What is the Windows Registry? The Windows Registry contains the configuration settings and information for the software and hardware and security settings within a Windows operating system. The Registry is automatically updated in the background whilst the system operates and most users would be unaware of its existence within hidden system folders. It is possible […]
Shared Folders on a Windows Server
When using a server for users to store files, the users will normally access their files and folders through a Shared Folder, rather than directly accessing the server and share permissions are used in order to prevent different users from accessing another’s shared files. By default, the Permissions granted to a shared folder are ‘Everyone’ […]
User and Group Permissions within NTFS
Permissions Overview During Creation or as part of the system administration, it is possible to add or alter the permissions associated with users or groups on the NTFS based system. This can allow the administrator the ability to control which user or group can access certain files or folders. It can also limit what control […]
User Accounts
A user account allows the system to identify what files and applications that user should be provided access to and the level of authorisation that they should be given. A user account can also provide information when a malicious or unwanted activity occurs on the system as the history and files relating to the account […]
Domain Controllers
A Domain is a group of computers that can be accessed from other computers on the same network, as an example, the Internet defines Domains via an IP address and all systems sharing the same IP are on the same Domain. A Domain Controller is a computer server that stores and manages the account and […]
