Entries by Mike Khzouz

How to Download and Install Microsoft Updates via PowerShell

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force Install-PackageProvider -Name NuGet -Force Install-Module -Name PSWindowsUpdate -Force Import-Module PSWindowsUpdate Install-WindowsUpdate -AcceptAll -AutoReboot This will download, install and reboot the computer.  If you don’t want to reboot after installation, remove the “-AutoReboot” from the last command/line.

Software Is Becoming a Negotiator

The Quiet Shift No One Is Talking About: Software Is Becoming a Negotiator When most people think about the future of technology, they imagine smarter apps, faster computers, or more realistic AI. What’s far less discussed—but already underway—is a deeper transformation: software is starting to negotiate on our behalf. This isn’t science fiction, and it’s […]

AI and Quantum Computing

Over the next ten years, technology will shift from being something we use to something that quietly runs alongside us.  Artificial intelligence will no longer feel like a feature or an app; it will become embedded infrastructure, similar to electricity or the internet.  AI systems will anticipate needs, manage complexity, and make routine decisions in […]

How to register and unregister a VM in vmware esxi using cmd

You can unregister a VM from ESXi directly using ESXi Host Shell / SSH (vim-cmd), vCenter will update automatically. List VMs:               vim-cmd vmsvc/getallvms Note the VMID. Unregister the VM: vim-cmd vmsvc/unregister <VMID> Register:               vim-cmd solo/register /vmfs/volumes/<datastore>/<vmname>/<vmname>.vmx               You will need to know the datastore and VM names.

Office / Outlook 365 Authentication Couldn’t Be Completed, Blank page

We’ve encountered difficulties with Office 365 functionality on macOS systems. When attempting to configure Outlook with Office 365, users encountered the following error message after entering their email address: “Connecting to Office 365 Authentication Couldn’t be Completed Try Again” Moreover, even after successful configuration, Outlook failed to receive emails, accompanied by sporadic pop-up windows that […]