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To check the hash of a file you may of downloaded you can use the Get-FileHash Powershell utility. Algorithm types SHA1SHA256SHA384SHA512MD5

Extend Volume in Disk Management may be greyed out when attempting to extend a VHDX volume. You can use Diskpart to extend the volume. First detach the VHDX Using Diskpart select the VHDX location Expand the disk to the required size in MB, e.g. 2Gb, 1GB = 1024MB Reattach the VHDX In Disk Management(diskmgmt.msc) extend… Read more: Extend VHDX in Windows 11

In Windows 11 you can attach a VHD and keep it’s mount state after reboots without having to manually set up a scheduled task or automount process. VHDs created or attached in Disk Management will not mount after a reboot. However attaching a VHD in Settings > System > Storage > Advanced Storage Settings >… Read more: Persistent Mount of Virtual Hard Disks VHD in Windows 11

Tool – Sysinternals Process Explorer to view tcp/ip connections. Open the tool with admin rights. Add the ‘command line’ column to the viewer. To see activity for tcp/ip connections in Chrome and Edge search for the command line child entry which contains the below command line parameter. Firefox tcp/ip connections appear in the root process.

Download the Docker Desktop installer. Open Command Prompt with elevated rights and navigate to the download location. To install docker desktop and the image files to alternate locations you can use the following command in Command Prompt with elevated rights. i.e. Options program install location –installation-dirImage location –wsl-default-data-root You may need to add the current… Read more: Docker Desktop Custom Install using Command Prompt