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What Is MMC? The Microsoft Management Console Explained

MMC is the empty Windows console that hosts snap-ins like Services and Event Viewer. The .msc names to know, custom consoles, remote fixes and the 2024 MSC file block.

Kristina Shkriabina · Oct 12, 2026

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How to Delete Windows.old and Reclaim the Disk Space

Windows.old is the previous installation Windows keeps after an upgrade so you can go back. What it holds, the 10-day clock, what to check first, the supported ways to delete it, the takeown fallback, and a script for the whole fleet.

"Fae" Grace Meadows · Oct 12, 2026

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Setting Up a Windows VPN Server (and When Not To)

Windows Server runs a sound VPN through RRAS with SSTP and IKEv2. Here is the build, the security review, Always On VPN, and when a firewall VPN or a Zero Trust product is the better call.

Dmytro Koval · Oct 12, 2026

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Local Security Policy (secpol.msc): The Settings That Matter, Plus LSA Protection

What secpol.msc controls, which password, lockout, audit and NTLM settings to set with their Microsoft baseline values, how domain and Intune policy override it, and how to enable LSA protection and Credential Guard without breaking smart card sign-in.

Aliaska Varieva · Oct 12, 2026

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Local Security Policy (secpol.msc): The Settings That Matter, Plus LSA Protection

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Can AI Agents Really Close Tickets Without a Technician?

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About OpenFrame

How is OpenFrame different from other vendors?

Where is my data hosted?

Is OpenFrame for MSPs or MSSPs?

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Can AI Agents Really Close Tickets Without a Technician?

How Much Can AI Agents Save an MSP?

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What Is MMC? The Microsoft Management Console Explained

How to Delete Windows.old and Reclaim the Disk Space

Setting Up a Windows VPN Server (and When Not To)

Local Security Policy (secpol.msc): The Settings That Matter, Plus LSA Protection