Full multiple partitions support for any USB storage device has appeared in Windows 10 starting with build 1703 (Creators Update). Now, a Windows 10 user can get access to all partitions on a USB flash drive (or SD card), as well as create multiple logical partitions on such a media using the built-in OS tools. Previously, when connecting a USB stick with several partitions (that were created on Linux or using third-party tools) to a computer running Windows, the OS displayed only the first primary partition (all other partitions were ignored). Normal operation with multiple partitions in Windows was available only for the drives identified as fixed (non-removable/local).
I faced a strange problem when trying to copy (upload) any file (ISO, vmdk, OVA/OVF, etc.) to the VMFS Datastore in VMware vSphere (6.7). When I click on the “Upload…
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- Group PoliciesWindows 10Windows Server 2016
Managing Windows 10 Start Menu Layout and Taskbar Pin Apps With GPO
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When you install VMware ESXi to an SD card or USB stick (or when using Boot from SAN), the yellow exclamation mark icon is displayed next to the host name…
- PowerShellWindows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016
How to Measure Storage Performance and IOPS on Windows?
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When managing user access permissions to various resources in an Active Directory domain, an administrator may have to create dynamic AD user groups. Dynamic groups make it easier for an…
Sometimes I see that a certain virtual machine on the VMWare ESXi host freezes and it’s impossible to turn off or restart it from vSphere console by any means. Rebooting…
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- SQL Server
SQL Server Install Error: Could Not Find the Database Engine Startup handle
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