When a user launches the built-in Microsoft Edge browser under a new user profile, the First Run Experience is automatically invoked. This initial setup wizard presents several configuration screens and…
In Windows, the list of shared network folders (and shared printers), along with their settings and share permissions, is stored under the HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Shares registry key. When the LanManServer service starts up,…
The Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) proxy service acts as a secure bridge, which allows remote clients to use Kerberos authentication when they can’t directly reach Active Directory domain controllers.…
In Windows, services are used to run app binaries in the background, typically without requiring user interaction. Services can automatically start during Windows boot and run continuously in the background…
In 2024, Microsoft announced plans to phase out support for VBScript, a formerly popular Windows scripting language. VBScript scripts remain popular for automation and system management because they are simple,…
In addition to installing app packages from the repository, you can use the WinGet package manager for declarative Windows environment configuration. The idea is that the administrator creates a declarative…
SMB over QUIC is a new feature available on Windows Server 2025 that allows you to configure secure access to a Windows file share over the Internet without using a…
One of the Windows Server virtual machines has started shutting down automatically every hour without any apparent reason. This behavior typically occurs when an Evaluation edition of Windows is installed…
A common issue with terminal servers hosting multiple users is that a single user can start a resource-intensive process, which negatively impacts the performance of other users’ sessions. For example,…
The Credential Guard security feature in the latest versions of Windows protects accounts against theft and unauthorized use, including Pass-the-Hash and Pass-the-Ticket attacks. Credential Guard uses virtualization-based security (VBS) to…