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 [...]

Convert an ISO into Cd or DVD with Windows Disc Image Burner. it is used burning an ISO image into a cd or DVD. It is a digital file that stores all the data in a format equivalent to optical media. Often it is the format used when downloading a Linux Disc, various tools, and [...]

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 basic video for navigating the windows command line. In it I explain how to move around and navigate to different folders or hard drives in Windows. This a pretty basic video for beginners. It works on almost all Windows operating systems including Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000 and server 2003 and 2008. [...]

This command line video teaches how to start and stop a service via command line. It shows how to find the names of a service via services in computer management. Services are programs that run the various functionality of a windows machine. the commands I use are… net stop spooler net start spooler net stop [...]

TCP/IP is a set of protocols used to access the Internet and other networks. It is possible for the Windows software that deals with TCP/IP to become corrupt. This video uses Windows 7, but these commands work on Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000, Windows Server 2003 and 2008. This video resets both the TCP/IP stack [...]

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 servers come with a mobile interface. they allow some of the FOG server function to be used by a smart phone or tablet attached to the network. This is a video about how to deploy an image to your windows 7 machine from the FOG server. The client machine must be PXE boot compliant. [...]

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.