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**Author:** [@system](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/welcome-to-my-broken-computer/5 "2025-10-28T19:42:52Z")
We are so glad you joined us. My Broken Computer A place to learn about technology Here are some things you can do to get started: :speaking\_head: Introduce yourself by adding your picture and information about your… --- ## [Preparing for AB-730 Exam, need some direction from recent test takers](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/preparing-for-ab-730-exam-need-some-direction-from-recent-test-takers/78)
**Author:** [@Gracie](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Gracie)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2026, 12:06pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/preparing-for-ab-730-exam-need-some-direction-from-recent-test-takers/78 "2026-04-13T12:06:45Z")
Hi everyone, I’m planning to take the Microsoft AI Business Professional (AB-730) exam and wanted some clarity before I start preparing seriously. I’m a bit unsure about the focus of the exam. Is it more about AI conce… --- ## [IGEL Now and Next 2026 - Key Announcements](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/igel-now-and-next-2026-key-announcements/74)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 11:41am UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/igel-now-and-next-2026-key-announcements/74 "2026-04-08T11:41:10Z")
Coming off a fantastic week in Miami with customers and partners, I thought I would share the key strategic announcements made on stage at IGEL Now and Next 2026. IGEL Adaptive Secure Endpoint Platform IGEL IT for OT -… --- ## [How the Observability-Self-Hosted-Fundamentals Exam Tests Poller vs Database Delay Scenarios](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/how-the-observability-self-hosted-fundamentals-exam-tests-poller-vs-database-delay-scenarios/62)
**Author:** [@Ashley\_Nicole](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Ashley_Nicole)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 6:47am UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/how-the-observability-self-hosted-fundamentals-exam-tests-poller-vs-database-delay-scenarios/62 "2026-01-28T06:47:32Z")
This topic comes up constantly among people preparing for the SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted Fundamentals exam, and honestly, it was a turning point in my own preparation. Most of us start by learning features and… --- ## [AWS SAA-C03: Is This Exam Testing Decision-Making More Than Memorization?](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/aws-saa-c03-is-this-exam-testing-decision-making-more-than-memorization/61)
**Author:** [@Paul\_Abraham](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Paul_Abraham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/aws-saa-c03-is-this-exam-testing-decision-making-more-than-memorization/61 "2026-01-27T10:50:42Z")
I’m preparing for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03) exam, and I wanted to share an observation from my exam prep and see if others feel the same way. One thing that’s become very clear to me is… --- ## [Azure Premium SSD vs Standard SSD vs HDD Benchmarked](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/azure-premium-ssd-vs-standard-ssd-vs-hdd-benchmarked/52)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/azure-premium-ssd-vs-standard-ssd-vs-hdd-benchmarked/52 "2025-11-04T14:40:56Z")
One of the things I have always wondered about was if the cost to use SSD or Premium SSD justifies the cost compared with standard HDD, or spinning rust as it is known, so I thought I would benchmark them! First up is wh… --- ## [VMware ESXi Purple Screen of Death - Fatal CPU Mismatch](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/vmware-esxi-purple-screen-of-death-fatal-cpu-mismatch/51)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/vmware-esxi-purple-screen-of-death-fatal-cpu-mismatch/51 "2025-11-04T14:40:32Z")
Earlier this morning, I decided that it was time that I got a proper lab installed in the basement. As I am a current VMware vExpert, it makes perfect sense to use ESXi as my main hypervisor. Not only am I very familiar … --- ## [Idrive e2 Review 2025](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/idrive-e2-review-2025/50)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/idrive-e2-review-2025/50 "2025-11-04T14:39:55Z")
part one At this week’s VeeamOn 2025 conference that I attended in San Diego, I came across a company in the vendor hall that, admittedly, I had not heard of before. iDrive. Or is it Idrive? Or IDRIVE? Guessing from the … --- ## [Veeam On 2025 - The Journey](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/veeam-on-2025-the-journey/49)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/veeam-on-2025-the-journey/49 "2025-11-04T14:39:25Z")
Day Zero - Travel Day I am sitting here in the Toronto airport after completing my first two-hour flight on the way to sunny San Diego for Veeam ON 2025. I am staring down the barrel of two more legs (Toronto to Denver, … --- ## [Upgrade IGEL OS using IGEL Cloud Gateway (ICG) and S3](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/upgrade-igel-os-using-igel-cloud-gateway-icg-and-s3/48)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:39pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/upgrade-igel-os-using-igel-cloud-gateway-icg-and-s3/48 "2025-11-04T14:39:00Z")
