Windows 10 and Java

https://www.java.com/en/download/faq/win10_faq.xml

How to get the Windows 10 Version from the command line

1. Win key + R
2. winver (Enter) 

Copying files in Windows

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/software-reviews/tools-for-copying-many-files/

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/2009.04.utilityspotlight.aspx

Windows Manual Time Synchronization

w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:time.nist.gov,0x8 /syncfromflags:MANUAL
w32tm /config /update
net time /querysntp
w32tm /resync

Windows Firewall from the command line

netsh firewall show state

netsh firewall set opmode mode=DISABLE

netsh firewall set opmode mode=ENABLE exceptions=DISABLE

netsh firewall set opmode mode=ENABLE exceptions=ENABLE

More about it: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/947709

Windows XP schtasks command line utility

Windows XP includes a commandline admin utility named schtasks. Schtasks allows an administrator to create, delete, query, change, run and end scheduled tasks on a local or remote system.

Parameter List:

/Create : Creates a new scheduled task.

/Delete : Deletes the scheduled task(s).

/Query : Displays all scheduled tasks.

/Change : Changes the properties of scheduled task.

/Run : Runs the scheduled task immediately.

/End : Stops the currently running scheduled task.

/? : Displays this help/usage.

Using Windows Script for sending keys to an application

Open the calculator and show the About message for 3 seconds:


Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.Run("calc")
WScript.Sleep(100)
WshShell.AppActivate("Calculator")
WScript.Sleep(100)
WshShell.SendKeys("%H")
WScript.Sleep(500)
WshShell.SendKeys("{DOWN}")
WScript.Sleep(100)
WshShell.SendKeys("~")
WScript.Sleep(3000)
WshShell.SendKeys("{ESC}")

Close the Calculator:


Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Result = WshShell.AppActivate("Calculator")
WScript.Sleep(100)
If Result = True Then
WshShell.SendKeys "%{F4}"
End If

References:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee156592.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8c6yea83(v=vs.85).aspx

Make WinXP’s NTP client poll more frequently (hourly)

At the registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\W32Time\TimeProviders\NtpClient

Change the value SpecialPollInterval to 3600

3600 seconds = 1 hour

Save and restart the Windows Time service:

net stop "Windows Time"
net start "Windows Time"

Taken from: http://dossy.org/2007/02/make-winxps-ntp-client-poll-more-frequently/

Listing Multicast group memberships

In Windows XP:

C:\>netsh interface ip show joins


Interface Addr   Multicast Group
---------------  ---------------
172.17.17.223    224.0.0.1
172.17.17.223    239.255.255.250

In Solaris and other UNIXes:


$ netstat -gn
IPv6/IPv4 Group Memberships
Interface       RefCnt Group
--------------- ------ ---------------------
lo              1      224.0.0.1
eth0            1      224.0.0.1
lo              1      ff02::1
eth0            1      ff02::1:ff09:ac30
eth0            1      ff02::1

Taskkill

Ends one or more tasks or processes. Processes can be killed by process ID or image name.


Kill a process based on its window's name:


taskkill /fi "windowtitle eq TASOS"

Windows Network Tips

ipconfig /all

ping

tracert

pathping

netstat

nslookup

netsh

netsh diag gui

netsh interface ip show joins

systeminfo

net statistics workstation

uptime

hh ntcmds.chm