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, you will learn how to shrink and create new partition on Windows Server. On Windows, you can decrease the space used by primary partitions and logical drives by shrinking them into adjacent, contiguous space on the same disk. Please, see how to Enable and use Sudo in Windows 11, how to Add…
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In this article, I will show you How to create a password reset disk which is a specially created disk or USB flash drive that can help restore access back to your Windows system in case you forget your password. Please see How to reset your built-in Local Administrator password in Windows 10, How to…
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Sometimes you may want to install applications or store files outside the C: drive. This will require a second and even a third hard drive to be configured on the virtual machine and you can start using these drives as the backup drives. In this guide, I will show you How to Add Another Hard…
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Windows 11 provides users with a robust set of security features to safeguard their data. While the operating system doesn’t offer a native option to password-protect individual folders, you can leverage Windows’ built-in encryption tools to achieve a similar level of security. In this guide, you will learn how to Create a Password-Protected VHD Using…
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Hyper-V is a hypervisor developed by Microsoft to run Virtual Machines but if you observe that the virtual machine is no longer functioning properly the reason could be that your VM does not have enough storage to perform optimally. In this guide, I will be showing you How to Increase Disk Size in Hyper-V when…
Is there a best GPT converter to run MBR and GPT conversion? You can find the answer in this post. Summary: You may need to convert the system drive to GPT when upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11. Here, you are going to learn how to do it without losing data. Here are some…
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If your device is missing the BitLocker partition, this guide will show you how to create a BitLocker System Partition. Securing your data and operating system is paramount, and the BitLocker System Partition is pivotal in achieving this. BitLocker Drive Encryption secures offline data and OS, preventing drive tampering. Please see What are System Partition…
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In this article, we shall discuss how to Fix System Partition not available or large enough on Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring. The BdeHdCfg.exe is a BitLocker Drive Encryption (Drive Preparation Tool). This file is part of the Microsoft Windows Operating System. It is a system and hidden file and is usually located in the %SYSTEM% folder. Please…
Azure-managed disks are block-level storage volumes that are managed by Azure and used with Azure Virtual Machines. This guide discusses steps to create a new Azure Disk: How to create and attach an extra Disk to Azure Virtual Machine. Therefore, I’ll be showing you how to create and attach a managed disk to a Windows Azure…
Synology NAS is a multi-functional Network-Attached Storage server, that serves as a file-sharing centre within an organization’s intranet. Moreover, it is specially designed for a variety of purposes, allowing users to perform the following tasks with the web-based Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM). In this guide, we shall discuss “Synology Best Practice to remediate StealthWorker Botnet…
A virtual disk is a file (or a set of files) on the host system that appears as a physical disk drive to the guest operating system. Virtual hard disk files store information such as the operating system, program files, and data files and have a .vmdk extension. In this article, I will show you how to extend a…
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In this article, we will show the steps to Initialize and format a virtual disk: How to add and remove a new virtual disk from a VM on VMware Workstation. A virtual disk is a file (or a set of files) on the host system that appears as a physical disk drive to the guest operating system….
