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Rename local groups

wmic group WHERE Name="oldname" CALL Rename "newname"

forfiles – run commands for each file in a location

forfiles allows command line users to run commands for each file in a location. Some of the tasks that the forfiles command can be used to do are deleting old files and renaming files. It a native command in Vista or newer. For WinXP you can find it in the Recource Kit.

Example:

forfiles -p "E:\VideoArchiv" -s -m *.asf -d -01.01.2014 -c "cmd /c echo @path >> E:\del.txt"

How to Kill a Windows Service which is stuck at stopping

Find PID:

sc queryex  <service name>

Kill process:

taskkill /F /PID <Service PID>

[via]http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6297071/stopping-a-windows-service-when-the-stop-option-is-grayed-out[/via]

Install .NET Framework 3.5 (incl. 2.0 and 3.0) on Windows/Windows Server

Windows 8.x
Windows 10
Server 2012 R2
Server 2016
Server 2019

DISM /Online /Enable-Feature /FeatureName:NetFx3 /All /LimitAccess /Source:<drive>:\sources\sxs

Verifying Active Directory Installation

Check the status of the shared SYSVOL

dcdiag /test:netlogons

Verify DNS registration and functionality

dcdiag /test:dns

Verify communication with other domain controllers

nltest /dclist: <domain name>

Verify replication with other domain controllers

dcdiag /test:replications

Verify the availability of the operations masters

dcdiag /s: domaincontroller /test:knowsofroleholders /verbose 
dcdiag /s: domaincontroller /test:fsmocheck

[via]https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc781459%28v=ws.10%29.aspx[/via]

How to repair or fully rebuild Windows WMI Repository

For Windows Vista and newer try to run the following:

Verify repo (If the result shown as inconsistent, go to step 2)
```
winmgmt /verifyrepository
```
Repair repo
```
winmgmt /salvagerepository
```
Verify repo to check again wmi repository had been repaired successfully
```
winmgmt /verifyrepository
```

To fully rebuild the WMI Repository follow these steps:

Disable and stop the winmgmt service (Disable is important, elso you can't rename the folder in step 2)
Rename C:\Windows\System32\wbem\repository
Enable and start the winmgmt service
Open a CMD prompt as Administrator
Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\wbem\
Run the cmd (this will take a minute or so to complete)
```
for /f %s in ('dir /b *.mof') do mofcomp %s
```

Now run the cmd

for /f %s in ('dir /b en-us\*.mfl') do mofcomp en-us\%s

Now run the cmd

for /f %s in ('dir /b de-DE\*.mfl') do mofcomp de-DE\%s

Restart computer

[via]https://support.software.dell.com/de-de/vworkspace/kb/88861[/via]

Disable the Lock Screen on Windows 10

Open Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc), goto Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Control Panel > Personalization > Do not display the lock screen

ODD drive is not recognized in Windows 8.x/10

After you install Windows 8.x or Windows 10, you may find the CD/DVD drive is not recognized. Resolution:

Open Command Prompt as an Administrator and run the following command:

reg.exe add "HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\atapi\Controller0" /f /v EnumDevice1 /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00000001

Reboot the system and verify if the problem has been resolved.
[via]http://blogs.technet.com/b/asiasupp/archive/2012/03/22/you-may-experience-that-dvd-drive-is-not-recognized-in-windows-8.aspx[/via]

Disable Apple HFS driver helps with Veeam Entpoint Backup and VSS errors

Do you have problems with Veeam Entpoint Backup or Windows Backup fails with VSS error 12289 on a iMac? Just disable the Apple HFS driver and reboot. I use Autoruns from Sysinternals for that:

After that you have no access to the OS X HFS partitions, but for me this is no problem. I haven't use that any time.

[via]http://www.tenforums.com/general-discussion/4556-cannot-make-system-image-vss-error-12289-a-3.html#post207784[/via]

Category: Windows