The latest articles on DEV Community by chapmandigital (@chapmandigital). https://dev.to/chapmandigital https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F661900%2F15e3c7c4-1e2b-4ce8-b801-089ac3f98e4d.png https://dev.to/chapmandigital en chapmandigital Mon, 05 Jul 2021 13:59:50 +0000 https://dev.to/chapmandigital/windows-security-alert-disable-print-spooler-23fk https://dev.to/chapmandigital/windows-security-alert-disable-print-spooler-23fk <p>Read about <a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/public-windows-printnightmare-0-day-exploit-allows-domain-takeover/">PrintNightmare </a></p> <p>It's a quick fix!</p> <p>Just disable Print Spooler service on Windows 10 and Windows Server environments.</p> <ul> <li>Open PowerShell as Administrator</li> <li>Run Command: </li> </ul> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight powershell"><code><span class="n">Stop-Service</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">-Name</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nx">Spooler</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">-Force</span><span class="w"> </span></code></pre> </div> <p>Prevent the service from starting back up again during restart:<br> </p> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight powershell"><code><span class="n">Set-Service</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">-Name</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nx">Spooler</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nt">-StartupType</span><span class="w"> </span><span class="nx">Disabled</span><span class="w"> </span></code></pre> </div> <p>We hope this helps save you from ransomware.</p> <p><a href="https://chapmandigital.co/">Chapman Digital </a></p> security privacy systems