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System administration tasks in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012R2, Windows Server 2016 & related software.

How to stop (or prevent) massive login attempts to Remote Desktop RDP on Windows Server
Operating Systems / Windows

Windows - Force a Remote Group Policy Refresh with GPUpdate, Invoke-GPUpdate or GPMC How to force the update / refresh of the local Group Policy settings of an Active Directory Windows Client using either the GPMC, the GPUpdate command-line tool or Powershell

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A few days ago we published an article explaining how to disable file copy through RDP using Group Policy for all the Windows clients within the same Active Directory forest. …

Windows - Force a Remote Group Policy Refresh with GPUpdate, Invoke-GPUpdate or GPMC How to force the update / refresh of the local Group Policy settings of an Active Directory Windows Client using either the GPMC, the GPUpdate command-line tool or Powershell Read More
How to block File Sharing for one or more IP Addresses in Windows
Operating Systems / Windows

Windows - How to list all Services using CMD and Powershell A set of useful Windows command-line and Powershell tools to show the System Services, searching and filtering them and so on

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As you most likely already know, in Windows operating systems, a Windows service is a computer program that operates in the background, just like daemons in a Unix-like environment. They …

Windows - How to list all Services using CMD and Powershell A set of useful Windows command-line and Powershell tools to show the System Services, searching and filtering them and so on Read More
How to stop (or prevent) massive login attempts to Remote Desktop RDP on Windows Server
Operating Systems / Windows

Windows - Disable file copy through RDP with Group Policy How to configure the Local or AD Group Policy Objects to disable Clipboard redirection, Drive mapping/redirection, LPT port redirection and/or COM port redirection through Remote Desktop Protocol

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In this post we'll see how we can use the Windows Server Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) to globally disable some useful - yet potentially harmful - features that natively come …

Windows - Disable file copy through RDP with Group Policy How to configure the Local or AD Group Policy Objects to disable Clipboard redirection, Drive mapping/redirection, LPT port redirection and/or COM port redirection through Remote Desktop Protocol Read More
How to block File Sharing for one or more IP Addresses in Windows
Operating Systems / Tools & Utilities / Windows

How to change password through Remote Desktop (RDP) A couple of useful suggestions to change your Windows password when accessing your PC using Remote Desktop Connection (RDP)

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If you're reading this, it most likely means that you're looking for a way to change your Windows password remotely, i.e. from a Remote Desktop connection (RDP protocol): this is …

How to change password through Remote Desktop (RDP) A couple of useful suggestions to change your Windows password when accessing your PC using Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) Read More
Kerio Control VPN Client, All Versions - Direct Download Links
Software / Tools & Utilities / Web / Windows

Kerio VPN Client install error on Windows 8 and Vista - FIX How to fix a nasty issue that can occur when trying to install Kerio Control VPN client on Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows Vista

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If you've stumbled upon this post, it most likely means that you're getting an odd error when rying to install Kerio Control VPN Client on a Windows 8, 8.1 or …

Kerio VPN Client install error on Windows 8 and Vista - FIX How to fix a nasty issue that can occur when trying to install Kerio Control VPN client on Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows Vista Read More
ASP.NET - Generate MS Excel files programmatically with EPPlus
Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

How to repair a corrupted MS Excel file (XLS and XLSX) A useful guide that explains how to repair corrupted MS Excel files, thus fixing the "cannot open the file because the format or extension of this file is invalid" error

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What could be the worst day in an Excel user’s life? Imagine that instead of lying down for a long time in a warm bed, then leisurely enjoying a cup …

How to repair a corrupted MS Excel file (XLS and XLSX) A useful guide that explains how to repair corrupted MS Excel files, thus fixing the "cannot open the file because the format or extension of this file is invalid" error Read More
PDFelement 7 - Create, edit and convert PDF files - Review
Applications / macOS / Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

PDFelement 7 - Create, edit and convert PDF files - Review Our review and test drive of PDFelement 7, a cost-effective tool to create, edit, convert and sign PDF documents on Windows and Mac

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In this post we'll review PDFelement 7, a new desktop software for creating, editing and/or convert PDF files available for Windows and Mac. As always, we'll try to bring everything …

PDFelement 7 - Create, edit and convert PDF files - Review Our review and test drive of PDFelement 7, a cost-effective tool to create, edit, convert and sign PDF documents on Windows and Mac Read More
Stellar Converter for OST - Review, Test-Drive and Benchmarks
Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

Stellar Converter for OST - Review, Test-Drive and Benchmarks A review and test-drive of Stellar Converter for OST, a useful software to convert OST files into MS Outlook PST files

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In this post we'll take an extensive look at Stellar Converter for OST, a powerful OST to PST converter software that can be used to convert inaccessible OST files into …

Stellar Converter for OST - Review, Test-Drive and Benchmarks A review and test-drive of Stellar Converter for OST, a useful software to convert OST files into MS Outlook PST files Read More
5KPlayer - Free 4K Ultra HD Multi-media Player - Review
macOS / Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

5KPlayer - Free 4K Ultra HD Multi-media Player - Review An in-depth feature review of 5KPlayer, a free H/W Accelerated Multimedia Player featuring 4K Ultra-HD support for Windows and macOS

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In this post we'll talk about 5KPlayer, a free multi-purpose HD video player that can also perform as music player, AirPlay media streamer and online video downloader - all packed …

5KPlayer - Free 4K Ultra HD Multi-media Player - Review An in-depth feature review of 5KPlayer, a free H/W Accelerated Multimedia Player featuring 4K Ultra-HD support for Windows and macOS Read More
macOS: How to mount a SMB share from the command line
Coding / Linux / macOS / Operating Systems / Windows

macOS: How to mount a SMB share from the command line A small guide explaining how to mount a UNC/SMB share between a macOS environment and other mac/win/linux systems and access it from the command-line.

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Today I had to build one of my Electron-based apps for macOS, so that it could be installed and executed on macOS. If you know Electron, you most likely know …

macOS: How to mount a SMB share from the command line A small guide explaining how to mount a UNC/SMB share between a macOS environment and other mac/win/linux systems and access it from the command-line. Read More