Category Archives: Windows knowhow

Howto do some things in Windows

Windows: Create a Windows PE boot medium

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I will describe here how to create a Windows PE based boot media, a USB Stick or a boot CD, with some customization:
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  • Language settings
  • Keyboard settings
  • Additional drivers
  • Autostart a program
  • Add Powershell
  • Add .NET Environment
  • Add WMI Support

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Windows 10: Trigger detecting updates from command line

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since Windows 10 the command wuauclt /detectnow does not work anymore.
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Windows: Find all Terminal/Remote Desktop Server Licenseserver

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to determine which Server provides the Terminal License Server Role in your Active Directory Forest use the following powershell script.

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Windows: Copy and backup open files with a batchfile

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sometimes you want to copy files which are exclusively locked by other processes.
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Windows: Identify a WPBT binary in the ACPI Table of BIOS/UEFI

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to identify a Windows executable in the ACPI Windows Platform Binary Table entry of a BIOS or UEFI fimware start a live linux distribution from a CD, DVD or USB Stick.

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