What is the purpose of the DISM /RestoreHealth parameter and SFC?
What is the purpose of the DISM/RestoreHealth parameter and the SFC/ScanNow parameter?How do they correlate to one another?In what order should they be run?Why does the order sequence matter when...
View ArticleHow to get out of a Windows recovery options loop?
Windows 11 Laptop goes to recovery options after failed Windows Update, can't boot into Windows.Using the command prompt under the "advanced options" I can see that all my files in my C drive are still...
View ArticleThe BitLocker Password Entry Screen does not work with specific brands of USB...
My laptop runs Windows 11 and full-disk encryption via BitLocker. When starting the computer, the blue BitLocker Password Prompt screen appears.When I use the laptop keyboard or a Lenovo USB keyboard,...
View ArticleFFMpeg: How to get the real return value in bash
I've always used ffmpeg via a cmd-script and I always could check the %ERRORLEVEL% which was always '0' on success or '!0' if an error occured.I'm trying to recode my cmd-scripts in bash (using msys2...
View ArticleSpecific file inside "Program Files" directory has location reverted after...
I have Windows 11 Pro. I have an apache/php webserver setup that is installed to the Program Files directory.Inside the PHP directory I have two folders that I created called conf and dist.There is an...
View ArticleWindows 7 - Block Wallpaper Change BUT allow Selected Slideshow Wallpapers
System: Windows 7 Pro with SP2Please can you help me find a solution to Allow Wallpaper Slideshow using a preselected folder BUT block anyone from changing the wallpaper.The issue I am coming up with...
View ArticleEstimate size of Windows Search index
I have to index a rather large amount of data with Windows Search, so I wanted to have an estimation of index size. I've indexed a subset of data (about 60GB; 13e6 pages of text data each about...
View ArticleExternal hard drive not being recognized by Windows virtual machine on Mac
Using: VMWare Fusion 8.0.0, El Capitan 10.11.4 on MacBook Pro (Late 2013), Windows 10 x64 (trial version by the way), LaCie 1TB Porsche Design Mobile Drive (USB 3.0, NTFS)Goal: Read/write/delete/etc on...
View ArticleHow to find files in a folder structure and group them into a new folder -...
I´m looking for a way to search for files (pdf) in a folder structure that have a common identifier although in different parts of the file name (Eg. "10000 january.pdf" and "march 10000.pdf") and have...
View Articlelimit amount of virtual monitors created at startup (usbmmidd)
I've met a problem setting up a remote desktop - AnyDesk couldn't connect since remote computer had no monitor. And I've found a workaround - I've setup a virtual monitor with usbmmidd that adds a new...
View ArticleRemote Desktop Window 7 Professional options missing
My computer is running Windows 7 Professional SP1 64bit Logged in as AdministratorThe 'Remote desktop' option to "allow connections..." is not present under Control Panel\System and Security\System...
View ArticleHow to force closing / freeing the serial ports opened by other programs in...
Following this post, I can use cmd's mode command to see the available / free ports. I can also use the PowerShell (PS) 's oneliner:Get-WMIObject Win32_SerialPort | Select-Object DeviceIDto see all the...
View ArticleGaining administrator privileges from Function PowerShell
1. GetAdmin from function inside Scriptfunction test { GetAdmin if ( $(fltmc).count -eq 3) { 'Not Admin' } else { 'Admin' } write-host "`'$PSCommandPath`'" pause; exit 0}function GetAdmin { if (...
View ArticleChrome: how to prevent changing color setting with Chrome Group Policy ADMX...
Finally I installed the Chrome Group Policy ADMX Templates on a windows 11 pc but I didn't find any option to prevent editing. Maybe I'm missing something...
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How to see which python scripts are running?
I ran the command tasklist | FIND "python" and gotHow do I see the actual script that's being run?
View ArticleHow to set default user for manually installed WSL distro?
I have cloned a WSL distro using wsl --export and wsl --import, but now, running wsl newdistro always logs me in as root. I understand that the lxrun command is deprecated and want to avoid it. The...
View ArticleAre there any windows 11 settings for stacked toolbar icons which will...
I like that the taskbar stacks up multiple windows, but I'd like to save a click when I have two explorer folders open, for example.
View ArticleHow do I install gfortran (via cygwin and etexteditor) and enable ifort under...
I'm a newbie in the Unix world so all this is a little confusing to me. I'm having trouble compiling some Fortran files under Cygwin on Windows XP.Here's what I've done so far:Installed the e text...
View Article"Uwfmgr Filter Reset-Settings" is no longer supported. Is there an alternative?
As of April 2024, the docs about UWFMGR tool contains the following statement for the "Filter Reset-Settings" command:Restores UWF settings to the original state. If you added UWF to yourimage by using...
View ArticleHow do I check what is killing a process?
I have problem with chrome. It works only when main executable is renamed. It appears that something is killing it but I cannot find it. I tried WinApiOverride with no results (TerminateProcess or...
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