2,761 questions with Windows 10 Security tags

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How can I lock-down a browser on a Windows 10 single app kiosk?

I am designing a Windows 10 Enterprise build 1909 kiosk that will present a web-based app. The device will auto-login and use the Shell Launcher feature of Windows 10 to launch a browser that opens the URL to the web-based app. I have got most of…

Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10 Setup
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Setup: The procedures involved in preparing a software program or application to operate within a computer or mobile device.
1,908 questions
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-08-03T20:04:59.11+00:00
Elroy 11 Reputation points
answered 2020-08-03T21:41:49.77+00:00
Sean Liming 4,511 Reputation points
1 answer

LAPS 2.0 Changes?

I see LAPS 2.0 was released: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=46899&Search=true Any documentation as to what has changed in the new version?

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-29T14:05:11.743+00:00
reuvygroovy 776 Reputation points
commented 2020-08-03T05:49:11.01+00:00
Fan Fan 15,291 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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BitLocker and FIPS 140-2 Compliance and Recovery Keys in AD

Greetings, Pre-Windows 8.1 days, if you enabled the FIPS compliance GPO, you weren't allowed to create and back-up the recovery password to AD by design due to security reasons or something along those lines. Anyway, that was apparently addressed…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-24T11:54:03.993+00:00
Clint 21 Reputation points
commented 2020-07-31T08:56:12.987+00:00
Jenny Feng 14,081 Reputation points
2 answers

Confusion on sign in

I'm a college student, and I recently added Microsoft office to my computer through my institution. This requires that I must add my college Microsoft account to my computer. Now, however, because my university is added to my computer, I am required to…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-28T15:41:42.993+00:00
Nate Nel 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-07-31T08:49:51.943+00:00
Jenny Feng 14,081 Reputation points
3 answers

onedrive blocked by windows firewall

Hi everyone, i find onedrive on my laptop continuely blocked by windows firewall, so which additional files i need to grant internet connection apart from onedrive.exe in the relevant folder? thanks for your help.

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-28T05:39:19.007+00:00
John Wu 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-07-31T08:03:29.69+00:00
Gloria Gu 3,891 Reputation points
2 answers

Verify TLS 1.2

Hi All, How can I verify Tls 1.2 is enabled on all computer across the organization? I do have a GPO but I don't think it applies to all, is there a report or something I can run to verify tls 1.2 is enabled? Thanks

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-29T18:54:47.223+00:00
altima 21 Reputation points
commented 2020-07-31T07:32:37.687+00:00
Leon Laude 85,666 Reputation points
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Windows Hello instead of a username/password

I had a question regarding Hello. As I understand from here (https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/is-it-possible-to-disable-password-sign-in-but/e200a2bd-7ca7-48ce-8197-8d0d56c6f74c) We can enable hello with a single/two-factor…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-29T10:07:13.087+00:00
reuvygroovy 776 Reputation points
answered 2020-07-30T06:05:34.223+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
2 answers

Windows Defender engine version update

I work on a computer that is not permitted to be connected to a network. I am trying to find the Microsoft Windows Defender engine version 4.18.2001.112 or later that i can download and manually apply to the computer. Once again this computer is not…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-24T14:51:55.907+00:00
Mand, Randall - US 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-07-29T09:49:33.32+00:00
Joy Qiao 4,886 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2 answers

Window Firewall

Hello All, Kindly suggest me how to take the Windows Firewall logs to Sentinel. Thank You

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel
A scalable, cloud-native solution for security information event management and security orchestration automated response. Previously known as Azure Sentinel.
987 questions
asked 2020-07-23T06:19:36.093+00:00
Rohit 1 Reputation point
commented 2020-07-29T07:41:36.12+00:00
Cherry Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft) 11 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

After applying windows update(KB4565627), Unable to communicate the WCF service from the application

Hello Team, We have a WCF service that is hosted at the production server as well as my local machine, Previously I was able to communicate my local WCF service through our Web application(MVC) over the net.tcp as well as the http, but after the…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
10,676 questions
Windows 10 Compatibility
Windows 10 Compatibility
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Compatibility: The extent to which hardware or software adheres to an accepted standard.
456 questions
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-28T14:02:46.853+00:00
Akram Ahmed 21 Reputation points
commented 2020-07-29T05:08:20.59+00:00
Akram Ahmed 21 Reputation points
1 answer

How to Show or Add

Dear Team I want to show or add password protected sharing option in advance sharing setting. because i could not enable or disable turn on or turn off option. need for me add a password protected sharing in advance sharing setting. please advice…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-27T18:27:12.897+00:00
PAVZ 136 Reputation points
answered 2020-07-28T02:39:22.423+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
1 answer

ATP defender for MAC

Hello, In a corporate context, we have ATP Microsoft Defender for Windows. we have deployed Defender for Mac but I would like to know if it is as mature as for Windows. Indeed, I had unwanted behavior, It detected malware on a Mac. an alert has been…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-23T20:50:37.427+00:00
Gavand Eric 1 Reputation point
answered 2020-07-24T09:47:31.387+00:00
Ian Xue (Shanghai Wicresoft Co., Ltd.) 30,361 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
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Microsoft Defender - Attack Surface Reduction - without ATP

Attack Surface Reduction (ASR) looks really powerful; Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection - Windows security | Microsoft…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-21T10:15:50.597+00:00
Anwar Mahmood 16 Reputation points
answered 2020-07-24T02:49:42.503+00:00
Candy Luo 12,656 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection

Hi, Which license is required to get: Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection? Source link:…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-14T08:33:34.347+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
accepted 2020-07-15T06:41:31.787+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How HackTools are harmful for Windows 10?

Hi, How HackTool:Win32/AutoKMS, HackTool:MSIL/AutoKMS and HackTool:Win64/AutoKMS are harmful for Windows 10? With Regards source link:…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-14T08:37:19.7+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
accepted 2020-07-15T06:41:26.043+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Cannot Change Firewall Settings After Update

We have a Server 2016 installation that has had several miscellaneous issues relating to Windows Firewall. First we have a recurring issue where a local network switches itself back to a Public network on reboot after being set to Private. I currently…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-14T08:38:46.187+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
accepted 2020-07-15T06:41:23.937+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Lock out screen after inactivity. Windows 10

Hi there, All I need is quite simple but somehow I couldn't achieve it. Windows 10 x64 desktop, I need the screen lock out option (not user sign out) after a period of inactivity for example after 15 mins. So when user is back he just unlocks screen…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-14T08:40:29.47+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
accepted 2020-07-15T06:41:21.537+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to block 445 port from windows firewall defender but skipping the c$ share?

Hi, I'm blocking the 445 port from the windows firewall defender, in the inbound rules, but I'm also blocking the c$ share. Can anybody tell me whether it is possible to block the 445 port and at the same time let the c$ share opened? Thanks in…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-14T08:41:22.107+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
accepted 2020-07-15T06:41:19.35+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Windows 10 Version 1903 keeps failing to Sync with Microsoft Defender Singature Repository

Hello everybody, I am in the role of an IT administrator who's administrating a network of windows 10 and windows 7 servers as well as clients with about 200 users. We are rolling out Windows 10 on every new machine and therefore faced many…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-14T08:42:08.913+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
accepted 2020-07-15T06:41:16.657+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Whitelist Windows Store

Is there any range of IP or an URL that I can use to white list the Windows Store on my firewall. Normally if users need to download apps then win10 use micsoft.update service to download the apps. If we allow micsoft.update then its create huge…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,761 questions
asked 2020-07-14T08:43:04.777+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points
accepted 2020-07-15T06:41:13.103+00:00
Teemo Tang 11,346 Reputation points