Release notes for Hyper-V Backup Utility Version 22.01.19

When browsing files and folders on your file servers as an admin, you receive "You don't currently have permission to access this folder. Click Continue to permanently get access to this folder." Here's how to fix that.

Before You Start By default, Windows Server does a decent job these days of setting up secure permissions for user home directories but only if you use the various wizards that are built-in to the server manager. Sometimes you just want to create some directories and shares and have them good to go. I mean how hard can it be right? First things first, create a folder that will be the User Home root, we’ll set the permissions and share permissions on this folder.

Automate Creation of WIM Files This is the initial release of a new version of my Image Factory Utility with support for Oracle Virtual Box. I’ve tested it myself, but there may be issues on other setups, so I’d be interested in hearing if anyone has problems when using Virtual Box. 2021-12-02: Version 21.12.01 Added option to use Oracle Virtual Box instead of Hyper-V. Configured logs path now is created, if it does not exist.

Windows Deployment Services can not be installed on Windows Server Core unfortunately - it still requires a Windows Server install with a GUI (Desktop Experience). Luckily we can still install it using PowerShell and the command line. In this post I’ll go through the initial steps on how to deploy and configure a WDS server using command line and PowerShell. Important note: If you need the to boot Windows Server 2016 ISO from a USB flash drive, use the Windows USB/DVD Tool available to download direct from Microsoft.

Flexible Hyper-V Backup Utility Hyper-V Backup Utility can be downloaded from: GitHub The Microsoft PowerShell Gallery A demonstration video is available on YouTube. Please consider supporting my work: Sign up using Patreon. Support with a one-time payment using PayPal. If you’d like to contact me, please leave a comment, send me a tweet or DM, or you can join my Discord server. -Mike Features and Requirements It’s designed to be run on a Hyper-V host.

Automate Creation of WIM Files Image Factory Utility can also be downloaded from: GitHub The Microsoft PowerShell Gallery A demonstration video is available on my YouTube channel. Please consider supporting my work: Sign up using Patreon. Support with a one-time payment using PayPal. If you’d like to contact me, please leave a comment, send me a tweet or DM, or you can join my Discord server.