This week we have a question from Mark: “Hi Steve. I have been using Network Administrator for a while now, and I was looking for a way to disable file encryption. Here is my situation. From time to time we have employees who get adventurous, or are overly paranoid. They decide to encrypt a folder. […]
For a long time people have asked, “Is there a way I can secretly watch a computer with your Remote Control?” We have resisted because obviously this can be a security risk. Many companies do not want their IT staff to watch other computers without notifying the remote user. On the other hand, there are […]
If you have laptops floating around that have a Windows fingerprint reader, you better take a closer look at them right now. Up until a few months ago, almost all laptop manufacturers have used the same software for their readers. The list includes Acer, ASUS, Dell, Gateway, Lenovo, MSI, NEC, Samsung, SONY, and Toshiba. The […]
A few weeks back I wrote an article on how to get your Windows product key with a script. This script has a problem with 64 bit versions of Windows. Why? Because there is a feature in Windows that will redirect registry requests to a 32 bit key…unless you disable it. When the script tries […]