When a user establishes a Remote Desktop connection to the WHS this connection will remain active until the user selects "Log Off" from the Start Menu. If a user simply closes the remote desktop window when they’re finished, that username will still remain logged on.

The software running on the WHS to facilitate the Remote Desktop connection will only allow for up to two simultaneous sessions. Active and disconnected sessions are calculated in this connection limit as is the Administrator account also. The console session, however, does not count against the connection limit.

If a third attempt is made to login to the server, the dreaded "The terminal server has exceeded the maximum number of allowed connections" error will be shown to the user, and they will be unable to complete the login process. You can’t even connect to disconnect the old sessions BUT there is a way around this:

Simply click OK to the error message and wait for unto 30 seconds for the window to close then simply type the following in a Start – RUN or CMD Prompt on your client machine.

mstsc /v:00.00.00.00 /f -console
Replace 00.00.00.00 with your server’s IP Address or server name. e.g.SERVER

Type in your administrator password. This will then connect you to the Console Session on the server and allow you to remote control the machine again.

Once in Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Terminal Services Manager.

In the left hand column you should see your server name. Click on it once. Note the Users Tab in the right pane.

You should see a list of users. You need to reset the two "Disconnected" users. You can do this by right clicking the disconnected user and selecting "Reset." You should now be able to connect with RDP again after Start – Log Off.

When logging in under this special Console session always kill the inactive sessions first, because if you get disconnected again you will have to connect your monitor, keyboard and mouse.

Only use this session to terminate the other two sessions and not for any other use.

In future when you are done with a Remote Desktop session on WHS, you should always use "Log Off" rather than disconnecting by closing the RD window with the X as this will disconnect from the session but leave it active.

If you are using a computer without the connector (console) software on it (e.g. at work trying to access your home server) and you try to connect to the web interface of WHS then the following error appears:

If you are using a computer without the connector (console) software on it (e.g. at work trying to access your home server) and you try to connect to the web interface of WHS then the following error appears:

Home PCs with the connector/console software installed have the server’s certificate automatically installed during connector setup. Computers without the software installed don’t have this certificate and so the error message.

To stop this error appearing; when accessing the web interface we need to export the certificate from a PC with the connector/console software on it and then import it into the PC without the software on it.

EXPORT

1. So on the PC with the connector/console software on it open your web browser and type in your https://xxxx.livenode.com address
2. To the right of the address bar click on the Padlock icon and then View certificates
3. Click the Certification Path tab
4. Double click the long GUID number (root certificate)
5. Click the Details tab
6. Click the Copy to File… button
7. Export the certificate somewhere safe using default option

IMPORT

1. Move the certificate to the machine without the connector/console software
2. Double click the the .cer file and select Install Certificate… on the General tab
3. Click Next on the wizard that opens and place a dot in Place all certificates in the following store
4. Click Browse and select Trusted Root Certification Authorities and click OK
5. ClickNext and thenFinish

That’s it. You can now access your web interface on your PC without the connector/console software via your livenode.com dynamic address, your server name e.g. SERVER or localhost without getting the dreaded error html page.

Home PCs with the connector/console software installed have the server’s certificate automatically installed during connector setup. Computers without the software installed don’t have this certificate and so the error message.

To stop this error appearing; when accessing the web interface we need to export the certificate from a PC with the connector/console software on it and then import it into the PC without the software on it.

EXPORT

1. So on the PC with the connector/console software on it open your web browser and type in your https://xxxx.livenode.com address
2. To the right of the address bar click on the Padlock icon and then View certificates
3. Click the Certification Path tab
4. Double click the long GUID number (root certificate)
5. Click the Details tab
6. Click the Copy to File… button
7. Export the certificate somewhere safe using default option

IMPORT

1. Move the certificate to the machine without the connector/console software
2. Double click the the .cer file and select Install Certificate… on the General tab
3. Click Next on the wizard that opens and place a dot in Place all certificates in the following store
4. Click Browse and select Trusted Root Certification Authorities and click OK
5. ClickNext and thenFinish

That’s it. You can now access your web interface on your PC without the connector/console software via your livenode.com dynamic address, your server name e.g. SERVER or localhost without getting the dreaded error html page.

