Posts tagged with "Shell"

How to Find Your Public IP Address

A collection of methods to retrieve your public IP address using command-line tools like nslookup, curl, and PowerShell, as well as web-based solutions.

Remote and Local DNS Configuration Guide

Comprehensive guide on changing DNS settings remotely and locally, with a focus on network troubleshooting and management using WMIC and PowerShell.

Mapping Network Drives Using PowerShell and SID

This blog post discusses a PowerShell script that can map a network drive using a Security Identifier (SID), even without being logged in as that user.

Join a Workstation to Active Directory with Shell and PowerShell

A comparison of efficient one-liner commands in both Shell and PowerShell for joining workstations to Active Directory domains with proper credential handling and automatic restart functionality.

Deep Floyd IF

My tentative work flow for running Deep Floyd IF locally for image generation.

net use

Connects a computer to or disconnects a computer from a shared resource, or displays information about computer connections. The command also controls persistent net connections. Used without parameters, net use retrieves a list of network connections.

Windows Remediation

A comprehensive collection of Windows troubleshooting and repair tools including DISM, SFC, DLL registration commands, and PowerShell scripts for reinstalling Windows apps.

Managing Windows User Accounts with net user Command

The “net user” command is a Command Prompt (Shell) command used to manage user accounts on a Windows operating system. It can be used to create, modify, or delete user accounts, as well as to change passwords and manage group memberships.

Syntax

net user [username [password | *] [options]] [/DOMAIN]
net user username {password | *} /ADD [options] [/DOMAIN]
net user username [/DELETE] [/DOMAIN]
net user username [/TIMES:{times | ALL}]
net user username [/ACTIVE: {YES | NO}]

Add a user

To add a new user account:

Windows Driver Management with pnputil

You can uninstall third-party drivers (such as the WAVES MaxxAudio Pro driver) from the Command Prompt (CMD) by using the “pnputil.exe” utility. Here’s the basic process:

Open Command Prompt as administrator: Press the Windows key + X, and then select “Command Prompt (Admin)”.

Type the following command and press Enter:

pnputil.exe -e
# or export the list to a file
pnputil.exe -e > !drivers.csv

This command lists all the third-party drivers installed on your system.

Mastering Time with Shell and PowerShell

A comprehensive guide to Windows time management using shell and PowerShell commands, covering system uptime, boot times, time synchronization, and timezone configuration.

Download Streams

A guide to downloading HTTP Live Streams (HLS) by locating and using .m3u8 playlists with ffmpeg, including browser developer tools techniques for finding stream sources.

NVIDIA Maxine Windows Audio Effects SDK

A step-by-step workflow for cleaning poor audio recordings using NVIDIA Maxine Windows Audio Effects SDK with different sample rate configurations.

Download YouTube Videos

A guide to downloading YouTube videos and audio using yt-dlp and youtube-dl command-line tools, including various options for format selection and quality settings.

Record Desktop Silently

A stealth desktop recording solution combining ffmpeg, batch scripting, and VBScript to capture Windows sessions without visible indicators, featuring configurable frame rates and recording durations.

FFmpeg Command Reference

A comprehensive reference guide to FFmpeg commands and filters, covering audio/video processing, screen recording, format conversion, and advanced filtering techniques with detailed parameter explanations and practical examples.

Robo Mirror

A batch script that leverages robocopy to perform automated file mirroring based on a predefined list of target paths.