Monthly Archives: August 2020

Replacing my Windows Storage server, with a NAS?

Full Disclosure: Synology sent out a unit for review. As usual, they needed to abide by my terms here. Hard Drives, SSD, Ram etc are all self-funded. So rest assured this is a genuine review! Why a dedicated NAS for home? I needed a new storage solution An interesting scenario pop up the other week,… Read More »

Stuck loading in Flight Simulator 2020?

Update: Try just closing the process and opening it again! it seems to help. #LaunchDayIssues? Just a quick one to hopefully help anyone that’s installed the new Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 from the Microsoft Store. Potentially getting stuck with a progress bar after setting their accessibility preferences (the first thing the game asks you to… Read More »

Shutdown your Windows 10 Hyper-V VM when it’s idle, Easy!

Hyper-V on Windows 10 Pro is a great way of running a separate virtual instance of an operating system. Whilst keeping your normal day to day environment safe and secure for anything in the VM. Sure Windows Sandbox is great for testing out little things, but when you need a more permanent solution I feel… Read More »

Technet is DOOMED! How to save your favourite tools easily.

Update: Technet has completely shutdown, this tool can no longer be used.My copy of the Lync category can be found hereYou can also find a Torrent archive of all of Technet here (Thanks to Greig for reminding me to post this) Original article below. Microsoft hasn’t exactly been quiet about the pending doom of the… Read More »