You may receive the following Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) error in your Event Viewer logs: Volume Shadow Copy Service information: The COM Server with CLSID {463948d2-035d-4d1d-9bfc-473fece07dab} and name HWPRV cannot be started. [0x80070005, Access is denied.   and or this one: Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Error creating the Shadow Copy Provider COM class with […]

The Freeware Gimmick Are you familiar with the saying ” There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch“? Especially when it comes to using software, some companies employ marketing “gimmicks” and offer so-called “free” versions of their products. The entire point is to get you hooked and the major price tag follows soon thereafter. […]

BackupChain now runs on Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1, download our new installer here: //backupchain.com/downloads.html Your trusted Windows Server and Hyper-V backup solution also works on Windows 8.1 with all Hyper-V features as the server edition.   What is BackupChain? BackupChain is a simple to use, yet powerful backup tool for IT professionals. […]

In the folder C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation or: C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware Workstation   You’ll find vmrun.   Command format: vmrun [AUTHENTICATION-FLAGS] COMMAND [PARAMETERS] 1. To start a virtual machine: “C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmrun” -T ws start “C:\VMs\Linux.vmx”   2. To Shut down a VM: “C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmrun” -T ws stop “C:\VMs\Linux.vmx”   3. To reboot: “C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware […]

First you need to open the Control Panel. You need to have Windows 8 Pro or Ultimate and a 64 bit processor. Then choose select Programs and Select Windows Features. Then tick the box Hyper-V as shown below:     That’s all. Don’t forget to check into a Windows 8 Hyper-V backup solution, too.

Have a look at our Windows 10 Hyper-V Backup Solution in case you’d like to back up your Windows 10 Hyper-V VMs. In addition to full VM backup, you also get Granular Backup features to select individual files from inside VMs when you run your backups on the host. Backups can be deduplicated and compressed, saving […]

Have a look at the following article in case you plan to install Microsoft Exchange 2013 into a Hyper-V virtual machine: Configuration settings and features all explained well: http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/A/C/4AC32FD3-220E-45DC-AA97-DBDBE19C15B2/Best_Practices_for_Virtualizing_and_Managing_Exchange_2013.pdf

  Bug #1 Fixed in KB2885465 When a VM CPU limit is set to 15 percent or less of the total CPU resources on the computer, the VM crashes. Note This issue does not occur when the virtual machine is running Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, or a later version of Windows. This issue occurs because […]

A recent bug fix lead to a new hotfix KB2885541 for Windows Server 2012 (Windows Server 2012 Datacenter and Windows Server 2012 Standard)   It occurs when: The VM is hosted on Server 2012 The VM is connected to a virtual switch which connects to a physical network. 2 PCs connect to the physical network. […]

These are a couple of free Hyper-V and Windows Server related eBooks available. I hope you like them:   Book Title: Introducing Windows 8.1 for IT Professionals http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2013/10/14/free-ebook-introducing-windows-8-1-for-it-professionals.aspx   Book Title: Introducing Windows Server 2012 R2 http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2013/08/01/free-ebook-introducing-windows-server-2012-r2-preview-release.aspx   Book Title: Windows Azure: Introducing Windows Azure for IT Pros http://blogs.msdn.com/b/microsoft_press/archive/2013/10/01/free-ebook-introducing-windows-azure-for-it-professionals.aspx Book Title: System Center Configuration Manager […]