Windows 11

Windows administrative shared folders are used for remote access and computer management. By default, the following administrative shares are created by Windows:

Thumbs.db (thumbnail cache) is a hidden system file that is automatically created by the Windows File Explorer in folders containing image and video files when the thumbnail preview mode is…

Although Microsoft has removed the requirement to periodically change user passwords from its security baselines, most on-premises Active Directory domains have a policy that specifies the maximum age of a…

The Windows.edb file (Windows.db in Windows 11) is the location of the index database for the Windows Search service. The search index allows users to quickly search for files, emails…

The Server Message Block (SMB) 1.0 file-sharing protocol is disabled by default in the latest versions of Windows 11 and 10 and in Windows Server 2019/2022. This version of the…

In this article, we will look at the most common causes of errors when connecting to an L2TP/IPSec VPN server from Windows 10/11 or Windows Server 2019/2016. If you cannot…

The built-in Windows Remote Desktop Connection client (mstsc.exe) saves the remote computer name (or IP address) and the username that is used to log in after each successful connection to…

The standard setup.exe installer in the Windows distro can be used to interactively install the operating system or update the OS version (install the feature update) on the computer. In…

Force Tunnel mode is enabled by default for all VPN connections in Windows (the ‘Use default gateway on remote network‘ option enabled in the VPN settings). In this mode, name…

This guide explains how to install free Let’s Encrypt TLS/SSL on a Windows host. We’ll cover how to issue, bind, and renew a certificate for an IIS website, and how…