By default, when connecting, OpenVPN clients receive a dynamic IP from the DHCP range that you set in the OpenVPN server configuration file (server.ovpn) server network netmask (for example, server 10.24.1.0 255.255.255.0). In some cases, you want certain OpenVPN clients to get the same static IP address every time they connect.
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In this article, we will show you how to create a virtual machine on the Proxmox Virtual Environment hypervisor and install the Windows 10/11 or Windows Server 2022/2019/2016 guest operating system on it.
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When you mount network drives in Windows (manually, via net use, or GPO), File Explorer shows the full UNC path to the mapped network folder as the drive name. In this example, the network shared folder \\DESKTOP-1FOH5A8\Share\Docs\Reports\2022 is mapped as drive Z:\. Displaying the network drive name as a UNC path is inconvenient for many users. In Windows, you can change the name of the mapped network drive through the registry.
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Safe mode in Windows is used to troubleshoot and fix the operating system in case of various failures. When started in Safe Mode, Windows boots with a minimal set of system services and drivers.
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After installing Windows guest in a virtual machine on a KVM host, you must install the correct device drivers for virtual hardware (KVM VirtIO drivers). Without these drivers, guest Windows won’t be able to recognize virtual network adapters and a number of other virtual hardware.
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The automatic registry backup feature has been enabled in all Windows 10 builds up to 1803. Registry files were automatically backed up with a scheduled task to the %windir%\System32\config\RegBack folder.
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In this article, we will show you how to install and run Minikube in Hyper-V on Windows Server 2019. Minikube is a simple environment for creating a single-node Kubernetes cluster. It is great for getting to know with Kubernetes environment, experimenting, and educating your employees.
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After you have joined the Windows device to an Active Directory domain, the login screen will automatically display the logon domain name. This logon domain name appears below the username and password fields.
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