Policy Analyzer is a free tool provided by Microsoft that allows you to compare different Group Policy Object (GPO) groups and highlight the differences. It provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and it is only available for Windows OS. How…
This post summarizes some tools, courses, certifications and hardening guides related to Windows 10. As Windows 10 and 11 are very similar, this post applies to both operating systems. Windows 10 Security Tools There are different security tools and functionalities…
This post is an introudction to command-line interpreter (CLI) PowerShell, developed by Microsoft. Introducing PowerShell PowerShell is an application developed by American company Microsoft that is open-source and cross-platform. You can find the source code on PowerShell GitHub project. It…
This post explains how to pass the exam MD-100 “Windows Client”, organized by Microsoft. IMPORTANT NOTE: MD-100 was an exam that was available since at least 2022 until 31 July 2023. After that, this exam was no longer available as…
How to troubleshoot time issues on Windows 11 Set time service to Automatic Set time service to Automatic (originally it was manual on my computer). Go to Start > services.msc Find “Windows Time” in the list. Right-click on it,…
An endpoint, in the context of a computer network, is a remote computing device that communicates back and forth with a network to which it is connected. Examples of endpoints are: In a more extended definition of endpoint, it may include…
This post explains what is a DLL side-loading attack in the context of IT security. What is a DLL Side-loading Attack? A Dynamic Linked Library (DLL) is a file that is used on Windows systems to group functions. By…
This post lists some professional certifications for administration of Windows operating systems. List of certifications for Windows administration: Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst GIAC’s GCWN Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate Microsoft 365 Certified: Modern Desktop Administration Associate List of…
This post lists possible solutions when getting errors when executing Windows Updates on Windows 10. The usual way to update Windows 10 is go to Start > Windows Update. We assume this is the way you are doing it normally…
1. Use DiskPart Utility Go to command line and type diskpart. Type this command to list all disks in computer: list disk If you want to check info about a disk (for example, disk 1), type these commands: select…