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Number of Virtual CPUs Supported in a Hyper-V Guest
The number of virtual CPUs you can use in a Hyper-V guest are dependant on the OS you are running in the guest. (source)
Desktop Icons Missing in Windows 7
Have all of your desktop icons gone missing?Try this: Right-click on the desktop and select View > Show Desktop Icons. This seems to happen after hibernation or sleep, and with multiple monitors. Source: http://www.ghacks.net/2010/01/12/fix-missing-desktop-icons-windows-7/
Have some of your desktop shortcuts disappeared?They are probably being deleted by the new "System Maintenance" feature! It runs weekly and removes any shortcut that have not been used for more than three months. It also removes any broken shortcuts on the desktop if there are more than four of them. The problem is that it will recognize shortcuts to disconnected network locations as broken and also shortcuts that link to shell folders. There are a few workarounds here. Windows Key Stuck in RDP
If you lock your desktop with Windows + L key combination while an RDP session to another PC / server is active, the Windows key will be stuck in the "down" position in that RDP session. This is supposed to be fixed in Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista but still affects me running Windows 7 RTM. The workaround is to make sure the RDP session is active, and then lock the desktop again using Win+L. This will cause the Windows key to be stuck in the "up" position - much better.
Creating Fixed Size HDDs in Hyper-V takes too long
Creating fixed-size VHDs in Hyper-V takes a long time because it needs to zero out the data. Click here to read why this must be done in secure environments. You can create a fixed-size VHD much more quickly by using VHDTool. This tool lets you skip the "zero out" step and can be safely used when setting up a new server because there was no pre-existing data.
SlickRun
I've used SlickRun daily for the past 10 years and continue to recommend it to everyone. You can download it here.
FAQQ: I have a problem with flickering back and forth between SlickRun and another program. A: In SlickRun, type quit. Source: http://www.bayden.com/Slickrun/1033/SlickRunAdvancedHelp.htm (question 4) Run QuickBooks as Standard User
For older versions of QuickBooks (2006, 2007/08) you need to:
Working with Disks in PowerShell
To list your physical drives, use the following cmdlet: gdr | where {$_.Provider.Name -eq "FileSystem"}
gdr is an alias for Get-PSDrive, which includes all of the "virtual drives" for the registry, etc.
Hyper-V Server
"Hyper-V Server" is the free version that runs on Server Core. It has no GUI, but can be managed using PowerShell or by installing the Hyper-V Manager console on a workstation running Vista or Windows 7, or Server 2008.
Some things I always do when setting up a Hyper-V Server:
The server config tool is C:\Windows\System32\sconfig.cmd, but you can just type "sconfig" to run it. You can disable it from automatically starting at logon, it's a menu option. Managing Hyper-V Server using PowerShell
I found this on Virtualization Admin, but I think it refers to an older version of the library as some commands were different.
Management Library for Hyper-V Make sure to download the PDF documentation, it shows you how to load the module and which Cmdlets are available. Run install.cmd, that will install the files etc.Then run "import-module C:\Program Files\modules\Hyper-V.psd1" You can type Get-VMState to list VMs and whether they are running Start-VM "VM Name" to start it. More Articles...
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