Powershell: Encode and decode Base64 strings

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short post today. How to en- and decode base64 strings.
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Windows: Cancel Bits transfers from other user

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if you try to remove bits transfers initialted from SYSTEM or from other users you get an Access Denied (Unable to cancel job – 0x80070005) error.
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Windows: Cleanup Permissions from deleted Active Directory Objects

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in domain environments it sometimes happens that user or groups would be deleted but is still authorized on many object, i.e. filesystems, shares etc..

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Windows: Start WiFi/WLAN Network Connection Dialog from command line or C#

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to start the Windows Wireless Connection Dialog from a command shell use the following command line
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Windows: Prevent from release a DHCP lease on shutdown

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Windows by default releases the DHCP lease on shutdown. This is not useful if you often have to boot Windows and you want (if possible) the same IP Address Windows has before booting.

By default Windows interprets DHCP Option 2 submitted by the DHCP Server and if this is not set it release the lease.
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