• Windows Firewall (officially called Microsoft Defender Firewall in Windows 10 version 2004 and later) is a firewall component of Microsoft Windows. It...
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    Microsoft also released Windows Live OneCare for Server 2.5. Windows Live OneCare featured integrated anti-virus, personal firewall, and backup utilities...
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  • (GUIs). All versions of Microsoft Windows are commercial proprietary software. Basic general information about Windows. * Has partial 32-bit compatibility...
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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...
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  • Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was the direct successor to Windows XP, released five years...
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  • In computing, a firewall is a network security system that monitors and controls incoming and outgoing network traffic based on configurable security rules...
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  • Windows 2000 is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft, targeting the server and business markets. It is the direct...
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  • As the next version of Windows NT after Windows 2000, as well as the successor to Windows Me, Windows XP introduced many new features but it also removed...
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  • Embedded Standard 7 includes Windows Vista and Windows 7 features such as Aero, SuperFetch, ReadyBoost, Windows Firewall, Windows Defender, address space layout...
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  • (Windows 7 to Windows 10 version 1709) can join the network. Windows 7 adds support for multiple firewall profiles. The Windows Firewall in Windows Vista...
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  • Windows Server 2003, codenamed "Whistler Server", is the sixth major version of the Windows NT operating system produced by Microsoft and the first server...
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  • security and safety features new to Windows Vista, most of which are not available in any prior Microsoft Windows operating system release. Beginning...
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  • still providing core management features of more recent Windows releases, such as Windows Firewall, Group Policy, Automatic Updates, and other management...
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  • Inc. Answer by Graham Hill. Retrieved 2012-07-13. "Configure the Windows Firewall to Allow SQL Server Access". Microsoft SQL Server. Microsoft. Retrieved...
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  • similar to that later used in Windows XP. A firewall new to Neptune was later integrated into Windows XP as the Windows Firewall. Neptune also experimented...
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  • The Windows 11 2022 Update (also known as version 22H2 and codenamed "Sun Valley 2") is the first major update to Windows 11. It carries the build number...
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    Microsoft Defender Antivirus (formerly Windows Defender) is an antivirus software component of Microsoft Windows. It was first released as a downloadable...
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  • Windows XP and Windows Vista differ considerably in regards to their security architecture, networking technologies, management and administration, shell...
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  • industry – Windows (unqualified) for a consumer or corporate workstation, Windows Server for a server and Windows IoT for an embedded system. Windows is sold...
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  • Notable changes include a complete replacement of both the Windows Setup and the Windows startup processes, completely rewritten deployment mechanisms...
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  • An application firewall is a form of firewall that controls input/output or system calls of an application or service. It operates by monitoring and blocking...
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  • Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is a freeware second-opinion malware scanner that Microsoft's Windows Update downloads and runs...
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  • personal firewall, as well as the working status of Backup and Restore, Network Access Protection (NAP), User Account Control (UAC), Windows Error Reporting...
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  • While Windows 7 contains many new features, a number of capabilities and certain programs that were a part of previous Windows versions up to Windows Vista...
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  • Windows Server 2008, codenamed "Longhorn Server" (alternatives: "Windows Vista Server" or "Windows Server Vista"), is the seventh major version of the...
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    in Windows 2000. It takes the most used management utilities (such as the Event Viewer, Roles and Features, Hyper-V management, Windows Firewall, and...
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  • Microsoft Anti-Virus for Windows (MWAV), included as part of the package, was a front end that allowed MSAV to run properly on Windows 3.1x. In 2009, Microsoft...
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  • 2000. Windows Vista added 2 alternative tools, an MMC snap-in called "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security" (WFwAS) and the "netsh advfirewall" command-line...
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    fire walls, such as doors and windows, must also be fire-rated fire door assemblies and fire window assemblies. Firewalls are used in varied applications...
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