When using remote access you may find that uploading or downloading a large file or a group of files will cause the connection to time out before the operation finishes with the error message "The remote connection to the computer timed out. Please connect again."

By default, remote access is configured to timeout after 20 minutes, which is adequate for uploading/downloading about 15 MB even at slow DSL speeds but if you are frequently seeing this error message, you’ll need to adjust the timeout value to something higher. Setting the timeout to 30 up to 60 minutes is reasonable if circumstances require it. Setting a timeout interval that’s too long increase your security risk and can consume an unreasonable amount of resources on a server.

It is easy to change this timeout value:

1. Using mstsc.exe, start a Remote Desktop Connection session to your home server.
2. Use notepad.exe, to edit C:\Inetpub\remote\web.config.
3. Locate the following line:
   <sessionState mode="InProc" cookieless="false" timeout="20″/>
4. Replace "20″ (which represents 20 minutes) with a larger number to allow your uploads to finish.
   If you change the timeout value to more than 200 minutes, you must also change the executionTimeoutvalue. Search for the following line
   <httpRuntime maxRequestLength="2097151″ executionTimeout="12000″/>
   and increase the executionTimeout value (measured in seconds) to the same or greater value than the timeout value (measured in minutes).
5. Save your change, close the file, restart the IIS after this edit or better still, restart the server. Any edit to IIS or a related issue with the web configuration will need the web services to be restarted and log off from your Remote Desktop Connection session.
6. Use Remote Access to upload your file or files to ensure that the timeout parameter you chose is sufficient to complete the upload.

When you configure your IIS webserver and find the following message
Service Unavailable
Then the first solution to the above error is http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?id=823552 but if this does not solve the problem try doing the following stuff.
Open the IIS Manager, right click Web Sites and select properties:

Switch to the Service Tab :

Check "Run WWW Service in IIS 5.0 Isolation Mode".
You will be asked for Restart of IIS. Click yes to restart IIS. If you are not asked just restart IIS.

This annoying error comes up when a user tries to hibernate its system, and this error pops up and now the hibernation option is not available until system restarts.

This problem occurs because the Windows kernel power manager cannot obtain the memory resources that are required to prepare the computer to hibernate.

A Microsoft KB article is also available here.

Another good article that explains this scenario is also available here.

To remove the issue of sending/receiving data on http, SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is used to encrypt data for transmission.

In order to implement SSL successfully on your IIS, you need to get a Server Certificate. Server Certificates can be obtained from a trusted 3rd party CA such as VeriSign or Thawte.

Steps for Configuring SSL

To configure SSL on your IIS web server please follow the following steps:

• Open IIS Manager.
• In IIS Manager, expand your SERVERNAME, and then websites node.
• Right click on "Default Website"

On properties dialog box select the "Directory Security" tab.

User Access control was a new feature introduced in windows vista, but has become increasingly annoying due to extra security clicks on performing simple windows operations.

Microsoft has changed User Access control features a little bit in Windows 7, and now it is some what better than its previous version of windows vista. Windows 7 UAC has options to set the level of different alerts and notification, much similar of defining security in Internet Explorer.

Easiest method to disable or turn off alerts and notifications for UAC is to going to Control Panel in User Accounts and Family Safety -> User Accounts -> User Account Control Setting

Move the slider to "Never Notify" to turn off UAC alert and notifications, and then reboot the system.

So, how many of us are bored of looking at user interface of XP? Most of us, because Microsoft has only released 2-3 themes for XP from its launch. There are many different websites that allows to download themes for XP that are not developed by Microsoft. But by downloading them and adding them in windows directory does not usually guarantee theme to work properly.

Following are some steps to follow, all unsigned/third party themes to work properly.

