An "authorized attacker" could exploit this weakness to gain elevated privileges, potentially reaching SYSTEM-level access.

The unscheduled security update addresses two “important”-severity flaws in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012. Microsoft has released an out-of-band security update addressing two high-severity ...

DirectAccess was introduced in Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 operating systems as a feature to allow Windows users to connect remotely. However, following the launch of Windows 11/10, the ...

Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) are meant for the system and IT administrators. They allow admins to set and manage roles as well as the features that are installed on a Windows Server ...

I support someone who uses a Windows 10 PC. I'm royally tired of Teamviewer constantly kicking me off the connection when I'm trying to fix his PC. Without warning. What is a good, free tool to do ...

Recently a client asked me to write a whitepaper about IP address management. At first the assignment seemed completely routine. But as I began looking at the details I realized that I was going to ...

It’s almost impossible to overstate the usefulness of remote desktop access for Windows PCs. Simply put, it lets a user or administrator on one Windows PC, called a client machine, establish a remote ...

Windows 8 Enterprise is the reverse-mullet of operating systems: all party in front and business in the back. Up front, the new Start screen and touch-focused interface are more focused on users ...

Increasingly, whether due to regulatory requirements or a basic recognition that static passwords just don’t provide adequate security, organizations are ...