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Do you have an install.esd on the iso/disk? run: "dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:[driveletter]:\path\to\install.esd" to find the index of the image you want to deploy, then run: "dism /export-image /SourceImageFile:[driveletter]:\path\to\install.esd /SourceIndex:[indexfromabovecommand] /DestinationImageFile:path/to/install.wim /Compress:max /CheckIntegrity" Some of these flags are optional. You now have a Windows 10/server2016 WIM file that you can WDS like normal. You can also use powershell, to merge the .swm files: Export-WindowsImage -SourceImagePath path\to\install.swm ` -SourceIndex [indexfromstep1above] ` -DestinationImagePath path\to\install.wim ` -DestinationName "whatever you want" ` -SplitImageFilePattern install*.swm

SSH and Powershell for everything really... Heck, setup an azure account and just use a file system connector. Now you can just connect to a cloud based management console for any web browser. Then you can start to automate things... then you can call yourself a cloud engineer, with actually being a cloud engineer.

using a class C private network, such a noob. /s

Then you know how irrelevant this internet argument really is.

You all seem to be mis-understanding how DNS works. The ~33ms v ~25ms v ~30ms doesn't matter for DNS queries. Your client device (and your local DNS server, and the DNS servers that are then configured as forwarders), all cache this data, 3/4ms doesn't matter for internet latency for a DNS queries. If this was LAN lantency, or for a SMB transfer then you might like to look at it if it's affecting network throughput. If your talking ~1000+ ms then you're correct. until then just configure a local DNS server (normally done on your router for consumers) and let that handle it.

Look into something like https://guacamole.apache.org/ if your not wanting to spend some money. then just use that to remote to all your boxes with RDP/VNC/SSH. If you want to spend some money, spin up a RDP gateway on windows server 20xx, keep in mind you'll need to purchase CALs also, compare the costs of getting Device CALS v User CALs Or, if you not doing commercial stuff (i.e. personal only) just use Teamviewer, it's free for personal use. There are not really any privacy concerns, if systems are left locked / basic workstation security is followed.

Your windows computer has a DNS service running that acts very similar to a full dns server. you wont really see any difference, unless your ping at a server on the otherside of the planet. Every time you resolve a hostname with a DNS, your system (and the DNS) will cache the IP address for later. after some time it'll delete that entry, but otherwise your system will just look locally for the IP.

your dns server is an IP address. that means it doesn't need to make a DNS request to resolve the IP address of your DNS server. if you DNS server doesn't know what the IP resolution of a hostname is, it'll forward the request to whatever you've got configured in the DNS forwarders. If you don't have any DNS forwarders configured, you'll get the DNS timeout. Configuring the DNS in your router will only make a difference to any hostnames your router needs to resolve, or if it's also your DHCP server, assign it to systems on your network requesting DHCP&DNS data.

Oh look, I live in a country that has proper consumer protections, that laughs at the whole 'warranty' thing. Oh i voided my warranty? too bad you can't void consumer laws... Also as others have pointed out this seems to be pretty standard practice, AMD/Intel/nVidia have all been saying this for years.

whatever your most competent in. your not running raspberry pi, the performance difference between linux gui v windows gui or windows cli v linux cli will be minimal.

I'd say go for the HP, but that's because I have that model, and only just recently retired it for the Gen 10 model. You'd want to check if the Qnap can do web server, node.js scripts, VPN server, mysql, or plex. if it does, you can either spend $x on the qnap, or 0.5X on the HP. your choice. Don't expect super fast computing on either system.

why not both? Desktops, servers and IP phones: wired. Laptops/mobile devices: wireless. The reason people have issues with wireless, is they expect their $10 WAP to give the same performance as their $10 24-port gigabit switch, not going to happen. if you get propper networking gear, you only have three real issues with wireless: 1. you walked too far away from the WAP (or walked behind a thick concrete wall), 2. your standing next to a microwave cooking something. 3. why are you using a wireless card in a production server?

No I do, but these companies don't claim to set the 'ethical standard in computing'. That's the difference.

Licensing is the biggest issue, if the equipment was included as a subscription model, then great, I can move everything to opex. Unfortunately, I still have to justify the Capex. We ended up sticking to the standard Cisco's 2900 series, same cost, same features that we require, no recurring subscription fee, can be deployed where there is a requirement for 0 network connectivity outside. I'd like to look at the cost /benefit of moving off a MPLS network and using the multi spoke VPN, don't think we'd be able to get it done without something like this.

Look, you can claim it isn't apple. But Apple is the one outsourcing manufacturing to Foxconn (and others), who has the issues. Apple is the one claiming the moral high ground, as part of their marketing. Have you read their, Environmental policy, you'll see that it is just marketing fluff, and sentence after sentence, that sound pretty good, if you are gullable: i.e. "iMac consumes 97 percent less energy in sleep mode than the first generation." now lets look at this critically: it was all the manufacturers. intel's cpu's have gone from 65nm to 7/11nm and power has reduced accordingly. Screens manufactured by LG/Samsung have gone from (CRT if your counting the powerpc imacs) from LCD to LED etc etc. https://images.apple.com/au/environment/pdf/Apple_Environmental_Responsibility_Report_2017.pdf List goes on, their https://images.apple.com/au/supplier-responsibility/pdf/Apple_SR_2018_Progress_Report.pdf isn't any better, oh, 3m+ people have been educated on their rights. for people in Bangladesh that still means making cents per day and what i'd assume is daily beatings (if you need to install nets on your building because people are jumping off them, there is clearly a major issue). If you claim the high ground, have 600 billion dollars in cash lying around, you announce your going to get robots to build all your crap going forward, or stop claiming the moral high ground.

That's Foxconn, and now you know how they are green, outsource all the power hungry manufacturing processes to a 3rd party.

Somethings setup wrong, my setup looks like: Physical device: Virtual Switch: Here's what you do. 1. undo every setting change you made to the physical adapter. 2. Make the changes to the Hyper-v Adapter.

oh no, now some hackers know how much I deadlift. Oh wait, no they don't that's a better fitness app I'm thinking about. They have my email address... which they already had thanks to the amount of spam I get.

Exactly. Now look at the drivers maturity for AMD v nVidia on linux...

FTFY.

it's a fallacy, because intel makes you upgrade your mobo every generation. Also you need to correctly define your outcomes, to be able to identify the correct course of action, versus any opportunity costs. It sounds like your defining them as "must have the performance of a 8700k" not "must run [business critical application/process] in xsteps/timespan"

10.13 Seriously, googling isn't hard.

Can you actually read the source? https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/7/17089850/microsoft-windows-10-s-mode-changes-2019 It's a mode, like gaming mode. think of it like "MacOS - you can't make choices for your self Mode"

Holy crap batman, the amount of shilling in this post make me think you work for apple. At least try to be objective.

Don't do this. DNS was created for a reason. Managing 100+ Hostfiles is practically a full time job. DNS blocking doesn't really work. It's how IPs blocked TPB in Australia recently. Most people used google dns, and where not aware tpb was blocked. look into a dedicated appliance designed for this. Cyberhound, Barracuda, Sophos UTM, and a few others will do what you want. Just make 2 AD security groups, 1 for unfiltered and 1 for filtered access. the device will use ldap to sync accounts out of AD so you don't have to manage it once you have your lists created. Some of these appliances can be configured to act as a CA for all systems downstream of it, so most "secure" traffic can be analysed by the admin / restrictions can still apply (think of it as an authorized man in the middle attack on yourself).