The Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft which is used for connecting to devices remotely. Remote desktop software can use several different protocols, including RDP, Independent Computing Architecture (ICA), and virtual network computing (VNC). It is worth mentioning that RDP is one of the most widely used protocols today. The Remote…
The Get-CimInstance cmdlet gets the Common Information Model (CIM) instances of a class from a CIM server. You can specify either the class name or a query for this cmdlet. This cmdlet returns one or more CIM instance objects representing a snapshot of the CIM instances present on the CIM server. A CIM session is a client-side object…
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In this article, you will learn how to determine the number of MBAM Recoveries Performed, and how to run Python Script via Windows Task Scheduler. Windows Task Scheduler enables you to perform routine tasks in Windows on individual PCs. Task Scheduler does this by monitoring whatever criteria you choose. This is referred to as “triggers”…
PowerShell provides a management interface for accessing the information on your device. With the introduction of PowerShell 3.0, the Get-WmiObject cmdlet has been superseded by the Get-CimInstance. In this article, we will discuss how to “Get a list of installed programs locally or remotely in Windows”. Here are some interesting guides: How to remove pre-provisioned apps…
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The Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) client enables administrators to enforce and monitor BitLocker drive encryption on computers in the enterprise. In this guide, you will learn how to fix the following error “MBAM Policy was detected: Verify the OU used for pre-deployment does not apply MBAM policy”. Please see the effects of renaming an…
The Windows Regional format refers to the way in which date, time, currency, and other numeric values are displayed on a running Windows operating system. The Regional format settings specify the date, time, and number formats used by the operating system, as well as the language used for messages and system alerts. The Regional format…
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Wake-on-LAN (WoL) is a feature that allows a computer to be turned on remotely. NirSorf Wake-on-LAN is a free, open-source tool that provides a simple interface for sending WoL packets to one or more networked computers. It’s designed to work on Windows and can be run from the command line or through a graphical user…
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In this article, you will learn how to install Group Policy Templates for Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome browsers on Windows. Group Policy allows administrators to define security policies for users and for computers. When you install Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome with the on-premise tools you can enforce policies that will guide the use…
OCS Inventory is an open-source software tool for inventory management and software deployment. It is designed to help organizations keep track of the hardware and software assets on their network. It also helps automate software deployment. The tool can be used to scan and inventory the hardware and software on Windows, Linux, macOS computers, and…
It will interest you to know now that the Windows Package Manager “Winget” command-line tool is now bundled by default with Windows 11 and modern versions of Windows 10 by default as the App Installer. In this guide, you will learn how to install and manage applications with Winget. Please see LACP Configuration on Cisco…
Data Execution Prevention (DEP) is a security feature that helps protect a PC from certain types of security risks such as buffer overflow attacks and memory-based attacks. By exploiting a weakness in a program or system, these hacks may let malicious code execute on a computer. DEP works by designating some sections of memory as…
Windows App Package (MSIX) is a packaging format and deployment technology for Windows apps. MSIX is meant to replace the older MSI and AppX formats. It can be installed and managed through the Microsoft Store for Business and Microsoft Intune. MSIX can be used to distribute the desktop and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps. It…
BitLocker is a full disk encryption feature included with Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating system. It uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption with a key length of 128-bits or 256-bits to encrypt the entire drive. BitLocker AES-XTX 256 encryption is used to secure data stored on a computer’s hard drive. In…
