Tag: Windows
When you send a certificate request from a server to a Windows Certificate Authority (CA), the server stores a private key for that certificate. For security reasons, the Certificate …
As an Active Directory Administrator, determining the date that a user last logged onto the network could be important at some point. If you have access to the Attribute …
Microsoft Windows comes pre-installed with Trusted Root Authority certificates. These certificates are used across Windows and browsers to verify the identity of trusted computers and websites. If for some …
With the recent spread of the #WannaCry (Update 6/27/17: and #Petya) ransomware over the past week, the IT community has been in a frenzy to patch vulnerable systems that …
There have been recent reports that the Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 patch KB4015217 breaks VMware virtual machines (VM), leaving them inoperable and a boot error of “Inaccessible …
PlayOnLinux is a Linux application that is based on Wine, which let’s you install Microsoft Windows programs on Linux. It runs on Bash and Python and is free to …
If you run a Microsoft ADFS Server on Windows Server 2012, there will probably be a time when you’ll need to update your site certificate on the server. In …
As a Systems Administrator or Engineer, you might run into a situation where you need to add a user or service account as a Local Administrator on a Domain …
Microsoft has released an online troubleshooting tool to help you resolve your Windows Update errors if you’re running Windows 10, Windows 8.1, or Windows 7. If you’re running Windows …
Active Directory account passwords are usually set to expire (for example: every 90 days) in most organizations. Configuring an AD account with PasswordNeverExpires is not recommended due to security. …