Tag: automation
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Home Assistant: Use Delay Instead of Timers for Simple Automations
The Problem: Overcomplicating a Simple Automation You want to turn something on, leave it running for a few hours, then turn it off. Easy, right? Many Home Assistant users reach for timers or complex time triggers to achieve this. But when all you need is “do A, wait, then do B”, there’s a simpler way:…
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📝 Automating Hyper-V Checkpoints with PowerShell
If you’re a Hyper-V user, you know how important it is to take snapshots of your virtual machines before making changes or updates. With PowerShell, you can automate this process to save time and ensure consistency. In this article, we’ll show you how to use PowerShell to pause a Hyper-V virtual machine, take a checkpoint,…