Windows Server 2025

Strict uniqueness requirements for local machine Security Identifiers (SIDs) were enforced in security updates released by Microsoft in autumn 2025 for Windows 11 25H2, 24H2, and Windows Server 2025.  These…

If you need to monitor a specific folder/file and trigger an automatic action on changes, use the built-in .NET FileSystemWatcher class instead of relying on classic Windows file-system access auditing.…

Users often save files directly to their %userprofile%\Desktop folders, which not only clutters them but also makes it more difficult for administrators to maintain user profile directories across workstations and servers.…

In this article, we’ll look at how to use the IPBan tool to configure Windows Server host protection against DDoS attacks. The idea is to detect failed logons, untargeted or…

Secure Boot is a UEFI security feature that protects against the loading of unsigned or malicious code before the operating system initializes. The original Microsoft Secure Boot certificates issued in…

Modern Windows versions include a built-in NFS client. This Windows feature enables direct mounting of NFS directories from Linux hosts or NAS devices. It provides transparent access to files and…

Administrators sometimes need to pin certain apps or shortcuts to folders and other items in Windows users’ taskbars programmatically. The way pinned apps and items are managed on the taskbar…

The Distributed File System (DFS) feature in Microsoft networks is used to simplify access to shared network folders and, optionally, to replicate data between file servers. DFS allows shared folders…

The missing taskbar in Windows 11 leaves you without quick access to apps, the Start menu, and system tray icons.  After logging into Windows 11, only the desktop and its…

In Windows, per-user services are special services created for each user when they log on to the system and deleted upon the user’s logoff. They implement personalized tasks (like search…