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Windows PCs are ubiquitous in today's digital landscape, making them prime targets for cyberattacks. However, securing your Windows environment does not have to be an arduous or expensive endeavor. With the built-in tools and settings provided by Windows 11, users can significantly bolster their...

As Windows users, we often find ourselves in a complex digital landscape filled with potential threats. With history showing a heightened vulnerability for Windows operating systems, particularly given their extensive user base, the importance of maintaining robust security settings cannot be...

Image Credit: Digital Trends In an era where cybersecurity threats are rampant, ensuring the security of your Windows PC is not just an option, but a necessity. The article "Don’t use your Windows PC without using these security settings" published on Head Topics emphasizes the importance of...

Introduction Windows operating systems have long struggled with security. Their widespread usage has made them prime targets for cybercriminals, who develop various malware strains specifically aimed at exploiting vulnerabilities in Windows-based machines. As a Windows user, it's crucial to take...

Hi everyone, I’m looking for advice on securing our Storage Area Network (SAN) within a Windows environment to prevent unauthorized access and ensure data integrity. We’re using an iSCSI SAN with Windows Server 2019, and our primary concerns are: Access Control: Best practices for using Active...

In the complex realm of Windows settings, users often find themselves inundated with options that impact both the performance and security of their devices. With many unnecessary features enabled by default, it's vital to discern which settings to retain for optimal operation. This article will...

Started having intermittent problems seeing devices on my network so i checked sharing options and discovered network discovery was turned off. I made the changes to turn discovery on then saved settings. I went back and discovered that the settings reverted back to turning discovery off. I...

They are many weeks I've been struggling with sharing issue on my network and as it is said "a picture is worth a thousand words" so here what is happening and what I don't understand. Does someone have a clue ? Of course, files & folders sharing is set, all on the same workgroup, network...

I've read pretty good reviews on Comodo firewall. I currently use Windows Defender on my Windows 11 Gateway Notebook. Defender appears to be doing a good job. My questions is: Does Comodo firewall disable the Defender Firewall, or do they work in tandem? ? Also, are any of using Comodo...

Hi there since December 24th, my Windows 11 desktop is not loading anymore after I logged in. The only things I can do is open the windows task manager or display the shutdown icon which I use (holding the SHIFT key while press reboot icon) to do a system recovery from a few days before. With...

Hi, and thankyou for allowing me to part of the community. does anyone know what is possible stopping the following. i recently upgraded to windows 11 (full fresh install). after all app/software was installed i shared my films folder as had previously done on my 3 other windows 10 pc's. i then...

Hello everyone, I recently start working in small business medical organization. I am not sure if this is the right place to ask, but i am facing a problem that I could not figure out if IP address in location A is 10.1.10.1 then on Location B is 10.2.10.1 so on... My question is how it is...

I have two PCs on my network, Upstairs-PC and Downstairs-PC. Both run Windows 11. I recently had to reinstall Windows 11 on my downstairs PC. Since then, even though I believe I have set up sharing as normal, when I try to access \\Downstairs-PC, it tells me my credentials are incorrect. Both...

Can anyone advise a program for monitoring installed software that tries to access the internet? Firewall in interactive mode can do this too of course, or Task Manager too, I'm looking for something specialised, with logging or statistics etc. Thanks for the tips Peter

Hi Forum, I have setup a L2TP/IPSec VPN using a synology NAS and Widows 11 client. I have successfully setup 1 laptop and it connects without an issue. My seconed laptop tho is having issues event view has error 789 "the user system dialed a connection named VPN name which failed. the error...

On Windows 10 Pro Version 22H2 OS Build 19045.3086 I have three PC's all on the same wireless network. All set to Private networks. All running 19045. All in workgroup WORKGROUP. None have passwords, all are Administrator accounts.There are no credentials. In Sharing settings, all PC's are set...

I have four Windows 11 systems (all upgraded from Windows 10 originally), all using the same credentials (my MS account), and all connected to my home LAN. Each has a folder set up for sharing to all other systems and after the upgrade to Windows 11 all have continued to successfully access the...

hi, i cant make port forward working for a program. it needs port 31400-31409 for it to work. i hv done the thing below, but the program is not working. i try check if the port is open with online 'port open checking' but it say port is not open. here is what i hv done -set fix ip for the pc to...

Team, New to win10, been running linux at home last 15 years. Last time i setup a windows network at home was win98 to XP so its been a while. New install of win10 x64 pro turned the firewalloff opened the recommended ports and cant get either filezilla FTP or VNC to connect into the win10 from...

I have a PC running Windows running Windows 10 ver. 22H2 and a laptop running the same, except for a minor variation in the build, on my home network. Both have an OS partition and a Data partition. I want to access the Data partition of the other from each machine, but cannot. I am able to see...