Eng. Alessandro Mazzanti

IT #ViveTool

ViVeTool is an open source tool for Windows 10/11 that permits you to enable hidden or experimental Windows features

https://vivetool.com/

https://4sysops.com/archives/vivetool-enable-hidden-windows-features/

SCRIPTING #HOW TO CHANGE PACKET/MTU size on Windows systems

These are ping and windows commands to show network interfaces and change packet size

ping -t app.livewebinar.com -f -l 1400

netsh interface ipv4 show interface

netsh interface ipv4 set subinterface <ID> mtu=1360 store=persistent

Security #VPN Extension for your Browser

During these days I had opportunity to use this tool that permitted us to find a workaround about an issue.

So I am taking note on blog about this browser extension.

Urban VPN Browser Extension has several features like mask your IP and choose from a constantly growing pool of international locations across the globe.

This plugin permit you to surf geo-restricted sites on an encrypted connection and bypass firewalls safely without fear of personal information theft – and keep your device safe from malware when using public Wi-Fi connections.

https://www.urban-vpn.com/free-products/free-browser-extension/

Server #Take action: Disable Secure Time Seeding (STS) in Windows Server 2016 and later

Microsoft recommends disabling the Secure Time Seeding (STS) in Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, and Windows Server 2025 due to reported timekeeping issues. Additionally, organizations should review and ensure proper time synchronization and monitoring on critical servers.

When will this happen:

Microsoft recommends applying this disablement as soon as possible. This recommendation applies to all existing deployments of Windows Server 2016 and later (including domain controllers and member servers).

more details could be found here:

https://admin.microsoft.com/AdminPortal/home?ref=MessageCenter/:/messages/MC1085489

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/active-directory/sts-recommendations-for-windows-server

Tips #The Module DLL C:\WINDOWS\system32\inetsrv\rewrite.dll failed to load

Upgrading Windows server 2012 to 2016 you might face this error.

Uninstalling "IIS Url Rewrite Module 2.0" from Programs and Features and reinstall from Microsoft website iis.net/downloads/microsoft/url-rewrite + IISReset fixed the issue

[original article https://superuser.com/questions/948411/the-module-dll-c-windows-system32-inetsrv-rewrite-dll-failed-to-load

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18714709/windows-8-1-windows-10-breaks-my-asp-net-iis-service-unavailable]