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  2. Windows Vista networking technologies - Wikipedia

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    The Windows Vista network stack includes Windows Filtering Platform, [10] which allows external applications to access and hook into the packet processing pipeline of the networking subsystem. WFP allows incoming and outgoing packets to be filtered, analyzed or modified at several layers of the TCP/IP protocol stack.

  3. User Account Control - Wikipedia

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    User Account Control ( UAC) is a mandatory access control enforcement feature introduced with Microsoft 's Windows Vista [1] and Windows Server 2008 operating systems, with a more relaxed [2] version also present in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, and Windows 11.

  4. User profiles in Microsoft Windows - Wikipedia

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    NTUSER.DAT. Within the root of the profile, a file named NTUSER.DAT contains the user's personalized settings for the majority of software installed on the computer; including Windows itself. When the user logs on, NTUSER.DAT becomes merged with the computer's registry, such that it appears as the HKEY_CURRENT_USER branch of the registry tree.

  5. Administrative share - Wikipedia

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    By default, Windows Vista and later use User Account Control (UAC) to enforce security. One of UAC's features denies administrative rights to a user who accesses network shares on the local computer over a network, unless the accessing user is registered on a Windows domain or using the built in Administrator

  6. Security and safety features new to Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    A new management console snap-in named Windows Firewall with Advanced Security which provides access to many advanced options, including IPsec configuration, and enables remote administration. Ability to have separate firewall profiles for when computers are domain-joined or connected to a private or public network.

  7. Disable third-party firewall software - AOL Help

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    4. If you are prompted for an administrator password or permission, type the appropriate password or click Continue to confirm. 5. On the General tab, select the Off (not recommended) option, and then click OK. 6. Close all windows that were opened during the above procedure. Note: To

  8. Management features new to Windows Vista - Wikipedia

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    Windows Vista contains a range of new technologies and features that are intended to help network administrators and power users better manage their systems. Notable changes include a complete replacement of both the Windows Setup and the Windows startup processes, completely rewritten deployment mechanisms, new diagnostic and health monitoring tools such as random access memory diagnostic ...

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    Get answers to your AOL Mail, login, Desktop Gold, AOL app, password and subscription questions. Find the support options to contact customer care by email, chat, or phone number.