FREE Cloud Device Management Platform

JumpCloud is a cloud platform that unifies device and identity management across all types of IT resources, for on-premises, in the cloud, and for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Securely manage end user devices and access to IT resources, wherever they are, from a central platform. A JumpCloud Free account offers the full platform for 10 users and 10 devices. For more info, see: www.jumpcloud.com

FREE Hard Drive Utilities

Paragon Software has a number of FREE community editions of it's Windows hard drive and partitioning software.

Backup & Recovery

Easily backup your files, disks and the entire Windows computer.

   

Partition Manager

Quickly organize and optimize partitions on your internal and external disks and media for free.

Rescue Kit Free

Recover lost data even when operating system crashes and fails to start.

For more info, see: www.paragon-software.com/about/products-a-to-z/#free

Sign PDF files for FREE

Sign up for an eversign Free Plan to send and sign up to 5 documents per month, no credit card required. Upload an existing PDF document and prepare it for signature using eversign's fully-fledged and straightforward document editor. Works on you Mac, PC and mobile device, see: https://eversign.com

FREE All-round Patching Solution

Patch Manager Plus, is an all-around patching solution, offering automated patch deployment for Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints, plus patching support for 650+ third-party updates across 350+ third party applications. Available both on-premises and on the cloud, the Free Edition is fully functional for up to 20 computers and 5 servers. See: www.manageengine.com/patch-management/

How to Disable SMBv1 in Windows and Windows Server

Vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Server Message Block (SMB) version 1 protocol are still being exploited today by EternalBlue and others. Turn off SMBv1 today to stay safe. It's not worth the risk, for many the only reason for running it was compatibility with Windows XP. For instructions direct from Microsoft, see:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2696547/detect-enable-disable-smbv1-smbv2-smbv3-in-windows-and-windows-server

Free AI-powered secure team chat

Chanty team chat is a competitor to Slack. The FREE plan is aimed at teams with up to 10 members, features unlimited conversations, searchable history, one on one audio calls, voice messages, built-in task management and 20GB of file storage. Available for Windows, MacOS, Linux (Debian and Fedora), iOS and Android, see www.chanty.com

FREE Basic Security Logging System

The UK NCSC Logging Made Easy (LME) project is a self-install tutorial for small organisations to gain a basic level of centralised security logging for Windows clients and provide functionality to detect attacks. Combining free and open-source software, it helps the reader to produce an end-to-end logging capability. www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/logging-made-easy

Full List of Windows Commands

This is a full list of all Windows commands for Command shell and PowerShell in Windows 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows Server 2008-2019. Can be filtered by Command-Line Syntax Key or Commands by Server Role. See:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/windows-commands
Also available to download as a 1049 page PDF document at: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/opbuildpdf/administration/windows-commands/TOC.pdf?branch=live

Security Patching Simplified

0patch provides miniature patches of code (“micropatches”) to computers and other devices worldwide in order to fix software vulnerabilities in various, even closed source products. With 0patch, there are no reboots when patching. Available for free for personal and non-profit /educational use (but limited to free patches). Available for all versions of Windows and Windows Server, see: https://0patch.com

85% OFF Heimdal Thor Premium Home Antivirus

Heimdal Thor Premium Home (Vigilance and Foresight) Antivirus: 5-Yr Subscription (for up to 10 PCs) only $99.95 (normally $699.95)

Named Antimalware Solution of the Year at the 2018 Computing Security Awards. Heimdal Thor Premium combines two elite cybersecurity products, Vigilance Home and Foresight Home, to provide the most comprehensive anti-virus and threat prevention suite on the market. Easy to install, supremely lightweight, and capable of stopping even the most sophisticated malware, ransomware, and online scams.

Available for  Microsoft Windows 10, 8.1, 8, and 7. See: http://bit.ly/Heimdal-Premium-Home-5Yrs

Add Safe Mode to Windows 10 Boot Options

Quite why Microsoft made it so difficult to get into Safe Mode in Windows 10 is beyond me, but you can actually make it a boot option in just a few steps.

Step 1
Open a Command Prompt with Administrator Rights by typing into the search bar CMD, then right clicking on the now highlighted Command Prompt to select 'Run as administrator'
Next in the Command Prompt window enter: bcdedit /copy {current} /d "Windows 10 Safe Mode"
If it works you will see 'The entry was successfully copied to .............'

Step 2
Type msconfig into the search bar and select System Configuration
Click on the Boot tab
Click on the new entry Windows 10 Safe Mode to select it
Under Boot options, tick Safe boot
Under Boot options, select Minimal
Set the Timeout to 3 seconds
Next, tick Make all boot settings permanent

Step 3
Restart your machine and press F2 or whatever the boot options prompt is to boot into Safe Mode.

Repeat the whole process to add extra boot options by changing the text you first enter into the Command Prompt that is in speech marks to "Safe Mode with Networking" and selecting Network in Boot options.

Lastly a big thank you to IT PRO for bringing this to my attention in the article:
https://www.itpro.co.uk/operating-systems/25802/17-windows-10-problems-and-how-to-fix-them

Troubleshooting Information for Windows Logs Event IDs

Troubleshooting Windows event logs is no easy task. To help, turn to the Event ID encyclopedia at: https://www.ultimatewindowssecurity.com/securitylog/encyclopedia/

Fix Volume Shadow Copy Service Issues

Acronis VSS Doctor is a free tool for diagnosing and repairing Volume Shadow Copy Service issues. Volume Shadow Copy Service (aka VSS, Shadow Copy, or Volume Snapshot Service) is a built-in Windows technology that allows snapshots of PC files or volumes to be taken. Most backup software programs rely on VSS to perform backup and recovery operations.

Acronis VSS Doctor helps quickly identify the problem and efficiently fixes the most common Volume Shadow Copy Service issues. Available for Windows 7 or higher and Windows Server 2003 or higher, see: https://www.acronis.com/en-gb/personal/vss-diagnostic-free-tool/

Control Whether Windows 7/8 Upgrades to Windows 10

Never 10 is an easy to use FREE utility which gives users control over whether their Windows 7 or 8.1 will upgrade itself to Windows 10. Also removes ~6.5GB of installation files that may have automatically downloaded. See: https://www.grc.com/never10.htm

Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4 for Windows 10

Ultimate Windows Tweaker is a small free portable utility for making over 200 tweaks to your Windows settings. While you may be able to access all these via the Windows 10 Settings app, the Registry Editor or the Group Policy Editor, this makes things easier by offering all useful tweaks from its single UI. See: www.thewindowsclub.com/ultimate-windows-tweaker-4-windows-10

Free Antispy Tool For Windows 10

O&O ShutUp10 is a free portable utility that lets you decide the level that Windows 10 should respect your privacy by helping you choose which functions should be deactivated. See: http://www.oo-software.com/en/shutup10