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In Linux, a whois command is used to lookup information about domains or IP addresses.

But if you try to run the whois command on Windows from PowerShell or command prompt (CMD), you will receive one of the errors below:

‘whois’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
– or –
whois : The term ‘whois’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.

This post shows how to install the whois command on Windows and make it available in PowerShell and CMD. (more…)

Knowing how to find out a manufacture date of a Windows computer (laptop or desktop) can be useful in many ways.

For example, if you are purchasing a second-hand computer you may want to know how old is it to determine the warranty status or to negotiate the price.

This note shows 3 different ways of how to find out how old your Windows computer is. (more…)

There are three types of Windows licenses: Retail, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and Volume.

If you wonder which of these licenses is applied to your system, you can easily find this out using a Windows command prompt (CMD) or PowerShell. (more…)

A password expiration is a feature in Windows that forces users to change their passwords after a certain number of days.

When it is time to change your password, Windows will send you a “Consider changing your password” notification.

In this note i will show several ways of how to disable the password expiration of a local user account in Windows. (more…)