Microsoft Security Baseline contains recommended settings Microsoft suggests for Windows workstations and servers to provide secure configuration and protect domain controllers, servers, computers, and users. Microsoft has developed reference Group…

The broadcast protocols NetBIOS over TCP/IP and LLMNR are used in most modern networks only for compatibility with legacy Windows versions. Both protocols are susceptible to spoofing and MITM attacks.…

In this article we’ll show how to configure automatic screen (session) lock on domain computers or servers using Group Policy. Locking the computer screen when the user is inactive (idle)…

To ensure a high level of security for user accounts in the Active Directory domain, an administrator must configure and implement a domain password policy. The password policy should provide…

You can use Group Policies to flexibly map shared network folders from your SMB file servers as separate Windows network drives. Traditionally, .bat logon scripts containing the net use M:…

In this article, we’ll take a look at how to centrally configure proxy settings on Windows 10 computers in a domain using Group Policy. Most popular browsers (such as Microsoft…

In this article we will show how to update Group Policy (GPO) settings on Windows computers in an Active Directory domain: how to update (refresh) Group Policies automatically, how to…

There are several different tools to get information about the time of a user logon to an Active Directory domain. The time of the last successful user authentication in an…

Thumbs.db is a hidden system file that is automatically created by Windows Explorer (File Explorer) in all folders containing image and video files. File Explorer creates thumbnails of the images…

In August 2020, Microsoft released an update to fix a critical Windows Server vulnerability in Active Directory — CVE-2020-1472 (more known as Zerologon) . This update was successfully installed on…