ntlm security

Microsoft’s October security rollup has deliberately changed File Explorer’s Preview behavior: after the update, Explorer no longer renders inline previews for files that carry the Windows “Mark of the Web” (MoTW) tag — files Windows believes originated from the internet now show a warning in...

Customizing Windows 11’s system sounds is a fast, high‑impact way to make your PC feel personal and less noisy — and it’s simpler than most users expect. In this guide you’ll get a concise, step‑by‑step walkthrough for changing system and notification sounds, re‑enabling the classic...

If you’ve ever wondered whether the relics of IT’s past can come back to haunt you, look no further than NTLM authentication—a sort of ancient curse that’s less Indiana Jones and more Office Space. Windows still ships with this timeworn authentication protocol enabled by default. While it was a...

In a shocking revelation that underscores the ongoing security challenges within the Windows ecosystem, security researchers have unearthed a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting all versions of Windows Workstation and Server, right from the aging Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 to the...

I have a new install of Windows 8 Home and am trying to log in to a network share. The problem is that it is trying to force me to log in with PCname\username and the share is expecting only uname. If I click on the change username button it is still forcing me to use PCname\username and wont...