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Microsoft is getting ready to say goodbye to NT LAN Manager (NTLM), a long-standing authentication support system, in favor of the more robust and secure Kerberos protocol. This transition is also bringing two new fallback mechanisms into play, aimed at addressing existing limitations within the protocol. What is NTLM? NT LAN Manager (NTLM) is a…

VBScript, once the go-to tool for Windows enthusiasts and IT professionals, is gradually inching towards its sunset. Microsoft has quietly updated its list of deprecated features to indicate that it’s planning to completely remove the scripting language in future versions of Windows. VBScript (also called Visual Basic Scripting Edition) is a scripting language that allows…

Microsoft is set to bid farewell to third-party printer drivers offered via Windows Update. This change, scheduled for a staggered rollout, will let printer manufacturers harness the UWP development framework to create Printer Support Apps available through the Microsoft Store. Microsoft explained that the upcoming change will eliminate the need for printer manufacturers to distribute…

Microsoft is set to bids farewell to outdated Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.0 and 1.1 protocols in Windows. The company plans to drop support for the encryption protocols starting with Windows 11 Insider Preview Builds in September. Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol that ensures secure data transmission over a computer network. It…

MSIX is a new installer technology for Windows that first appeared in Windows 10 version 1809 and it was later backported to Windows 10 versions 1709 and 1803. It replaces Windows Installer (MSI) and the APPX packaging format previously used for Store apps. MSIX works with all Win32, WPF, Windows Forms, and Universal Windows Platform…

Microsoft has announced some changes coming to the security settings management capabilities in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint this month. The company plans to remove the Azure Active Directory (AD) join or Hybrid Azure AD join enrollment requirement for Windows devices. Last year, Microsoft released a new feature called Security Management for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint….

Key takeaways: Cameyo has a new app accessibility feature with this latest update: a seamless integration of its Virtual App Delivery (VAD) service with ChromeOS. The service empowers organizations to traverse platform boundaries, unleashing the potential to run Windows and Linux applications on ChromeOS devices. Cameyo is a technology company that provides application virtualization solutions…

This Week in IT now has its own YouTube Channel! If you have been watching This Week in IT since it started more than a year ago, you will probably realize that home was the Petri IT Knowledgebase YouTube channel. We recently decided that it would be nice to give the show its own identity…

A logon is an event in Windows that shows a user account being granted some access to a workstation/server/computer. This article will explain the basics of Windows logon types, how authentication plays a role, and then describe the various types of logons built into Windows. As IT pros, we’ve all ‘logged onto computers’, servers, network…

Encountering the “User profile service failed sign-in” error message can be frustrating and prevent you from accessing your logon user account on Windows. This error typically occurs due to issues with the user profile, and it can affect both local and domain accounts. In this article, I will provide a comprehensive troubleshooting guide to help…