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Tag Archives: Windows
Is your SSD or HDD dirty?
You can of course use the Windows GUI to check your SSD or HDD. But did you know that you should check your drives by typing the following (you can copy and paste in a elevated command prompt and change … Continue reading
Why Do You Subnet?
Why? The Golden Question All over the internet you will find information on ‘How to Subnet’. Suddenly you are thrown into a world of bits and binary and given charts of ‘How to Subnet’. But why do you subnet? Subnets … Continue reading
Posted in Computers
Tagged Computers, how to subnet, Linux, Server, Server 2003, Server 2008, subnet, subnet example, subnetting, Windows
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Windows 10 Shell Commands you can run from the ‘Run’ line
e following shell commands can be ran from the ‘run’ line in Windows 10 shell:AccountPictures %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\AccountPictures shell:AddNewProgramsFolder Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Get Programs shell:Administrative Tools %AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Administrative Tools shell:AppData %AppData% shell:Application Shortcuts %LocalAppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Application Shortcuts shell:AppsFolder Applications shell:AppUpdatesFolder Installed Updates shell:Cache … Continue reading
Posted in Microsoft Windows, Technology, Windows 10 Quick Tips
Tagged Windows, Windows 10, windows shell
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Aomei Partition Assistant Lite Edition
Need a free partition software to partition or re-partition a hard drive? Here’s an excellent piece of software that saved us a ton of time on one of our servers and helped Mickey with a friend’s project. Cost – … Continue reading
Microsoft Research TCP Analyzer – Check Out Your Network
Microsoft Research TCP Analyzer (Link) is a network analyzer that allows you to analyze network traces of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connections. Given a Microsoft Network Monitor trace, the analyzer provides various performance statistics and visualizations for the captured TCP … Continue reading
Posted in Computers
Tagged freeware, Information Technology, Internet, Microsoft, network, network analysis, networking, Software, Windows, windows 7, Windows XP
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A Search Engine that shows devices on the web
Secure your devices. Bottom-line, there are malicious users on the web that can find your device (webcams, IP cameras, routers, SCADA and other devices). Change the default passwords and update software/firmware when it is available. Disable UPNP and look for … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Computer hardware, Computer Security, Education, Hacking, Home Networking, Information Technology, Internet, Law, network, Networking, Technology
Tagged apple, Computers, hackers, Hacking, Information Technology, internet security, Linux, network, Routers, SCADA security, Technology, traffic cameras, Windows
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Windows won’t Activate?
Windows not Activating? Go to a command prompt as an administrator and type the following: SLMGR -REARM Reboot
Posted in Computer hardware, Computers, Software, Windows
Tagged Windows, windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Activation
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Should you disable 8dot3 for performance and security?
Microsoft did recommend to disable short names in a security guide some times back. There is evidence that file operations in directories (folders) that contain a large number of file can be slowed by short file name creations. So does … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Security, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, Technology, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 10 Quick Tips, Windows 7, Windows Security, Windows Server
Tagged 8dot3, Server, short file name, Windows, windows server, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
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Brute Force Username and Passwords with Ncrack – Security / Educational
Disclaimer: You must own or have permission to run Ncrack on any network or device. This post is used for educational purposes. IT admin personnel can test different devices and their setups with ncrack. If devices are set up in … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Security, Education, Free Software, Hacking, Information Technology, IoT, Technology
Tagged Linux, mac, Network Security, Pen Testing, Security, Windows
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Multi-session remote access to Windows 10 Enterprise?
Multi-session remote access to Windows 10 Enterprise? Probably – Up to 10 simultaneous connections according to Computerworld. Read more
Fix Windows Update errors by using the DISM or System Update Readiness tool
At an elevated command prompt (command prompt as administrator) – type DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth What should you try first? – Try the PowerShell post we made on an earlier date to check for updates. Open PowerShell as an Administrator … Continue reading
Can’t update Windows? Try PowerShell
Open PowerShell as an Administrator Type the following- Install-Module PSWinodwsUpdate Get-WindowsUpdate Install-WindowsUpdate
Windows won’t update? Download the Servicing Stack Update (SSU)
There are several things you can do when Windows won’t update. With Windows 10, you can open an elevated command prompt and type – DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth You can also Download the Windows Update Troubleshooter Ultimately, you can use the … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Software, computer troubleshooting, Information Technology, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, Technology, troubleshooting, Windows 10, Windows 10 Quick Tips, Windows Server
Tagged microsoft windows, SSU, Windows, windows troubleshooting, Windows updates
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Need to check your PC for Meltdown or Spectre?
Need to check your PC for Meltdown or Spectre? Use Steve Gibson’s free tool to check if you are vulnerable. https://www.grc.com/inspectre.htm
Posted in Computer Security, Computer Software, Free Software, freeware, help desk, higher ed, higher education, Information Technology, malware, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, Technology, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 10 Quick Tips, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Tagged Malware, Meltdown, Security, Spectre, Windows, Windows Meltdown, Windows Spectre
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Extended attributes are inconsistent error on Windows
1. Right click the volume icon in the task bar and select sounds 2. Scroll down on the Program Events: Look for and select the option that says Windows User Account Control 3. Change the Sounds, select option to (None) and then click on okay Thanks Josh!
Distracted by the web? Snooze your Wi-Fi
Is the internet and all of the alerts you are getting from social media and email distracting you? Hit the snooze on your Wi-Fi – How? Click your wi-fi/internet icon by the sound and time Next Click the Wi-Fi button … Continue reading
Posted in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, Technology, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 10 Quick Tips, Wireless
Tagged computer hardware, Wi-Fi, Windows, Windows 10
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Create a system image in Windows 10 on your network
Now that you have Windows 10 exactly how you want it, you need to preserve an image of your computer. You can do this across your network which will take some time. You can also save the image locally on … Continue reading
Export your drivers using PNPUTIL
Want to export your drivers so that you have them later? Open a command prompt or PowerShell as an administrator Next create a folder to hold your drivers Type pnputil /export-driver * c:\smalldriver (This is my folder on a small … Continue reading
Posted in Computer hardware, computer troubleshooting, Computers, Information Technology, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, Technology, troubleshooting, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 10 Quick Tips, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Tagged Backup drivers, drivers, export drivers, Windows
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SyMenu – Download over 1,000 utilities from NirSoft, SysInternals and more
SyMenu allows you to download utilities from NirSoft, SysInternals and more. Download the program from here and check the programs you want. Once you download the programs, you can use SyMenu to run the many programs (over 1200) from a … Continue reading
Posted in Computer Software, computer troubleshooting, Computers, Free Software, freeware, help desk, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 10, Technology, Windows, Windows 10, Windows 10 Quick Tips, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Tagged freeware, Software, Windows
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Winsat formal – measure your computer’s native performance
Want to truly measure your computer’s native performance? Use Winsat formal to see how the video, CPU and HDD/SSD performs. Open a elevated command prompt and type Winsat formal Want to measure just the disk? Type the following and substitute … Continue reading
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