AppLocker will block applications from running based on the descriptor. You can block programs by publisher, path, version, file name, publisher description or even hash. This feature is only available in Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2. While it can be used on an active directory domain, I use local group policy. You [...]

Hash rules are rules created in group policy that analyze software. It considers the “footprint” of software to recognize it. This means that if the program is renamed, it will still be recognized. Renaming the software is an old trick used by people who write viruses. these hash rules in Group Policy can be used [...]

this tutorial shows how to block USB drives by local group policy. This GPO setting was first available on Windows Vista. I perform this on Windows 7. Group Policy objects are only available to the professional and ultimate versions of Windows 7. These flash drives, also called thumb drives, pose a security threat to many [...]

Previous Versions, a feature available since Windows Vista, will recover old versions of folders on a computer making it possible to save deleted files and files removed from the recycle bin. This can also recover previous versions of files that have since been edited. This software feature was first introduced in Server 2003 as Shadow [...]

This is a quick tour of the Windows command prompt and it’s properties. The main focus is to show how to copy and paste or modify the color scheme, window size, font size, or full screen the window. I also show where you can modify options in the command prompt.

FOG Project is a free imaging solution. To make a disk image for a computer is to copy it’s hard drive while it is in a working state. Then if the computer should fail, you can always restore the operating system to a previously working version. If the hardware fails, this does not help! This [...]

This is a video on the DHCP console for Windows Server 2008. There are many settings to be configured in the console that are complex and hard to understand. DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. It is the service that leases IP addresses to clients. You can choose what cards to bind the DHCP [...]

A Media Access Control (MAC) address is burned into every network card made. With Windows Server 2008, it is possible to allow or deny a computer or client from getting an IP Address based on a list of MAC Addresses. This is controlled by the DHCP server and is a new feature in Windows Server [...]

When a computer receives an IP Address from the DHCP server, it often receives extra information such as listings for DNS server, Default gateway, BootP server, etc. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is a way of assigning IP Addresses to clients on a network, but networking is often useless without this extra information.

DHCP reservations are used similar to static IP Addresses. The DHCP server is programmed that when a certain MAC address shows up, that MAC address is always assigned the same IP Address. The client is configured for DHCP configuration. This video is made using Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7. DHCP is a networking [...]

DHCP (dynamic host configuration protocol) is a service that gives IP Addresses to clients. To have that service you need a DHCP server. Here I build a DHCP scope. A scope is the term used for the range of addresses given to the DHCP server. Windows Server 2008 uses server manager to manage these roles.

Introduced with Windows Server 2008, Windows System Resource Monitor (WSRM) is a tool used to allocate system resources. It is not installed by default and must be enabled through features in Server Manager. WSRM shows how much of the system resources that an application uses on a regular basis. When running in this application mode, [...]