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Author: Christian

My name is Christian with the following awards: Microsoft MVP, Veeam Legend, VMware vExpert, Cisco Champion and previously a VUG Africa Leader. I am the Founder and Editor of TechDirectArchive. My blog posts cover instruction guides, how-to, troubleshooting tips, and tricks on Windows, Linux, Mac, Databases, hardware, Cloud, Network Devices, and Information security.

How to install Windows Server unto ACEMAGICIAN Mini PC

Posted on 07/08/202407/08/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to install Windows Server unto ACEMAGICIAN Mini PC
How to install Windows Server unto ACEMAGICIAN Mini PC

ACEMAGICIAN, a well-known brand, manufactures powerful mini PCs. They offer a range of high-performance products in a small form factor, ideal for both personal and professional use. In this article, we shall discuss how to ‘Install Windows Server unto ACEMAGICIAN Mini PC [AM06 Pro]’. Please see how Install Proxmox VE on a Beelink EQ12 Mini…

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Windows Server

Create Folders and Enable File sharing on Windows

Posted on 07/08/202413/08/2025 Christian By Christian No Comments on Create Folders and Enable File sharing on Windows
Create Folders and Enable File sharing on Windows

A file share is a directory on a device whether physical or virtual containing files and directories that are accessible to other users via the network. It utilizes the supported file sharing protocols “SMB or NFS”. In this article, we shall Create Folders and Enable File sharing on Windows Server. This is also application to…

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Windows Server

Install DBeaver on macOS: Connect to PostgreSQL Database

Posted on 07/08/202403/09/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on Install DBeaver on macOS: Connect to PostgreSQL Database
Install DBeaver on macOS: Connect to PostgreSQL Database

DBeaver is  a free and open source database management tool for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X designed utilized by developers, system administrators, database admins etc. It supports a wide range of databases, including popular ones like MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, and Oracle. In this short article, we shall discuss how to “Install DBeaver on macOS: Connect to…

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Oracle/MSSQL/MySQL

Windows PE working for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022

Posted on 07/08/202403/03/2026 Christian By Christian No Comments on Windows PE working for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022
Windows PE working for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022

The Windows ADK and Windows PE add-on provide tools for customizing Windows images for large-scale deployment and testing system quality, performance, and applications running on it. Therefore, In this article, we shall discuss the new fix for Windows PE working for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022. Please see how to install Endpoint Configuration Manager…

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Windows Server

How to add a new Domain Controller to an Existing Domain

Posted on 19/07/202416/09/2025 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to add a new Domain Controller to an Existing Domain
How to add a new Domain Controller to an Existing Domain

A domain controller (DC) provides critical services like authentication and authorization for an Active Directory domain. More accurately, a DC runs on Windows Server operating system and that has Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) installed on it. All these we will see very shortly. In this guide, we will learn how to how to…

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Windows Server

Raise or Downgrade AD Domain and Forest Functional Level

Posted on 18/07/202419/08/2025 Christian By Christian No Comments on Raise or Downgrade AD Domain and Forest Functional Level
Raise or Downgrade AD Domain and Forest Functional Level

In this article, we will learn how to Raise or Downgrade AD Domain and Forest Functional Level. Upon installation of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), basic Active Directory features are automatically enabled, along with domain-wide and forest-wide features. To enable “all domain-wide features” the domain controllers must run the latest Windows Server version. Please…

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Windows Server

AD Recovery: Fix device ran into an issue with error 0xc00002e2

Posted on 15/07/202419/07/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on AD Recovery: Fix device ran into an issue with error 0xc00002e2
AD Recovery: Fix device ran into an issue with error 0xc00002e2

In this article, we shall discuss “AD Recovery: Fix device ran into an issue with error 0xc00002e2”. Recently, my lab environments have been repeatedly restarting due to a faulty switch. After extensive research to solve this issue before performing VM recovery, I discovered that the problem was caused by the Hyper-V host experiencing unplanned restarts….

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Windows Server

How to integrate ObjectFirst OOTBI Appliance with VBR

Posted on 03/07/202426/08/2025 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to integrate ObjectFirst OOTBI Appliance with VBR
How to integrate ObjectFirst OOTBI Appliance with VBR

In this article, we shall be discussing extensively the steps on how to integrate ObjectFirst OOTBI Appliance with VBR (Veeam Backup and Replication). Object First Out-of-the-Box Immutability (OOTBI) provides true data immutability and is very simple to deploy, as we will see shortly. It meets security compliance requirements and addresses the issue of slow recovery…

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Backup, Reviews, Storage

How to Configure Object First OOTBI Appliance

Posted on 02/07/202402/06/2025 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to Configure Object First OOTBI Appliance
How to Configure Object First OOTBI Appliance

Undoubtedly, Object First Out-of-the-Box Immutability (OOTBI) storage ranks among the best storage appliances on the market today, specifically designed for the Veeam Backup solution. The same brilliant minds who developed and founded Veeam are behind the creation of OOTBI. In this article, we shall discuss how to Configure Object First OOTBI Appliance. Please see Set…

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Backup, Reviews, Storage

BitLocker Windows Update Shutdown or Reboot option behavior

Posted on 25/06/202416/06/2025 Christian By Christian No Comments on BitLocker Windows Update Shutdown or Reboot option behavior
BitLocker Windows Update Shutdown or Reboot option behavior

BitLocker is a Windows security feature that provides encryption for entire volumes. It addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned devices. In this article, we shall discuss the following topic “understanding BitLocker Windows Update Shutdown or Reboot option behavior”. This is important for maintaining system security and functionality….

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Windows, Windows Server

Copy and Paste between your device to a VM running in Hyper-V

Posted on 19/06/202419/06/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on Copy and Paste between your device to a VM running in Hyper-V
Copy and Paste between your device to a VM running in Hyper-V

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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Windows, Windows Server

How to delete an Elastic Block Store Volume on AWS

Posted on 19/06/202419/06/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to delete an Elastic Block Store Volume on AWS
How to delete an Elastic Block Store Volume on AWS

Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) provides block-level storage volumes for use with Amazon EC2 instances. When you attach an EBS volume to an EC2 instance, you can use it to store data that needs to persist across instance reboots and replacements. EBS volumes are highly suitable for essential and long-term data storage. This article will…

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AWS/Azure/OpenShift

How to create AWS Budget

Posted on 19/06/202419/06/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to create AWS Budget
How to create AWS Budget

AWS Budgets is a powerful tool provided by AWS to help manage your AWS costs and usage. In this article, we shall discuss how to create AWS Budget. If you are a “Free Tier” user, you will also benefit greatly by configuring AWS budget and this is also beneficial to AWS customers in order not to…

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AWS/Azure/OpenShift

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