Tag Archives: Windows 7

Windows 7 OS

Security – What’s the Wow6432Node?

If you see this under Wow6432Node the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE registry subkey, then is not an error. The operating system uses this key to present a separate view of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE for 32-bit applications that run on a 64-bit version of Windows. When a 32-bit application queries a value under the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ subkey, the application reads from the… Read More »

Security – Disable administrative shares.

Windows automatically shares certain folders over the network. To disable administrative shares use these commands:

Security – Windows tool diagnoses and repair security problems.

This tool automatically diagnoses and repair Windows security problems by turning on UAC, DEP protection, Windows Firewall, and other Windows security options and features. Checks the following Windows security features and enables them if needed Phishing Filter or SmartScreen Filter User Account Control (UAC) Data Execution Prevention (DEP) Windows Firewall Antivirus protection status and updates… Read More »

Security – About ARP .

The Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) is a key TCP/IP protocol that is used to determine the physical address of the network card that corresponds to an IP address. The ARP is a protocol used in the TCP/IP protocol suite at the internet layer. The ARP finds the MAC address of destination computer by using the… Read More »

Windows 8 – Fix your network with a simple script.

An easier statement to use a script like this is: Computer networks suffer collapses and configurations, resulting in unwanted uploads of information over the Internet. This script is used to reset and prepare the computer to receive network configurations from the provider and can then be configured. It goes from the hardware and settings and… Read More »