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.

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Estimating the space requirements for a small server room

Small companies relocate all the time. Many companies appear to get stuck improvising rooms to put the equipment and often end up using a closet. In such cases, poor ventilation ends up causing undo stress of the equipment and bringing some devices to a premature end. I saw one switch that looked like it had…

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Windows 10 June 2017 update hangs on restart

What to do if the Windows 10 June 2017 update hangs on restart. Some people report seeing the progress go up to 28% or so before having issues. This is usually when the Windows reboot is taking forever. A long time has passed and you’re not even sure if it is still working or if…

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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.

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VMware vSphere ESXi 6.5b released

VMware has released version 6.5b of their hypervisor vSphere ESXi. This release of vCenter Server 6.5.0b delivers a number of bug fixes. From Vmware’s site: Updates to time zones in the Linux Guest Operating System customization. vCenter Server Linux guest operating system customization supports latest time zones. For more information on time zone changes and…

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Microsoft Global Azure Bootcamp April 22, 2017

Did you hear? April 22, 2017 will see a global Azure bootcamp happen! With 152 confirmed locations (as of this writing), you’ll no doubt be able to find one near you. https://global.azurebootcamp.net/locations/?MC=MSAzure&MC=Vstudio&MC=CloudDev Be sure to follow us on twitter (#CTOBOB) for up to date news!

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