Notes from a Platforms Premier Field Engineer
Tips and technical articles on various issues and resolution I have encountered during my travels in the field
An easy way to measure computer reboot and logon times
Hello It Professionals. Robert M. Smith here with some information on measuring reboot and logon...
Date: 07/19/2017
Windows 10, 1607, VDI Performance Tuning Guide available
Hello IT Community. Robert M. Smith, Sr. PFE with Microsoft Premier Services here. I would like to...
Date: 07/19/2017
Updated Windows Updating/Servicing Guidance (from Ignite 2015)
Windows servicing; the process of managing updates to Windows, has finally been documented, per the...
Date: 05/13/2015
Debugging with symbols: A field perspective
Published: December 3, 2014 Updated: December 3, 2014 Part 1: Getting Started with Debugging Symbols...
Date: 12/03/2014
OS Patching Guidance for Windows 8.x and Windows Server 2012 R.x
The Windows 8x/Server 2012x OS family has a different patching method than previous versions of...
Date: 09/28/2014
Windows 2008 R2 Performance and Hotfix Recommendations
Windows 2008 R2 Performance and Hotfix Recommendations Hello from the field. It's been a little...
Date: 04/16/2013
Analyzing Storage Performance using the Windows Performance Analysis ToolKit (WPT)
Introduction Performance problems, especially as they may relate to the storage subsystem, can be...
Date: 02/07/2012