Information security best practices require the computer screen to be locked when the user is inactive (idle) for some time. A Windows user can lock the computer screen themselves (using…
Rather than using the graphical Task Scheduler (taskschd.msc) snap-in or the legacy schtasks.exe console command, you can use PowerShell to manage scheduled tasks. This post will cover how to use…
When launching certain programs downloaded from the Internet, Windows may display an error message stating: This app has been blocked for your protection. When such an error occurs, the user,…
Sometimes, when you try to delete, rename, or move a file or folder in Windows, you may receive a message saying the file is busy, locked, or in use by…
When you perform a clean installation of Windows, the system prompts you to create a user account and automatically grants it local administrator privileges. However, Windows installation creates another built-in…
Shared network folders from file servers can be made available to domain users as network drives using Group Policy. GPO allows configuring flexible rules to automatically map network drives based…
The Invoke-Command cmdlet allows you to execute commands or PowerShell scripts remotely on one or more remote computers
A user must enter a password for a local or Microsoft (online) account each time they log on to Windows. This allows you to restrict access to your computer. In…
If a trust relationship between a Windows workstation and an Active Directory domain is broken, the computer won’t be able to establish a secure channel with the domain controller, and…
The latest versions of Windows support the DNS over HTTPS (DoH) protocol, which allows domain name resolution (DNS queries) to be performed over an encrypted HTTPS connection. In this article,…