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SBS 2003 Gold (RTM) Patches Required Patches SBS 2003 (Small Business Server) which is based on Windows Server 2003 requires the following security-related patches: Make sure you read Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 Patches before you go on. February 2004 MS04-007 : ASN .1 Vulnerability Could Allow Code Execution (828028) MS04-006 : Vulnerability in the Windows…

Can I disable the RunAs command? You sure can! The RunAs command was first introduced in Windows 2000 (in NT 4.0 you could use a tool called SU.EXE from the Resource Kit), and enables administrators to use alternate logons, also known as secondary logons. As a security best practice, it is recommended that you do…

This month Windows is patched for two zero-day flaws, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 users report that devices with Sophos Antivirus can’t log in after installing KB4493472 and authentication failures to services configured with unconstrained delegation.

September 7th, Microsoft released a security advisory for a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444) in Microsoft MSHTML, the rendering engine that Office apps use in Windows to display web content. Microsoft says that it is investigating reports of targeted attacks that try to exploit the MSHTML flaw using specially designed Microsoft Office files. The announcement…

How can I configure USB Disks to be Read-Only in Windows XP SP2? Since USB Disks-on-key and other external USB storage devices have appeared, the fact that users can transfer sensitive data from their corporate computers to their portable USB devices has caused great security concerns. Some 3rd-party software exists that can effectively block all…

Want to setup single sign-on (SSO) for enterprise apps using Azure Active Directory? Russell Smith walks us through the process in this helpful tutorial.

Can I change to "No Sounds" Sounds Scheme by default? You sure can! In Windows 2000/XP/2003, each time a new user logs on for the first time, it is given a new user profile in which the default Windows Sound Scheme is used. While nice to have at home, sometimes this feature is plain annoyance….

Can I configure Windows 2000/XP/2003 to log me on automatically? You sure can! Old but nevertheless good. The auto logon can be accomplished by means of Registry modifying, or by use of 3rd-party tools. To configure auto logon through the Registry follow these steps: Open Registry Editor. In Registry Editor, navigate to the following registry…

The biggest Patch Tuesday in the company’s history, this month Microsoft fixes 115 bugs. There’s also a security advisory for a critical bug in SMBv3 and a patch for a flaw in the way Windows parses .LNK files. The bug could let an attacker run code regardless of whether a user opens the infected file.

Can I change the Default NumLock Key State? You sure can! The NumLock key is a key that toggles the state of the Numbers section of the keyboard (you know, the right-hand side keys duh…) The state of the NumLock key can be set in three ways: In the BIOS (not all computers have that…