Removing thumbs.db file from explorer might take time. So you may also try the command interface. Press Windows Key + R for Run window, type cmd for opening command prompt del /s /ah thumbs.db This command will quickly remove thumbs.db files from your computer. How to prevent thumbs.db file from getting recreated? The above method…
Category: Windows
Find files hiding in a lot of sub directories
So I was moving a lot of my music to Amazon Cloud Drive, and ended with a lot of files still showing under a lot of sub directories. Problem was – how do I know which files are in what sub directory with out going into each of them. Here is the answer:
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K:\Music\dir /b /s /A-D /o:gn>list.txt |
This…
Find out Windows version from an ISO file
So we download a lot of .ISO file from various sources. I needed to install Windows 10 x64 Pro and was having trouble identifying which was which from the different versions I had been testing. This was important to me because I needed to know if it was Retail, VL, or MSDN. This should work…
How do I enable or disable anonymous LDAP binds to Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory (AD)?
By default the setting is set to <not set> meaning it is disabled. I strongly recommend against this. Many applications communicate with directory services through LDAP, but the LDAP Request for Comments (RFC) specification stipulates that an LDAP bind should support the passing of a credential. Connecting anonymously really shouldn’t be needed. You may have…
Transferring FSMO roles (2003-2012)
Note: if you do not know what the “FSMO” roles are, or wish to know more, please see this link: Operations master rolesThis is a well-known subject among Active Directory administrators.Even before Windows 2012, there was no lack of choice in the methods allowing us to transfer the FSMO roles: If there were only two…
How to manually uninstall a printer driver in Windows
Came across an interesting issue today where I was unable to remove the printer drivers. I got the message that the printer is in use and therefore cannot delete the drivers. Here’s what I did to get the printer: Goto ‘Services’ under ‘Administrative Tools’, and restart the ‘Printer Spooler Service’. Click the Start menu and in…
Updating the system time on Server 2008R2 & 2012R2 using NTP Servers
To update, use the command below (2008 and 2012 server compatible)
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w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:"ntp_server" /syncfromflags:manual /reliable:yes /update |
change the ntp_server with your source. Check http://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi for servers Restart the time service
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net stop w32time net start w32time |
Resync the time
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w32tm /resync |
Verify your sync status
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w32tm /query /status |
Commands above should be fine if your sources are working correctly and/or your connection is OK (firewall or Microsoft Forefront…
Bulk removal of Password Never Expires checkbox in AD
No one intends this but it is a problem that sooner or later you will be come across in your system administrator career. I’ve see this resolved many different ways, but I like to narrow it down to a particular OU. Depending on your case you may want to clean this across the board in…
Quest AD PowerShell cmdlets
I had trouble finding the Quest AD Powershell Cmdlets today. I knew Quest got acquired by Dell but I thought that my favorites would have still worked. Anyways, after a little of digging on the internet i was able to find them. It is now called ActiveRoles Management Shell for Active Directory  Here is the link: ActiveRoles…
Microsoft IIS: Disabling the SSL v3 Protocol
Depending on how your Windows servers are configured, you may need to disable SSL v3. Note that older versions of Internet Explorer may not have the TLS protocol enabled by default. If you disable SSL versions 2.0 and 3.0, the older versions of Internet Explorer will need to enable the TLS protocol before they can…