Managing Microsoft Windows
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How to manage Microsoft Windows without losing your sanity:
- ! ! ! FOR THE LOVE OF SANITY, DO NOT INSTALL ON PHYSICAL HARDWARE, only a virtual machine ! ! !
- Install TightVNC and enable service mode (console access) and regular mode (on port 5901) for desktop session access
- Install Cygwin with:
- ssh server
- rsync
- Install OpenControl Center agent
- Install Emergency Management Services (EMS) redirection
- Install Recovery Console
- Install Classic Shell
- Install Firefox
- Install Everything Search Engine
- Put windows version on desktop
Registry edit:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\PaintDesktopVersion
Set DWORD value 1 - Install JDiskReport for disk usage analysis
- Use WSUS Offline Update
Update Microsoft Windows and Office without an Internet connection
- sysinternals tools
- Windows Servers Tools (Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit [SDK])
Utils
- WinMerge
- HashTab
Malware Detection / Removal
- rootkit revlealer
- Junkware Removal Tool
- ComboFix
- ClamAV
- ADWCleaner
- RKill
- TDSSKiller
- Etc from bleepingcomputer.com
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- 360 total security (varius systems checks / fixes)
- Secunia PSI (keeps apps updated)
Exchange
MFCMAPI