To monitor network traffic for a specific extension within Google Chrome, access the Settings and then the Extensions section. Click on the Developer Mode checkbox near the top of the page.
Find the extension in question within the list and then click on the link to the left of Inspect views.
A new dialog box should appear. Click on the Network menu option near the top to display network traffic for the extension.
Starting with Chrome version 56, the following method is required to view the details of a digital certificate.
Three Dots Menu -> More Tools -> Developer Tools, then click on the Security Tab. Access the View Certificate Button.
With Windows, a shortcut key combination is Control + Shift + I.
PowerMemory is a PowerShell based tool to exploit Windows credentials present in files and memory.
Http-ping is a free Windows-based command line utility to perform network connectivity checks via HTTP. The application can be downloaded from:
https://www.coretechnologies.com/products/http-ping/
No installation is required. The example below includes the date and time stamp, uses an interval of 5 seconds, and also writes the output to a text file.
http-ping –d –i 5 –f test.txt google.com
Windows 10 Creator Edition includes an option to only allow applications to only be installed from the app store. Under Settings –> Apps –> Apps and Features, Use the drop-down dialog box to set the parameter for installing applications.
If the parameter is set to only use the app store and a “normal” application is attempted to be executed, a dialog box will appear.
This includes portable applications or any .EXE program.
If the parameter is set to warn, a new button is available when the dialog box appears.
Windows 10 Creator Edition includes a new “Night Light” feature, which is designed to allow reduce eyestrain. The option can be enabled via Settings –> System –> Display. A link to additional settings is available as well.
The feature can also be found via the Action Center.
Within Windows 10 Creator edition, a new feature is available to automatically purge files to free up disk space. Access Settings and then the System section. Click on Storage within the left hand column. To the right, an option to enable Storage Sense should be present.
To view the parameters of the feature, click on the “Change how we free up space” link.
To configure Windows 10 to not automatically update hardware drivers, use the following Registry hack. Note that driver updates may be bundled with security updates or feature updates, so this modification may not be 100% effective.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate]
"ExcludeWUDriversInQualityUpdate"=dword:00000001
Certain versions of Windows 10 may allow the parameter to be set via the Local Group Policy. Use the command “gpedit.msc” to launch the Local Group Policy Editor and navigate to the following path:
Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Windows Update
Find the entry “Do not include drivers with Windows Updates” and enable the policy.
To disable ads within Windows 10 Creator edition, verify the parameters at the following areas.
Lock Screen
Start
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