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This App Has Been Blocked for Your Protection on Windows - Fix it now
This article covers methods to fix the 'This App Has Been Blocked for Your Protection on Windows' error. Windows Defender SmartScreen acts as a sort of guard dog while you use Windows 10.
It will block you from opening some apps if they come from an unknown place or are created by an unknown publisher.
Some apps really are harmful and really will get you in a mess. Only go around the Windows 10 app block if you know for sure that the file is safe.
To unblock an app that is blocked by the administrator:
1. Locate the file, right-click it, and select "Properties" from the contextual menu.
2. Now, find the "Security" section in the General tab and check the checkbox next to "Unblock" - this should mark the file as safe and let you install it.
3. Click "Apply" to save the changes and try to launch the installation file again.
To Unblock Programs In Windows Defender Firewall:
1. Select the “Start” button, then type “Firewall“.
2. Select the “Windows Defender Firewall” option.
3. Choose the "Allow an app or feature through Windows Defender Firewall" option in the left pane.
To install a program that is blocked by administrator:
1. Disable Windows SmartScreen.
2. Execute the file via Command Prompt.
3. Install the app using the hidden administrator account.
4. Temporarily disable your antivirus program.
Run Scripts on Remote Computers – Implementing with PowerShell Remoting
This article covers how to Run Scripts on Remote Computers. You can run commands on one or hundreds of computers with a single PowerShell command. Windows PowerShell supports remote computing by using various technologies, including WMI, RPC, and WS-Management.
PowerShell Core supports WMI, WS-Management, and SSH remoting. In PowerShell 6, RPC is no longer supported. In PowerShell 7 and above, RPC is supported only in Windows.
Windows PowerShell Remoting
Using the WS-Management protocol, Windows PowerShell remoting lets you run any Windows PowerShell command on one or more remote computers.
You can establish persistent connections, start interactive sessions, and run scripts on remote computers.
To use Windows PowerShell remoting, the remote computer must be configured for remote management.
Once you have configured Windows PowerShell remoting, many remoting strategies are available to you.
How to Start an Interactive Session ?
To start an interactive session with a single remote computer, use the Enter-PSSession cmdlet.
For example, to start an interactive session with the Server01 remote computer, type:
Enter-PSSession Server01
The command prompt changes to display the name of the remote computer.
Any commands that you type at the prompt run on the remote computer and the results are displayed on the local computer.
To end the interactive session, type:
Exit-PSSession
Automatically Log in to Windows without Password - How to get this done
This article covers methods to automatically log in to Windows without password.
Here, you can disable password login on Windows 10 and boot the computer directly to the user’s desktop. In order to temporarily disable automatic logon in Windows and manually specify the user credentials under which you need to sign in, you must hold down the Shift key while Windows is booting.
CMD is the official and tricky way to bypass Windows 10 admin password. In this process, you will need a Windows Installation disk and If you don't have the same, then you can create a bootable USB drive consisting of Windows 10. Also, you need to disable UEFI secure boot option from the BIOS settings.
To Disable Windows 10 Login Password via the User Account Settings:
1. Press Win+R;
2. In the Run dialog box, enter netplwiz or control userpasswords2 command;
3. In the next window with the list of local user accounts, uncheck the option “User must enter a username and password to use this computer” and save changes (OK);
To Automatically log in to your Windows 10 PC:
1. Open the Run command box (Start > All apps > Windows System > Run or press Windows key + R).
2. A User Accounts window will open.
3. A new window labeled Automatically sign in will pop up.
4. Your computer will now bypass the log-in page when you turn on your PC, but it will not bypass the login page when you unlock your PC.
Steps to Run Program without Admin Privileges and to Bypass UAC Prompt
This article covers how to run a program without admin privileges. The trick to bypass UAC is to create a scheduled task (with highest privileges) for each program that you want to run, and then invoke the scheduled task item manually using schtasks.exe .
UAC helps keep your computer secure. If you reflexively disable UAC when setting up a computer, you should give it another try – UAC and the Windows software ecosystem have come a long way from when UAC was introduced with Windows Vista.
To Eliminate UAC Prompts for Specific Applications:
1. In Task Scheduler, right-click "Task Scheduler Library" and select "New Folder" Name it whatever you would like.
2. Select the new folder and click "Create Task" (not "Create Basic Task")
3. Name the task something descriptive. ...
4. Under the Actions tab, select "Start a program" in the Action dropdown if it isn't already.
To bypass UAC administrator password:
1. Right-click Start button at left lower corner of PC, select Control Panel.
2. Click User Accounts and family Safety.
3. Click User Accounts.
4. Click Change your account type.
5. Enter Admin password and click Yes to continue.
6. Select Administrator as your new account type, and click Change Account Type.
Configuration verification failed in Nagios - Fix it Now
This article covers fixes to this Nagios Configuration failed problem.
When you click the Show Errors link a message is shown that indicates the problem in the config files along with a line number for the config file. However when looking at the config file in a text editor, the line number does not appear to relate to the problem.
The Apply Configuration process is as follows:
i. New config files are temporarily written to disk
ii. Nagios verifies the config files are valid
iii. Temporary config files are made permanent
iv. Nagios service is restarted
When the verification step fails, the temporary files are discarded. Hence when you go to look at the file to look at the line number it references it is not valid as the temporary files now longer exist.
To fix Nagios Configuration Problem:
1. Open CCM
2. Tools > Config File Management
3. Click the Delete Files button
4. It will say "Successfully deleted all Host / Service Config Files"
5. Click the Write Configs Button
5. It will show an output of all the files it creates, in large deployments this step may take a long time .
6. Click the Verify Files button
7. The output should end with the error message you have experienced previously.
At this point, you can open an SSH session to your Nagios XI server and open the file in a text editor to investigate the problem.
Add Cron Job in VestaCP - How to do it
This article covers steps to add cron jobs in VestaCP. Using VestaCP, you can add mail accounts, databases, Cron jobs, and a whole lot more with just a few clicks. Cron jobs help automize certain commands that need to run regularly, this ensures everything runs smoothly.
Vesta Control Panel (VestaCP) is an open source hosting control panel that can manage multiple websites, create and manage email accounts, create and manage FTP accounts. Also, manage MySQL database and DNS records.
How to setup a CRON job using VestaCP ?
1. Move to the “CRON” tab then mouse over the plus symbol and click on “Add Cron Job”;
2. Enter the command you would like to execute and make sure to include the necessary privileges such as sudo if your command requires it. Use the frequency generator on the right side of the options to set how often you would like the command to execute.
3. Finally, click Generate to confirm the frequency and then click Add to finish adding the Cron job.
Note: Before adding a cron job be sure to test it out first to ensure it works.
