Windows

Add a Computer to a Domain

Rename-computer -NewName "<New Name>" -Restart
Add-Computer -DomainName "<Domain-Name>" -Restart

Activate SMB1-Feature on Windows

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName smb1protocol

Refresh Updates from WSUS

wuauclt /detectnow
wuauclt /scannow

Mac Lookup

arp -a <ip-adress>

Find Windows 10 Product Key

wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey

or

Open regedit and navigate to ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionSoftwareProtectionPlatform.

Computer is not able to login into domain

Note

Login as Local-Admin

Reset-ComputerMachinePassword -Server <domainName> -Credential <domain>\<domainUser>
Test-ComputerSecureChannel -Repair -Server <domainName> -Credential <domain>\<domainUser>

Install Drivers from other Computer in same domain

Select install Driver and enter the following path as searchpath for the installation
\<computerDomainName>c$WindowsINF

Keyboard-Shortcuts

  • Restart Graphics-Driver: win + ctrl + shift + b

  • Move Window to another Screen: win + shift + arrow right/left

Check S.M.A.R.T-Daten of Drive

wmic diskdrive get status

Get Status of Drive encryption

Note

For the Encryption to work, Secure Boot has to be enabled

manage-bde -status c:

while (1 -eq 1) {
   $command=manage-bde -status c:
   cls
   $command
   start-sleep -seconds 5
}

Interact with Time

net stop w32time

Set-Date "01/01/2024 4:20:00 PM"
w32tm /resync

Enable Remote-Console

winrm quickconfig

Copy to Network Device keeping File acces privileges

robocopy /mir <source> <destination> /copyall

Download file in PowerShell

Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $dest

Windows 10 Lock-Screen Image Location

This PC → C: → Users → [Your User Name] → AppData → Local → Packages → Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy → LocalState → Assets

Download directly from the MS-Store

Anwendung als anderer Benutzer ausführen

  • Umschalt-Taste (Shift) + Rechtsklick → “Als anderer Benutzer ausführen”

Add (binary) directory to PATH-Variable

  • Hold Win and press Pause.

  • Click Advanced System Settings.

  • Click Environment Variables.

  • Append ;C:python27 to the Path variable.

  • Restart Command Prompt.

Windows 11

„Weitere Optionen anzeigen“ deaktivieren

reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32 /ve /d "" /f

Install without Account

  • Open Terminal (Shift + F10)

  • Enter OOBE\BYPASSNRO into the Terminal and press Enter

Helpfull Tools

WSL

Install

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux /all /norestart
dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:VirtualMachinePlatform /all /norestart

Download the WSL Update: https://wslstorestorage.blob.core.windows.net/wslblob/wsl_update_x64.msi

wsl --set-default-version 2

Show WSL Version

wsl --status

Install a Linux Subsystem (Ubuntu)

Furter Information: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52512026/is-it-possible-install-ubuntu-in-windows-10-wsl-without-microsoft-store

# download Ubuntu 22.04
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://aka.ms/wslubuntu2204 -OutFile Ubuntu.appx -UseBasicParsing

# install downloaded *.appx file
Add-AppxPackage .\Ubuntu.appx

Start Ubuntu under programms (Windows Search)

Show available distributions

wsl --list --verbose

Start a distribution

wsl -d <name>