If you use mapped network drives (folders), you’ve probably noticed that they aren’t showing up in programs (including the CMD and PowerShell prompts), then those apps are running with administrator…
File Explorer process always runs with minimal (non-elevated) privileges in Windows. Even if you click the C:\Windows\explorer.exe executable file and try to start it in the ‘Run as administrator’ mode,…
Windows automatically creates a hidden System Volume Information directory in the root of each connected NTFS drive (whether a local HDD/SSD drive or a removable USB drive). The size of…
Broadcast protocols NetBIOS over TCP/IP, LLMNR, and mDNS (Multicast DNS) are used to resolve names in Windows networks where there is no (unavailable) DNS server (typically, these are home or…
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…