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  2. Security Identifier - Wikipedia

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    Security Identifier. In the context of the Microsoft Windows NT line of operating systems, a Security Identifier ( SID) is a unique, immutable identifier of a user, user group, or other security principal. A security principal has a single SID for life (in a given domain), and all properties of the principal, including its name, are associated ...

  3. Windows 11 - Wikipedia

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    Windows 11 is the latest major release of Microsoft 's Windows NT operating system, released on October 5, 2021. It succeeded Windows 10 (2015) and is available for free for any Windows 10 devices that meet the new Windows 11 system requirements. Windows 11 features major changes to the Windows shell influenced by the canceled Windows 10X ...

  4. Security Account Manager - Wikipedia

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    The Security Account Manager ( SAM) is a database file [1] in Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8.1, 10 and 11 that stores users' passwords. It can be used to authenticate local and remote users. Beginning with Windows 2000 SP4, Active Directory authenticates remote users. SAM uses cryptographic measures to prevent unauthenticated users ...

  5. Windows 11 version history - Wikipedia

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    Windows 11 is a major release of the Windows NT developed by Microsoft that was released in October 2021. Starting with Windows 10, Microsoft described Windows as an "operating system as a service" that would receive ongoing updates to its features and functionality, augmented with the ability for enterprise environments to receive non-critical updates at a slower pace or use long-term support ...

  6. Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures - Wikipedia

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    Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) is a dictionary of common names (i.e., CVE Identifiers) for publicly known information security vulnerabilities. CVE's common identifiers make it easier to share data across separate network security databases and tools, and provide a baseline for evaluating the coverage of an organization's security ...

  7. Universally unique identifier - Wikipedia

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    A Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) is a 128-bit label used for information in computer systems. The term Globally Unique Identifier (GUID) is also used, mostly in Microsoft systems. When generated according to the standard methods, UUIDs are, for practical purposes, unique.

  8. Install or Uninstall McAfee - AOL Help

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    Uninstall McAfee from your windows PC. Open Control Panel. Locate Programs | click on Uninstall a program. Locate and click on McAfee. Above the program list, click Uninstall/Change. Click Yes on the confirmation screen. Follow the on-screen steps to finish the process. Reboot your PC if prompted when the uninstallation process is complete.

  9. Relative identifier - Wikipedia

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    Relative identifier. In the context of the Microsoft Windows NT line of computer operating systems, the relative identifier (RID) is a variable length number that is assigned to objects at creation and becomes part of the object's Security Identifier (SID) that uniquely identifies an account or group within a domain. The Relative ID Master ...