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When it comes to configuring network-attached storage (NAS) for home or small business use, the debate between Server Message Block (SMB) and Network File System (NFS) as file-sharing protocols often becomes a focal point. But what’s sometimes overlooked is the practical reality that using...

Here’s a summary of the issues described in the BornCity blog post "WSUS has synchronization problems (July 9, 2025)": What Happened? Since July 9, 2025, administrators have reported that WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) is unable to synchronize with Microsoft’s update servers. Attempts to...

As of July 8, 2025, there is no record of a vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-49669 in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS). However, several similar vulnerabilities have been documented in RRAS: CVE-2025-33064: This is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Windows...

A critical security vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-48821, has been discovered in the Windows Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) Device Host service. This flaw allows an authorized attacker on the same network to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining control over affected systems...

When news of a significant vulnerability surfaces, especially one affecting a core service like Windows SMB, the IT world takes notice. The recent disclosure of CVE-2025-33073—a Windows SMB Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability—has raised urgent discussions among security professionals...

A newly disclosed vulnerability in Windows DHCP Server — cataloged as CVE-2025-32725 — underscores the substantial risks organizations face when core network services suffer from protection mechanism failures. As enterprises and SMBs alike increasingly rely on automated provisioning and seamless...

When picking the best VPN for Windows PCs in 2025, users face an expanding and often bewildering marketplace of virtual private network providers, each promising robust privacy, blazing speeds, and flawless access to content across the globe. This year, the stakes have never felt higher: online...

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), now catalogued as CVE-2025-29836, has set off a fresh wave of concern among IT administrators, enterprise security teams, and cybersecurity analysts. This flaw, discovered and publicized through...

Windows Server 2025, Microsoft's latest server operating system, is currently grappling with a series of critical issues following recent security updates. Among the most pressing is a domain controller bug triggered by a firewall profile misapplication after a server reboot, alongside a...

For months, a significant portion of Windows 11 users were entangled in a bizarre episode: their USB-connected printers, instead of faithfully reproducing documents, suddenly began churning out pages of cryptic text, network commands, and protocol gibberish. This unintended printer séance, as...

Microsoft’s latest patch troubles have the IT community raising an eyebrow—and a few RDP session restart buttons. A recent advisory from the tech giant warns that a seemingly routine security update, KB5051987, released on February 11, 2025, has introduced an unexpected freeze issue on Windows...

Windows Server 2025 Security Update Sparks RDP Headaches: What IT Pros Need to Know In a concerning turn of events for system administrators and IT professionals, Microsoft’s February Patch Tuesday update for Windows Server 2025 (KB5051987) has introduced a significant hiccup: freezing Remote...

Microsoft’s recent Windows updates have brought to light an unexpected nuisance for users of certain USB-connected printers, particularly those configured for both standard USB Print and the newer IPP Over USB protocols. This issue, primarily affecting Windows 10 (version 22H2) and Windows 11...

ManageEngine OpManager Professional Hands-On Review When it comes to network monitoring, there’s no room for half measures. Windows administrators and IT professionals need tools that not only monitor network performance in real time but also help quickly pinpoint issues before they snowball...

Malaysian Transportation Minister Anthony Loke found himself the unlikely protagonist of an accidental comedy this past week—a diplomatic pantomime staged, of all places, in the labyrinthine gloom of an underground hotel parking lot. The scene: Minister Loke, bearing the earnest weight of...

I need just some clarifications: Is SMB (protocol) the only way to access remote shared folders (in small networks without Active Directory)? So whenever I want to list and use remote shared folders then SMB (either v1 or v2 or v3) must be enabled (on both computers). Correct?

Hello, I have a very cheap CCTV DVR that i bought some years back, and yes, it is rubbish. It will be replaced at some point, but for now it works. However, i would rather like it to send me E-Mail alerts, but there is no way i am connecting in to the internet, because it is so FULL of...

Hello, We are developing an USB audio speaker. We found the speaker volume output are different when connect it to HP laptop PC or connect it to my another desktop PC via USB port. Obviously, the USB speaker connected to laptop PC is louder than desktop PC. Same volume level I set. Same Win10...

Hyperledger fabric node deployment service is a Linux-based platform that allows businesses to quickly and securely deploy Hyperledger Fabric nodes. It also simplifies the process of deploying and managing Fabric nodes, thereby reducing the time required to get started with Hyperledger Fabric...

I was wondering is anyone knows of a generic eSCL / AirScan scanner driver for Driverless scanning on Windows. It seems other platforms now embrace this protocol but Windows again gets left a decade behind.