Windows LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel) doesn't come with OneDrive pre-installed, which can be frustrating if you need cloud storage integration.

The good news is that you can manually install OneDrive on LTSC, but there are a few tricks to getting it working properly. Here's what worked for me.

At first, I treated it like the usual Windows nonsense. I tried the normal things. I checked startup behavior. I looked at installed versions. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling OneDrive. I checked whether the Store version was fighting with the classic desktop version and many many other suggestions from the kind people of the Internet.

Ultimately the fix was one Registry key and a reboot later I was back in business.

Save this to a text file 'FixOneDrive.reg' and run it by right clicking on it and run as Administrator.

And here's a FU Microsoft moment.'

As part of Microsofts ongoing campaign of turning Windows into bloatware, here's a setting you might as well set while you're in there.

I'm not sure when this was enabled, but at some point I started seeing "Start Backup" to the left of the address bar, even on folders I did NOT want OneDrive to touch.

I tried a few suggestions, like turning off "Show Sync Provider Notification" and a few others but could not get it working.

This registry key does the trick, just rename or delete the key as in the entry below and restart explorer and you are good to go.

Powering my Plex server with the Beelink ME Mini (16GB) is turning out to be one of the smartest upgrades I've made for my home media setup. This tiny cube (just 99x99x99mm) packs an efficient Intel N150 processor, 16GB of fast LPDDR5 RAM, and an incredible six M.2 NVMe slots that let me scale up to a whopping 24TB of lightning-fast all-flash storage.

What makes it truly amazing for Plex is the perfect blend of low power, silent operation, and strong hardware transcoding thanks to Intel Quick Sync. It handles multiple 4K streams with ease-real-world tests show it managing several simultaneous 4K-to-1080p transcodes while staying cool and efficient (often sipping just 10-20W under load).

Dual 2.5GbE Ethernet ports ensure fast streaming and backups even with a growing library, while the compact, stylish design with vertical airflow cooling keeps it whisper-quiet in the living room or media closet. No more bulky towers or noisy fans-just reliable, always-on media serving that feels premium without the premium price or power bill.

If you're looking for a compact, expandable, energy-efficient Plex powerhouse that punches way above its size, the Beelink ME Mini delivers in spades. Highly recommended for anyone building (or upgrading) a serious home media server.

I chose to remove the preinstalled Windows 11 Pro and opted for LTSC which meant pretty much NO drivers were present.

One major frustration I encountered with the Beelink ME Mini was tracking down the official drivers. Beelink hosts them on a Chinese server (dr.bee-link.cn), and the download experience can be incredibly unreliable. Every browser I tried - Chrome, Edge, Brave, and even Zen - struggled with incomplete or failed downloads. JDownloader threw in the towel too. What should have been a quick process turned into a multi-hour scavenger hunt across forums and mirrors just to gather everything I needed for a clean setup.

To save you the same headache, I've mirrored the complete driver package (and BIOS files) on a fast North American server. You can grab them directly from the links below - no login walls, no flaky connections, and no endless retries. Just straightforward, reliable downloads so you can get your ME Mini up and running quickly for that Plex server (or whatever else you have planned).

Up until now when I needed a different font than the standard text-tools offer in TinkerCad, I would go to PhotoShop, create my text, convert it to svg and import it.

But then at the gym this morning I stumbled upon another cool way of assembling prints that are too large to fit on your plate. Built into your slicer is a took you can use to assemble them with snap or glue. But during that, the poster mentioned the "Custom Font Shape Generator"".

And it's quite easy. I'm gonna go through the steps I took to make this happen so you can too.

First you should pick a font. You may already have one on your system, or there are websites like 1001FreeFonts.com and many others. Download the font and unpack it if it's compressed.'

When you have your ttf or otf file, open up convertio.com and import your newly downloaded file. When it's done converting, download the svg file.'

In TinkerCad, search for "Custom Font Text" and place it on your workplane. Then drag the newly converted svg file onto the Picture box on the right hand side and wait a few seconds.

Voila, your new font has been imported. I have found that just having a TinkerCad project with all the fonts I regularly use is helpful.

So, for the last 6 months or so, I've had issues with my websites throwing 503 errors after publishing them from Visual Studio. Not always the same error, but something along the lines of multiple apps in the same application pool.

Wasn't really sure what that meant, google didn't provide a good result and it was starting to annoy me.

I host a bunch of my clients websites on my shared hosting server. Some of them are flat static sites, html/css/js... the ones that have given me headaches are the razor pages.

By default my web-apps didn't always have a web.config, mostly probably due to my ignorance, but I've come to understand the meaning and how to set it up correctly to avoid the 503 error.

Basically... If you are hosting multiple sites they should all say OutOfProcess in the web.config, AND it must match whatever you have set in your ISP's hosting company's Core settings.