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Hard Drive Partitions

BIOS/MBR-based hard drive partitions

Hard drives and partitions

UEFI/GPT-based hard drive partitions

Exploring Win10 Clean Install Default Disk Layout

Boot problems

Bootsect Command-Line Options

FIX bootrec /FixBoot Access is denied error on Windows 10


Create Windows Bootable ISO from folder

  • Use ImgBurn
    • Advanced Tab -> Bootable Disc Tab
    • Check "Make Image Bootable"
    • Set "Boot Image" to file in "\boot\" folder of windows files
    • Set "Developer ID" to "Microsoft Corporation"
    • Set "Load Segment" to "07C0"
    • Set "Sectors To Load" to size of the boot image file in bytes divided by 512
      • If file is 2K, use 4
      • If file is 4K, use 8
    • Accept the change to "UDF" from "ISO9660 + UDF"
    • Source: http://forum.imgburn.com/index.php?showtopic=11194

RDP

RDP to console

  • mstsc /admin

Clipboard stops working

List RDP sessions

  • query session [/server:ServerName]
  • qwinsta [/server:ServerName]

Logoff RDP Connection

  • reset session {sessionname | sessionid} [/SERVER:servername] [/V]
  • rwinsta {sessionname | sessionid} [/SERVER:servername] [/V]

No more MSTSC.exe /CONSOLE

Microsoft Account

  • MicrosoftAccount\name@outlook.com

WhoAmI in DOS

  • echo %USERDOMAIN%\%USERNAME%

Force Windows to set folder customization to General Folder

  • Regedit.exe
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell
  • New -> String Value "FolderType " -> Data "NotSpecified "

How to shrink a partition with unmovable files in Windows

  • Turn off system files
    • 1- Disable System Restore (Right click on Computer => Properties => System Protection => System Restore)
    • 2- Disable Virtual Memory (Right click on Comptuer => Properties => Advanced System Settings => Performance (Settings) => Advanced Tab => Virtual Memory (Change) => No Paging File => Set.
    • 3- Run Disk Cleanup to get rid of Thumbnails, Temporary Internet Files, and a bunch of other files that it makes no sense why they are immovable.
    • 4- Restart the computer to have #1 and #2 take effect
  • Try to shrink the volume again
  • If it still is unreasonably large, you will then have to look at Event Viewer to find which file is at the boundary.
    • 1- Right click on Computer => Manage => Event Viewer => Windows Logs => Application.
    • 2- Click on Filter Current Log, and put "™259"² for the Event ID
    • 3- Click on the latest event and look through the detail to find the problematic file. You can then attempt to delete that file (or set of files) manually. You may have to restart into safe mode to delete some files
  • Source: http://www.brandonchecketts.com/archives/how-to-shrink-a-partition-with-unmovable-files-in-windows-7

Mount .vdi images to Windows filesystem

Edit Windows Installer files

iSCSI on Windows

Make Windows use UTC

  • Run regedit and navigate to 
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation
  • Create New DWORD value RealTimeIsUniversal = 1

Run a program under a different domain or domain account

  • runas /netonly /user:REALDOMAIN\YOURDOMAINUSERNAME "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\ssms.exe"
  • The command line will then ask you for the password

Run a program under a different user name for non-domain local Windows (Home)

  • runas /user:USERNAME "cmd"
  • The command line will then ask you for the password
  • Using the above version with /netonly will give the error:
    • RUNAS ERROR: Unable to acquire user password

Windows Server 2012 Updates

Make services window default to simple view instead of extended

Quickly Open Startup Folder

  • Open Run box - Windows key + R
  • Type: "shell:startup"

Unofficial Windows Guides

How to Download Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 Installation Media Legally

Create installation media for Windows 8.1

Wake on Lan (WOL)

hibernate/shutdown/restart via Remote Desktop

Remove "Get Windows 10" App and Its Icon from Taskbar, GWX

Windows 7 SP1 Updates slowing down, and Windows Server 2008 R2

List Percent CPU Usage from command line

Windows Shutdown entries in Windows Event Log

  • Event Id = 6005
    • The Event log service was started
  • Event Id = 6006
    • The Event log service was stopped
  • Event Id = 6008
    • The previous system shutdown at time on date was unexpected
  • Event Id = 6009
    • Logged during every boot and indicates the operating system version, build number, service pack level, and other information about the system
  • Event Id = 1074
    • When an application causes the system to restart, or when the user initiates a restart or shutdown
  • Source = User32
    • Haven't seen Event Id 1074 where Source <> User32
  • Resources:

Free Disk Space

  • wmic logicaldisk get deviceid, freespace, size

How To Enable Snipping Tool, Windows Media Player and more Desktop Experience Tools on Windows Server 2008-2012 R2

How to retrieve available RAM from Windows command line

Different memory usage display in windows Task Manager and tasklist

Windows Vista

Registry Settings for Windows Vista

Windows 8

Keyboard Shortcuts

Enable Hibernate

  • Go to Power Options
    • One method is to left click on the power/battery icon and select More Power Options
  • On left panel, select Choose What The Power Buttons Do
  • Top, middle, select Change Settings That Are Currently Unavailable
  • Scroll down to Shutdown Settings
  • Check Hibernate

Uninstall Windows Product Key

Recover lost Windows product key

Temporarily remove Hibernate file hiberfil.sys

  • Open Command Prompt as Administrator
  • powercfg /hibernate off
  • This deletes hiberfil.sys
  • Do defrag (or whatever needed to be done)
  • powercfg /hibernate on

Connect to PPTP VPN with Windows settings

Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Terminal Services was renamed Remote Desktop Services