Shrinking works on both raw partitions which lack a file system, and on partitions formatted with the NTFS. This allows you to reclaim unused disk space efficiently while keeping your existing data intact. This guide is not on shrinking your virtual hard disk despite discussing the process. In this guide, we shall discuss “Hyper V…
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In this guide, I will show you what to do when you are unable to connect to a Hyper V VM when the following message is prompted “Video Remoting was disconnected on Hyper V”. Hyper-V is a native hypervisor developed by Microsoft; it can create virtual machines on x86-64 systems running Windows. Please, see PowerShell…
Copy and paste between your Windows or MacOS and Hyper-V Server or VMs running do not work correctly. In order to be able to use the copy and paste feature between your device and Hyper-V, this needs to be configured in advance. Therefore, we will discuss how to perform Copy and Paste between your device…
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A Synthetic SCSI Controller refers to a virtual storage controller used in virtualization environments found in hypervisors like VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, or other virtualization platforms. This controller emulates a SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) controller in software rather than being a physical hardware device. In this article, we shall discuss how to resolve an…
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Windows Server’s virtualisation is a key foundational technology essential for establishing your software-defined infrastructure. Alongside networking and storage capabilities, virtualisation features provide the agility required to support workloads effectively for your customers. In this article, I will how to Create a Windows Server VM on HyperV. Please see How to run Windows 11 on HyperV,…
Microsoft’s hardware virtualisation product is Hyper-V. It enables the creation of a software version of a computer known as a virtual machine. Each virtual machine functions as a complete computer. In this article, we shall discuss how to Install HyperV and Configure vSwitch on Windows Server 2022 with PowerShell. Please see “vSwitches: How to delete…
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With Hyper-V checkpoints, you can quickly restore a VM to the state when the checkpoint was created. However, this is completely different from restoring a VM from a backup. In this article, we shall discuss how to use “Hyper-V checkpoint to restore a VM to its previous state”. Please see How to create a Microsoft HyperV checkpoint, the differences…
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