Some options to beef up security on your Windows computer aren't available in the Settings app. You can find them in the Group Policy Editor, provided you're using Windows Pro or Enterprise editions.

Group Policy Editor can be your best companion when you want to enable or disable certain features or options that are not available in the GUI form. No matter whether it is for security, ...

Microsoft has invested heavily in increasing the security of Windows. The firewall, the automatically activated antivirus program, various security functions for protection against boot viruses and ...

SIEM and SOAR allow enterprises to collect and correlate log event data but may not be the ideal choice for every organization. Microsoft’s Windows Event Forwarding aggregates system event logs from ...

Most of Windows 11 Pro's features are replicable on Windows Home with third-party options. However, there’s one tool that wraps so many useful functionalities into a single convenient menu that it's ...

Backing up client computers in Windows Server Essentials is a key step in safeguarding valuable data and maintaining smooth operations. Administrators can easily configure automated backups, monitor ...

When you buy a Windows PC, one thing is certain. No matter how fast its processor, or how much RAM it has, if you use it regularly for six months, you will notice the diminished speed with which ...

I'm trying to figure out how audit policy settings work, and there's something I don't understand. This is Windows 7 64-bit (my home PC). Not in a domain. In the group policy editor, under Computer ...

Long story short I changed the Default Domain GPO (stupid I know) so that only Administrators had the Manage auditing and security log right under Computer Configuration > Security Settings > Local ...