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Christian, Microsoft MVP, Veeam Vanguard & Legend (2021–2026), VMware vExpert, and Cisco Champion, shares expert guides, how-to tutorials, troubleshooting insights, and technical tips across Windows, Linux, Mac, databases, cloud, networking, hardware, and information security.

Action required: Update Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager Before July 21

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Action required: Update Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager Before July 21

This blogpost will discuss the required action on why you should update the Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager before July 21. If you use Remote Desktop Manager (RDM) with Devolutions Cloud, kindly take a few minutes to update your installation. Please see How to Back Up and Restore Microsoft Entra ID with Veeam Backup & Replication…

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Linux, Mac, Password Manager, Virtualization, Windows, Windows Server

PCI Driver Error: Connection to Deployment Share could not be made

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PCI Driver Error: Connection to Deployment Share could not be made

There is nothing more frustrating than booting a client PC into your Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) environment, preparing to roll out a fresh operating system, and being stopped dead in your tracks by the infamous error: “PCI Driver Error: Connection to Deployment Share could not be made”. Please see Steps to Fix the “Invalid OS…

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Windows, Windows Server

Steps to Fix the “Invalid OS GUID” Error in MDT

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Steps to Fix the “Invalid OS GUID” Error in MDT

Deploying operating systems using Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) is straightforward until unexpected errors interrupt the process. One common issue you can encounter is the “Invalid OS GUID” error during task sequence execution. Therefore in this guide we will discuss the steps to Fix the “Invalid OS GUID” Error in MDT. Please see Faulting SecHealthUI: Resolve…

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Windows, Windows Server

Faulting SecHealthUI: Resolve Windows Defender Notification

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Faulting SecHealthUI: Resolve Windows Defender Notification

Windows Security (formerly Windows/Microsoft Defender) is a critical component of modern Windows systems. However, you may occasionally encounter issues where SecHealthUI.exe crashes or generates event viewer errors, leading to malfunctioning security notifications. Therefore, we will discuss “Faulting SecHealthUI: Resolve Windows Defender Notification”. Please see how to Update Your AMD Radeon Display Adapter Driver, and how…

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Windows, Windows Server

How to Update Your AMD Radeon Display Adapter Driver

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How to Update Your AMD Radeon Display Adapter Driver

If Windows Update or Device Manager fails to find the latest drivers for your graphics card as shown below. You can easily update them with this guide. Here, we will be discussing how to Update Your AMD Radeon Display Adapter Drive. Please see How to update Proxmox VE from to the latest version 9.2.3 today,…

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Windows

How to update Proxmox VE to the latest version 9.2.3 today

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How to update Proxmox VE to the latest version 9.2.3 today

On May 21, 2026, it was announced in the forum the release of Proxmox Virtual Environment 9.2. This release focused heavily on platform refinement, stability, and core optimization. Therefore, in this article, we shall discuss how to update Proxmox VE to the latest version 9.2.3 today. Please see Secure Boot 2023 Compliance Across WinPE, MDT,…

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Virtualization

Secure Boot 2023 Compliance Across WinPE, MDT, WDS, and ADK: Boot Chain Alignment and PXE Validation [Final Part]

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Secure Boot 2023 Compliance Across WinPE, MDT, WDS, and ADK: Boot Chain Alignment and PXE Validation [Final Part]

Since my devices had secure boot update applied (SafeOS), the firmware and Secure Boot policy enforced stricter validation from the PC. While the deployment environment still served older ( mismatched boot files). This mismatch led to PXE failures, as the firmware refuses to execute the boot loaders that did not meet the minimum required version…

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Windows, Windows Server

Fix an error occurred while attempting to start selected VM on Hyper-V

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Fix an error occurred while attempting to start selected VM on Hyper-V

When working with Hyper‑V and suddenly encounter an error similar to the one we will be discussing here, you are not alone. In this blog post, we shall discuss “Fix an error occurred while attempting to start the selected VM on Hyper-V”. This is a common issue when starting a virtual machine (VM) especially after…

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Virtualization

Failed to Upgrade VIHR Component: Failed to open deployer Service Management Port

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Failed to Upgrade VIHR Component: Failed to open deployer Service Management Port

The Deployer Service Management Port is a management communication channel used by Veeam to remotely deploy, upgrade, and manage components on protected infrastructure. It is part of the initial handshake process that enables Veeam to install or update services on repository or proxy hosts. In this article, we shall discuss “Failed to Upgrade VIHR Component:…

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Backup

How to Upgrade Veeam ONE to 13.0.2.6723 to Address Security Fixes

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How to Upgrade Veeam ONE to 13.0.2.6723 to Address Security Fixes

In this article, we shall discuss how to Upgrade Veeam ONE to 13.0.2.6723 to Address Security Fixes. Recently we updated Veeam ONE 13 as discussed here “how to upgrade Veeam One from v12 to v13“. Shortly, Veeam released some patches to VBR and Veeam ONE as well as discussed in this KB4858. According to it,…

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Backup, Network | Monitoring

Fix Vulnerable Veeam Backup and Replication 13.0.1.2067 and Earlier

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Fix Vulnerable Veeam Backup and Replication 13.0.1.2067 and Earlier

Recently we discuss the steps to Update Veeam Backup & Replication to Build 13.0.1.2067. Shortly, Veeam released some patches to fix Vulnerable Veeam Backup & Replication 13.0.1.2067 and Earlier. Therefore, in this guide, we shall update our Veeam Backup and Replciation Server to version 13.0.2.29. Please see How to upgrade Veeam One from v12 to…

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How to upgrade Veeam One from v12 to v13

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How to upgrade Veeam One from v12 to v13

In this article we shall discuss how to upgrade Veeam One from v12 to v13. It will interest you to know that Veeam ONE can be upgraded to version 13 starting from Veeam ONE version 12 (build #12.0.0.2498). This means, Veeam ONE 13 supports automatic in-place upgrade from version 12.0.0.2498 and newer versions to v13….

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Backup, Network | Monitoring

Integrate Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator with a Syslog Server

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Integrate Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator with a Syslog Server

Security teams often rely on centralized logging to improve visibility, speed up incident response, and to meet compliance requirements. In this guide, we shall discuss how to Integrate Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator with a Syslog Server as it enables organizations to forward security events, endpoint alerts, and compliance logs into a centralized SIEM or log management…

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Security | Vulnerability Scans and Assessment