Questions tagged [desktop]
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Will an average PC run a 10 concurrent write intensive request with 50MB daily database server?
As I am a average programmer who have never been purchasing any hardware myself,
I have to choose a computer for a prototype database server that will be used to
serve
10 concurrent request per one or two second (and may scale up to 50 in the…

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Could the Input/Output or some other difference between adapters/chargers cause this?
I have a laptop and my adapter/charger could not be used anymore as the cable was cut.
So I bought a new adapter but it was slightly different than the original.
My original had (Toshiba's original):
Input: 100-240V ~ 1.5A 50-60Hz
Output:…

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PC Shutting Down Without Warning
I have a Windows 7 PC that is shutting down without warning, seemingly at random. Here are the symptoms and notes:
PC seemingly turns off completely. After taking off the cover it turns out the fans continue to run after this happens.
After this…

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Are there any Linux Server to Linux Client XenApp equivalents available?
I am a college student with a predominantly business background looking into a business concept, which centers around remote access of Linux applications. I have experience with Citrix XenApp through work and I've trying to find a similar system for…
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What is the difference between a server built machine and a home pc
Possible Duplicate:
what is the difference between motherboard/processor for server and the ones for desktop ?
I've been hosting stuff on my computers for the last couple of months from my home personal computer. What is the difference between…

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Can I run Discourse on a headless server with no GUI?
I have Ubuntu 20.04.3 on a Raspberry Pi 4B.
I am unable to install any GUI desktop apps.
The purpose of building this server was to run Discourse or similar service.
So far all applications that require a GUI display fail to run due to "No Display".
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What is this 4-pin-power probe-like thing?
On the wire, it says (approximately) TSW1104 4305. The power plug looks like a standard desktop 4-pin.
I found it in a box of random components. I've no idea where or when I got it, and my attempts to Google it by image and by the cable marking…

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Securing System Monitoring wall display PCs
I have several windows machines which drive dashboards on wall mounted displays for system and network monitoring. I would like to be able to secure them from unauthorized access or modification. Currently they have an unprivileged account, it…

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citrix desktop mode from seamless mode
There is one client who is using citrix xenapp and citrix online plugin V11. They are using citrix in seamless mode. Can we change seamless mode to desktop mode somehow? What is the procedure for that?
Thanks.

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Best way to apply "one-shot quick fixes" to computers and users?
We often suffer from situations where we need to apply a quick fix for a bunch of users/computers.
A quick fix can be a copy job, deleting a users browser cache or adding registry keys to HKCU to a group of users, etc. etc. Most of the time this…

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Server for Client/Server Application
I have developed one Client/Server application. Now I am wondering that if I want to upload that application on a server, then which server will be useful here? And what configuration do I need to implement that application on server?
As my…

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Pfsense installation on Desktop Machine
I am able to install pfsense 2.1 into VirtualBox and Alix device properly.
I want to know if it is possible to install pfsense on my desktop mahine directly. I mean desktop machine does not have OS, so pfsense will control the hardware directly as…

Ahmet Karakaya
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remote window utility viewer for internal networks
Screensharing applications I am very well familiar with.
However they are all a bit too heavy weight for what we are looking for. Want to be able to quickly share a window/application and have that broadcast over the network to a remote viewer. …

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Newbie to ESXi, Can I run my VM on a laptop with ESXi and get to VM desktops?
Looking for a solution to use a hypervisor that allows access to the VMs that are running on itself. Basically, I would like to setup a laptop that can run 10 to 15 VMs that are already built, but to do it without using windows as the host. I have…

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Windows Virtual Desktops - Doubts
I am looking for some solutions to avoid buying laptops and one that I found is: Windows Virtual Desktop.
I used azure calculator for:
Windows Virtual Desktop
Region East US 2
Type Pooled
100 named users
1 peak concurrency
0,1 off peak…