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Active Directory Tombstone Lifetime Modification
Tombstone is a container object that contains the deleted objects from Active Directory. Actually when an object is deleted from Active Directory, it…
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Microsoft 365 is an incredibly powerful software suite for businesses, but it is becoming increasingly targeted by people trying to steal your data…
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Businesses that rely on virtual machines for their day-to-day operations should think twice about securing their infrastructure. Modern use of virtua…
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Windows Workstation Articles:
How to Enable Master Control Panel or Enable God…
Around 2007, an undocumented feature of Windows, called the God Mode, was published outside of documentation provided by Microsoft. This is the Windo…
How to Start Windows 8 and 8.1 in Safe Mode – Ena…
This article will show you how to start Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 in Safe Mode and how to enable F8 Safe Mode. Previous Windows O/S users would recal…
How to Add and Remove Applications from Windows 8…
In this article, we'll show you how to add (pin) and remove (unpin) any application from the Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 Metro Start Screen. Tiles or th…
Configure Windows 8 & 8.1 To Provide Secure Wirel…
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 (including Professional edition) operating systems provide the ability to turn your workstation or laptop into a secure wir…
Linux-Unix Articles:
The Linux File System
A file system is nothing more than the way the computer stores and retrieves all your files. These files include your documents, programs, help files…
Why Use Linux?
The first question is - what are the benefits of using Linux instead of Windows? This is in fact a constant debate between the Windows and Linux comm…
Configuring Linux Samba (SMB) - How to Setup Samb…
Resource sharing, like file systems and printers, in Microsoft Windows systems, is accomplished using a protocol called the Server Message Block or S…
Critical 15 Year-old Linux Security Hole (Ghost)…
Security researchers at qualys.com yesterday released information on a critical 15 year-old Linux security hole which affects millions of Linux syste…
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