The lsusb command in Linux, known as the “List USB” command, is widely used to list the connected USB devices and display the information about them. One of the quickest ways to list the connected USB devices in Windows is by using the “Device Manger”: simply press the ⊞ Win key to open the “Start […]
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Get Members of AD Group in PowerShell
Get-ADGroupMember command in a Windows PowerShell is used to get the members of an Active Directory (AD) group. To able to get the AD group members using the ADGroupMember command you need to have an “Active Directory Users and Computers” tool installed and you should be logged into a domain-joined computer as an Active Directory […]
Get Active Directory Groups – PowerShell
Get-ADGroup command in a Windows PowerShell is used to query a Domain Controller and return Active Directory group objects. Particularly it can be used to get a list of all the Active Directory groups in the Domain Controller the computer is connected to. To get the Active Directory groups using the Get-ADGroup command you need […]
Install “Active Directory Users and Computers”
“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. But the “Active Directory Users and Computers” can also be […]
Open Command Prompt in Folder – CMD & PowerShell
While browsing files and folders in a default Windows graphical file manager application called File Explorer, sometimes you may want to open a folder in a command prompt (CMD) or PowerShell to execute some commands within the current folder. You can easily open the command prompt or PowerShell directly in the current folder without wasting […]
Open File Explorer from CMD & PowerShell
File Explorer, is a default file manager application in Windows that provides a graphical user interface for accessing the file systems. While working in a Windows command prompt (CMD) or PowerShell, sometimes you may want to open the current folder in the File Explorer to continue working from there. This note shows how to open […]
Windows: `Echo` Newline (Line Break) [\n] – CMD & PowerShell
In a Windows Command Prompt (CMD) and PowerShell when you execute the echo command to print some text or redirect it to a file, you can break it into multiple lines. In Linux you can do this by using the \n. This short note shows how to break lines and insert new lines using the […]
Check BIOS Version in Windows – CMD & PowerShell
BIOS is a firmware interface between a computer’s hardware and the operating system and like any software, it can be updated. Knowing the BIOS version can tell you if you have the most up-to-date version of the BIOS or it has to be updated. This note shows how to check the BIOS version in Windows […]
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 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 […]