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Windows Server 2025 – Change Version error 0xc004f050

When updating a Windows Server 2025 from Windows Standard to Windows Server 2025 Datacenter edition using the GUI, you did receive error 0xc004f050? Fix for Windows Server license upgrade error…

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AVMA – Simplifying Offline Device Activation

AVMA can help in the ever-evolving world of IT, where managing software licenses across virtual machines (VMs) can be a daunting task, especially when dealing with offline devices. Traditional methods…

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Azure Arc – ReservedResourceName issue Onboarding

On premise and Azure naming conventions and reserved resource names do collide, when you do an Azure Arc Onboarding with an ReservedResourceName error. It is important to remember the Azure…

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Overcome Technical Debt in IT Infrastructure 2025

Technical Debt lately is used mostly with Software Engineering and Software Architecture. It is also a critical component to IT Operations and Infrastructure Architectural work. In this article I will…

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Azure Arc – Secure a Tier 0 resource

Understanding Tier 0 Assets In the landscape of IT security, understanding the classification of assets is crucial for effective security posture management. Tier 0 assets refer to the critical infrastructure…

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Windows Server 2025 – Deploy your first AI Chatbot

I do not work in software development; my focus is on the infrastructure and resources needed for deployments. AI and Chatbots are essential, motivating me to personally deploy one. I…

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Windows Server 2025 – Hyper-V Import Error 0x80070057

When exporting a Windows 10 / 11 VM from a Hyper-V Host and importing it, you can end up with error 0x80070057 “The key protector for the virtual machine ‘YourMachineName’…

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Windows Server 2025 – Create bootable USB drives the easy way

To get started with Windows Servers 2025 you need to create a bootable USB drive. This normally is done on a USB Stick. To create a bootable USB Device and…

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Azure Charts– Visualisation of Azure News

The number of Azure products is now endless. It’s hard to get focused information. Alexey Polkovnikov, Microsoft Sr. Cloud Solution Architect, offers a refreshingly different solution. Azure has transformed the…

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Deploy your own File Converter – Part 1 Azure VM

When you need to convert files into another file type you very often end up with “free”, “advertised” and potentially not secure Web Sites or tools to install locally. Today…

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