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Replacing 40+ desktop PCs with Virtual Machines - advisable?

We currently have 40+ desktops which are solely used for remote desktop access to run things like Visual Studio, Clearcase, and other related development tools. These are commonly used by remote users who have slow VPN connections or work from home…
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What default Windows setting to change to optimize for performance?

Introduction: I am responsible for more than 100 PC's in a medium sized company, and when I install new PC's with the default windows settings, I always wonder which settings could actually be changed to optimize the PC for performance (without loss…
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Windows Desktop Randomly Switches Resolution

Once per log in a specific account, Windows XP is switching to 800x600 and 8 (looks like) bit color. It then after a few seconds switches back to the regular settings. This, so far, has only happened, once per log in session but it is becoming very…
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Ad Agency storage/file server +backup needed (NAS or something else?)

Looking for a "this is all you need" recommendation. We're a small ad agency with both mac & pcs that access and share files from a 3 yr old Windows 2000 box (no server software). We currently have 1TB on the "server" and back it up to 2 different…
Rob
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How to install a desktop environment onto Ubuntu Server -- but without internet access or a CDROM?

I am playing around with a computer which has no CDROM drive or internet access and I have installed Ubuntu Server onto it. I have that all up and running nicely but now I'd like to install Xfce, GNOME or something similar so I can load up a desktop…
James
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Access Virtual PC Website from Host Browser

I have Virtual PC 2007 running Windows XP. I can access a website setup on the Virtual machine from a browser in the Virtual machine. How do I setup the virtual machine so I can access the website from a browser on the host machine. The host machine…
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Windows desktop shortcut keeps losing its DPI override setting

We have an internal desktop application developed in C# (Windows Forms). One of our users (Windows 10 64-bit) has her display set to 125% zoom (Display settings > Scale and layout). The application was not designed to work at different zoom levels,…
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Does the number of icons on a Windows XP desktop affect performance?

What effect, if any, does the number of icons on a user's Windows XP desktop have on system performance? Can a large number of desktop icons slow down a system?
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Changing the desktop/background of the login screen (Win2003)

I've got a couple of Window 2003 servers that I administer. When logining in, users are presented with a default grey background. I'd like to change this to a different colour. I've found references on Google to the Hkey_Users\.Default\Control…
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RDP freezes as soon as you click connect while on VPN using native RDP, works fine with older RDCMan 2.7 app

This started yesterday for no reason I can figure. Some VPN users can get in if they use the FQDN, but most just freeze with short, fqdn or IP. I did notice if they are using Remote Desktop Connection Manger 2.7, they can connect no issue. So I'm…
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Random workstation reboots

My windows xp pc has been randomly restarting the past few months. I had desktop support swap the hardware out (everything but the disk) but the problem persists. The system simply shuts off and reboots. I don't see anything of note in the event…
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Having a Secure / Copy Protected DESKTOP Environment in Cent OS Linux

We have a VPS / Bare-metal server rented on a data-center and we access them over internet through user ID and password. It is running CentOS 7. That is direct access and there's no VPN in between. We access GNOME desktop environment directly…
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Virtual Desktop billing calculation method Amazon / Azure or Google

I want to run couple of VMs for charity on Cloud and not sure about billing hence this question. If I create a Virtual desktop / Workspace on one of cloud provider they say they charge per minute or second. Does that mean for duration I have…
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2020: Why do people use expensive rack servers when desktop/mini pcs are way cheaper?

First of all, it's 2020... not 2010. A DELL R240 (The lowest end server) costs about $1500. A small/mini desktop pc which is at least 3x faster costs only $500 (Example the Intel NUC) Also to note: most server applications nowadays have some form…
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Remote Desktop Windows 10 over OpenVpn network

I have an OpenVpn Access server(V2.7.4) being hosted on a VPS. My goal is to remote desktop into to another client connected to the VPN server sitting in another city (both running Win10 pro). My understanding is that, provided the proper…
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