Learn about the configuration tasks that you can perform to increase security, and other configuration tasks before using Oracle Multimedia and other Oracle options.

• Overview of Windows Firewall
  All newer Windows operating systems, by default enable the Windows Firewall to block virtually all TCP network ports to the incoming connections.
• About the Need to Reset Passwords for Default Accounts
  Oracle Database installs with many default accounts.
• About Windows Authenticated Users
  Authenticated Users group is a Windows built-in group that cannot be modified and includes all the users whose identities were authenticated when they logged on.
• Overview of NTFS File System and Windows Registry Permissions
  Oracle recommends that you configure Oracle Database files, directories, and registry settings to provide full control to authorized database administrators (DBAs).
• Overview of ReFS File System
  The ReFS prevents corruption of the file metadata that occurs in standard NTFS volumes which makes data inaccessible.
• About Configuring External Job Support for the Scheduler on Windows
  This release includes Oracle Scheduler (the Scheduler), which provides enterprise scheduling functionality.
• About Oracle Multimedia on Windows
  Oracle Multimedia (formerly Oracle interMedia) is a feature that enables Oracle Database to store, manage, and retrieve images.
• About Oracle Text on Windows
  Oracle Text enables text queries through SQL and Pl/SQL from most Oracle interfaces.
• About Oracle Spatial and Graph on Windows
  Oracle Spatial and Graph makes storage, retrieval, and manipulation of spatial data easier and more intuitive to users.
• About Advanced Replication on Windows