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UNIX has some useful tools. One of it is tail. Often used to monitor changes (appends) within a file in real time.
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Category Archives: Windows knowhow
Howto do some things in Windows
Windows: Set a local security policy to undefined
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if you want to reset a local security policy to undefined simply delete its registry value. For example:
The Interactive logon: Machine inactivity limit policy.
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Windows: Restore the default Windows local policy security settings
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in the C:\Windows\inf folder exists a defltbase.inf file which contains the default local security policies of Windows.
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Windows 11 on vSphere: Bypass TPM 2.0 check
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without a vTPM virtual hardware on vSphere you cannot install Windows 11 within an virtual machine. This is due to new hardware requirements. You have to setup a VMware vSphere Trust Authority.
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Windows: Windows Update does not install any updates. You’re up to date
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the situation:
Windows does not install any update and says “You’re up to date”.
I tried the following commands to investigate:
A WMI Query for all installed hotfixes return that no instance is available
D:\> wmic qfe no instances available
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