The clear command in Linux is used to clear the terminal’s screen. You can also use the clear command in a Windows PowerShell where it is an alias of the Clear-Host command, that does pretty match the same – removes all text from the current display, including commands and output that might have accumulated. But […]
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How To Find Windows Product Key – CMD & PowerShell
A Windows product key is a 25-character code that looks like XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX and is used to activate Windows. This short note shows how to find the Windows product key from a command-line prompt (CMD) or from a Windows PowerShell and check its validity.
Start Active Directory Users and Computers
The Active Directory Users and Computers is a management console used to administer Active Directory (manage users, groups, computers, polices, etc.). By default, it is deployed on a Windows Server host, when it’s promoted to the domain controller during the Active Directory Domain Services role installation. In this short note i am showing how to […]
Batch File (.BAT) – Wait For Network Connection
If you have a batch file that runs on a system startup and has to connect to some server, you may want to make it wait until the network becomes ready before actually making attempt to connect. In this note i will show a code snippet that can be used in a batch file to […]
How To Check Windows Version – CMD & PowerShell
Do you wonder how to find out what version of Windows is running? The Windows version can be checked in multiple ways. In this short note i am showing the easiest way to get information about the Windows version using the winver command from the “Run” dialog or using the systeminfo command from a command-line […]
Change Local Account Password in Windows – CMD & PowerShell
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 […]
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 […]