Does anyone know whether or not Windows XP, under the default security settings, makes a log of all user logins and logouts?<BR><BR>The reason I ask is because I have this feeling that my brother has ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

The users of computer around the world faces instances in which the user may forget the password or the password may expire owing to the use of the computer after a prolonged time period. In such ...

Hello,<BR><BR>Over the weekend, Windows XP on my home machine developed some problems:<BR><BR>First, machine details: It's a 1999 Dell Desktop dimension running "stock" Windows XP (no patches or ...

Take advantage of the Windows Event Log to store the log data of your .NET Core applications running on Windows The Windows operating system logs data into the Windows Event Log whenever a problem ...

Windows upgrades used to be something you only had to worry about every few years. But in the Windows 10 era, each twice-yearly feature update is essentially a full upgrade. When an upgrade or feature ...

Windows Update uses Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) to generate diagnostic logs in Windows 11/10, and save them in the .etl file format. The reason why this has been done is that it reduces disk space ...

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