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An operating system developed by Microsoft released July 2015 and designed to run across devices with multiple form factors - PC, tablet, smartphone, Xbox and HoloLens.

Windows 10 is an operating system developed by Microsoft released July 2015 and designed to run across devices with multiple form factors - PC, tablet, smartphone, Xbox and HoloLens.

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What are the potential consequences of the Windows 10 "Golden Key" attack to end users, in simple terms?

Today, tech media outlets are discussing the discovery of an integrated backdoor hidden within the SecureBoot feature of mobile Windows 10 operating systems. It seems that, from a surface reading of the nature of the vulnerability, that exploitation…
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How long should Windows 10 pins be?

Pins in other contexts seem to usually be only four or six characters long, but this seems to be vulnerable to brute force attacks. However, I am not very knowledgeable about this, so there may very well be a method to prevent this. Is there?
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Can someone identify this login screen? It ain't normal Windows 10 screen

This is what comes up on colleague's Windows 10 HP laptop, can anyone identify this as a keylogger or HP bloatware or something else?
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Secure way to install windows 10 and winscp,notepad++,wamp on new laptop

I have a project with very critical information from business clients. I will buy a new laptop for this to manage/handle/analyze that information. All I need is: WAMP to run php script only on localhost Notepad++ or other IDE Chrome browser to…
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How does Logitech Options software automatically launch from a mouse dongle?

I recently purchased a Logitech MX Master 2S mouse. I had no intention of installing the "options software" that came with the mouse. I simply desired a wireless mouse that wasn't cheap and flimsy. However, after immediately plugging in the…
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Trying to gain admin privileges on windows 10 without an admin login

I have a PC with no admin login available so I'm trying to replace utilman.exe with cmd.exe using the command prompt available when booting from a Windows 10 usb. However when trying to replace the file I'm getting the error: the system cannot…
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Are there any security hazards to installing Ubutnu for Windows 10?

I only want a bash shell in Windows 10 that runs faster and doesn't have any of the quirks of git bash / MINGW64, like for instance all of that CRLF garbage. Is there any security harm in installing it? I mean I'm sure depending on what you…
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Analyse disk requires admin, but why?

To analyse for fragmentation in Windows you are required to be an administrator. What dangers could a disk analysis pose?
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Is it safe to run online, multi-person game as administrator on Windows 10?

The newly released computer game Genshin Impact must be run as administrator on Windows 10. Millions of people have downloaded this game. It runs on multiple platforms, however I assume that a signification proportion of the downloads are being run…
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Should I worry about a cmd opening and typing "echo off"?

I some days see a cmd.exe opening and typing "echo off", then disappear. My computer is slow, but I'm not sure if a program running with first line "echo off" would be so slow as to let me see it being typed... That's a reason to believe it's a…
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Why did something on my Win10 machine try to fetch a Windows patch-looking EXE from localhost today? (UPDATED)

[Tue Feb 11 10:37:00 2020] 127.0.0.1:49951 [404]: (null) /c/msdownload/update/software/defu/2020/02/am_delta_patch_1.309.678.0_2ed0992bc429bfc321a0209f24dcd8912733a2a5.exe - No such file or directory The above was logged by PHP's built-in…
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Why is smartscreen.exe trying to create `Bob the Builder - Bob Builds a Park.exe` on my computer?

I just finished using the Sysinternals tool called procmon.exe to determine which files were being used during a program's installation. I used the procmon filters to show me only file events in a certain folder. When the installer completed I…
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How to determine if Windows 10 executable can connect to my network

I'm considering use of a scanner driver I see on a website. I don't know the site or the owner so I'll be paranoid and assume that this Windows 10 exe is malicious. I can run the code in a throwaway VM. What I'd really like to know if there's code…
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Would it be a security risk if I moved PsTools to the windows system32 folder?

Microsfot Sysinternals has a helper program called PsTools inside this PsTools suite are a bunch of .exe tools that I use regularly from a command line. I was thinking about moving all these files to my system32 directory so they would be available…
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Curious File extension

On selecting hidden files and folders, I noticed ntuser.dat.regan613 - I understand that ntuser is a legitimate file but regan613?..A google search has rendered nothing of interest and I am the only user of my computer so it cannot be another…
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