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Retiring VMware Horizon and the PowerShell Removal Tool
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Retiring VMware Horizon and the PowerShell Removal Tool

14 May 202514 May 2025 Daniel B

With VMware Horizon DaaS no longer part of our service offerings, we needed a clean and consistent way to remove the Horizon Client from all managed devices after migration. This post covers the why behind our transition away from Horizon, the challenges of uninstalling it at scale, and the PowerShell script we developed to make the process fast, silent, and reliable.

Windows Server 2012 R2 “Your PC needs to Restart”
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Windows Server 2012 R2 “Your PC needs to Restart”

4 February 202214 January 2024 Daniel B

A Windows Server crash due to a Windows Update led to a 0x00000100 Stop error. After restoring from backup, a recovery option using bootable media was discovered.

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Not Starting ISD_Tablet.dll
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VMware vCenter Converter Standalone Not Starting ISD_Tablet.dll

16 June 202022 April 2024 Daniel B

Attempting to convert a Linux box into a VM, the user encountered issues launching VMware vCenter Converter Standalone on an HP EliteBook due to a conflict with Wacom ISD Service; stopping it resolved the problem.

Running VMware ESXi 6.7 on Lenovo ThinkCentre m53 TINY
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Running VMware ESXi 6.7 on Lenovo ThinkCentre m53 TINY

10 June 202024 April 2024 Daniel B

The Lenovo ThinkCentre m53, initially incompatible with VMware vSphere ESXi, was adapted using custom drivers and a PowerShell script to create an ESXi-enabled ISO. This was then used to make a bootable USB drive. We got there in the end.

Manjaro 18 in VMware Workstation 15 Review
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Manjaro 18 in VMware Workstation 15 Review

23 November 20183 November 2022 Daniel B

Manjaro Linux is a surprisingly older Linux distribution based on the popular distro, Arch. However recently is has shot up in popularity with more recent […]

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VMware ESXi E1000 vs VMXNET3 Network Adapters

26 May 20156 March 2021 Daniel B

I found this really helpful article from Rickard Nobel who has done a set of testing showing the performance improves when using VMXNET3 network adapters […]

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Dual Booting Windows 8 and Ubuntu 12.04 LTE

16 April 20133 November 2022 Daniel B

Since the beginning of Windows 8, the Linux community has been up in arms about the Secure Boot feature of Windows 8 and that it […]

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What does ESX stand for?

27 September 20123 November 2022 Daniel B

I have been wondering about what the letters ESX stand for in VMware’s core virtual machine software, VMware ESX(i). But it’s not what you think […]

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VMware ESXi 5.0 Update 1: Virtual Machines not auto starting

16 September 201212 September 2024 Daniel B

For some people, they have found that their virtual machines aren’t starting up with the host, leaving their virtual machines off until manually logging into […]

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[UPDATED] VMWare Fusion: No Virtual Network Support

2 August 201212 September 2024 Daniel B

Virtual Machines are a big part of my life and is increasingly the case in the IT industry. In IT if you’re not willing to learn […]

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