Make your windows more secure
Secure your operating system against malicious code from the network and protect yourself from errors.
Share a folder without making it visible on the network
To share a folder on the network without it is visible to all, right click it and go to the Properties menu. On the Sharing tab, click Advanced Sharing. Select the Share this folder option. Enter a name ending mandatory by the sign "$".
For example: $ images. Click OK. To access this file, users must enter the network address with the computer name followed by that of the shared item. If your computer is called max \ \ max \ $ pictures.
♦ Vista and 7 (level 3)
Prevent access to Task Manager
Go to the Edit menu to create a new key named System. Right-click in the right pane and create a DWORD value named DisableTaskMgr 32 bits with a value of 1. Now links to the Task Manager will be grayed out.
To restore access to delete the key or change its value to 0.
♦ XP, Vista and 7 (level 3)
Hide your computer in the network
You want your computer to enjoy all the benefits of the network while remaining invisible? It's possible. On the machine to "hide", run Regedit. Open the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, SYSTEM, CurrentControlSet, Services, LanmanServer, Parameters. In the right pane, create a DWORD value named Hidden 32-bit with value 1. Restart Windows. The computer is no longer visible on the network. To access it, other users should, in the address window Network or My Network Places, type their name preceded by two backslash bar.
