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IT, PowerShell, Containers | vExpert ⭐⭐⭐ | Omnissa Tech Insider ⭐⭐⭐

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Here's how to install Veeam Backup & Replication 13 on Windows

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#Veeam #Windows #Backup #VBR
Veeam Backup & Replication 13 Windows Install
Veeam Backup & Replication is a wonderful product that I’ve been using for years. I’ve used it many times to recovery from various situations, and it’s been a real lifesaver. VBR (Veeam Backup & Repli...
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I'm excited to share that I'm an Omnissa Tech Insider for 2026! Congrats to everyone that also made it in!

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#Omnissa #WeAreOmnissa #OmnissaTechInsider
📢 Announcing the 2026 Omnissa Tech Insiders
Hello Omnissa Community members, We are incredibly excited to share the official list of Tech Insiders for 2026! This year’s group was selected through an in-depth application and review process, and ...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Here's how to install Veeam Backup & Replication 13 on Windows

thedxt.ca/2026/01/veea...

#Veeam #Windows #Backup #VBR
Veeam Backup & Replication 13 Windows Install
Veeam Backup & Replication is a wonderful product that I’ve been using for years. I’ve used it many times to recovery from various situations, and it’s been a real lifesaver. VBR (Veeam Backup & Repli...
thedxt.ca
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 AM
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Windows 10 has reached end of life. If you still need to use Windows 10. I made a blog post about how to enable Windows 10 ESU to keep getting updates.

Check it out! thedxt.ca/2026/01/enab...

#Windows #Microsoft #ESU #Windows10 #Updates #WindowsUpdates
Enable Windows 10 Extended Security Updates
On October 14, 2025, Windows 10 reached end of life and no longer receives updates. To keep getting updates, you must upgrade to Windows 11 or enroll in the Windows 10 ESU (Extended Security Updates) ...
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January 18, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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I made a blog post about the commands you can use with slmgr.vbs

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#Windows #slmgr
slmgr.vbs
slmgr.vbs is the Windows Software Licensing Management Tool, a Microsoft Visual Basic script that comes with Windows and is a core part of the Windows activation system. The full path is C:WindowsSyst...
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January 12, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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CyberChef is a very cool web app made by GCHQ.

I originally found out about it because @mrr3b00t.bsky.social tweeted about it a long time ago.

I created a blog post about using CyberChef and self-hosting it with Docker.

Check it out. thedxt.ca/2026/01/cybe...

#Cyber #CyberChef #Docker
CyberChef
CyberChef is a web application with an abundance of tools, including decoding and encoding to and from various formats such as Base64, ROT13, XOR, and Hex. It is often referred to as the Cyber Swiss A...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
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🆕 I created a new blog post about how to upgrade and/or install Duo Win Logon using the EXE and PowerShell.

Check it out. thedxt.ca/2026/01/inst...

#Duo #PowerShell #WinLogon #Windows #Updates #Upgrade #MFA #Install @duosec.bsky.social
Install or Upgrade Duo Authentication for Windows Logon
In this post, I will show you how to use my Duo Authentication for Windows Logon PowerShell scripts to check whether Duo Win Logon is installed, install Duo Win Logon, or upgrade Duo Win Logon. Previo...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:39 AM
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🆕 Introducing the Install Matrix an open source GitHub repo full of PowerShell scripts that help reduce duplicate work making it quick and easy to package apps and reducing overhead when updating them.

Check it out! thedxt.ca/2026/01/inst...

#PowerShell #Intune #EUC #GitHub #RMM
Install Matrix
At EUC World Amplify 2025, I gave a presentation titled “Transforming Chaos into Control: Mastering Windows App Deployments with Intune“. The presentation covered the ways I’ve been deploying applicat...
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January 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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Duo has a root CA certificate expiring in February. Make sure your Duo Auth Proxy is 6.5.1 or newer.

I wrote a blog post about the upgrade process.

Check it out! thedxt.ca/2026/01/duo-...

#Duo #PowerShell #AuthProxy #Updates #Upgrade #MFA
Duo Authentication Proxy Upgrade
Duo Authentication Proxy is a very useful way to add MFA to LDAP and RADIUS. It is also a way to sync your users with Duo. You can install Duo Authentication Proxy on Windows or Linux. While older ver...
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January 4, 2026 at 4:46 AM
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#HappyNewYear
a happy new year celebration poster with fireworks and the year 2026
ALT: a happy new year celebration poster with fireworks and the year 2026
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January 1, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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In 2025 I posted 29 blog posts. #YearInReview
December 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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December 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Here is how to generate a Broadcom token for your VMware home lab

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#vExpert #VCF #HomeLab #VMware #Broadcom #VMUG
VMware Home Lab Tokens
VMware by Broadcom has now enabled home labs to generate tokens and license VCF 9. Before the change, when you passed a VCP VCF exam, you were eligible for vSphere 8 and VCF 5.2 license keys, but you ...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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I went to Workplace Ninjas US and had so much fun! I have a new blog post about my entire experience.

