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Date: September 3, 2024 Reported by: WindowsForum.com VMware has unveiled VMware Workstation Pro 17.6, the latest incarnation of its industry-leading virtualization platform. This update not only includes support for Windows 11 version 23H2 and Windows Server 2025, but it also introduces...

The latest update for Windows Terminal, version 1.21, is rolling out, introducing a highly anticipated feature for users: the ability to save terminal sessions. This new functionality is designed to improve the command-line experience for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users, making their workflows...

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Describes the MSINFO tool and lists the switches that are supported by the MSINFO32 command-line tool in Windows 7, in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. Continue reading...

We’ve just published an update to the Console UWP App project templates on the Visual Studio marketplace here. The latest version (v1.5) adds support for C#. The C# template code only works with Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7 or later. In a previous post, I described how to build a simple...

As we continue to close the gap between Win32 and Universal Windows Apps, one of the features we’ve recently introduced is the ability to activate a UWA from a command line and pass the app arbitrary command-line arguments. This is available to Insiders from build 16226. This feature builds on...

At Build 2016, Microsoft introduced to the world the Windows Subsystem for Linux (Beta) [WSL], which enables developers to run native Ubuntu user-mode console binaries through the Bash shell in Windows 10. If you’re in the Windows Insider program, you’ve had the opportunity to try out this...

AdlCopy is a command-line tool that allows you to copy data from Azure Storage Containers or Blobs into Azure Data Lake Store. More details are available in documentation on Azure.microsoft.com under Analytics -> Azure Data Lake Store. Link Removed

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Team Explorer Everywhere includes the Eclipse plug-in and the cross-platform, command-line client for Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and Visual Studio Online. Link Removed

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Hi, Anyone know a "cross-os" (i.e. will work for XP, Vista, 7, and 8) command-line command or .bat script to recursively check all folders for 'thumbs.db' and delete them all at once? Thanks in advance! -James A.

why cant i send message on my other PC via Cmd prompt? um using "msg user-pc akwdawdawd" but it always says user-pc does not exist or is disconnected.. why?! the PC's are on same network and plus in homework/homegroup... whats up?

Describes an update that improves the performance of the Printbrm.exe command-line tool on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. More...

have two desktop shortcuts to the same exe but with different command-line switches. How can I get them both onto the Start menu? When I drag the first to the Start button, it appears fine - but when I drag the second, it replaces the first. So what even I do, only one appears on the menu. Thanks.

Describes how to use the new "netsh advfirewall firewall" command-line context instead of the "netsh firewall" context to control Windows Firewall behavior in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista. Provides detailed examples. More...

Describes an update which improves the restore operation performance of the Printbrm.exe command-line tool in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2. More...

This article describes Dumpchk.exe, which is a command-line utility that you can use to verify that a memory dump file has been created correctly. Dumpchk does not require access to symbols. More...

Link Removed - Invalid URL In 2009 Microsoft kicked Link Removed - Invalid URL up a notch to the next level, a move which coincided with the release of the latest iteration of the Windows client, Windows 7. In this context, July 22nd marked the release to manufacturing of PowerShell 2.0, while...

Download Windows 7 System Recovery Discs — The NeoSmart Files With Windows 7 released and currently making its way to shelves in time for the holiday season, we've taken this opportunity to upgrade our copy of the official Windows System Recovery Discs for compatibility with Windows 7. If...