1. In order to use custom themes and MSStyles on your computer you need to patch up your Uxtheme.dll file. Otherwise you can only use signed themes  that are created by Microsoft.

The appropriate Uxtheme.dll file

If you are running Service Pack 1 then get this file.

If you are running Service Pack 2 then get this file.

Unzip the file, and execute it. Now you have successfully patched your Uxtheme.dll file.

2. Now download any custom theme file and paste it in the following directory: C:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes
3. Now through properties windows change your theme and enjoy a great look of your XP interface.

Microsoft has launched its new Internet Explorer 9 for beta testing. Its interface looks good, Microsoft says it is more secure and stable from previous versions, And with more enhanced piracy settings it is now more safer.

Additional/Download information can be obtained from following links:

http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/

https://partner.microsoft.com/40146845

The Windows 10 update released last October already had a mechanism in its features to remove passwords, which is not yet operational.

In the latest Insider Build, it’s done. Microsoft, in addition to the authentication methods offered by Windows Hello (facial recognition and fingerprint) uses the Authenticator app for Android and iOS, which generates an 8-digit code viewable from the mobile of the user and allows a user experience without a password.

By the way, Microsoft announced a partnership with Fujitsu author of the recognition via palm-sized analysis.

This new build does not stop there.

GPU configuration

The user can access in Settings> System> Display to the advanced graphics settings, to choose the appropriate GPU mode or leave the default option that allows Windows to handle this choice in place of the use; according to the need of power of the application.

Bluetooth almost automatic appearance

A notification appears as soon as a new Bluetooth device is nearby. Just click on the alert to start pairing.

Windows Defenfer becomes Windows Security

This follows the redesign of the Settings> Update & Security page; to allow Microsoft to recommend to users certain actions to better secure their PC.

The Account Protection feature encourages users who are still loyal to passwords to configure Windows Hello Face, Fingerprint, or PIN to connect faster. It will also alert them if the 8-digit code dynamic lock is interrupted if their phone or Bluetooth device is turned off.

explains Microsoft.

When you log in, Windows displays the following message:

Windows can not load your profile because it looks damaged. You may have logged in using a temporary user profile. Windows can not load your profile because it can be corrupted. You can be logged in using a temporary User Profile.

The solution is to create a new local account from safe mode, to do some cleaning on the disk to avoid a new profile corruption and recover data from the damaged account.

Sanitize the system

• Restart the computer in safe mode (by tapping the F8 key at startup) and log on as Administrator.
• In Explorer, right-click the drive containing the system and click Properties.
• Choose Disk Cleanup by enabling the removal of temporary files and temporary Internet files.
• Still in the properties of the system drive, choose the Tools tab and click on Check Now by checking the two correction boxes beforehand.
• Restart the computer in safe mode and wait for the disk check to complete, to correct any errors.
• Still in the properties of the system drive, click on the Tools tab and start defragmenting the drive.

Creating a new user profile in Windows XP Professional

• Start the computer in safe mode
• Log in as administrator
• Click Start / Control Panel / User Accounts.
• Click the Advanced Options tab, and then click Advanced.
• In the left pane, click the Users folder or “Create a new account” in the right pane.
• In the Action menu, click New User.
• Enter the user information and click Create.

Creating a new user profile in Windows XP Home Edition

• Start the computer in safe mode
• Log in as administrator
• Click Start / Control Panel / User Accounts.
• In Choose a task , click Create a new account.
• Enter the user information and click Next.
• Click an account type, and then click Create Account.

Recovering damaged profile data

The damaged profile data is saved in the Ntuser. * Files in the folder C: \ Documents and Settings \ Username_Profile_Name . To recover them, it is necessary beforehand to let the system display the protected files of the system and the hidden files.

To do this :

• Log in with a user other than the one corresponding to the profile to retrieve.
• In Explorer, click Tools / Folder Options / View
• In Show hidden files and folders , uncheck Hide protected operating system files , and validate with OK.

Next, search for the NtUser.dat, NtUser.dat.log, and NtUser.ini files in the C: \ Documents and Settings \ Username_Profile_Name directory, copy them, and paste them into the newly created user’s folder.

