Tag: Windows Server

Importance of User Account Management for Windows Computers Your network is comprised of devices and users, and both require proper management. For a user to access a device and its hosted assets, that user requires a user account that has access to the computer. The allocation and management...

Introduction to Windows Server Monitoring Today's organizations are deeply dependent on their IT infrastructure, so system downtime translates directly to costly business disruptions. Accordingly, it’s critical to have server monitoring tools that provide the insight into your on-premises and...

System administrators perform a variety of standard operations on their Windows servers every day, including creating, deleting, and moving files and folders. By becoming fluent with the core set of Active Directory (AD) PowerShell commands provided in this blog post, you can...

Linux and Unix admins are accustomed to using Open Secure Shell (OpenSSH) to connect to servers because it has been included in those systems for decades. Windows users, on the other hand, have traditionally had to download third-party tools like Putty or WinSCP to utilize SSH...

As you use your computer, the registry can collect obsolete, redundant or even damaged entries. By using a reg cleaner tool, you can: Remove registry entries left behind by uninstalled applications Reduce the size of the registry Identify and fix corrupted registry entries However,...

The Windows registry is a database that contains important information about your computer — users, preferences, applications, attached devices and much more. The Windows operating system constantly refers to the registry; for example, to open a program, install new software or change your...

Local WMI querying is straightforward to implement and troubleshoot — but remote WMI querying is another story. Indeed, setting up secure remote WMI querying for a user with no admin rights is a daunting task.  This blog can help. I’ll walk you through the steps I used to enable a...

In this post, we will dive into how to configure file access auditing on a Windows file server and explore the challenges with interpreting critical access events.   Background The first step in developing an effective audit strategy is to gain a good understanding of your systems,...

Modern organizations typically use a mixture of operating systems, including Unix, Linux, Windows and macOS. Network File System (NFS) is an open client/server protocol that allows organizations to centralize their data storage on one or more servers and enable seamless file sharing between their...

Securing your Windows servers and Windows 10 running is vital, especially given today’s sophisticated threat landscape. These are usually the first machines to be compromised in an attack through exploitation of the weakest link in the chain — the user. Through trickery and social engineering,...