In addition to monthly security and cumulative updates for Windows, Microsoft releases major Feature Updates every six months (or annually), each of which is assigned a version (build) number (23H2,…
In this article, we will look at how to enable the Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.2) protocol on different Windows versions, including cases for .Net and WinHTTP applications. TLS 1.0…
After signing into an Active Directory or Azure AD domain-joined computer running Windows 10/11, the user may see the following pop-up message in the lower right corner of the desktop:…
In this article, we will look at several ways to manage non-admin user permissions to restart or shutdown Windows workstations or servers. By default, non-privileged users can only reboot and…
Quite often, you have to expand virtual machine disks when the system drive runs out of free space. For example, you increased the disk size in the VMware or Hyper-V…
I have noticed a strange thing: my brand new Lenovo laptop loses Internet connection over a Wi-Fi adapter after waking up from sleep or hibernation. The network connection status shows…
Let’s say you try to request a certificate from a Windows CA and get an error stating The requested certificate template is not supported by this CA. In my case,…
When replacing a motherboard or a network card, during a P2V or cold migration of virtual machines between hypervisors, or when configuring multiple VLANs on a single NIC in Windows,…
Several commands are available in Windows that allow you to shutdown or restart a local or remote computer. In this article, we’ll look at how to use the shutdown command…
You can use the Group Policy to create and deploy scheduled tasks to domain computers. For example, you can create a task that automatically logs out users or shuts down…