Restart the computer and login with the new user!

If the SSH (Secure SHell) communication protocol is widespread or generalized, some network devices (switches, routers, firewalls) still need to connect to them in Telnet. This network protocol created in 1969 is insecure since the text exchanged circulates in clear on the network. Be careful because a sniffer type Wireshark or tcpdump can intercept communications exchanged between the host and his client. However, you can enable the Telnet Client of a Windows 10 computer to connect to a Telnet Server within your company.

This guide works for Windows 10 Professional, Enterprise and even the Family Edition.

This tutorial is reserved for the Experts , the method to get there is the most direct. However, an alternative is proposed below to access graphically and step by step.

Windows 10: Install the Telnet Client Software

1. Open the Run console ( Windows + R ) and type: appwiz.cpl

2. In the top left, click on ”  Enable or disable Windows features  “:

3. In the Windows Features window, check ”  Telnet Client  ” and confirm with OK .

4. The Telnet client is now added to Windows. Just open a Command Prompt to connect to Telnet on a remote computer or network device: telnet 192.168.0.101

Alternative Method Windows 10 Creators Update (1703)

This procedure was performed under Windows 10 Creators Update (1703) but also works on other versions of Windows 10.

1. Right-click on the Start button and choose “Apps and Features” at the top of the list.

2. At the top right, click Programs and Features.

3. In the left menu, click “Enable or Disable Windows Features” and check the “Telnet Client” line before applying with OK.

Alternative method Windows 10 (1511 and 1607)

Early versions of Windows 10, both Family and Pro, can access Windows functions this way.

1. Right-click on the Start button and choose “Programs and Features” at the top of the list.

2. On the left, click on “Enable or Disable Windows Features” and find the “Telnet Client” line to activate it.

If your computer running Windows 10 blows hard, CPU consumption is constantly on the tab and it quickly empties the battery , it may be because of the process that manages the virtual memory compression.

This is often done on small machines notebook types that have a weak processor and it is quite annoying. So here is a solution that may not be the perfect solution, but one that works and is especially reversible if you see edge effects.

Launch PowerShell as Administrator (right-click on the command), and type the command ”  Get-MMAgent “.

You will see if memory compression is enabled. Here, “MemoryCompression” is set to “True”. So activated.

We will then deactivate it with the following command:

Disable-MMAgent -m

And that’s it … Again using the Get-MMAgent command, we can see that “MemoryCompression” has changed to False.

Restart the machine and normally, you will not have (I cross my fingers) CPU worry at 100%.

If this change does not suit you, you can always go back with the command:

Enable-MMAgent -m

Users of Windows 10, Windows 8, or those still on Windows 7 frequently experience slowdowns. For some, they are sporadic and for others they are maintained over time. Your PC is slow? Here are the possible solutions to accelerate it according to the causes.

 

Most of us would agree that gaming on the PC has really transformed in the past few years, and Windows 10, with its Xbox features and other options on the Game bar, has paved the way for smooth, easy, effortless gaming with a few easy keyboard clicks on the computer.

The Game bar allows you to record, share, and even present a live broadcast of your game while you play it. And, just as keyboard shortcuts can make life easier while creating and working with documents in a writing program like Microsoft Word, or help with creating a 3D image in Paint 3D, the shortcuts for the features in the Game bar can make it even easier to snap a screenshot or record a part or all of the game you are playing.

Check out the keyboard shortcuts for each feature in the Game Bar below that let you control your PC gaming adventure, all with a few taps of your keys!

Game bar Keyboard Shortcuts

Hold down the keys shown below at the same time to open each of these tools that are part of  the Game bar:

Screenshot: Win + Alt + PrtSc

 +  + 

Record that: Win + Alt + G

 +  + 

Start recording: Win + Alt + R

 +  + 

Broadcast: Win + Alt + B

 +  + 

Windows 10 Game Bar Recording Location:

The Game bar generates screenshots in PNG format and videos in MP4 format and drops them in the following folder: C:\Users[your username]\Videos\Captures.

