<> == Apps to look at… == [[https://chocolatey.org/|Chocolatey]]: CLI package manager for Windows. [[http://boxstarter.org/|Boxstarter]], based on Chocolately, helps setup Windows on new systems. [[https://github.com/cmderdev/cmder|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. === CLI === [[https://mridgers.github.io/clink/|Clink]]: GNU Readline for cmd.exe. Extendable via a Lua API. == Evil == https://gist.github.com/ryancdotorg/9f557d3513710ce91aed: FAT32 file fragmenter. == Stuff == [[https://superuser.com/questions/1103675/update-linux-subsystem-on-windows-ubuntu-to-16-04|Upgrading WSL to Ubuntu 16.04]]: Tips on upgrading Windows for Linux (WSL) to Ubuntu 16.04. [[https://www.reddit.com/r/docker/comments/5eggwo/running_docker_on_windows_subsystem_for_linux_wsl/|Running Docker inside WSL via Docker for Windows]]: Setup Docker userspace inside Windows for Linux (WSL), connect to Docker for Windows running outside of WSL. Let's you interact w/ Docker inside Linux userspace, while on Windows. ---- CategoryCheatSheet