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    VMware ESXi Free Hypervisor Returns: What It Means for Virtualization in 2024

    When VMware quietly pulled the plug on its free ESXi hypervisor earlier this year, it felt like the end of an era. Veteran sysadmins exchanged knowing glances, home lab hobbyists clutched their coffee mugs with trembling hands, and social media buzzed with equal parts panic and nostalgia. But...
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    VMware Revives Free ESXi Hypervisor Amid Community Backlash and Support

    If you blinked, you might have missed it: VMware, the virtualization juggernaut, has pulled a plot twist more dramatic than a soap opera season finale. The company quietly revived its free ESXi hypervisor, a move that has set the virtualization and IT communities abuzz. For those following...
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Choosing the Best Virtualization Platform for Your Home Lab

    A Quick Dive into Virtualization for Home Labs Virtualization has long been the playground for enthusiasts looking to experiment with multiple operating systems from a single machine. In today’s home labs, you’re not just running a Windows 11 workstation; you’re also building environments that...
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    Windows 8 BSOD multiple times per week ATTEMPTED_EXECUTE_OF_NOEXECUTE_MEMORY (fc)

    Hello all, I'm having a hard time with this BSOD. We keep going down at peek hours. This is a server 2012 file server on ESXi 5.1 We have just updated the bios. 3 Vmware network adapters have been tried but it hasn't helped. Drivers are 2013 or later. WIN8_DRIVER_FAULT keeps popping up and...
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    Windows Server 2008 r2 backup

    Hello, I am trying to backup a Windows Server 2008 r2 VM running on ESXi 5.0.0. When I run the Windows Server Backup snap-in it returns the '2155348129' error code. Looking around this seems to be caused byt the OS partition not being active, however since it is a VM I'm afraid changing the...
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    • backup boot issues error code esxi partition system reserved virtualization windows 2008 windows server
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    • Forum: Windows Server Forums
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    Windows 7 Hyperviser - Physical Disks and Compatibility

    Hi, Ok i've not used a Hyperviser before and before I go any further with it I was hoping someone could help me out with a couple of queries that I cant find much information on. The Setup: I have an old server lazing around its a AMD Athlon x64 3600+ with 1GB of RAM. It is currently running...
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support