Why Are My Virtual Machines Slow?

Why Are My Virtual Machines Slow?

The other day, I was working on my test SQL 2016 server and everything was “slow.” Since this was a virtual machine (VM), and we all know that disk I/O (input/output) is the number one killer of VM performance, I quickly looked at Resource Monitor. I saw that the...
Edgy about Windows 10 Edge!

Edgy about Windows 10 Edge!

I’m really starting to “dislike” the Windows 10 Edge browser. Recently I made the mistake of upgrading to Windows 10 during a busy week. As part of the process, Windows 10 overwrote a TON of my default settings and replaced them with Edge as the default program....
Configuring an Android 5.1 RC1 VM

Configuring an Android 5.1 RC1 VM

Continuing on from my last blog post about how to install an Android 5.1 RC1 VM, I will now take you through the configuring an Android process.   1. As soon as you boot, you will see the Android logo. 2. Click Next (yellow arrow). Watch out for the mouse/touch...
How to Setup Android 5.1 RC1 on Hyper-V

How to Setup Android 5.1 RC1 on Hyper-V

To begin with I wrote a blog set about how to create an Android 4.4 R5 VM. Shortly after completing those posts, I stumbled across Android 5.1 RC1. Many of you might be asking why a Microsoft Endpoint Manager Configuration Manager (MEMCM / MECM / SCCM / ConfigMgr )...
Creating a Standalone VHD

Creating a Standalone VHD

I recently had the need to backup some files before upgrading a system to Windows 10. These files were going to be stored off-site and needed a place reside. What better way than to use a virtual hard disk to store them. Instead of making the VHD on a server, I knew I...
How to Fix a Poorly Written WQL Query

How to Fix a Poorly Written WQL Query

What is a poorly written WQL query? This is a loaded question; you will get lots of answers from different people about how best to write queries. However, what you’ll typically hear is more to do with personal preferences and less about best practices. In my previous...