When updating the Windows 10 build using the Windows Update, the installation image of the new (or insider) Windows build is downloaded to the user’s computer in a new special image format – ESD (Electronic Software Download). ESD is an encrypted and compressed .WIM (Windows Imaging Format) image file.
- Windows 10Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2016Windows XP
Windows XP Can’t RDP to Windows 10 / Server 2012R2/2016 RDS
May 12, 2023Despite the fact that the Windows XP OS support is over 4 years ago, many customers continue to use this OS, and it seems that nothing will drastically change in…
- Windows Server 2016
Replacing a Failed Physical Disk in Storage Spaces Direct on Windows Server 2016
August 6, 2018In the last article we told about a new technology of the distributed storage that appeared in Windows Server 2016 – Storage Spaces Direct (S2D). S2D allows to create a…
- Windows 10Windows 7
Fixing High CPU Usage and Memory Leak Issue by Svchost.exe (wuauserv)
September 19, 2022The wuauserv service is a standard Windows update service that is used to scan a computer, search, download, and install new security patches and updates from Windows Update or local…
- Active DirectoryWindows 10Windows 11
Configuring Kerberos Authentication in Different Browsers
May 10, 2023In this article, we’ll look at how to configure Kerberos authentication for different browsers in a Windows domain to enable transparent and secure authentication on web servers without the need…
Since Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users can create and mount virtual hard disk files (VHD/VHDX) directly from Disk Management console. These virtual disks look like separate physical…
Windows 10 users often complain that on high-resolution (4k HiDPI) monitors text, icons and other elements of legacy applications (that are incompatible with High-DPI screen modes) become too small, blurry…
Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) is a new distributed data storage technology that appeared in Windows Server 2016. Due to Storage Spaces Direct, you can turn local drives of several servers…
When you troubleshoot the problems of Windows Update, you often come across different error codes. As a rule, when you see a new error in the windowsupdate.log, setup log or…
- Active DirectoryPowerShell
How to Check Who Reset the Password of a User in Active Directory
May 2, 2023Let’s see how to track who reset the password of the particular user account in Active Directory using domain controllers security logs.