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== Apps to look at… ==

[[https://chocolatey.org/|Chocolatey]]: CLI package manager for Windows.

[[https://github.com/cmderdev/cmder|Cmder]]: Console emulator (i.e. alternative to cmd.exe) that doesn't suck

Contents

  1. Apps to look at…
  2. Installation
    1. Selecting different HAL during installation
  3. Commands
    1. Active Directory
    2. File management
    3. Power
  4. Shortcuts
    1. Run application with administrative privileges

Apps to look at…

Chocolatey: CLI package manager for Windows.

Cmder: Console emulator (i.e. alternative to cmd.exe) that doesn't suck

Installation

Selecting different HAL during installation

A different HAL (e.g. Standard HAL instead of ACPI HAL) can be chosen on installation by hitting F5 during the Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver message.

Commands

Active Directory

# Force Group Policy Object update on a client machine:
gpupdate

File management

# Recursive directory removal
rmdir /s /q [directory]

# Remove desktop.ini files from a directory structure
FOR /f %G in ('dir /b') do attrib %G\desktop.ini -h -s
FOR /f %G in ('dir /b') do del %G\desktop.ini

Power

# Display an energy efficiency report (Windows 7)
powercfg /energy

Shortcuts

Run application with administrative privileges

Ctrl+Shift+Enter when clicking on a shortcut will launch an application with administrative privileges. Works on Windows Vista and above. Usually brings up a User Account Protection (UAP) dialog.

CategoryCheatSheet

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