What to do when an Azure VM backup fails with the message ‘Backup failed with an internal error’

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Whilst most Virtual Machines in Azure are built from Marketplace images, this isn’t always the case. This PowerShell snippet will find VMs in your subscription which are not built on Marketplace images.
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A quick tip- did you know you can search for a Virtual Machine by IP address in the search bar in vSphere?
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Using a USB external hard drive with an Xbox Series X and it keeps disconnecting .
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Looking for the “Add New Collector” button? So was I.
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Turned on the Xbox Series X this evening and the TV showed a very low resolution picture.
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Taking a snapshot of a disk is often a useful precaution before making a big change to an Azure VM. However, it’s easy for them to get forgotten about and remain on your account eating up budget. This PowerShell snippet will find old Snapshots in your subscription.
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Whilst watching shows on the Netflix Xbox One application the screen kept dimming after 10 minutes.
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Problem: I’m trying to delete an iOS app from an iPad (9.3.2) , I hold down my finger on the icon on the homescreen till they all jiggle but no little x appears on the icon.
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If, like me, you use your email archive as a record of what’s happened and if, like mine, this means your email box is approaching capacity, here’s a trick that might free up some space.
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