Tag: Hyper-V

[Solved] Extremely slow upload speed on pfsense running under Hyper-V

Hey there, folks! I’ve been dealing with a bit of a speed bump in my home network setup. After some troubleshooting, I discovered that the issue was caused by a dead port on the Intel 82576 NIC card that my pfSense instance was using in Hyper-V. The port light was flashing orange, indicating a problem…

June 28, 2024
Getting Started with Windows Server Using VHDX and Enabling Nested Virtualization! 🚀🔌💻

Introduction: Welcome to our step-by-step guide on using a VHDX image to quickly get Windows Server up and running, along with enabling nested virtualization. This comprehensive tutorial will walk you through the process, making it easy for you to harness the power of Windows Server within a virtual environment. Let’s dive in! 🎉 Setting Up…

May 16, 2023
📝 Automating Hyper-V Checkpoints with PowerShell

If you’re a Hyper-V user, you know how important it is to take snapshots of your virtual machines before making changes or updates. With PowerShell, you can automate this process to save time and ensure consistency. In this article, we’ll show you how to use PowerShell to pause a Hyper-V virtual machine, take a checkpoint,…

April 9, 2023