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AlwaysUp 17: Hang Protection, Enterprise Security Improvements & Much More

AlwaysUp version 17 is now available to all customers. While the primary focus of this new release is to improve logging and monitoring capabilities for our security-conscious enterprise clients, we managed to squeeze in a couple fresh features as well. … Continue reading

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How AlwaysUp Supports Your ISO 27001 ISMS

ISO 27001 is an internationally recognized information security standard. It focuses on three core principles — confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA) — and provides detailed guidance to help you keep your company’s information assets safe from bad actors, data breaches, … Continue reading

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Q&A: Why did my Windows Service Start Unexpectedly?

  I’ve got a Windows Service that keeps starting by itself. Why is that happening? I’m pulling my hair out trying to figure out why… — Colin P. Hi Colin. There may be several culprits here. Let’s go through a few. … Continue reading

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Essential Windows Services: EventLog / Windows Event Log

In this article… What is the Windows Event Log (EventLog) service? What happens if I stop EventLog? Is it OK to disable the Windows Event Log service? Questions? Problems? What is the Windows Event Log (EventLog) service? The EventLog service … Continue reading

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