Nginx Rewrite Rule - 301 Redirect One Page to Another URL

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How to create a 301 permanent redirect for one page to another URL using the Nginx return directive 

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Nginx Rewrite Rule - 301 Redirect to Another Path for Multiple URLs

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 How to create a 301 permanent redirect to another path for multiple URLs using the Nginx return directive

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SOLVED: We can't activate Windows on this device as we can't connect to your organization's activation server. Error code 0x8007007B

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SOLVED: How to fix Windows activation error code 0x8007007B. Check firmware embedded OEM key and activate Windows digital license using PowerShell

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Convert Windows 11 Home to Pro using a Microsoft 365 Windows upgrade license

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How to convert Windows 11 Home (BIOS embedded product key) to Windows 11 Pro using a Microsoft 365 for Business Windows upgrade license

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Remove Windows 10 Built-in Apps for All Users with PowerShell on Virtual Desktop

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How to Remove Windows 10 Built-in Apps for All Users with PowerShell on Citrix Virtual Desktop

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Upload custom Windows 10 ISO with VirtIO drivers to Vultr VPS

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In this guide, we will create an Amazon S3 storage bucket so we can upload the custom Windows ISO file to Vultr 

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Install Windows 10 with VirtIO drivers on Vultr

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How to load VirtIO storage drivers during Windows 10 setup on Vultr VPS 

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Add VirtIO drivers to Windows installation ISO

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How to inject VirtIO drivers into Windows installation ISO (Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server) 
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Create Windows 10 VM using a custom ISO on Vultr

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How to install Windows 10 on Vultr VPS using a custom ISO with VirtIO drivers.

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SOLVED: Acer Aspire 5 laptop hard disk not detected at boot. Can’t see SSD during Windows 11 install

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Fix Acer Aspire 5 laptop hard disk not visible by injecting Intel storage drivers into the Windows boot image and manually loading the drivers during Windows setup.

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Customize the Windows 10 Start menu layout using an XML file on Virtual Desktop

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This guide is for customizing the Windows 10 22H2 Start menu on Citrix Virtual Desktop but the steps will be the same for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) or Remote Desktop services (RDS)

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Disable "Welcome to Acrobat Reader" message using Registry

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How to disable the "Welcome to Adobe Acrobat" message in Adobe Acrobat DC Pro using Registry value "bToggleFTE"

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Remove Windows Security App icon from Start menu using Registry with FSLogix App Masking

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How to hide the Windows Security Appx icon from the Start menu using an FSLogix App Masking registry hiding rule on Windows 10 Virtual Desktop.

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Send emails from WordPress using SendGrid with the free WP Mail SMTP plugin

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How to configure WordPress email settings using SendGrid with the free WP Mail SMTP plugin. Including steps for updating your DNS SPF record and configuring DKIM for email authentication so your WordPress emails don't go into spam.

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Use Putty with Existing SSH Keys on Windows

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How to convert an existing Open SSH private key file to a Putty Private Key file (ppk) for use with Putty on Windows.  

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Set up Domain Authentication in SendGrid using DKIM and SPF

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Step by step guide for admins on how to set up domain authentication in SendGrid using DKIM and SPF

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Set up Mimecast MX Records for inbound mail with Office 365

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List of Mimecast inbound mail servers DNS MX records for Europe, UK, US, Canada and other global regions.

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Disable Bing search in Windows 10 Start Menu using GPO

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For IT Admins - How to disable Bing search in Windows 10 Start Menu using Group Policy (GPO) "Do not allow web search"

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Hide drives in File Explorer using Registry or Group Policy Object (GPO)

For IT Admins - How to hide C and D drives in Windows File Explorer using GPO or registry value "NoDrives" and what to do if "Hide these specified drives in My Computer" isn't working

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Install and configure Kali Linux 2021 on Hyper-V

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How to create a Hyper-V Virtual Machine using PowerShell and install Kali Linux 2021 using text mode. Configure Kali with a static IP address, install updates and configure two-factor authentication (2FA) for SSH

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