The Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter is a Windows virtual device that is used to directly connect two devices using Wi-Fi Direct, bypassing Wi-Fi access points/routers. This specification is described in Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer Technical Specification v1.1. One Wi-Fi device is used to connect to Wi-Fi networks (completely similar to a physical adapter), and the second – “Microsoft Wi-Fi Direct Virtual Adapter” – to directly connect to other Wi-Fi devices (monitors, printers, scanners).
- Windows 11Windows Server 2022
Enable SMB Compression for Fast File Transfers on Windows 11/ Windows Server 2022
May 10, 2023With the SMB protocol version introduced in Windows Server 2022 and Windows 11, you can use the inline SMB compression feature when copying, moving, or opening files over a network.…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2019
The Application Failed To Start Because Its Side-by-Side Configuration is Incorrect
February 16, 2022If you see the “The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect” error when trying to start an app in Windows, this means that the program…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
Manage Windows Updates with PSWindowsUpdate PowerShell Module
May 10, 2023You can use the PSWindowsUpdate PowerShell module to manage Windows updates from the command line. The PSWindowsUpdate module is not built into Windows and is available for installation from the…
- AzureMicrosoft 365PowerShell
Checking User Sign-in Logs in Azure AD (Microsoft 365)
February 20, 2023In this article, we’ll show you how to get the last login date and sign-in activity of your Azure Active Directory users, export and analyze Azure sign-in and audit logs…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows 7Windows Server 2016
How to Sign an Unsigned Device Driver in Windows
June 8, 2023By default, all 64-bit Windows versions prevent the installation of devices drivers that are not signed with a valid digital signature. Unsigned drivers are blocked by the operating system. A…
- Hyper-VPowerShellVirtualizationWindows Server 2019
Configure SR-IOV for Hyper-V Virtual Machines on Windows Server
March 29, 2022SR-IOV (Single Root Input/Output Virtualization) is a host hardware device virtualization technology that allows virtual machines to have direct access to host devices. It can virtualize different types of devices,…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to Repair Windows Boot Manager, BCD and Master Boot Record (MBR)
June 8, 2023The Boot Manager in modern Windows versions uses the BCD (Boot Configuration Data) file to boot the operating system installed on the computer. This file contains information about the installed…
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesPowerShellWindows Server 2019
How to Automatically Fill the Computer Description in Active Directory
June 8, 2023You can store various useful information in the description of computer objects in Active Directory. For example, information about the computer model, hardware inventory, or the last logged-on username. In…
- Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows Server 2019
Converting UserAccountControl Attribute Values in Active Directory
May 11, 2023UserAccountControl is one of the most important attributes of the user and computer objects in Active Directory. This attribute determines the state of the account in the AD domain: whether…