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  2. Event Viewer - Wikipedia

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    Event Viewer is a component of Microsoft 's Windows NT operating system that lets administrators and users view the event logs, typically file extensions .evt and .evtx, on a local or remote machine. Applications and operating-system components can use this centralized log service to report events that have taken place, such as a failure to ...

  3. Graphical identification and authentication - Wikipedia

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    The graphical identification and authentication (GINA) is a component of Windows NT 3.51, Windows NT 4.0, [1] Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 [2] that provides secure authentication and interactive logon services. GINA is a replaceable dynamically linked library that is loaded early in the boot process in the context of ...

  4. Windows Security Log - Wikipedia

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    Windows Security Log. The Security Log, in Microsoft Windows, is a log that contains records of login/logout activity or other security-related events specified by the system's audit policy. Auditing allows administrators to configure Windows to record operating system activity in the Security Log. The Security Log is one of three logs viewable ...

  5. Windows XP - Wikipedia

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    Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft 's Windows NT operating system. It was released to manufacturing on August 24, 2001, and later to retail on October 25, 2001. It is a direct successor to Windows 2000 for high-end and business users and Windows Me for home users. Development of Windows XP began in the late 1990s under the codename ...

  6. Windows Firewall - Wikipedia

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    Windows Firewall. Windows Defender Firewall in Windows 11, reporting firewall is turned on and working normally. Windows Firewall (officially called Microsoft Defender Firewall in Windows 10 version 2004 and later) is a firewall component of Microsoft Windows. It was first included in Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 SP1.

  7. Windows Registry - Wikipedia

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    The Windows Registry is a hierarchical database that stores low-level settings for the Microsoft Windows operating system and for applications that opt to use the registry. The kernel, device drivers, services, Security Accounts Manager, and user interfaces can all use the registry. The registry also allows access to counters for profiling ...

  8. Local Security Authority Subsystem Service - Wikipedia

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    Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) [1] is a process in Microsoft Windows operating systems that is responsible for enforcing the security policy on the system. It verifies users logging on to a Windows computer or server, handles password changes, and creates access tokens. [2] It also writes to the Windows Security Log.

  9. Sysinternals - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.sysinternals.com. Windows Sysinternals is a website that offers technical resources and utilities to manage, diagnose, troubleshoot, and monitor a Microsoft Windows environment. [1] Originally, the Sysinternals website (formerly known as ntinternals[2]) was created in 1996 and was operated by the company Winternals Software LP, [1 ...