The following are some tips to optimize your Solid State Drive (SSD) on a Windows (7 or 8) machine. 1. Verification of ACHI Mode Make sure your SATA controller is set to AHCI mode (you can do so in your BIOS). AHCI is needed for native TRIM support in Windows 7. It’s recommended to run […]
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How to remove Active Directory Accounts !!!
PowerShell is a powerful scripting environment for Windows which can be used for this type of maintenance but first you all you need to install the Active Directory Powershell tools: 1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Windows PowerShell -> Windows PowerShell 2. At the command prompt type: Import-Module ActiveDirectory 3. Once the […]
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1. Enable SSL When possible, configure your web server and sites to utilize an SSL certificate. SSL will protect client-server communication. Instructions on how to configure SSL in IIS can be found at: http://www.iis.net/learn/manage/configuring-security/how-to-set-up-ssl-on-iis 2. Disable Weak SSL and TLS Ciphers Paste the following registry configuration into a text file: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Ciphers\DES […]
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