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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.

Cyber Security / Spam and Scam Alert / Windows

Disable Windows Script Host (WSH) to block .VBS malware How to securely prevent .VBS files (VBScript) from being executed by disabling Windows Script Host in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10

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Windows Script Host (or WSH) (also known as Windows Scripting Host) is a scripting language shipped with all major Windows and Windows Server distributions since Windows 98. Scripts made with …

Disable Windows Script Host (WSH) to block .VBS malware How to securely prevent .VBS files (VBScript) from being executed by disabling Windows Script Host in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 Read More
Operating Systems / Windows

How to disable Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry on Windows 10 A short guide explaining how to get rid of the Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry service from your Windows 10 PC and recover Memory, CPU and Hard-Disk performances

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Have you ever experienced some performance issues on your Windows 10 machine (Hard-Disk, CPU and/or RAM) and, opening the Task Manager to see what was causing this, found the culprit …

How to disable Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry on Windows 10 A short guide explaining how to get rid of the Microsoft Compatibility Telemetry service from your Windows 10 PC and recover Memory, CPU and Hard-Disk performances Read More
ASP.NET / C# / Coding / Windows

ASP.NET - Create MSI or setup.exe installer for any .NET Project with WiX How you can use the open-source WiX toolset to create a MSI or Setup.exe installer package for your ASP.NET projects to ensure a smooth install experience to your users

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If you're an ASP.NET developer working with client applications using either Windows Forms (aka WinForms) projects, WPF Projects, Windows Console applications, Windows Service projects and/or any .NET Core Desktop App …

ASP.NET - Create MSI or setup.exe installer for any .NET Project with WiX How you can use the open-source WiX toolset to create a MSI or Setup.exe installer package for your ASP.NET projects to ensure a smooth install experience to your users Read More
Applications / Cyber Security / Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard - In-Depth Review An extensive test-drive of Data Recovery Wizard, the new deleted file recovery software suite from EaseUS

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No matter if you're a seasoned System Administrator, a IT expert or a PC enthusiast, you've most likely already stumbled upon a EaseUS product at least once: we're talking about …

EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard - In-Depth Review An extensive test-drive of Data Recovery Wizard, the new deleted file recovery software suite from EaseUS Read More
Applications / Software / Tools & Utilities / Windows

5 Tips for MS Word to Improve the Speed of your Work Some useful suggestions to improve your writing skills and increase your overall productivity with MS Word

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Microsoft Word is a very efficient tool where you can work on your projects and essays in college. You can do some articles, be able to set the fonts according …

5 Tips for MS Word to Improve the Speed of your Work Some useful suggestions to improve your writing skills and increase your overall productivity with MS Word Read More
Coding / SQL / Windows

SQL Server - Reset the numeric counter (seed) of an Identity column How to reset the numeric value of the seed counter of an identity column with SQL Server 2002, 2005, 2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019

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If you came across this article, you probably need to reset the numeric value (seed counter) of an identity column used by a table in your SQL Server database. The …

SQL Server - Reset the numeric counter (seed) of an Identity column How to reset the numeric value of the seed counter of an identity column with SQL Server 2002, 2005, 2008, 2008R2, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019 Read More
Cyber Security / Servers & Services / Web / Windows

IIS - How to restrict a web site access to some IP addresses Brief tutorial explaining how to use the IP Address and Domain Name Restrictions IIS feature to allow or deny access to web sites, folders, and/or files

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In this post we'll deal with one of the most undervalued and semi-unknown features of Internet Information Services, better known as IIS, the web server shipped with most Windows client …

IIS - How to restrict a web site access to some IP addresses Brief tutorial explaining how to use the IP Address and Domain Name Restrictions IIS feature to allow or deny access to web sites, folders, and/or files Read More
Operating Systems / Servers & Services / Windows

Microsoft 70-741 exam and MCSA Windows Server 2016 certification All about the Microsoft 70-741 exam and the MCSA Certification: how pass them with a great score and why they are a great chance to boost your IT career

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Are you an aspiring or working IT Professional? Do you want to make a good career in the IT Sector? If yes than you should know that for a good …

Microsoft 70-741 exam and MCSA Windows Server 2016 certification All about the Microsoft 70-741 exam and the MCSA Certification: how pass them with a great score and why they are a great chance to boost your IT career Read More
Operating Systems / Tools & Utilities / Windows

How to install and activate Telnet Client on Windows 10 A handy guide explaining how to install and activate the command line Telnet client on the latest versions of Windows

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If you've stumbled upon this post you are probably wondering why, after decades of service, the handy telnet client command-line originally shipped with any version of Windows up to Windows …

How to install and activate Telnet Client on Windows 10 A handy guide explaining how to install and activate the command line Telnet client on the latest versions of Windows Read More