These are my notes on how to configure some aspects of VMWare ESXi when operating it on a standalone server with the free license.
ESXi's SSH server must first be enabled via the host client (web interface).
Actually, on ESXi, it is a Purple Screen of Death (PSOD)
Default IP: 192.168.1.99
To modify the configuration of a Lambda Nu NetDAQ ND-100, access the device at http://192.168.1.99/1234
IP and configuration information is from an Amazon.com review
To install Windows 7's Photo Viewer app in Windows 10, install the Restore_Windows_Photo_Viewer_ALL_USERS_with_Sort_order_fix.reg file and then in Settings > Default apps, configure it as the default photo viewer. This option does cause Windows Photo Viewer to be listed twice in Open with -> Choose an app. I choose the version with the pretty icon.
SOURCED FROM https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/14312-restore-windows-photo-viewer-windows-10-a.html#option2
To add a Windows context menu item "Edit With GIMP", download RegEditWithGimp.reg, edit the version number in the exe path to match your actual GIMP exe, and then double-click the reg file to install it into the registry.
Most computer monitors use an "RGB" subpixel layout, so most computer software (including Windows itself) optimizes its text rendering to look good on this kind of display. However this kind of optimization starts to become undesirable in many situations, where it causes color fringing to appear around text.
Use the ClearType tuner: Windows > Settings > search: Cleartype
Control.exe intl.cpl — sets up region information
Control.exe timedate.cpl — sets up date & time
Regedit — registry editor
Notepad — hmm.. what would that be?
Msinfo32.exe — displays comprehensive system information
Taskmgr.exe — can also be executed via ctrl-alt-del
This Autohotkey script is intended to dim the taskbar when it is not needed in order to reduce the burn-in effect on OLED displays.
This script originally came from: https://superuser.com/a/1691664
Original script from the link above:
When cloning a Windows OS disk to a larger disk, it is common for the OS partition to be followed by a recovery partition. If your disk cloning software does not allow moving the recovery partition, or you forget to do it, it is possible to fix it from within Windows later.
It is possible to move a Windows Recovery Partition without third-party software and without shutting down, for the purpose of extending the OS partition before it.
This guide is based on a superuser.com answer:
answered Oct 21, 2020 at 19:04 - VainMan
