When trying to run an EXE, MSI, BAT, CMD, or other executable file type from a local drive or shared network folder in Windows, you may see the Open file – Security Warning. To run the program, the user must manually confirm the launch of the file by clicking the ‘Run‘ button. This Windows security warning usually appears when you open a file downloaded from the Internet, run an executable file from a shared folder or mapped network drive, or run a file with an invalid digital signature.
- PowerShellWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
Using Windows Defender Antivirus on Windows Server
March 15, 2024Windows Defender Antivirus is Microsoft’s free built-in antivirus that comes installed by default on Windows Server 2016 and 2019 (since Windows 10 2004 the name Microsoft Defender is used). In…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2019
How to Check, Enable or Disable SMB Protocol Versions on Windows?
March 11, 2024The 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 look at how to find out the date a user was created in Active Directory; how to use PowerShell to get information from the domain…
- PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2016
PowerShell: Check Free Disk Space and Disk Usage
March 17, 2024In 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…
You can use the built-in telnet command line tool to connect to a remote SMTP server and send a test e-mail. This is the easiest and fastest way to test…
- Windows 10Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
How to Disable Windows Error Reporting and Clear WER\ReportQueue Folder on Windows
March 15, 2024The 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…
- VirtualizationVMwareWindows 10
Adding a Sound Card to a Virtual Machine on VMWare ESXi
March 15, 2024By 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…
- Active DirectoryPowerShellWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
Time-Based (Temporary) Group Membership in Active Directory
March 15, 2024The version of Active Directory in Windows Server 2016 introduces an interesting feature that allows you to temporarily add a user to an AD security group. This feature is called…