Flamingo Blog.

MDM Solutions Compared for a Mixed Fleet: Prices and Picks for MSPs and IT Teams

Inside: a price table for 18 MDM tools read on 4 November 2026, the Intune features Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 picked up in July 2026, free tiers for small fleets, mobile vulnerability controls, multi-tenant options for MSPs and a 40-device worked example.

How to Reset a Network Adapter Without Locking Yourself Out

Most tickets that end in a network reset could have ended two steps earlier. This guide covers the diagnostic order, what each netsh command touches, what Windows Network reset does and does not do, the two places Microsoft's own documentation contradicts itself, and which commands will disconnect you from the machine you are fixing.

Blue Screen of Death: How to Read One and Find the Driver

The blue screen is black on Windows 11 24H2 and later, and the colour was never the useful part. This guide covers Microsoft's own crash root-cause split, the ten stop codes that fill helpdesk queues, where the dumps live, how to read one in WinDbg, the Event Viewer trail that finds what changed first, and the recovery feature that is disabled by default on every managed fleet.

How to Stop Windows Update Without Breaking Defender

A method-by-method guide for IT teams and MSPs: what pause, active hours, metered connections, service commands, Group Policy, registry values, update rings and SConfig on Windows Server each stop, how to confirm a hold took, and how to undo one when Windows won't update.