Windows 10

The Server Message Block (SMB) network protocol is used to share and access folders, files, printers, and other devices over network (TCP port 445). In this article, we will look…

When a domain user logs on to Windows, their credentials are saved on a local computer by default (Cached Credentials: a user name and a password hash). This allows the…

In this article, we will show you how to check the free disk space and disk usage on a local or remote Windows host using PowerShell. Also, consider how to…

The Windows Error Reporting service (WER) is used to collect the debug information about system and third-party app failures and send error reports to Microsoft servers. This information should be…

By default, there are no sound devices in VMWare ESXi virtual machines. If you want to get sound from a guest Windows VM, it is easier to use the RDP…

In this article, written as a part of a series devoted to Windows security, we will learn quite a simple method for getting passwords of all active Windows users using…

You can use Managed Service Accounts (MSA) to securely run services, applications, and scheduler tasks on servers and workstations in an Active Directory domain. The MSA is a special type…

Quite often users and administrators ask if they can upgrade a lower Windows 10 edition (like Home or Pro) to a higher one (for example, Pro or Enterprise respectively). In…

Hi, admin! I’m trying to turn on Windows Defender on Windows 10, but in the “Windows Defender Security Center”, the “Virus & threat protection” component has the message: “Threat service…

In this article we will talk about the WinSxS folder in Windows, the reasons for its constant growth, and ways to clean up it. The C:\Windows\WinSxS directory is the repository…