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Technical Guides

Concise, accurate solutions for Windows infrastructure problems. No fluff, no listicles.

How to PXE Boot an ISO Without WDS

Network-boot Windows or Linux installers from any Windows 10/11 workstation — no Windows Deployment Services, no domain controller, no Server license. Covers DHCP options 66/67, TFTP, and the UEFI boot chain.

PXE · Deployment · DHCP

Telemetry-Free Network Scanning on Windows

Why modern "free" network scanners trigger corporate security alerts, and how to scan subnets with a portable binary that runs entirely offline and exports clean documentation.

Networking · Security · Auditing

USB Device Enumeration and Raw Access on Windows

Enumerate USB devices with VID:PID and class from the command line, decode descriptor trees, find which COM port a serial adapter landed on, and send raw control transfers — without writing WinAPI code.

USB · Hardware · CLI