security

I have a few applications installed on my home server that are user-level applications, meaning that a user must be logged on in order for the application to start. I don’t want to have to manually log on ever time my server restarts, so I set up automatic log on for the server. Here’s how to do it. Press Windows Key + R to launch the run dialog. Type in netplwiz and click OK....

You may have noticed that before you log on to you office PC that you are required to press CTRL+ALT+DELETE before entering you user name and password. Apparently, this is actually a security feature. According to this Windows support article (which this post is based on), [w]hen secure logon is enabled, no other program (such as a virus or spyware) can intercept your user name and password as you enter it....