Free and compact utility to easily fix a multitude of Windows 10 problems.
Things, a lot of them software, that I found interesting. Everything I link to is free/open source unless specified otherwise.
Friday, March 25, 2022
Enabling TLS 1.2 on old versions of Windows
Windows SBS 2011 server can use TLS 1.2, but it is off by default.
To enable it, save the lines below as "enable-tls12.reg" on the server, then right-click the file and select "Merge" and reboot. Your OWA access will now use TLS 1.2.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Client]
"DisabledByDefault"=dword:00000000
"Enabled"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SecurityProviders\SCHANNEL\Protocols\TLS 1.2\Server]
"DisabledByDefault"=dword:00000000
"Enabled"=dword:00000001
Can't download something in Powershell because of an error like this?
Exception calling "DownloadString" with "1" argument(s): "The request was aborted: Could not create SSL/TLS secure channel."
Windows 2016 Server .Net installation can do TLS 1.2 but doesn't unless you add these to the registry. Save the lines below as something like "enable-ps-tls12.reg" on your server, right-click it, and "Merge". You don't even have to reboot. Restart your powershell session, and you'll be able to download files using TLS 1.2 now.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727]
"SystemDefaultTlsVersions" = dword:00000001
"SchUseStrongCrypto" = dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319]
"SystemDefaultTlsVersions" = dword:00000001
"SchUseStrongCrypto" = dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v2.0.50727]
"SystemDefaultTlsVersions" = dword:00000001
"SchUseStrongCrypto" = dword:00000001
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\.NETFramework\v4.0.30319]
"SystemDefaultTlsVersions" = dword:00000001
"SchUseStrongCrypto" = dword:00000001
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Use textverified.com to receive text messages
Great for expats. Allows you to temporarily rent a US phone number -- an actual one, not a VoIP one, so you can receive sms - a txt message...
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A lightweight, text-based way of recording screen sessions. No Windows version, sorry! https://asciinema.org/
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I have a USB to serial adapter that started showing "PL2303HXA Phased out since 2012. Please contact your supplier" in Device Mana...
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These guys make a port doubling switch that can double-up devices on an Ethernet cable to keep them physically separated, without VLANing. ...