So, due to COVID you now have a bunch of IGEL OS machines sitting in peoples homes, with no real way to manage them remotely, specifically any way to upgrade the firmware. Enter the IGEL Cloud Gateway (ICG). This is a so… --- ## [Hyper-V troubleshooting unable to configure vm's](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/hyper-v-troubleshooting-unable-to-configure-vms/47)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/hyper-v-troubleshooting-unable-to-configure-vms/47 "2025-11-04T14:38:22Z")
Issue: You have found you are getting unknown error (0x80072f05) when changing properties within Windows Virtual Machine Manager. Solution: Go to mmc.msc and add the certificate store for the local machine. Check on t… --- ## [Netscaler setup and Install](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/netscaler-setup-and-install/46)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/netscaler-setup-and-install/46 "2025-11-04T14:37:43Z")
This guide will be based on the knowledge that you understand Virtual Machines and Hypervisors and will therefore wont go into too much detail on this. Create a new virtual machine within your hypervisor (in my example… --- ## [How to Reset StoreFront to the Initial Factory Settings](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/how-to-reset-storefront-to-the-initial-factory-settings/45)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/how-to-reset-storefront-to-the-initial-factory-settings/45 "2025-11-04T14:37:14Z")
Countless times I have had issues with Citrix Storefront and I needed to completely reset the server/application to factory defaults. In this article I will show you how. Complete the following steps to reset a previous… --- ## [IGEL Upgrade from OS 11 to OS 12: In less than three minutes](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/igel-upgrade-from-os-11-to-os-12-in-less-than-three-minutes/44)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/igel-upgrade-from-os-11-to-os-12-in-less-than-three-minutes/44 "2025-11-04T14:32:52Z")
Like many of your out there in the EUC space, I was thrilled when \[IGEL announced\] (IGEL OS 11.09.100 has been released) that we can now upgrade directly from IGEL OS 11 to IGEL OS12. So, me being the geek I am had to te… --- ## [Connect to EC2 Instance via Session Manager](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/connect-to-ec2-instance-via-session-manager/43)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:32pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/connect-to-ec2-instance-via-session-manager/43 "2025-11-04T14:32:25Z")
So, for those of you who have dabbled with AWS best practices by not assigning a public IP address (and therefore Internet Access), you are going to run into an issue connecting to your instance via RDP or SSH, as there … --- ## [My Road To Becoming a vExpert - 2023](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/my-road-to-becoming-a-vexpert-2023/42)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/my-road-to-becoming-a-vexpert-2023/42 "2025-11-04T14:31:58Z")
First of all, I assume many of you are thinking, WTF is a vExpert, I say that, as I know that was my first thought when I heard of it (along with vbeers, and vbrownbag). When I firt discovered the vExpert program, I assu… --- ## [IGEL OS 11.09.100 has been released](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/igel-os-11-09-100-has-been-released/41)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/igel-os-11-09-100-has-been-released/41 "2025-11-04T14:31:35Z")
The time has finally come for IGEL OS 11.09.100. Normally, I don’t take the time to write a post on each new IGEL release, however this one is pretty big, and needs to be called out. Why so big? Well, let me hit you with… --- ## [My Journey to becoming an AWS Solutions Architect](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/my-journey-to-becoming-an-aws-solutions-architect/40)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/my-journey-to-becoming-an-aws-solutions-architect/40 "2025-11-04T14:30:59Z")
Many of you have asked me how I managed to achieve the AWS Solutions Architect certification, so I thought I would blog it up for the masses! First of all, a little background on the certification itself. The certificati… --- ## [Citrix Performance Monitoring with Goliath Technologies](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/citrix-performance-monitoring-with-goliath-technologies/39)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/citrix-performance-monitoring-with-goliath-technologies/39 "2025-11-04T14:30:35Z")
Introduction and Preamble As many of you in the End User Computing (EUC) space know, a ton of third-party solutions are available on the market today to keep eyes on your EUC infrastructure. For many of us, the only tool… --- ## [Install IGEL Cloud Gateway (ICG) with Lets Encrypt](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/install-igel-cloud-gateway-icg-with-lets-encrypt/38)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/install-igel-cloud-gateway-icg-with-lets-encrypt/38 "2025-11-04T14:30:05Z")
