When users connect to a corporate VPN server (AlwaysOnVPN, Windows Server RRAS, or OpenVPN server) from a home network, they may report that Internet access is unavailable while the VPN…
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- PowerShellWindows 11Windows Server 2022
Taking User Desktop Screenshots with PowerShell
January 31, 2025The HelpDesk support team requested a PowerShell script to quickly capture a screenshot of a user’s desktop from a remote computer. The main requirement is that the HelpDesk employee may…
- Group PoliciesWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2022
How to Disable or Change User Account Control (UAC) Settings in Windows
February 14, 2025User Account Control (UAC) is a default Windows security feature designed to prevent unwanted changes to the operating system. When a program tries to perform an action that requires administrator…
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesPowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2022
Configuring Password Expiration Notifications for AD Users
October 11, 2024Although 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…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
Reduce Large Windows.edb (Windows.db) File Size
March 15, 2024The 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…
- Group PoliciesPowerShellWindows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to Enable or Disable SMB 1.0 in Windows 10/11 and Windows Server
March 12, 2024The 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…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
How to Connect L2TP/IPSec VPN Server From Windows
September 22, 2023In 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…
- Group PoliciesPowerShellWindows 11Windows Server 2022
Using SSL/TLS Certificates for Remote Desktop (RDP)
March 3, 2025This article aims to help administrators manage SSL/TLS certificates used to secure RDP connections in Windows. First, we will look at how to replace a self-signed RDP certificate with a…
- Active DirectoryGroup PoliciesWindows 11Windows Server 2022
Creating Desktop Shortcuts using Group Policy (GPO)
January 16, 2025Using Group Policies, you can create a shortcut to a specific application and deploy it to the desktops of all users in the domain (or to specific users only). This…
- Windows 10Windows 11Windows Server 2019
How to View and Clear RDP Connections History in Windows
March 11, 2024The 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…