Two ways to access the Credential Manager, command line and GUI.
cmdkey.exe
rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgrAuthor: Thomas
Unblock files (PS)
Remove the annoying security blocking from downloaded files. This will unblock any blocked files in a folder and subfolders.
Get-ChildItem -Path "path-to-folder" -Recurse | Unblock-File Microsoft App-V Team Blog (TN)
Goto Microsoft TechNet Official App-V Team Blog for inside info on App-V
– Your official source for all the latest news and tech tips for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V)
Setup properties reference for Office 2013 (TN)
Goto Microsoft TechNet for Windows Installer properties available for an Office 2013 installation
– Setup properties reference for Office 2013
SCCM Remote Manage
Goto Cireson for the brand new SCCM Remote Manager Tool
– A must for the Professional SCCM Administrator
SCCM Client Center
Goto SourceForge and get the SCCM Wonder Tool, SCCM Client Center by Roger Sander
– A Magical Tool for any SCCM Administrator
Get Model name through WMI (CMD)
Easy way to get the Computer Model when assigning and installing specific drivers to the Windows Image with ConfigMgr or MDT.
WMIC CSProduct get NameMonitored File Name Extensions (MSDN)
Goto Microsoft for detailed information about System Restore, Monitored File Name Extensions (MSDN)
– If you ever would use this …
Windows Compatibility Center
Internet Explorer (GPO)
Read up on Internet Explorer through Group Policy:
Disable First Logon Animation (REG)
Remove the annoying and time consuming first logon (OOBE) screen on Windows 8.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"EnableFirstLogonAnimation"=dword:00000000Bootable USB Flash Drive (CMD)
A quick guide to make an USB Flash Drive bootable. This is usefull if you use Microsoft Windows installation images.
Open Command Prompt as an Administrator and go to town with these command steps:
diskpart
list disk (note the drive number of the USB flash drive)
select disk "drive number"
clean
create part pri - NOTE: if flash drive is larger than 32Gb use size=32000 or 16000 to limit size of partition for FAT32 file system
select part 1
format fs=fat32 quick
active
exitNow the USB flash drive is ready for a Windows installation image
Source: Microsoft
Start Service, if stopped (PS)
Verify if service is stopped, then start it. Afterwards verify the status of the service (Windows Update)
if ($(Get-Service -DisplayName "Windows Update").Status -ne "Running") { (Get-Service -DisplayName "Windows Update").Start() }
(Get-Service -DisplayName "Windows Update").StatusStop Service, if running (PS)
Verify if service is running, then stop it. Afterwards verify the status of the service (Windows Update).
if ($(Get-Service -DisplayName "Windows Update").Status -eq "Running") { (Get-Service -DisplayName "Windows Update").Stop() }
(Get-Service -DisplayName "Windows Update").StatusNote: Remember to run as Administrator …
Return filename and full path (CMD)
Search for filename and get full path and filename returned.
FOR /f "tokens=1,2,*" %a in ('dir /s %fileToCheck%') do if "%a %b" == "Directory of" SET pathAndFilename=%c\%fileToCheck%Thanks to Leif Ole for this example
Path Length (PS)
A simple PowerShell sript that will return the length of the longest line from the path it is executed.
$len = 0; dir -r | %{ if ($_.FullName.Length -gt $len) { $len = $_.FullName.Length } }; $len Source: Lifted from Johan Arwidmark