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PsExec is a command-line utility from Microsoft Sysinternals that allows administrators to execute processes on remote systems. On WindowsForum.com, discussions cover using PsExec to manage Windows Updates by running commands in an elevated SYSTEM session to disable stubborn update tasks, as well as challenges with securing services against PsExec-based process termination. Users also report issues with PsExec failing when public key authentication is enabled in SSH configurations, such as with Cygwin. These threads highlight PsExec's power for remote administration and the security considerations it introduces.
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    How to Manage Windows Updates: Pause, Metered, and Safer Alternatives

    Windows Update's default behavior — downloading and installing patches without consulting you — has pushed many users to hunt for a reliable way to stop updates that interrupt work, gaming, or presentations. One MakeUseOf writer says they finally found the only technique that actually stuck: a...
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    • Forum: Windows News
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    How to block 'psexec' command for kill process and stop service?

    Hi All, We are having a Windows Service developed with Visual C++ (VS 2012), and we applied 'Protection' for this service (Aim is to prevent Kill process/Stop service from any other method). For applying protection into our service, we are editing the 'EXPLICIT_ACCESS' and 'SECURITY_DESCRIPTOR'...
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    Windows 7 PsExec does not work with public key authentification

    Hello, i setup ssh (cygwin) and execute command with psexec on the remote server, which works as expected. Then i added my pub key to my ~/.ssh/authorized_keys to login without pw. After that i cannot execute psexec commands, it says ”handle is invalid“. Checked twice, remove my pub key from...
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    • authentication authorized keys cygwin error handling psexec public key remote server ssh sshd_conf troubleshooting
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    • Forum: Windows Networking
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