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#WPNinjasUS #Microsoft #Community #WPNinjas #WorkplaceNinjas
I Went to Workplace Ninjas US 2025
I recently had the opportunity to attend the very first Workplace Ninjas US conference, which took place in Dallas, Texas, USA, on December 9th and December 10th 2025. If you’ve never heard of Workpla...
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December 15, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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I made another blog post, this time it's about how to configure the locked properties file for Horizon.

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#Omnissa #OmnissaTechInsider #Horizon #EUC #VDI #WeAreOmnissa @omnissacommunity.bsky.social
Configure locked.properties for Omnissa Horizon
In this post, I will show you, step by step, how to configure the locked.properties file for Omnissa Horizon (formerly VMware Horizon) to work with the Omnissa UAG (Unified Access Gateway). The Omniss...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Here's how to configure the UAG with Horizon.

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#Omnissa #OmnissaTechInsider #Horizon #UAG #EUC #VDI #WeAreOmnissa @omnissacommunity.bsky.social
Configure Omnissa UAG with Omnissa Horizon
In this post, I will show you step by step how to configure the Omnissa UAG (Unified Access Gateway) to work with Omnissa Horizon (formerly VMware Horizon). Prerequisites If you need to learn how, my ...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Here's how to create the Horizon locked.properties file, including all the settings I could find.

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#Omnissa #OmnissaTechInsider #Horizon #EUC #VDI #WeAreOmnissa @omnissacommunity.bsky.social
Omnissa Horizon locked.properties Settings
The Omnissa Horizon locked.properties file feels like the best worst-kept secret. The Horizon locked.properties file allows you to change many settings that aren’t accessible from the main Horizon adm...
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November 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Here's how to deploy the Omnissa UAG on VMware vCenter

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#Omnissa #OmnissaTechInsider #VMware #vExpert #EUC #VDI #WeAreOmnissa #UAG @omnissacommunity.bsky.social
Deploy Omnissa UAG on VMware vCenter
Deploying the Omnissa UAG (Unified Access Gateway) on VMware vCenter can be a daunting task if you’ve never done it before. In this post, I will show you step-by-step how to deploy the Omnissa Horizon...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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🆕 Here's how to trust an OVA certificate in VMware vCenter.

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#VMware #vCenter #Certificates #SSL #vExpert #OVA
VMware vCenter OVA Certificate Trust
Typically, importing an OVA or OVF file is straightforward. However, after VMware vCenter version 7.0 Update 2, a new message began appearing when importing an OVA or OVF file. The message would say t...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Here's how to install VMware ESX

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#ESX #VMware #vExpert #ESXi
Install VMware ESX
The first time you install VMware ESXi might feel a bit daunting. Once you’ve done it at least once, the process is very straightforward. In this post, I will show you step-by-step how to install VMwa...
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October 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Here's how to get your VMware Home Lab licenses after passing the VCP-VCF exam.

thedxt.ca/2025/09/vmwa...

#HomeLab #VMware #licenses #VCF #vExpert
VMware Home Lab Licensing
One of many advantages of passing the VCP-VCF (VMware Certified Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation) exam is that you can get access to home lab licensing. The license is valid for 365 days and can...
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September 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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Here's how to disable the TPM on a Minisforum MS-A2

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#Homelab #Minisforum #MSA2 #TPM
Minisforum MS-A2 Disable TPM
The Minisforum MS-A2 is an awesome system to use in a home lab. It does have one downside, and that is that even though it has a TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0 chip, it is a TPM 2.0 CRB (Command-Re...
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September 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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🆕 📢 Read about my time at EUC World Amplify 2025.

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#EUCWorld #Community #WorldOfEUC #EUC
I Went to EUC World Amplify 2025
This year I went to EUC World Amplify, which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, from August 4th to August 7th. EUC World Amplify is the second time World of EUC has put on a conference. The fi...
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August 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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🆕 Here's how to package a Win32 application with Intune

thedxt.ca/2025/07/intu...

#Intune #Microsoft #Windows #MEM #MSIntune #Packaging #EUC
Intune Win32 Packaging
A feature of Microsoft Intune is the ability to package and distribute applications to users. Before you can distribute applications to users, you need to package them. In this post, I will show you s...
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July 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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🆕 Here are all the BIOS options I found on my Minisforum MS-A2.

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#Homelab #Minisforum #MSA2 #BIOS
Minisforum MS-A2 BIOS Options
Recently, I acquired a Minisforum MS-A2 system and have been experimenting with it in my home lab. Something that’s been bothering me is the lack of documentation about all the different BIOS menus. I...
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July 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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🆕💾 Here's how to configure an HPE MSA 2040 with iSCSI

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#HPE #iSCSI #SAN #Homelab #Storage
HPE MSA 2040 iSCSI Configuration
I recently deployed an HPE (Hewlett Packard Enterprise) MSA (Modular Smart Array) 2040 SAN (Storage Area Network) Storage unit in my home lab. In this post, I will show you step-by-step how to set up ...
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June 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM