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Felix Leven
Senior Systems Engineer Microsoft & Citrix.

All things Microsoft Admin, for 20 years plus, focusing on automation, infrastructure as code, devops, monitoring and reporting lately.

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Can I silence the Mac Chime on Startup?

bycuriouswebster
8

I do not always want my MacBook (running latest version of OS) to make a chime sound on startup.


Can

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connection broker service failure, after update

byAngel SysOPS!
2

Hello, I have a Windows 2019 that runs the connection broker service. We install the patch

February

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Server Essentials 2022 OS allows one virtual machine?

bySoho_Dan
4

Does Windows 2022 Server Essentials license allows to install onto a physical host server and a

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Windows 10 computer is now stuck on "selective startup" in MSCONFG

byDamian Gardner
3

After running MSCONFIG on a Windows 10 machine and changing it to "diagnostic startup", the computer

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Unable to Reinstall MacOS on M1 MacBook Pro

byBarnett Computers
12

I am trying to reinstall Mac0s on a M1 MacBook pro. when I go into recovery it gives me the standard

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Windows won't boot, odd results with Diskpart List Disk

byCompProbSolv
23

I have a client's HP Spectrum laptop that won't boot to Windows.  The symptoms are unusual in my

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Compromised password mac os x safari

bymkramer777
13

I opened up my safari browser on my iMAC and received the message below:


What is this and what should

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Windows 11 taskbar freezing

byfabi2004
7

Taskbar freezing leaving only alt-tab option of navigating open apps. Restarting "Windows Explorer"

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Google OS not displaying MFA window with SSO from Mobile Authenticator App

byAnthony
1

I have SSO with Microsoft Azure configured in Google OS via the Admin Console.  When we go to login

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Assistance Needed: Upgrading MacBook Air to Catalina OS - Connection Issues with App Store

byBakaka Bakaka
14

Hello everyone,

I own a MacBook Air (model details below) and I'm interested in upgrading its

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iMac macOS reinstall from recovery not working

byJohn Gunn
41

Good afternoon,

I have an apple mac 27” 2017 IMac.

The computer kept shutting down intermittently.

I

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Best OS Imaging Software for Disk Backup and Restore: Recommendations Needed

byBakaka Bakaka
9

Hello,


Could you please recommend the top software for OS imaging?


I'm looking for a solution that

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Can a server 2022 license be used to activate server 2016?

byMichael Machie
4

Am I able to activate server 2016 with a server 2022 license? 

I have a newly purchased 2022 server

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Advice  - Threadripper 3960X, RTX 4000, and Proxmox

byAlex  Jenkins
1

Dear All,

It's been a while since I ventured into a home build, and I'm in need of some guidance.

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Why does my Mac Sonoma 14.2.1 Recents folder keeps clearing?

bycuriouswebster
10

I use Recents to find what I was working on. But, this new Mac install of Sonoma 14.2.1 keeps

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Wanting to download the OS for my MacBookPro 17" 2009 via internet recovery

byBakaka Bakaka
10

Hi experts, 


I have a MacBookPro 17-inch, early 2009. The current OS is OS X El Capitan. I understand

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What to change so I don't have to execute setenforce 0 after every reboot so MySQL can start on its own?

byJason Wilson
3

What do I have to do so that MySQL will start automatically on reboot without me having to execute

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USB Type-C Lan adaptor not working

byShaun Wingrin
11

Say, These are the settings for the device. There is no connection to the network. 

Please advise.

OS

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How to identify macOS upgrade Paths for various MacBook Models?

byBakaka Bakaka
2

Hello experts,


Recently, I've encountered several MacBooks, including those of our customers that

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ICMP IPv6 Floods network, Win11 Pro fresh PC fully patched OS with updated AV

byziceman
5

Recently we had a customer report some strange network behavior. Specifically, many of their EPSON

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