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Hyper-V 3.0 on Windows Server 2012 offers a new feature called an extensible virtual switch.  This feature allows you to replace the Windows...

Microsoft is offering a free one month trial of their Windows Azure platform for you to use with no credit card required.  This is a great...

The Windows Mobile 6.1 Emulator is a software version of a Windows Mobile phone that you can use to test Windows Mobile applications, such a...

Microsoft kicked off a 20-part virtualization webcast series last week on TechNet. The series covers a wide array of subjects, from "W...

Microsoft released their Microsoft Support Policies and Recommendations for Exchange Servers in Hardware Virtualization Environments docume...

Microsoft announced some significant changes to its licensing and support policies for applications in hardware virtualization environments....

When installing the server component of Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008, you may come across the following error: Micro...

This is a common question. Hyper-V requires three things: processor virtualization support, BIOS virtualization support and Windows Server 2...

I'm pleased to announce that I will be a co-authoring a new book, Microsoft Hyper-V Virtualization Unleashed , with Rand Morimoto, Ph.D...

Well, kinda. Big Red Disclaimer: The steps listed here are not supported by Microsoft (or me). I've tested it several times and have no...

In a previous post I mentioned that I was going to upgrade my network to Windows Server 2008. Well, I've completed the upgrade and it ...

First, I thoroughly recommend reading Ben Armstrong's article, " Understanding Networking in Hyper-V ," for an explanation of ...

This weekend I'm starting the migration of my production network from Windows 2003 servers running VMware for virtualization to Windows...

Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a security feature included in all versions of Windows since XP SP2. It’s intended to prevent an applicat...

This weekend I upgraded my home production domain from Windows 2003 R2 (x32) and Exchange 2003 to Windows 2003 R2 SP2 (x64) and Exchange 200...