Howto do some things in Windows
Hi,
unlike Linux, Windows has no builtin uptime command to see when the operating system starts.
But nevertheless it’s possible. Use the systeminfo command.
c:\> systeminfo | findstr /i time
System Boot Time: 05.06.2014, 21:05:06
Time Zone: (UTC+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna
Note: If you have installed a language different then english replace time as filter which applies to your language.
Michael
Hi,
if a windows feature is in Install State removed, in this example the .NET Framework on Server 2012 R2.
PS C:\> Get-WindowsFeature *net*
Display Name Name Install State
------------ ---- -------------
.....
[ ] ASP.NET 3.5 Web-Asp-Net Available
[ ] ASP.NET 4.5 Web-Asp-Net45 Available
[ ] .NET Framework 3.5 Features NET-Framework-Features Available
[ ] .NET Framework 3.5 (inc....) NET-Framework-Core Removed
[ ] HTTP Activation NET-HTTP-Activation Available
[ ] Non-HTTP Activation NET-Non-HTTP-Activ Available
....
and if you try to install you’ll get an error message:
Continue reading Windows: Install a feature which is in State “removed”
Hi,
since Windows 8 respectively Server 2012 the policy to install Updates at a specific date and time has no affect.
Microsoft changed the behaviour for installing updates. The schedule for a installation and restart of updates is just defined by the deadline for Updates on the WSUS Server.
Continue reading Windows: No installation of Windows Updates at a policy defined scheduled date and time
Hi,
if you tried to save a word or excel document as another format you got an error. For example, if you want to convert a CSV File to a Excel workbook and save it in Excel 95/97/2003 format.
[reflection.assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.Office.InterOp.Excel")
$oExcel = New-Object -ComObject "Excel.Application"
$sCSVFile="D:\temp\ImportFile.csv"
$oExcel.Visible = $true
$oCSVWorkbook=$oExcel.Workbooks.Add()
$oExcel.Workbooks.OpenText($sCSVFile)
$oCSVWorkbook.SaveAs("D:\temp\test.xls",[Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.XlFileFormat]::xlExcel9795)
Exception calling "SaveAs" with "1" argument(s): "SaveAs method of Workbook class failed"
At D:\test\CSV2Excel.ps1:29 char:20
+ $xl_workbook.SaveAs <<<< ("D:\Temp\test.xls")
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ComMethodTargetInvocation
Continue reading Powershell: Error while calling the SaveAs Method of some Office Applications
Hi,
you have closed the command shell window in your Session or you want to start an additional cmd shell or program?
At the console start the task Manager by pressing Alt-Ctrl-Del respectively if you are in a Remote Desktop Session Press Alt-Ctrl-End.
New Task
Continue reading Windows: Hyper-V and Server Core start new cmd.exe