Category: Microsoft

Windows 7 Cannot Access NAS or Samba Shared Folder


Windows 7 dose not allow you to access any shared folders on NAS or Samba server by default. This is due to the change of security response protocal to LAN  manager authentication. To temporarily solve this problem, you can follow the solution: 1) Run ‘secpol.msc’. 2) Navigate to ‘Security Settings/ Local Policies/ Security Options/ Network … Continue reading Windows 7 Cannot Access NAS or Samba Shared Folder →

Windows 7 Logon Background Changer


I don’t have a photo frame on my working table, instead I set my favorite photo as my Windows 7 logon background by using the tool named ‘Windows 7 Logon Background Changer’. Alternatively, you can edit the registry to do the same thing. But using this tool allows you to preview it before you make … Continue reading Windows 7 Logon Background Changer →

PowerShell: Generating AD Accounts Status Report


When I worked as a Windows system administrator, reviewing the Active Directory domain accounts is part of my routine work. We did not have a tool that can automatically generate a account report. So I wrote a PowerShell script to do the work. The script will generate a report in .csv format, which contains the … Continue reading PowerShell: Generating AD Accounts Status Report →

Fraudulent Certificates Could Allow Spoofing


Microsoft warned that COMODO issued 9 fraudulent certificates to a third party whose identity was not sufficiently validated. These fraudulent certificates could be used to spoof content, perform phishing attacks, or perform man-in-the-middle attacks against all web browser users. According to Microsoft Security Advisory, the followig web properties are affected: login.live.com mail.google.com http://www.google.com login.yahoo.com (3 … Continue reading Fraudulent Certificates Could Allow Spoofing →