check status

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The check status tag on WindowsForum.com covers methods for verifying the current state of system features and services from the command line. Common topics include checking if Windows Defender is running and if real-time protection is enabled using tools like MSASCui, MpCmdRun, or PowerShell. Users also frequently ask how to determine whether hibernation is on or off using powercfg or other command-line utilities without altering the setting. Additionally, the tag includes discussions about checking the online status of cloud services such as Visual Studio Online (VSO). These threads focus on practical command-line and scripting approaches for status verification.
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    Windows 10 Check from cmdline (with MSASCui or MpCmdRun) if Defender is running?

    How can I check from command line if Defender is currently enabled? How can I check from command line if Defender is currently enabled AND RealTimeProtection enabled? I don't know if the tools MSASCui.exe and MpCmdRun.exe are suitable for this task. If Defender is disabled they probably don't...
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    Windows 7 How to see from commandline (!!!) if hibernation is on or off?

    How can users check from commandline (!!!) if hibernation is currently on or off? When I search through the Internet then thousands of articles describe how to turn it e.g. on e.g. by powercfg -H on But what if I just want to let Win just show the current state WITHOUT to change it? Is there...
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    Is Visual Studio Online Online? VSO Status Indicator Extension

    Today's Visual Studio 2013 & 2015 extension is from two guys who if you've been in the VS ALM space for a bit, you'll have heard of a number of times, Utkarsh Shigihalli and Tarun Arora. You've all started using Link Removed, right? Think "TFS in the Cloud" that you can use for free (for up to...
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    Windows 7 Find out if Hibernation is turn on or off

    How can I find out if Hibernation is currently turn on or off WITHOUT changing the on/off state? I prefer a cmdline command.
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