Posts tagged with "Windows"

Troubleshoot Crashing Apps with ProcDump & WinDbg

Step‑by‑step guide for capturing crash dumps with ProcDump and performing post‑mortem analysis in WinDbg.

Managing Microsoft Office Versions with OfficeC2RClient

A comprehensive guide to managing Microsoft 365 versions using OfficeC2RClient, including checking current builds, consulting version history, and rolling back or updating Office installations.

Visualizing and Analyzing Windows Folder Permissions

A comprehensive guide to exporting and visualizing Windows folder permissions using PowerShell and Python, including treemap visualizations of user access rights.

Troubleshooting Group Policy Objects (GPOs)

A collection of useful commands and steps for troubleshooting Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in a Windows Active Directory environment.

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.

Visualizing Directory Structures with PyVis

A guide to visualizing Windows directory structures using Python and pyvis for interactive network graphs.

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.

Windows ACL Management with PowerShell

A comprehensive collection of PowerShell scripts for managing Windows Access Control Lists (ACLs), including permission enumeration, modification, and analysis tools with detailed permission descriptions.

Windows Defender Firewall Management Guide

A comprehensive guide to managing Windows Defender Firewall via command line, covering firewall state management, program exceptions, Remote Desktop configuration, and port forwarding.

Microsoft LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution) Guide

Microsoft LAPS (Local Administrator Password Solution) is a tool designed to securely manage local administrator account passwords on Windows domain-joined computers. It automates password generation and rotation, and stores passwords in a secure manner, providing greater control and security over local accounts.

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.

PowerShell Script to Export WiFi Network Credentials

A PowerShell script that automates the extraction of stored WiFi network credentials using netsh commands, exporting SSIDs and passwords to a CSV file for easy management and reporting.

Windows Settings URI Reference

A comprehensive reference guide to Windows ms-settings URI schemes, enabling direct access to specific Windows Settings pages through command-line or scripting interfaces.

Remove-AppxPackages

A PowerShell script that removes unwanted Windows Store apps (AppX packages) while preserving essential system apps, using a list of package names to exclude from removal.

Enable AutoAdminLogon with PowerShell

A PowerShell script that enables AutoAdminLogon by configuring registry settings to automatically log in a specified user without prompting for credentials.