rdp

  1. messed up DNS entry?

    I have a client machine on the network that seems to have the same DNS entry as a server? When i go on to our certification authority server and listed on Server Manager...looking at our active rdp connections i can see the AD account name of a client having an issue that i want to help them...
  2. AA20-014A: Critical Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Operating Systems

    Original release date: January 14, 2020 Summary New vulnerabilities are continually emerging, but the best defense against attackers exploiting patched vulnerabilities is simple: keep software up to date. Timely patching is one of the most efficient and cost-effective steps an organization can...
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    port forwarding

    Hi all, What is the best way to do port forwarding under windows? As I am happy linux user, I usually do it with one-line command below: ssh user1@yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy -L 3432:nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn:5432 Next I can just use 127.0.0.1:3432 like it's on my local machine. The thing is that I will have to...
  4. i'm not a programmer but i'm looking for help to secure a physical server i have.

    people at windowsforum, regards to all. i hope you are all doing good. i need help to secure a physical server i rent in europe and have no idea how i could get started about this. i live in a region where power and internet service outages can be all too frequent. over time these utility...
  5. Customer Guidance for the Dopplepaymer Ransomware

    Microsoft has been investigating recent attacks by malicious actors using the Dopplepaymer ransomware. There is misleading information circulating about Microsoft Teams, along with references to RDP (BlueKeep), as ways in which this malware spreads. Our security research teams have investigated...
  6. Hyper V Error For Windows Server 2012 R2

    Hi guys, I was wondering if you can help me with a problem, I have to create a windows server vm in azure, with an AD role and Hyper V, I tried to install in ISO from local drive on Hyper V but I receive an error and I don't know how to get over it, image attached, I already shared local drive...
  7. AA19-168A: Microsoft Operating Systems BlueKeep Vulnerability

    Original release date: June 17, 2019 Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is issuing this Activity Alert to provide information on a vulnerability, known as “BlueKeep,” that exists in the following Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (OSs), including both 32- and...
  8. Wormable Vulnerability (RDP service) in Out of Support Operating Systems

    Pretty significant vulnerability that Microsoft is patching even for out of support versions of Windows. For the out of support the update is available only through the Windows Update Catalog. Microsoft Update Catalog TechNet Blog about the vulnerability and direct links to the patch download...
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    Windows 2008 R2 disconnects

    Hello we have a Windows Server 2008 R2 with SQL Server 2008 R2. We have. months having disconnections during certain hours, We called the ISP and since they changed the administration some problems began to occur, We used for example a primary DNS and Secondary addresses that were provided to us...
  10. Windows 10 Windows 10 Network Connection Drops on Cable

    I have the following setup: 2 x windows 10 and 1 X windows 7 computers connected to the same router through cable having 192.168.0.1 as the router gateway. win7-box: 192.168.0.38 win10-box1: 192.168.0.211 win10-box2: 192.168.0.24 I am connecting from win7-box, which I'm using as the main...
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    RDP logon problem

    Hi I have domain with server2012R2 i have created user who has permited logon to another machine in domain. In account properties he has restriction to logon only for one machine. But when i try to log on i received such warninng : " the system administrator has limited the number of...
  12. AA18-337A: SamSam Ransomware

    Original release date: December 03, 2018 Summary The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are issuing this activity alert to inform computer network defenders about SamSam...
  13. Windows 8 Windows 8.1 DRP 8.1 problem

    RDP ofcorse ;-) Faster fingers than thoughts. I have a problem. On my computer from Windows 8.1 I am trying to connect to a remote desktop (Windows 10). I succeed, but I can not do anything. As if it was frozen. I see the desktop and that's it. I turned off the antivirus. I shut down the...
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    Install bitlocker before TPM chip?

    Hi, I currently don't have TPM chip on my server, but I'm planing to install it - I can only get v1.2 but it's good I guess. I want to install bitlocker now on my server and only encrypt my external and internal drives, not the system drive due to the lack of TPM as I need to boot it without...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 - Excel Changing Links

    Hi, Please note this is Excel 2007 We have a user who is working on an Excel Spreadsheet and when he saves this it changes the links (The ones that are linked to other spreadsheets) to the same network location but through a different path. This is causing an issue as the file it is linked to...
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    Windows 7 Randomly unreachable on reboot

    Hello all - I've tried this elsewhere and gotten nowhere, so I figured I would try here. At my workplace, we have a number of computers that we monitor to make sure they are up. The computers with an issue are Windows 7 pro, imaged by MDT. So here is the issue. We reboot a number of these...
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    Windows 10 Two Win 10 user accounts running simultaneously, with one used locally and one via RDP? Possible?

    Hi, I need to allow someone to remotely connect to my windows 10 computer, and am wondering if this is possible: I have two user accounts right now on my computer, one for me to work on and one for my friend remotely. I want to use my user account locally for myself, and I want to allow him...
  18. Windows 10 RDP issue - The logon attempt failed

    Hello all, this is my first post in the forum, New member here... I upgraded to win10 recently and RDP keeps giving me error above... I have tried with both accounts I have and I can't rdp in. Can anyone tell me how to fix this problem? I've been trying for a few days already and everything...
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    Windows 7 RDP session causes remote machine not to ping

    First and foremost, hello all! I'm new to the forum and it looks like there is a great wealth of knowledge here! Thanks in advance for all your help! Now.. onto the vexing issue I'm having.. I work for a large corporation and we maintain quite a large number of machines across the country. As...
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    Windows 7 Something broke overnight! please help!!

    Hey Guys! So when I went to bed last night my pc was functioning perfectly, with no issues what so ever. When I turned it on today it was the opposite. Something has obviously been corrupted or changed by malware. I have a feeling the issue could be service related but was hoping someone here...