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PowerShell Windows
PowerShell script to extract SSMS 21 and 22 saved connection data

by Vlad Drumea November 22, 2025

by Vlad Drumea November 22, 2025 0 comments 2 minutes read

In this post I demo a PowerShell script I wrote to extract and decrypt SSMS 21 and 22 saved connection information. This script builds on the one for importing saved …

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Home Lab PowerShell VirtualBox Windows
Setting up a Windows Server 2025 VM in VirtualBox

by Vlad Drumea April 3, 2024

by Vlad Drumea April 3, 2024 1 comment 5 minutes read

This post contains the steps required to build a Windows Server 2025 VM in VirtualBox via PowerShell using the currently available Insider Preview build of Windows Server 2025. Some relevant …

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Home Lab VirtualBox Windows
Extend trial period for Windows Server 2019/2022 Eval edition

by Vlad Drumea September 4, 2023

by Vlad Drumea September 4, 2023 0 comments 1 minutes read

Since my home lab consists of mostly Windows Server VMs, I end up occasionally getting close to the end 180 days trial period so I end up extending it on …

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VirtualBox Windows
Extend the C drive and move the Recovery partition on a VM in VirtualBox

by Vlad Drumea July 30, 2023

by Vlad Drumea July 30, 2023 0 comments 6 minutes read

In this post I’m going over the process of increasing disk size, extending the C drive and moving the Recovery partition of a Windows Server VM in Oracle VirtualBox. I …

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