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How to run the Microsoft certification exam sandbox

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As part of the revamped Microsoft Learn website, Microsoft offers the Exam Sandbox application, so that new Microsoft certification exam taker can demo the actual exam experience. Follow the steps below to run the Microsoft certification exam sandbox. - In your Web browser navigate to https://aka.ms/examdemo . - Click Yes to accept the terms on the first page and click Next to continue. You have 5 minutes to evaluate the Microsoft certification exam experience. - Click Next again to continue with the sandbox. - You find sample information about the exam format and structure. Click Next to continue. - On the "Ready to start the exam?" page, click Next to continue. - On the "Welcome to the sandbox exam!" page, click Next to continue. - Complete each question type and click Next or Previous . - On the "Review your answers" page, review all provided answers before hitting "Finished". - Click "Finished" to end your sandbox exam. https://st

How to resolve Windows search and indexing issues

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Case You are facing issues with Windows search not working with mapped network drives. You may also face issues related to Windows Search or Windows indexing functions. Solution Carry out the below steps to resolve any issues with Windows Search not working with mapped network drives. These steps are useful when you are troubleshooting Windows Search and Windows indexing issues in general. - Check the Windows Search service to be running and set to automatic mode in all Windows search endpoints as well as on any Windows-based file server which hosts the actual files and SMB shares which the Windows clients try to search. On the file server(s) in particular, you need to ensure that the Search Service Windows Server feature is also installed. If not, you need to install it via Powershell and reboot the file server(s). Install-WindowsFeature Search-Service # Ensure the feature has been installed Get-WindowsFeature # Reboot server(s) - Check if network discovery is turned off on the Window

How to clone a memory card in Linux

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Case You have a memory card, for example a CF card which is corrupt or which needs to be cloned to another memory card. This article provides instructions on how to clone a memory card in Linux. To implement this solution you need to have a memory card reader . In most cases a reader comes in the form of a memory card to USB converter, which plugs into a USB port of your computer and allows for reading of any type of memory card. Solution Boot your computer from a Linux bootable image. In this example we will be using Linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS . After booting into the Linux environment, either on an installed Ubuntu system or from the Ubuntu desktop .iso (USB drive), open a terminal by hitting the combination of Ctrl-Alt-T keys on your keyboard and run the following commands. #Check first the device structure of your Linux system and pinpoint the source memory card you need to clone. In this example we assume that the card is /dev/sbc. lsblk #Clone the entire disk corresponding to the boo