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FREE Hyper-V & VMware Backup:  FREE for Firewall.cx readers for a Limited Time!  Download Now! Virtualization is an abstraction layer…
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Tombstone is a container object that contains the deleted objects from Active Directory. Actually when an object is deleted from Active Directory, it…
Windows Servers
This article serves as an Active Directory tutorial covering installation and setup of Windows 2012 Active Directory Services Role & Domain Contr…
Windows Servers
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) provides some great automation benefits for those organizations that can afford the hefty price tag. Ho…

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In this article, we'll show you how to deal with VMs which are reported to have an Invalid Status as shown in the screenshot below. This is a co…
Virtualization & VM Backup
Everyone who attends the webinar has a chance of winning a VMware VCP course (VMware Install, Config, Manage) worth $4,500! Climbing the career ladd…
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Celebrate World Backup Day and WIN with Altaro! We all remember how grateful we were to have backup software when facing so many data loss mishaps…
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In this article, we’ll show you how to setup or install Microsoft Windows 11 on VMware’s ESXi servers and bypass the Trusted Platform Module version…

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Around 2007, an undocumented feature of Windows, called the God Mode, was published outside of documentation provided by Microsoft. This is the Windo…
Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)
The Windows 8 Start Settings Boot Menu allows users to change the way Windows 8 starts up. This provides users with the ability to enable Safe Mode w…
Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 (including Professional edition) operating systems provide the ability to turn your workstation or laptop into a secure wir…
Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)
This article explains how the Windows operating system makes use of the popular Host file, where it is located for various operating systems, how it…

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Like any other software, an operating system needs to be updated. Updates are required not only because of the new hardware coming into the market, b…
Linux - Unix
Resource sharing, like file systems and printers, in Microsoft Windows systems, is accomplished using a protocol called the Server Message Block or S…
Linux - Unix
When you are running your own web hosting, it is important to monitor how much space is being used by each user. This is not a simple task to be done…
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In a multi-user environment like Linux, every file is owned by a user and a group. There can be others as well who may be allowed to work with the fi…

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Linux - Unix
File & folder security is a big part of any operating system and Linux is no exception! These permissions allow you to choose exactly who can access…
Linux - Unix
You could actually skip this whole section for those who are already familiar with the topic, but we highly recommend you read it because this is the hear…
Linux - Unix
When you are running your own web hosting, it is important to monitor how much space is being used by each user. This is not a simple task to be done manu…
Linux - Unix
Below are some of the most common recommendations and method to effectively secure a Linux Server or Workstation. Boot Disk One of the foremost requisit…

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