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How to Disable Recursion on a Windows DNS Server

By default, the DNS server performs recursive queries on behalf of its DNS clients and DNS servers that have forwarded DNS client queries to it. Recursion is a name-resolution technique in which a DNS server queries other DNS servers on behalf of the requesting client to fully resolve the name and then sends an answer Read More

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How to Make a Gmail Desktop App for Windows

While Google offers no official Gmail app for computers, you can use a workaround to turn Gmail’s desktop site into a PWA app on Windows. You’ll be able to launch and use it, similar to how you would a normal app. You’ll want to do this if you dislike other email clients’ interfaces and would prefer Gmail’s native Read More

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How to Create A Policy to Force Reboot Computers in Atera

Configuration policies will be immediately applied to the associated agents when created (or saved). They will also be reapplied every 12 hours to ensure compliance across your end-user devices. Note:  Full admin access is required to create and assign policies to Customers, Folders, and Agents. Technicians can assign policies to individual Agents only, as long Read More

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How to Enable Microsoft Sentinel

To get started, add Microsoft Sentinel to an existing workspace or create a new one. Sign in to the Azure portal. Search for and select Microsoft Sentinel. Select Add. Select the workspace you want to use or create a new one. You can run Microsoft Sentinel on more than one workspace, but the data is isolated to a Read More

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How to Modify the Password Policies for Windows Server by Using Commands

The Password complexity is a Local Policy setting named “Passwords must meet complexity requirements” under Computer Configuration/Windows Settings/Security Settings/Account Policies/Password Policy. In a Server Core installation, there is no graphical user interface to set this policy.Instead, use secedit to import and export the security settings from a Full Installation of Windows Server 2008 and later Read More