If you have forgotten a local user password in Windows but you can still log in to the computer with PIN, picture password or another administrator account, you can easily reset the forgotten password from a command-line prompt (CMD) or using a PowerShell. In this note i will show how to change the forgotten local […]
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Check If User Is In Domain – CMD & PowerShell
In Windows, a Local User is the user created in the local system, whose username and password are stored on the computer itself. A Domain User is one whose username and password are stored on a domain controller (e.g. Active Directory) rather than the computer the user is logging into. In this note i will […]
Run Batch File (.BAT) on Startup in Windows
The easiest way to run a batch file on a system startup is to place it in the Windows “Startup” folder or drop there a shortcut. Programs placed in this folder are meant to run automatically whenever the computer boots up. In this note i will show how to run a batch file on a […]
Create Batch File (.BAT) to Run EXE Program
In Windows you can run any program with the .exe extention from a batch file that is very useful in different automation scenarios. For example, you may want to create a batch file to use it as a launcher for the program that you want to execute with some parameters. In this note i am […]
What Is My Router’s IP Address (Default Gateway)
A router is a device that communicates between the Internet (or public network) and the devices in a local network (or private network). A typical home router, that usually acts as a default gateway for the local devices, can be configured using a web-based configuration page that can be accessed from a web-browser if you […]
Windows: ARP Command – Show Table & Clear Cache
An ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is a communication protocol that works on a “Physical (Data-Link)” layer of a TCP/IP stack and is used to discover a MAC address of a device on a LAN (local-area network) based on its IP address. An ARP table is used to store the discovered pairs of the MAC and […]
Windows: Show Routing Table – Route Print
Each IP packet contains information about its origin and destination. A routing table contains the information necessary to forward an IP packet along the best path toward its destination. In this note i will show how to display the routing table in Windows using the route print command.
Windows: Show Proxy Settings – CMD & PowerShell
You may wonder how to find out what proxy server you are using on a Windows machine. Proxy settings in Windows can be configured system-wide (for all users of the same computer) or per-user. In this note i will show how to display system-wide and user-specific proxy settings in Windows from the command-line (CMD) and […]
Set Environment Variable Without Admin Rights – Windows
User-level environment variables in Windows can be set without admin rights. The easiest way to set or change an environment variable for the current user is by using the built-in graphical editor for environment variables. Alternatively, an environment variable for the current user can be set without administrative privileges using the Windows PowerShell.
Batch File Comment (Remark) – Windows
A batch file (batch script) in Windows is a text file that typically has a .bat extension and includes one or more command prompt commands. It is a good practice to comment a source code in a batch file by leaving the remarks that explain functionality of some lines or blocks of code. Also any […]