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How do I get the ip address of a NETBIOS name using WSD from the command line (not power shell). This is Windows Explorer (not IE) doing what I want, but I want to do it from the command line also

I am trying to figure out what happened to my system to prevent it from happening again, and how to fix it. I had an old hard drive that I got from my family member after I upgraded their hard drive to an SSD for more speed. My plan was to slave it to my computer and format the hard drive, using...

Is there any way to run command line tools at start up while keeping them hidden? I am working on a PHP script that will share a Windows scanner with MacOS, Linux and Android over the eSCL/Airscan protocol. There is at least one tool "dns-sd" (Apple Bonjour) that I need to launch as a command...

Could you please let me know what the slash and period "\..\..\" notation mean in a folder path: C:\Users\Username\Documents\Project\..\..\SubProject\Module.bas as I'm trying to understand and old VB6 project that errors out on the path? Maybe VB is not listing the full path so as to fit at...

how to install an application via cmd ? .thanks

I have a couple of batch files that i run when i play a specific game. I used to be able to double click them to execute some commands. Now i am forced to right click and run as admin. The error I get when i double click is "Windows cannot find "path of bat". Make sure you typed the name...

Hi! I got problem after modifying startup services of Windows 10.20H2 Pro x64. I forgot single value and tried in command line of Windows recovery to start programs allowing to repair my problem. But it needs higher permissions and even WinPE supports not starting other than 64bit...

Hi Dad says whilst going on a clean out of the multiple devices registered to the router he found one that had uploaded a lot of data to the Internet. He didn't have an ip address but I have wondered if we see it again can we ping it either in Windows or Linux to see what the mysterious device...

I have a system that refuses to boot to Windows 10 Professional (64-bit), and I think I need to do a reinstall. The advanced boot options is available, but it will not go into safe mode. I can however get the command line, and it recognizes both robocopy and xcopy. Assume that C is the hard...

10 Pro identifies the network ID as Business regardless of being set (repeatedly) as a "home" computer. The result is a morass of network connections and passwords that work then fail and change in inexplicable ways with every reboot. I have edited the registry, group policy, adapter...

The command line is not for everyone. I believe it's for special people, for hardcore nerds. Fortunately for anyone who is interested in a graphical version of youtube-dl, Tartube is an option. Written in Python programming language, there are many ways through which Tartube can be installed...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21286 (RS_PRERELEASE) to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. This build is being offered to ALL Insiders in the Dev Channel. All Insiders in the Dev Channel will now receive the same build going forward. What’s new...

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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...

Hey guys, My PC croaked on me what has been 3 years ago now. I tried moving my hard drive to a different computer and that's when I discovered Windows 10 is very particular about what computer it's on with the licensing. Gone are the days apparently of just moving a hard drive to a new...

Works around an issue that causes the DISM apply image command to fail with error code 5 (ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED). Occurs when you try to apply a Windows 10 1607 image by using the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) feature. Continue reading...

I've tried everything, from bootrec /rebuildbcd to trying to launch system restores but saying they don't exist, it can't detect my windows installation BUT it says when i do dir C:\ that my files exist.

Hi all! i need, for improve a script, to get only a specific ipadress (i have multiple network connection). This is the script, i pass the IP manually: echo off echo ================================== echo ==== CONFIGURAZIONE === echo ================================== ipconfig|find...

Hallo Gemeinde! Beim Backup mit Robocopy mit der Befehlszeile net use x: \\backup-pc\d\xxxx /user:admin xxxx robocopy c: x:\c /R:1 /w:1 /Mir /xj /XD "c:\Windows" "c:\$Recycle.bin" wird nur das Hauptverzeichnis "Windows" ausgeschlossen. Die Unterverzeichnisse werden jedoch kopiert. Alle weiteren...

when I update Feature update to Windows 10, version 2004 on release preview I get error 'windows cannot be installed because this pc has an unsupported disk layout for uefi. then run into other problems. I have dual boot release preview and fast ring on separate hard drive. now I tried to...