Windows Platform
What Is DFS Replication and How to Configure It?
June 17, 2026
File shares are used in organizations to allow users to access and exchange files. If the number of file shares is large, it may be difficul...
How to Disable Hyper-V in Windows
June 2, 2026
Microsoft Hyper-V is a type 1 hypervisor that you can install on Windows – including on Windows 10 and Windows Server 2019. In some scenario...
How to Fix the Error: Hyper-V Checkpoint Operation Failed
May 27, 2026
A possible error when working with Microsoft Hyper-V checkpoints is the Hyper-V checkpoint operation failed error and other similar errors....
How to Set Up Windows Server for File Sharing
May 26, 2026
If you want to configure access to files over the network for one or more users, you need to configure file sharing on the computer on which...
How to Mount VMFS in Windows, Linux, and ESXi
May 26, 2026
Sometimes you may need to mount a VMFS datastore in Linux, Windows, or another ESXi host. VMFS is a file system created by VMware that doesn...
Installing Windows 10 as a Guest Operating System in VMware Fusion
May 5, 2026
Mac owners often need to run their favorite Windows applications that are not supported on macOS. However, it is possible to do so if Window...
Hyper-V Server Core vs GUI Installation: How They Compare
May 4, 2026
Starting with Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V has been available as a Windows Server role and as a standalone Hyper-V Server. There are essenti...
How to Use Scale-Out File Server in Windows Server 2019
May 4, 2026
Accessing data via a network is common today. File shares for regular users and administrative purposes are widely used in business environm...
How to Use VirtualBox: Quick Overview
May 4, 2026
When using a traditional you need to install the operating system on a physical machine for evaluating software that cannot be installed on...
How to Set Up Network File Sharing in Windows
April 29, 2026
When having more than one computer in a local area network (LAN), you may need to make files stored on one computer accessible on another co...
How to Set Up an SMB Share as a Backup Repository in NAKIVO Backup & Replication
April 29, 2026
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is a universal data protection solution that can be installed on different devices and operating systems, includ...
LockBit Ransomware: What You Need to Know to Protect Against It
April 28, 2026
LockBit continues to be a top threat for organizations in the very diverse ransomware landscape. In the first half of 2023, there were more...
SMB vs NFS Protocols: An In-Depth Comparison
April 28, 2026
Sharing files between computers and users helps communicate and exchange data more efficiently and conveniently. You can share files over th...
CIFS vs SMB File Share Protocols: The Differences Explained
April 28, 2026
When it comes to selecting a protocol to share files over the network, you commonly come across the SMB and CIFS terms in software interface...
Windows Server 2019 Essentials, Standard, Datacenter: Main Differences
April 28, 2026
Windows Server 2019 is for the time being the latest version of the server operating system released by Microsoft. Generally available since...
Using Microsoft’s Volume Shadow Copy Technology for Consistent Backups
April 28, 2026
When creating a backup of a virtual or physical machine with running applications, especially applications that intensively write data to fi...
What is ReFS File System: Benefits and Best Practices
April 28, 2026
Windows Server 2019 offers many exciting benefits across the board. However, when thinking about storage features with this release and, mor...
How to Build PowerShell Tools to Setup SFTP
April 28, 2026
When you use multiple machines running Windows, you may need to access shared resources by using different protocols. When a file share is c...
How to Deploy Graphics Devices Using RemoteFX vGPU
April 28, 2026
Installing video acceleration and a graphics card on a physical computer for better performance and image quality is a common task. But what...
An Overview of Amazon S3 Browser for Windows
April 28, 2026
Amazon S3 is a popular cloud storage that is widely used around the world. You can manage Amazon S3 cloud storage in the web interface by us...