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 [...]

This howto video shows off Global Name Zones (GNZ), the replacement for WINS. It was possible for a Server 2003 to be a WINS server and resolve NetBIOS or NetBEUI requests over multiple network segments. (NetBIOS is not routable.) However, while Microsoft Windows Server 2008 can utilize NetBIOS, it can not be a WINS server. [...]

This is a video on how to share a printer on server 2008. The process is similar in Server 2003 / 2000, Windows XP / Pro / Vista / 7. I share the printer in a workgroup. The ideal method is to share it in a domain so that you have much more control over [...]

This is a video on how to share Linux Folders with your Windows machines. I use a program called Samba to share the folders so that they are surfable in a NetBios (network neighborhood) fashion. This is a command line video however if you have Webmin installed on your server you can also configure it [...]

This a video about installing Windows Server 2008 core on VirtualPC. Server 2008 core is a command line only version of server 2008 that requires 256 ram and 3 GB of hard drive space. Watch as I install the machine, set an IP address, rename the machine, join a domain, promote it to a domain [...]