Once you start using the keyboard shortcuts to quickly move from one tool to the next in the Game bar, gaming will feel even better on the PC. Some people would rather use keyboard shortcuts than click the mouse, and Windows 10 has made it easier to record and take screenshots doing just that. Now, all you have to do is take advantage of them to enhance your gaming experience!

In this article, we show you the steps to disable the lock screen in Windows 10 that is not to be confused with the splash screen. This is the screen that appears first when you start your PC or when you wake up. If like many other users you want to disable it, no option in Windows 10 can do it. But with hacking, nothing is impossible.

The  Windows 10 Spring Creators (version 1803 ) or “Windows 10 Spring Creators Update” update is available! After deploying the 17133 build for the Insiders a few days earlier, Microsoft will soon release the latest Windows 10 update for all of its users. Build 17133 is the final build of Windows 10 Spring Creators Update, code-named “Redstone 4”. This is the 5 ^th major update ( Feature Update ) Windows 10. Always free and available to all users of Windows 10, the successor to the Fall Update Creators(version 1709, build 16299.15) released last fall. If you want to take advantage now of the many new features of Windows 10 Spring Creators Update , here is how to download and install it.

As with previous updates, Windows 10 Spring Creators Update can be installed in three ways:

• Via the update wizard ;
• Via the ISO Spring Creators Update ;
• Via Windows Update .

Method 1: via the update wizard

Method 2: via the Windows 10 Spring Creators Update ISO

Martin Brinkmann of GHacks details a method for recovering Windows 10 Spring Creators from Microsoft servers. The latest version of Windows 10 is available as an ESD file that can be converted to an ISO file, from which we will be able to start the installation of Windows 10 Spring Creators .

A list of all ESD files for Windows 10 Build 17133 (Spring Creators) is available on Pastbin. We will download the ESD file “Client Consumer” in French , which contains several editions of Windows 10:

• Windows 10 Family
• Windows 10 Family N
• Windows 10 Unilingual Family
• Windows 10 Education
• Windows 10 Education N
• Windows 10 Professional
• Windows 10 Professional N

Here we go !

1. Download the ESD file from Windows 10 is the architecture of your system:
   • Windows 10 Consumer Build 17133 Multi ISO, French, 64-bit version (x86-64)
   • Windows 10 Consumer Build 17133 Multi ISO, French, 32-bit version (x86)
2. Download and unzip the archive of winlib ( 7 – Zip is necessary to unzip the archive), utility that converts an ESD file to ISO.
3. Copy the ESD file to the same directory where you extracted the winlib archive.
4. Right-click decrypt.cmdand select Run as administrator .
5. Select Continue including all editions or Include one edition , depending on whether you want to include all editions of Windows 10 or just one.
6. Select Create ISO with Standard install.wim to start the creation of the ISO file.
7. This operation may take longer or shorter depending on the performance of your system. That’s it, our Windows 10 Spring Creators ISO has been created
8. Mount the ISO file in the File Explorer by double-clicking on it, execute the file setup.exeand follow the usual procedure!

Method 3: via Windows Update

It is possible to download and install Windows 10 Spring Creators Update via Windows Update for Fast Ring Insiders since March 27, Slow Ring since March 30 and Release Preview since April 5; and for all users of Windows 10, it should not be long!

1. Open Windows Update by entering the command ms-settings:windowsupdatein the Run command .
2. After clicking the Check for Updates button , the ”  Update Feature Update to Windows 10, Version 1803  ” update should download.
3. When the installation preparation is complete, click the Restart button to start the installation of Windows 10 Spring Creators Update.

And now, Windows 10 Spring Creators Update will now install on your PC

The Timeline feature is one of the notable new features of the April 2018 update of Windows 10. The system now offers the ability to view a history of activities conducted on its PC. This allows you to keep track of your tasks, but also to easily access the latest version of a document, to the web pages visited a few hours ago, or even several days ago, but also to pass from one PC to another by continuing his tasks without breaking.

