirector hangs, is unresponsive

Windows 10 Remote Desktop Services Port Redirector crashes. Hanging or freezing isn’t usually. I imagine this problem goes undetected since so few people turn on the remote desktop service on their Windows 10 computers. In this particular case, the problem was on a Dell Optiplex. It started after an update.

Motorola scanner cannot connect to RDP Windows 2012 R2

Trying to connect a Motorola PocketPC handheld scanner gives the error “because of a security error, the client could not connect to the remote computer. Verify that you are logged on to the network, and then try connecting again.” This is caused by the X509 certificate on the server.

Windows 10 Pin to Taskbar is grayed out, Unable to pin to taskbar error

Q: How do I pin an application in the taskbar if the option is not there when I right click? A: It turns out that if you application or the shortcut that points to it refers to a removable media or a network location then the option does not appear. Workaround: Copy the app locally…

Import OVF Template – Unsupported hardware family ‘vmx-10’ error ESXi 5.5

I spent hours exporting a virtual machine (vm) to an OVF format only to discover that VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5 gives me an error when I tried to deploy it. Error message: Unsupported hardware family ‘vmx-10’ error Cause: You created the VM using Workstation 11 and didn’t set the vm version to 10 or below before creating…

Intel i217-LM network adapter dropping connections

Issue: You notice intermittant drops in connections on the network, slow network connection or complete loss of connection. Affected: Intel i217-LM NIC (Used by HP, Lenovo, Dell in their recent Desktops) If you have a lenovo. HP or Dell business class desktop, it’s very likely that you have an Intel i217-LM network adapter. With more expensive…