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Right now, I’m paying for 8 keys’ worth of Macrium Reflect X Home. I just conducted a survey of all the machines here at Chez Tittel and observed that only 2 currently run Reflect X, 2 run Reflect 8, and the rest run something else. Since I’m paying for 8 and currently have 8 machines … Continue reading Managing Macrium Reflect Keys → The post Managing Macrium Reflect Keys appeared first on Ed…
Oh My Posh Shows Real ARM vs x64 Differences. Specifically, the new oh-my-posh font list command fails on ARM, works on x64. The post Oh My Posh Shows Real ARM vs x64 Differences appeared first on Ed Tittel .
Windows Update pinged me yesterday, August 18, with a firmware notification: my MSI motherboard had a BIOS update available. My reaction was less “Great, let me install that…” and more “Wait! I just did.” The week before, I’d downloaded MSI’s latest BIOS package, copied it to a FAT32 USB drive, booted into MSI’s M-Flash utility, … Continue reading The Incredibly Bogus MSI BIOS Update → The post…
In yesterday’s post, entitled Updating Outdated Win11 Boot Media, I walked through why USB Flash Drive (UFD) boot media ages out and how to refresh same. That’s easy enough in theory, but in practice things get interesting fast. When you actually try to replace SkuSiPolicy.p7b inside a mounted WinPE, WinRE, or Windows image, Windows stops … Continue reading Using ICACLS To Update UFD Boot Files →…
Updating Outdated Win11 Boot Media is possible, but it's a slog to work through. My advice: generate fresh, new updated media instead. The post Updating Outdated Win11 Boot Media appeared first on Ed Tittel .
When I find myself unable to mount a WIM (Windows IMaging) file on Flo6, I quickly end up asking "Where's my wimmount?" Answer: nowhere! The post Where’s My WIMMount? appeared first on Ed Tittel .
When I try to repair an existing boot/install/rescue disk I end up feeling like the dog ate my boot UFD. Let me tell you more... The post The Dog Ate My Boot UFD appeared first on Ed Tittel .
Sometimes, a pending update hangs WinGet. As I learned yesterday, that includes WU items that require a restart to finish up. The post Pending Update Hangs WinGet appeared first on Ed Tittel .
While everybody else is complaining about unwanted app additions, finding OneDrive Photos proves elusive for me. Have to laugh! The post OneDrive Photos Proves Elusive appeared first on Ed Tittel .
The Lenovo Recovery UFD works, but it comes loaded with an obsolete recovery engine that uses proprietary compressed image files. The post Lenovo Recovery UFD Works, But… appeared first on Ed Tittel .
Having just restored the ThinkStation P3 Ultra Gen 2 to a clean, plain-vanilla Windows 11 image, I’m now tweaking things to make them comfortable and right. One of my primary targets for improvement is the command line. In turn, that has me spiffing up P3 Ultra WinTerm to get things the way I like them. … Continue reading Spiffing Up P3 Ultra WinTerm → The post Spiffing Up P3 Ultra WinTerm…