Notes from a Platforms Premier Field Engineer

Tips and technical articles on various issues and resolution I have encountered during my travels in the field

An easy way to measure computer reboot and logon times

Hello It Professionals.  Robert M. Smith here with some information on measuring reboot and logon...

Author: Robert Smith, PFE Date: 07/19/2017

Windows 10, 1607, VDI Performance Tuning Guide available

Hello IT Community.  Robert M. Smith, Sr. PFE with Microsoft Premier Services here.  I would like to...

Author: Robert Smith, PFE Date: 07/19/2017

Updated Windows Updating/Servicing Guidance (from Ignite 2015)

Windows servicing; the process of managing updates to Windows, has finally been documented, per the...

Author: Robert Smith, PFE Date: 05/13/2015

Debugging with symbols: A field perspective

Published: December 3, 2014 Updated: December 3, 2014 Part 1: Getting Started with Debugging Symbols...

Author: Robert Smith, PFE Date: 12/03/2014

OS Patching Guidance for Windows 8.x and Windows Server 2012 R.x

The Windows 8x/Server 2012x OS family has a different patching method than previous versions of...

Author: Robert Smith, PFE Date: 09/28/2014

Windows 2008 R2 Performance and Hotfix Recommendations

Windows 2008 R2 Performance and Hotfix Recommendations Hello from the field. It's been a little...

Author: Robert Smith, PFE Date: 04/16/2013

Analyzing Storage Performance using the Windows Performance Analysis ToolKit (WPT)

Introduction Performance problems, especially as they may relate to the storage subsystem, can be...

Author: Robert Smith, PFE Date: 02/07/2012