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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…
Windows Servers
This article explains what Group Policies are and shows how to configure Windows Server 2012 Active Directory Group Policies. Our next article will c…
Windows Servers
NIC Teaming, also known as Windows Load Balancing or Failover (LBFO), is an extremely useful feature supported by Windows Server 2012 that allows the…
Windows Servers
Windows 2003 Group Policies allow the administrators to manage a group of people accessing a resource efficiently. The group policies can be used to…

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Virtualization & VM Backup
Microsoft 365 is an incredibly powerful software suite for businesses, but it is becoming increasingly targeted by people trying to steal your data…
Virtualization & VM Backup
Businesses that rely on virtual machines for their day-to-day operations should think twice about securing their infrastructure. Modern use of virtua…
Virtualization & VM Backup
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
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…

Windows Workstation Articles:

Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Backing up your Windows License Product Key is essential for reinstallation of your Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 operating system. In some cases, the Gen…
Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Not many people are aware that Windows 7 has built-in capabilities that allow it to be transformed into a perfectly working access point so that wire…
Windows Workstations (XP, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Thanks to the absence of dedicated serial ports on today’s laptops and ultrabooks, USB-to-Serial adapters are very popular amongst Cisco engineers as…
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…

Linux-Unix Articles:

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…
Linux - Unix
You may be a user at home, a user in a LAN (local area network), or a system administrator of a large network of computers. Alternatively, you may be…
Linux - Unix
Different Linux systems can be used in many ways. This is the main idea behind operating different services at different operating levels. For exampl…
Linux - Unix
This article was written thanks to our recent encounter of a HP DL120 G7 rack mount server equipped with a HP Smart Array B110i SATA Raid controller…

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Linux - Unix
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, gam…
Linux - Unix
Resource sharing, like file systems and printers, in Microsoft Windows systems, is accomplished using a protocol called the Server Message Block or SMB. F…
Linux - Unix
Since this document merely scratches the surface when it comes to Linux, you will probably find you have lots of questions and possibly problems. Whether…
Linux - Unix
What exactly is a firewall? As in the non-computer world, a firewall acts as a physical barrier to prevent fires from spreading. In the computer world too…

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