Some have been able to install it before everyone else, but it’s finally here the update “April 2018” of Windows 10 . Timeline , the new OS feature replaces the traditional task viewer icon located to the right of the Cortana search bar. What is it used for and how to use it?

Timeline: all about the new Windows 10 history feature

Timeline is a time machine, a new benchmark for Windows 10 users to view the history of their activities over several days . It is a priori difficult to distinguish what differentiates this feature from the Task View (view of tasks) which allowed to have an overview of all tasks running on the PC. But the difference here is that even closed applications are still accessible in the history. And even when the computer is rebooted.

It is also possible to allow Timeline to keep the activity log in the cloud and not on the storage or in the RAM of the PC, which has several advantages. Already, the multi-platform aspect that allows the user to access the history of its activities even when changing PC . But of course you have to be logged on to Windows 10 with your Microsoft account and have access to the Internet.

For professionals, this feature can be very useful because it allows you to start a task on your desktop PC and find it easily on the personal computer at home at any time.

How to enable or disable Timeline

If you have the latest spring update of Windows 10, you do not need to activate Timeline since it is by default . To use it, just click on the icon to the right of the search bar Cortana, on the left side of the taskbar. The screen that is displayed is actually not that different from the overview of open tasks, as it was in earlier versions of the system.

You always have access to all the tasks running on the PC. Just below, you have a section: “Earlier today,” which is the starting point for your timeline. You can trace the history of your activities over 30 days.

Disable Timeline

To disable Timeline and keep a log of your activities, you must go through the privacy options of Windows 10. Go to Settings> Privacy. In the menu on the left, go to the “Activity History” tab.

You have two options to manage the activation and deactivation of Timeline. Check / uncheck the first box “Allow Windows 10 to collect my activities on this PC” to enable or disable Timeline on the computer.

The second option “Allow Windows to Synchronize my activities on this PC with the Cloud” allows you to enable or disable the retention of the history of your activities on Microsoft servers. If the box is unchecked, you will not be able to enjoy the multi-terminal aspect of Timeline.

Finally, let’s note that Timeline essentially works with Microsoft applications for the moment: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other applications of the Office suite, Microsoft Edge for the history of open pages on the web, etc. Also note that the feature ignores the history of changes in a document, but keeps the latest version saved.

Once in a while, we see the website and YouTube movies passing by that tell us that System32 is a dangerous folder that needs to be removed as soon as possible. This is always a misplaced joke. Misplaced, because deleting this folder has serious consequences for the functioning of your system.
The System32 folder is located in C: \ Windows and is an essential part of your operating system. The most important files that Windows needs to function can be stored in this folder. But what happens exactly when you delete that folder?

What is the System32 folder?

We have already indicated that this folder contains the important file of Windows. In the folder, you will find all kinds of .dll and .exe files that you might not say much when you see the name, but which you use unnoticed every day. For example, the folder contains the Taskmgr.exe file. When you press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to open Task Manager, this is the program that is started. But all the drivers that your system needs to control hardware are stored in this folder, as well as the entire Windows Registry.

Why you should not delete the System32 folder in Windows?

An important part of Windows that you do not want to delete: Task Manager.

But what if you remove it?

When you try to delete the System32 folder, Windows will tell you that you cannot delete this folder. However, if you had the misfortune of watching a video that said that the System32 folder is bad, this video undoubtedly explained how you can circumvent that. When you succeed, certain files will be removed from the folder, but not all. After all, Windows cannot delete files that are active, and that is the case for many files in the System32 folder. Almost immediately afterward, errors will occur, because programs need files that you have just deleted. When you then restart Windows, the system will try to start Automatic Restore, but it will not because you have deleted those files.

To make a long and very uncomfortable story short: when you delete the files in the System32 folder, you can completely destroy Windows and recovery is not or hardly possible. The only solution is a complete reinstallation of Windows. And then hope you have made a good backup.