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Renaming local administrator accounts - good or bad?

A lot of the time I hear the following statement 'Renaming the local administrator account makes it secure'. No, it doesn't. Renaming the local administrator account just leaves you with a renamed local

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Technical

Common questions - Why doesn't NTP set the time?

Because that's not how NTP works. NTP will take the machines current time and compare it against a reference server (or servers) and then work out how much of an offset to apply.

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Security

Is it time to scrap the password?

As password protection gets more secure the actual passwords for users get weaker. A paradox? Not so, let me explain. A few years back the biggest problem was a password going 'over the

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Tips

Common Question - How do I move the hibernation file?

Simple answer - You can't. Longer answer - When the PC boots NTLDR knows where it's boot volume is. On that boot volume resides hiberfil.sys - The operating system will take a

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