Evgeny Bely

Founder & Editor-in-Chief of SoftAndGadget.com   Systems Architect and IT Specialist with 15+ years of experience in Windows environments, PC hardware, troubleshooting and performance optimization since 2007.
Founder of SoftAndGadget.com | Lead Systems Engineer & Tech Analyst
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CMR vs SMR hard drives physical architecture comparison in enterprise NAS arrays
Storage & RAMHardware & PC

CMR vs SMR Hard Drives: Why SMR Fails in ZFS and RAID

Deploying Drive-Managed SMR drives in ZFS pools or RAID arrays creates severe…

Evgeny Bely
Troubleshooting KB5002907 Office deactivation on an enterprise Windows workstation
Software & OSMicrosoft Office

How to Fix KB5002907 Office Deactivation in 2016 and 2019

Microsoft suspended optional update KB5002907 after it invalidated perpetual Office 2016 and…

Evgeny Bely
Tiny11 Windows 11 26H2 minimal operating system architecture and debloat process
Software & OSOperating Systems

Tiny11 Windows 11 26H2: How to Build a Clean, Stripped OS Image

Discover how to build a stripped-down Tiny11 Windows 11 26H2 ISO using…

Evgeny Bely
WSL2 Virtual Ethernet memory leak and Hyper-V vEthernet adapter troubleshooting in Windows 11
TroubleshootingNetwork & Remote Access

WSL2 Virtual Ethernet Adapter High Memory and CPU Leak: Root Cause and Fix

Troubleshoot the WSL2 Virtual Ethernet memory leak in Windows 11 by migrating…

Evgeny Bely