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How long does it take to cipher /w:D:\ a 6TB 5400 RPM Drive
Cipher is a Windows utility that can be used clean the free space on a volume cipher /W:D:\ Get-Date cipher /w:D:\ Get-Date Important: I'm a bit concerned by the cipher help for /W which seems to say if you specify a mount mount e.g. D: the data is removed so I'm...
How to find Pre-Authorization Allowances and Post-Authorization Restrictions in Unifi Console
I Google this multiple times but find the "AI Overview" is the master of misdirection. Halucinated answers... sigh. In the Unifi Network Console Click on Insight (globe icon left vertical tool bar) Hotspot Landing Page (icon next to Guests Icon) Once in the Landing...
Note to Self Meraki Licenses
Don't buy LIC-MR-ADV-3Y do buy LIC-ENT-3YR Pain avoidance post
N-Able Take Control
https://documentation.n-able.com/takecontrol/userguide/Content/Allow-remote-control-MacOS.htm
Windows 10 to Windows 11 Upgrade
Just came into possession of some Dell 7050 and 7070 SFF PC's (circa 8 years old). Just blogging my attempts to upgrade these old PC's to Windows 11. I figure I can use them as low performance Kiosks (Just a browser), or as a router on a stick pfSense emergency...
Rename a Hyper-V VM Network Adapter
Rename-VMNetworkAdapter -VMName PFSENSE280 -Name "Network Adapter" -NewName "NIC01"