If you need to connect virt-manager to a KVM host over ssh in Windows, then Windows 11 and WSL 2 made things a whole lot easier for you. Even if you need to connect virt-manager through an ssh tunnel and arbitrary port because your network is reachable only through a bastion host and ssh key authentication. Here is how.
Tag: Windows 10

Windows 11/10 and WSL 2 DevOps environment
In this post I showed you how you can turn Windows 11 and Windows 10 with WSL into a fully fledged development environment. Here are the settings and tools I use for DevOps/SysOps on Windows. It may take some getting used to, but if you’re as shortcut-Ninja as I’m (I alt-tab, ctrl-c/ctrl-v a lot), you can work pretty fast in this set up.

YubiKey support in OpenSSH for Windows 11 and Windows 10
In this post, I’ll show you how to properly install Microsoft OpenSSH client in Windows 11 and Windows 10, and how to configure your YubiKey.

Install and setup IIS Manager for Remote Administration in Windows Server IIS (step by step)
Install IIS Manager in Windows 10 and Windows 11. Learn how to install and configure IIS Manager (InetMgr) for Remote Administration of your Windows Server IIS web server, in Windows 11/10. You can use IIS Manager to administer various components of your website through a graphical user interface (GUI), if it’s hosted in IIS. This post also shows how to install IIS Web Management Service (WMSVC) on Server Core using PowerShell.
Delete saved RDP credentials from Windows 10 Credentials Manager, using cmdkey
If you want to quickly delete all saved Remote Desktop credentials from your Windows 10 Credentials Manager, here is how. Execute the cmdkey command in an elevated cmd.exe terminal

Manually install OpenSSH in Windows Server
How to install OpenSSH Server in Windows Server Core using PowerShell. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to install Microsoft SSH Server in Windows Server 2022

Hugo development environment in WSL 2
This post helps you in setting up an not-so-standard (but fun) development environment for your static site created in Hugo. This was how to install and configure Hugo for static site development in WSL on Windows 11/10.

Setting up Monit monitoring in Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL
How to install and configure Monit monitoring in Windows 10 WSL. Set up a Monit monitoring service for your websites and services. A couple of years ago, I wrote a blog article about setting up Monit monitoring on an Ubuntu VM on Hyper-V. Now it’s time to do the same, but then in Windows Subsystem for Linux, or WSL. For this, I use Ubuntu.
How to set SVN_EDITOR environment variable in Windows Server
Learn how to set SVN_EDITOR environment variable in Windows Server for subversion. Fix the error “svn: None of the environment variables SVN_EDITOR, VISUAL or EDITOR is set, and no ‘editor-cmd’ run-time configuration option was found.”
Important note about Windows Update KB4056892
There is another VERY IMPORTANT THING with Microsoft Meltdown patches like update KB4056892: – Customers will not receive these security updates and will not be protected from security vulnerabilities unless their anti-virus software vendor sets the following registry key:
How to disable SMBv1 in Windows 10 and Windows Server
The WannaCry/WanaCrypt0r worm exploits a vulnerability in Windows Server Message Block (SMB) version 1 (SMBv1), and it spreads like wildfire. Disable SMBv1 to prevent prevent Petya / NotPetya, WannaCry / WanaCrypt0r ransomware from spreading through your network.

Windows Update error 0xc1420127 and 0xc190010b when upgrading Windows 8.1 to Windows 10
Last weekend I had to update my girlfriends laptop from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. Some might say, an easy task. Well, it wasn’t. After downloading the Windows 10 update through Windows Update, Windows Update returned errors 0xc1420127 and 0xc190010b, even using the Windows 10 media creation tool. And as always there are many reasons for these errors. In this short post, I’ll provide some possible solutions and tips.

How to play old games on Windows with DOSBox
PC retrogaming how-to for 64-bit Windows – and Linux! We all love old games. It’s a nostalgia thing from when we played those really old games on our 286 (or older, like an MSX) computer, either using floppy disks or cassettes/cartridges. There is nothing much sysadmin about this, it’s all about FUN! You all remember Airborne Ranger, Operation Wolf, Blues Brothers, Gunboat and The Lost Vikings, right?