Only a few years back I learned that CrystalDiskMark is using Microsoft...
I was looking for a way to measure Windows disk performance from the console as I was used to using the [Wayback/Archive] CrystalDiskMark GUI measurement tool. So I was glad to learn a few years back...
View ArticleURL File Extension – What is a .url file and how do I open it?
I thought I had long gone blogged about the .URL file extension as it has been in Windows for some 25 years now to point to URLs, but I didn’t. So here are two links on them: [Wayback/Archive] URL File...
View ArticleMimikatz and password dumps | Ivan’s IT learning blog
Having had to use Mimikatz a few times in the past, I was not aware of the history. So I was glad to find this elaborate article [Wayback/Archive] Mimikatz and password dumps | Ivan’s IT learning blog...
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Thread by @0gtweet on Thread Reader App – retrieve your BitLocker password,...
[Wayback/Archive] Thread by @0gtweet on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App A very friendly reminder, especially for non-corporate PCs protected with BitLocker: if you are not sure if you have your...
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PRANK: Windows XP Updates
This one is cool: [Wayback/Archive] PRANK: Windows XP Updates. Note that unlike the screenshot below, the actual prank does count the percentage. The actual page does. You can start this one and...
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Different ways for installing Windows features on the command line – Peter...
If course you can configure Windows Optional Features using the GUI as for instance explained at [Wayback/Archive] How to manage Windows 10’s many ‘optional features | Windows Central. However, I...
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A year ago on Telegram: “Do I need to use GarbageCollectAtoms in Delphi? I...
Last week I found out that I had some Windows ATOM issues before, but this beats them easily was still a draft in stead if in the blog queue. I got reminded to it by someone asking on Telegram about...
View ArticleI had some Windows ATOM issues before, but this beats them easily
I’ve had some issues with Windows ATOM tables filling up, but nothing like this security bypass: A new Windows code injection technique, atombombing, which bypasses current security solutions. Source:...
View ArticleHow can you export the Visual Studio Code extension list? (via: Stack Overflow)
Adapted from [Archive.is] How can you export the Visual Studio Code extension list? – Stack Overflow, presuming that code is on the PATH: From the command-line interface on MacOS, Linux, BSD or on...
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Windows: shutdown or reboot while preserving most of the running apps has...
Vista! Shutting down or rebooting Windows allowing existing applications to reopen Windows Vista introduced the /g switch in shutdown.exe and was unchanged in Windows 7: /g Shutdown and restart the...
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The Windows key has no Unicode equivalent, so use ⊞ like Wikipedia and many...
lFor Mac keyboard keys, almost all (except the old solid and open Apple logo’s) have a Unicode code point, see for instance the modifier keys from the [WayBack] List of Mac/Apple keyboard symbols ·...
View ArticleHow to turn on automatic logon in Windows
[WayBack] How to turn on automatic logon in Windows Describes how to turn on the automatic logon feature in Windows by editing the registry. Most archivals of the above post fail with a 404-error after...
View ArticleError 0x8007232b or 0x8007007B occurs when you try to activate Windows
Since [WayBack/Archive.is] archival of Error 0x8007232b or 0x8007007B occurs when you try to activate Windows fails (the first indicates cookies need to be enabled, the second archives a page without...
View ArticleStill relevant for current Windows versions: hard drive – defrag /x –...
From my answer at [WayBack] hard drive – defrag /x – consolidate free space not really working – Windows Server 2012 – Server Fault I’ve tried many tools, starting with defrag C: /X (which tries, but...
View ArticleHow to install Telnet with only one command
Source: [WayBack] How to install Telnet with only one command: dism /online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:TelnetClient –jeroen
View ArticleUsing Chrome on Windows with a different proxy server than the system one...
By default, Chrome uses the same proxy server as Internet Explorer: the system one that your Chrome settings page accesses from chrome://settings/search#proxy through this command-line call:...
View Articleif statement – How to ask for batch file user input with a timeout – Stack...
The trick is to use the choice command; see [WayBack] if statement – How to ask for batch file user input with a timeout – Stack Overflow –jeroen
View Articleautomatic logon in Windows 2003
At a client that still runs Windows Server 2003 (despite the fact that it is in the extended support phase now), I needed to enable automatic logon (one of the tools they run sometimes fails when...
View ArticleWhen you cannot RDP to a target because of “CredSSP-encryption Oracle...
If you get the below error, then your RDP target server needs to be patched. You can choose to stay vulnerable and modify your policy or registry settings as explained in the first linked article...
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Use Software Restriction Policies to block viruses and malware | Branko Vucinec
Interesting: [Ardhive.is] Use Software Restriction Policies to block viruses and malware | Branko Vucinec via: [WayBack] Ransomware treft Tweede Kamer – Malware versleutelt overheidsbestanden – IT Pro...
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