Every file and folder on Windows 11/10 has permission attributes. It gives you the authority to edit, read, write, execute, and modify it. It is relatively easy to change file and folder permissions ...

A reader dropped me an email to let me know that changes that Microsoft have made to the Windows Live setup now mean that the service is slowly morphing into a Facebook style online application. With ...

In today's world, data is currency, and it's being collected at every turn. Windows 11 is no exception, collecting diagnostic and location data, app usage, and more. As a privacy-conscious person, I'm ...

As companies move off Windows 7 and Server 2008, they run the risk of leaving dangerous access permissions behind. Here's how to find them. Ransomware often leverages a cracked administrator or local ...

Historically, Windows has had a bad reputation for security, and there are far more malware strains that target Windows than any other operating system out there — largely due to the scale of PCs that ...

I've got a windows service (custom in-house) that needed to be changed from running as Local System to running as Network Service Performing the same change in our test environment was uneventful and ...

NTFS permissions not inherited by a file copied to a folder in Windows XP Pro, sp3 on server 2003 AD domain. Simple File Sharing being used on the workstation.<BR><BR>I just worked on an odd issue at ...

A hot potato: Just as Microsoft is battling five different security flaws affecting the Windows print spooler, security researchers found the company's next nightmare – a permissions flaw dubbed ...