PXE Black Screen

Windows 10 users may experience a scary shut down of their PC, where the screen goes black and you are presented with this message:

Start PXE over IPv6.

This error results when your PC can't find a network device with an operating system that the PC can be booted from. Disconnect any drives or devices that you have connected to your PC , and restart. This should solve the problem.

The PXE is the preboot execution environment, which allows a computer to boot via a network, even when no hard drive is present. The error message can also come up when the PXE is booted before the hard drive of the computer.

Red X Marks No Spot in the Cloud

After copying data to a new location in Windows 10, you may have noticed that some files have a X in a red circle next to them in a 'Status' column.

This is a sign that the files have not been backed up to a OneDrive cloud account, or another application like DropBox.

How to see if you have a hard disk or a SSD

If you are collecting data from a laptop and need to determine if the drive is a hard disk or a solid state drive, you can check using the disk defragmenter tool in Windows.

Simply press the Windows key + R to open run, and then enter: dfrgui.

A window will open that will give you the option to optimize the drive of the PC you are using and all drives which are attached to it. The dialog box will show the media type of the drives:

See the Tip of the NIght for June 11, 2020, for more information on the differences between solid state drives and hard drives.