Installing the IGEL Cloud Gateway ( we will call it ICG from here on out), can be a daunting task, not because it is hard to install, it is because it relies heavily on secure certificates to be used during the install p… --- ## [Install Chevereto v4 on an Ubuntu based VPS](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/install-chevereto-v4-on-an-ubuntu-based-vps/37)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/install-chevereto-v4-on-an-ubuntu-based-vps/37 "2025-11-04T14:29:35Z")
I have always been a big fan of what Rodolfo has been doing over at Chevereto, so when the chance came to kick the tires on the new version of Chevereto (v.4.01), I jumped at the chance. There are a million different way… --- ## [Top 5 IT Related Podcasts](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/top-5-it-related-podcasts/36)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:29pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/top-5-it-related-podcasts/36 "2025-11-04T14:29:09Z")
One upon a time before the world even knew what COVID19 was, I spent approximately an hour a day commuting to and from my workplace. This gave me a lot of time to listen to podcasts in order to pass the time. So from me … --- ## [Access IGEL UMS Administrator Console with only SSH access](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/access-igel-ums-administrator-console-with-only-ssh-access/35)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/access-igel-ums-administrator-console-with-only-ssh-access/35 "2025-11-04T14:28:45Z")
So you need to access the IGEL Universal Management Suite Administrator console, however you do not have console access to the server in which it is installed. Quite a conundrum indeed. How are we to make changes to sett… --- ## [Install Windows 11 in VMware Workstation (Virtual Machine)](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/install-windows-11-in-vmware-workstation-virtual-machine/34)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/install-windows-11-in-vmware-workstation-virtual-machine/34 "2025-11-04T14:28:16Z")
Today is the day. The day that Windows 11 is released to the unwashed masses. So, first thing I want to do it put it’s through it’s paces in a virtual machine environment. I am not crazy enough to install a brand new ope… --- ## [System Thread Exception Not Handled CVhdMp.sys - Hyper-V Documentation](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/system-thread-exception-not-handled-cvhdmp-sys-hyper-v-documentation/33)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:27pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/system-thread-exception-not-handled-cvhdmp-sys-hyper-v-documentation/33 "2025-11-04T14:27:38Z")
Issue: When creating new Devices within Citrix PVS Device Collection after importing the new image set as a standard multi-device image You will be presented usually by a Bluescreen after reverse imaging; such as th… --- ## [Upgrade VMware to 7.03 via command line interface (CLI)](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/upgrade-vmware-to-7-03-via-command-line-interface-cli/32)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/upgrade-vmware-to-7-03-via-command-line-interface-cli/32 "2025-11-04T14:26:58Z")
At last weeks VMworld conference, VMware released ESXi v7.03. I know what many of you are thinking, oh here we go. More pain in the butt upgrades. Well, this is perhaps the easiest of all the upgrades out there. A simpl… --- ## [Install Citrix Storefront](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/install-citrix-storefront/31)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/install-citrix-storefront/31 "2025-11-04T14:26:25Z")
This post is part of a larger post here on how to install Citrix in a home lab in less than an hour. Six Configure Citrix Storefront By default Citrix Storefront is not installed as part of installing Citrix studio it i… --- ## [Install Veeam Backup and Recover V11 Installation](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/install-veeam-backup-and-recover-v11-installation/30)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/install-veeam-backup-and-recover-v11-installation/30 "2025-11-04T14:25:49Z")
Today is a big day in the backup world, as Veeam has released Veeam Backup and Recovery version 11. In this blog post, we are going to walk you through the process of installing and configuring the software. The first t… --- ## [IGEL UMS - Could not connect to host](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/igel-ums-could-not-connect-to-host/29)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:25pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/igel-ums-could-not-connect-to-host/29 "2025-11-04T14:25:21Z")
After recently upgrading a Windows based installation of IGEL Universal Management suite from v. 6.04 to 6.05, we ran into an interesting issue, where no users could authenticate. This included both Active Directory base… --- ## [Install and Configure Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/install-and-configure-veeam-backup-for-microsoft-office-365/28)
**Author:** [@Satoshi](https://mybrokencomputer.net/u/Satoshi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 2:24pm UTC](https://mybrokencomputer.net/t/install-and-configure-veeam-backup-for-microsoft-office-365/28 "2025-11-04T14:24:43Z")
We all know that more and more companies are moving to Office 365, and with that comes a ton of data that needs to be backed up. I understand that Microsoft has their “recycle bin” for deleted items, but at the end of th… [Next page](https://mybrokencomputer.net/latest.md?page=1)