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Windows has a well-earned reputation for occasional glitches, but the answer is not usually to install yet another “PC optimizer.” In most cases, the fastest, safest fixes are already built into the operating system and exposed through PowerShell or related command-line tools. The real advantage...

Windows hides a handful of text commands that are shockingly easy to learn yet deliver outsized gains in troubleshooting speed, automation, and control — learn these and you’ll navigate Windows far faster than most mouse-driven users. Overview Most casual Windows users never open the Command...

If you want to look and feel like a Windows 11 pro, one of the fastest and most satisfying ways to supercharge your productivity is by mastering keyboard shortcuts. The transition to Windows 11 might not be fresh news, but for millions facing the looming end-of-support for Windows 10 in October...

Creating a shortcut to shut down your Windows 11 computer may seem like a minor tweak, but for power users, accessibility advocates, and anyone seeking streamlined workflows, a dedicated shut down shortcut can be surprisingly useful. In some situations—such as software glitches that freeze the...

When it comes to mastering your Windows 11 system, there’s one utility that bridges the gap between simplicity and power user capability: PowerShell. It’s not merely a fancier version of the Command Prompt — PowerShell is a full-fledged scripting and task automation environment that can save you...

Hi I made this batch code, to move all subfolders from "C:\1" to a new created folder inside folder "C:\2" @echo off set "sourceDir=C:\1" set "destinationDir=C:\2" set "newFolderName=NewSubfolder" mkdir "%destinationDir%\%newFolderName%" 2nul for /D %%I in ("%sourceDir%\*") do (...

is there any way to add folders to data streams, you can make new text files and apparently store file but it will always error for me, does anyone know how to make folders in data streams or commands that wont error when i try to hide a file?

Hello all, Used the manage-bde –forcerecovery command to test the recovery key that Windows automatically saved to my account, and now I am being prompted continuously to enter the recovery key even after suspending protection. I understand that using this command would wipe the TPM protectors...

Hi guys, I have 3 mapped drives which are accessible. However, when I run net use command I'm getting this output. Does anybody know why is it so?

Hi, I have been having an issue the past few months, but I have never really come up with a decent idea on how to work around it. It concerns a USB-hub that I'm using that my copy of Windows, for some reason, reinstalls every time I reboot the computer. I'm pretty sure that there must be some...

I'm having to create a set of batch files for a class. My instructor is no help. I have included the assignment. Is there anyone out there who can help me? 1. Create a batch file called DD.BAT. This batch file should display the files on the root of the HOMEWORK drive in date order with the...

It seems to me that the well known command sfc /scannow ..... appends all logmessages to a possibly already existing CBS.LOG file rather than create a new logfile. Is this correct? So if I want to have a fresh logfile just with the results from the last sfc run I have to manually delete the...

Hello, I am trying to open a file [FILE] with a program [PROGRAM]. I have a shortcut of those two on my desktop. When i drag and drop [FILE] on top of [PROGRAM], it works as expected, meaning that [FILE] gets openend correctly by using [PROGRAM] to open it (Similarly to how you would drop a...

Assume I have a huge directory tree with lots of files and folders. Some of them belong to (simplified) user "karl" (or unknown user "S-1-5-21-107808153") others not. When I execute now a command like takeown /f * /a /r /d y then ALL files+folders get the "Administrators" account as owner. I...

Hi guys , I am trying to convert the Freespace and Size to GB format using the script command : WMIC LOGICALDISK GET Name,Size,Freespace /format:value FreeSpace=61612036096 Name=C: Size=87780155392 The result I desire is something like : FreeSpace=61GB Name=C: Size=87GB Can anyone help...

Hi, I have already learnt to use (dir /b >direct.txt) in CMD prompt to copy all the file names in a folder to a txt file but was wondering if i'st possible to also get all the file details such as Year, Genre, Writer, Director, Contributing Artist & Comments etc. Regards Wyldbear

I recently purchased a budget business PC with Windows XP installed for the main purpose of hobbying, specifically learning how to take a more technical approach using Windows from the console. Would anyone be able to highlight any books/media that offer good insight into the command-driven...

I'm trying to create a text-based game, but I can't get passed the menu because either "set /p" isn't taking an input, or "if '%...'" isn't seeing it. This is what I'm doing to test menus, currently :mmenu echo Main Menu echo Start echo Quit SET /P "a=Select " if "a"=="Start" [removed:then...

So, I decided to experiment with my game programs with target commands, to learn a little about what each does. However I am unsure about a few things, and I'm looking for some answers. Here they are: Are there a list of global target commands? Do all Target commands work with all programs...

Running the latest version of Windows 8.1, all updated, on an HP i7 4th Gen Quad Core laptop with 16gb RAM and 1TB hard disk. I'm the Admin of my account. Every now and then, while installing a program (or every time I try to run a Command Prompt (Admin) after hitting Win-X), I will get a...