Windows Security Center service is turned off and cannot be enabled
When I turn on my computer, it says “Enable the Windows Security Center service, Windows Security Center service is disabled, click or tap to enable. Big red X.” I clicked on it and it doesn't work, it won't start, it reports an error, what's wrong with…
What is the difference between Platform mode and Software mode among the passwordless authentication methods provided by Microsoft?
I have a question about the passwordless authentication method provided by Microsoft. According to the docs(https://zcusa.951200.xyz/en-us/entra/identity/authentication/concept-authentication-passwordless), the passwordless method is divided into…
Persistent PUA
Windows Security repeatedly identifies a PUA threat. I "Remove" the threat and then an hour or two later the same threat appears. It was suggested that Security is finding reference to the offending file in the archive or history file for…
Robocopy: copy drive root directory creates Hidden backup folder
Windows 10 Home 21H2 19044.1526, 64-bit Robocopy 10.0.19041.1266 Run Robocopy via .bat file, Run as Administrator. Hello: When I use Robocopy to copy the root directory of a drive (D:) to a folder (non-root directory) on an external drive, the…
Re-install Windows Defender
I have corrupted Windows Defender on our machine. How do I re-install or remove and re-add Defender. I have try following SFC /SCANNOW DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth
Where can I find Information on KB packs that are not listed on the MS Catalog?
https://catalog.update.microsoft.com/home.aspx does not list information about KB5018506 I have had this issue multiple times, we need to prove where these patches come from for our Security Baselines.
Certificate based authentication without smartcard by LsaLogonUser fails
I am working on a certificate-based authentication project for domain users against Active Directory without the use of smartcards. I am trying to access the issued domain user certificate container and pass the value in a serialized format to…
Service names such as MpKsl15169faf and MpKsl48db6a65 for event 7045
Hi, For event 7045 (A service was installed in the system), we have been getting random service names such as MpKsl15169faf and MpKsl48db6a65. Though, the process gets installed is C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition…
BitLocker - Key ID
Hello, My daughter activated the BitLocker in my computer but the recovery I am able to pull up does not match the key ID on listed on the computer. Is there another way to recover the key id? Could I possibly have made another account I don’t remember…
Windows 10 update error 0x80244018. Unable to update.
When trying to update to the latest Windows 10 version in Windows update, the system shows "There were problems installing some updates, but we'll try again later" as the installation process reach 100%. The error code is 0x80244018. I have…
KB5012170 - Clarification - Check Script Still Says Vulnerable
Looking to see if anyone has some clarification on the BOOTHOLE vulnerability remediation: Test Box: Windows 10 Pro 22H2 - 19045.4046 Microsoft release KB5012170 in order to close this vulnerability. I've tried installing the MSU, but it says it's…
WHfB - sign-in failed. Contact your system administrator and tell them that the KDC certificate could not be validated. Additional information may be available in the system event log."
Hi This has troubled me for weeks. I spent hours trying to find anything helping solving this but there is very little information on this error. sign-in failed. contact your system administrator and tell them that the kdc certificate could not be…
WSUSSCN2.cab file for Windows 11
I have been using a the wsusscn2.cab file and WUA in a script for years to determine the latest non-superseded applicable UpdatesIDs so that I can download them and bring them to my offline networks. Now that we are moving to Windows 11 it seems to me…
How do i rollback a windows update on windows 10 from 2 days ago
Hello, I installed the windows update January 9, 2024—KB5034122 (OS Builds 19044.3930 and 19045.3930) and, January 9, 2024-KB5034275 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.8 and 4.8.1 for Windows 10 Version 22H2 . Ever since these updates I've had…
Windows 10 automatically changing sign-on settings for VPN
Hello, I am having intermittent problems with the built in Windows 10 IPsec VPN client. When using it with our Meraki Firewall, it will automatically change the sign on from User Name and Password to General Authentication when the adapter settings…
How to print the coverage report while using libfuzzer with MSVC?
While using libfuzzer with MSVC the coverage section is empty. Is there a way to print the coverage report with libfuzzer & MSVC?
My website shows "This site has been reported as unsafe" page.
Hi, I opened a website weeks ago. It's just a landing page for our start up project. One page, one section, social media links and contact e-mail only. Nothing more since than. After one week it started to show "This site has been reported as…
MS 365 Defender onboarding using Group Policy error 0x80070534
Hello, I am trying to create a GPO to onboard Windows 11 devices to Microsoft 365 Defender. I followed all the steps from the article below and got the following error on the laptops targeted by the GPO; 0x80070534 No mapping between account names…
Where to Upload Memory dump file for Microsoft team to Analyse ?
Dear Gents, is there any procedure for where to upload Memory dump files after a BSOD crash for Microsoft support to analyze? We have a random machine BSOD that happened multiple times even after Windows repair and install I appreciate any help you can…
From the command line, how can I tell if a reboot is pending?
Hi All, From the command line, how can I tell if a reboot is pending or delayed? Many thanks, -T