Get computer name via Netsetup logs
C:\Windows\debug
open file called NetSetup in notepad, it will show a log of computer name and when domain join...
Stop a stuck windows service
Recently I have had a issue that a service was stuck on starting
Get the PID of the service
sc queryex servicename
Use the PID to kill the task
taskkill /f /pid [PID]
It will then say
SUCCESS: The process with PID XXXX has been terminated....
Office 365 – Change from Semi-Annual to Monthly
Create a bat file
setlocal
reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration\ /v CDNBaseUrl
if %errorlevel%==0 (goto SwitchChannel) else (goto End)
:SwitchChannel
reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration /v CDNBaseUrl /t REG_SZ /d "http://officecdn.microsoft.com/pr/492350f6-3a01-4f97-b9c0-c7c6ddf67d60" /f
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration /v UpdateUrl /f
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration /v UpdateToVersion /f
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Updates /v UpdateToVersion /f
reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\OfficeUpdate\ /f
:End
Endlocal
Run as admin
Load up office go to account
click on update now...
Issue detecting hard drive that was in a raid
I recently had an issue with 2 hard drives I had setup in raid on my server. I stopped using them on the server in which I deleted the virtual disks that were created, and plugged them into another pc without raid card, on this pc I had windows 10 and it did not show the hdds in device manager, in BIOS sata config page under software presence it mentioned "unknown"
To get it working I booted in a Windows 10 install USB, then in the parition section the drives shows up and I was able to create the partitions on the drives. Once I was back into windows those partitions showed as raw in device manger so I deleted them and created new partitions....
Can’t activate software that require admin on Azure AD joined device
For the video editing software I used it requires admin to activate it. As my desktop is azure joined and I am a admin on it, My 365 account was an admin. however to get round this issue I created a new local admin account and shift right clicked on the program launcher and entered in the credentials of the account I created...
Lansweeper Disabling Bulit-in Admin Account
"Website Settings" then uncheck "Allow built-in admin...
Windows updates keeps given error 0xc8000442
Did a fresh install of windows 10 and found it was giving error 0xc8000442 when trying to update.
Solution was to download the windows 10 media creation tool, but select upgrade this pc and set it to keep files and apps (I didn't have anything else installed as once windows 10 is install I want to ensure it is up to date.
The upgrade automatically reboots the system I then was able to check for update and install the cumulative update....
Move windows update save location using mklink
Stop the Windows Update service, Remote access connection manager Certificate propagation
Move the “SoftwareDistribution” folder to the desired drive. Now there will be no folder named "SoftwareDistribution" in the path "%systemdrive%\Windows".
Now open the command prompt in “Administrator” mode (Type “cmd” in start menu search box and press ctrl+shift+enter)
Change to “Windows” directory by issuing the command “cd %systemdrive%\Windows"
Now use the command "mklink" to create a junction point to the “SoftwareDistribution” folder, that you moved to a different drive. The command is “mklink /J SoftwareDistribution d:\softwareDistribution”
d:\softwareDistribution is the new destination
reboot then check for updates...
LastPass Remove duplicate entries from the Vault
LastPass has a deduplicator found in Settings that will consolidate your duplicate entries and give you the option to delete them. The deduplicator compares the domain, username, and password.
Go to your LastPass Vault > Account Settings > Show Advanced Settings > Click the 'Remove Duplicates' button at the very bottom....
Screen has changed to greyscale – Windows 10
While one of my colleagues was copying and pasting some information they found that they screen went greyscale.
This was due to windows 10 ease of access keyboard shortcut Windows + Ctrl + C which toggles the color filter
This is located in settings > ease of access > color & high contrast
Apply color filter ...