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Windows notes: setup, shell, registry, networking, partitions, and fixes across XP through 10 and Server 2008.

Windows notes: setup, shell, registry, networking, partitions, and fixes across XP through 10 and Server 2008.

Topics

• ACL
• Ad hoc Wi-Fi — Use an elevated command prompt.
• Autostart — Run TaskSched.msc. From the Action pane, click Create Task….
• Bash
• Command Shell
• Customization
• dir — List files recursively with dir /A:-DR /S.
• EFS — A certificate without the private key can be used for Read-Only.
• Enable AHCI — Enable safe mode.
• Environment variable — Variables management box.
• Explorer — Opens a new window in single-paned (My Computer) view for each item selected, even if the new window duplicates a window that is already open.
• File Sharing — Directories which are accessible as per the present credential automatically become visible.
• Firewall
• Hidden Partition — In diskpart, a hidden partition reports Id 27 and Type Hidden. Set the ID and assign a drive letter.
• Hide Folder — Rename the folder and redirect it to the Recycle Bin namespace by giving it this suffix.
• Install
• RunAsSystem and RunFromToken — Joakim's RunFromToken and RunAsSystem tools.
• Key
• Language Codes — List of language codes.
• License
• Migrate to SSD — Repair the EFI bootloader after migrating Windows to an SSD. Walkthrough.
• Monitor Power Management — - 1 — the display is going to low power. - 2 — the display is being shut off. - -1 — the display is being turned on (undocumented value).
• MSI — The GUID has dashes.
• 10
• 7
• 8
• Navigation Pane — Add a path at root level to Explorer.
• NET — Caution: creating accounts and changing group membership needs admin rights.
• Network
• Partitions
• Power Management
• Prepare USB Media for OS Installation — Prepare USB media to install Windows.
• Prevent Password Change — Caution: this changes account policy and needs admin rights.
• ReadyBoost
• Recovery — A recovery partition is required for Resetting. Winre.wim is required to build a recovery drive.
• Redistributables
• Registry
• Remote Assistance
• Remote Desktop
• Remote PowerShell
• Remote Registry
• Reset Password — Reset a local password from the recovery console by swapping the on-screen keyboard for cmd.exe.
• Robocopy — - b — BackUp Mode. No Access Denied. For BackUp Rights. - mir — Mirror. - xJ — Do not follow Junctions. - copyAll — equivalent to /COPY:DATSOU (Data, Attrib, TimeStamps, Security, Owner, aUditing-Info). - xD — Exclude Directory. - xF — Exclude File.
• Run — Register a Run-dialog command with AppPath.
• SC — Services ?creator?.
• Search — Can be combined with a file match filter.
• Server 2008
• Shortcut
• SSD Settings — CU, LU: Temp, Tmp.
• Start — Bit flags for each processor. Example: (11)b = (3)d.
• Start Menu — Exit Explorer.
• Symlink — Path is relative to <target>.
• Symlink Relative Paths — Relative symlinks' relativity is to their current location. This is to be considered in the creation command param.
• System Account CMD — Caution: this opens a command prompt as System. Admin rights.
• Taskbar — User-pinned taskbar shortcuts live under %APPDATA%\\Microsoft\\Internet Explorer\\Quick Launch\\User Pinned\\TaskBar.
• Telnet — -o opens a host.
• Time Auto Update — NTP uses UDP 123.
• Touch — Stamp LastWriteTime to the current time.
• Unhide Folder — Recursive, directories included.
• Uninstall Tool — Microsoft KB 290301 for the Windows uninstall tool.
• Update
• WSL
• XBox
• XP