Windows Management ¶

Author:: Dimitry Dukhovny

Networking ¶

Get IP address ¶

Look for the interface alias in quotes in the output, such as Ethernet 4.

REM this just fetches the interface info
ipconfig /all

REM this gets you full information in a cleaner way
netsh interface ipv4 show config

Set the new IP address ¶

For this example, we will assign 192.168.100.100 in our /24 to the interface alias Ethernet 4 with a default gateway of 192.168.100.254.

Our domain controllers in this example serve DNS and are at 192.168.100.1 and 192.168.100.2.

netsh interface ipv4 set address name="Ethernet 4" static 192.168.100.100 255.255.255.0 192.168.100.254
netsh interface ipv4 set dns name="Ethernet 4" static 192.168.100.1 index=1
netsh interface ipv4 set dns name="Ethernet 4" static 192.168.100.2 index=2

Patches and Updates ¶

Find which patches require a reboot ¶

This safely returns an error if nothing requires a reboot.

reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\AutoUpdate\RebootRequired

Booting ¶

Dual booting ¶

1bcdedit /set {bootmgr} path \EFI\centos\shim.efi

Reboot immediately ¶

1shutdown /r /t 0

Safe boot ¶

1bcdedit /set {current} safeboot networkbcdedit /set {current} safeboot network

Create a user ¶

1net user MyCleverUserName MySpecialPassword /add

Delete a user ¶

1net user MyCleverUserName /delete

Make a user an admin ¶

1net localgroup administrators MyCleverUserName /add

Change a password ¶

1net user MyCleverUserName MySpecialPassword

Hide a user from the login screen ¶

reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts"
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList"
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList" /v MyCleverUserName /t REG_DWORD /d 1
REM This next bit looks stupid.  It is.
reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\SpecialAccounts\UserList" /v MyCleverUserName /t REG_DWORD /d 0

Enable fast user switching ¶

reg set HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v dontdisplaylastusername /t REG_DWORD /d 1
reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System /v HideFastUserSwitching /t REG_DWORD /d "0"

Removing Garbage ¶

Uninstall Xbox Toys ¶

Get-AppxPackage Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay | Remove-AppxPackage