Windows

Accessing your WSL PHP Development server from your local Network

July 6, 2026

At Aspyn Information Services, we believe that the right tools make all the difference. For many of our developers and IT partners, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has become an amazing platform for maintaining a familiar Linux environment while keeping the ease of use of Windows. However, bridging the networking gap between your Windows host and the rest of your network can sometimes be tricky. The challenge is that sometimes you want to access your quick-and-dirty web server from other…

Outlook Classic- Microsoft Office 365 Restarting when right clicking an email

June 30, 2026

Aspyn IT Specialist

Microsoft 365, Windows

We have received a variety of reports from users experiencing Outlook Classic restarts when right-clicking emails to copy or move. It turns out that there is an issue with Outlook Version 2605. Updating to Version 2606 should resolve. To force an update, click on file, then “Office Account” Off to the right will be “Update Options” – click on that and choose “Update Now” Your Outlook should update to version 2606 and the problem should be resolved. If…

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Adding Custom Protocols to Windows to Open Applications from Internal Web Applications or HTML Documents

June 16, 2026

Aspyn IT Specialist

Windows

Have you ever wanted to have a link in a web page open up an application on your computer? There are a few unique use cases for wanting to add some functionality to an internal Web application or Web document that will allow you to open a different program on the client system. An example use case would be clicking on a custom link on an internal website or web app that would open up a corresponding application that you…

Setting up a local AI Large Language Model using Windows on Typical Gaming Hardware

April 22, 2026

Aspyn IT Specialist

AI, Windows

The LLM space is large, and getting larger! The space is filled with different players, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, X all running their own models and infrastructure. Everyone seems to have launched a new AI app all wrapped around these services. But what about my data? What if I need some LLM help on proprietary business information? Do I really feel comfortable sending my data to some other company? This is a valid concern, but luckily there are options! To get…

Remote Desktop Connection security warning: unknown remote connection to 192.168.0.248 with resource access options (Drives, Clipboard, Printers).

New Remote Desktop (RDP) Security Pop-UP added in recent Windows Update

April 17, 2026

Aspyn IT Specialist

Windows, Windows Security

New RDP Security Prompts in Windows (April 2026 Update) This morning we were notified that shared printers were not working for a customer using a remote sever. This user had unfortunately failed to read a brand-new popup presented when trying to connect. After verifying that the printers were not shared via passthrough (when they were saved as such before). we relaunched and were presented with a NEW notification from windows when connecting to resources via RDP link! This RDP session…

Reducing VM Performance Impact due to Disk I/O from Large file transfers on Hyper-V Host

March 19, 2026

Aspyn IT Specialist

HyperV, Windows

A Nanimo Business recently needed Managed IT Support to “future-proof” their accounting system that had been running on an old PC sitting under a desk! We all know the scenario – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right? Well, it broke. We managed to recover the device and get it booted. We decided it was time to migrate this machine to a VM and host it on their office Hyper-V server. The customer requested that we keep the same…

Accessing your WSL PHP Development server from your local Network

Outlook Classic- Microsoft Office 365 Restarting when right clicking an email

Adding Custom Protocols to Windows to Open Applications from Internal Web Applications or HTML Documents

Setting up a local AI Large Language Model using Windows on Typical Gaming Hardware

New Remote Desktop (RDP) Security Pop-UP added in recent Windows Update

Reducing VM Performance Impact due to Disk I/O from Large file transfers on Hyper-V Host

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