Anydesk related

Administrator Privileges and Elevation (UAC)
By default, the portable (not installed) version has only standard user rights.
A process that requires administrator privileges won't be accessible. (e.g. Windows Task Manager)
Use Request elevation from the actions menu during session to request elevation for a portable AnyDesk on the remote client in order to control applications running as administrator.
NOTE TO SELF:
If your goal is to run an installer as administrator,  a much simpler way is just right click the executable and choose "run as administrator"

Windows 10 related

Add Windows 10 Lock Screen Pictures to Your Wallpaper Collection October 31, 2018

SPOTLIGHT IMAGES RELATED :
Windows 10 SpotLight Images

(Forum) Windows 10 Spotlight lockscreen collection

(Application) https://spotlight.it-notes.ru/
UPDATE: No longer free ?

How to Find Windows Spotlight Lock Screen Images in Windows 10
it’s important to clarify that the Windows sign-in screen (the screen used to enter your password when first booting or logging into the PC) is different from the Windows lock screen, which is the screen used to lock your PC.
these images are automatically downloaded, updated, and removed by Windows as part of the Windows Spotlight refresh process. That means that if you see an image you like on your lock screen, grab it quickly before the Assets folder gets refreshed with a new stack of images.
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RAM disk / drive related

USE A RAM DISK TO GET EXTREME PERFORMANCE FROM TEMPORARY VIRTUAL MACHINES MARCH 14, 2018
the technique that I am about to show you is ideally suited to lab VMs, but this probably isn’t the sort of thing that you would want to do in production.

Related
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StarWind RAM Disk

RAM Disks Explained: What They Are and Why You Probably Shouldn’t Use One UPDATED JULY 12, 2017, 12:20PM EDT
most programs that have a cache you don’t necessarily care about will use RAM, anyway. For example, there’s no point in placing Photoshop’s scratch file on a RAM disk because Photoshop uses RAM as a cache if it’s available. Your web browser will store its cache files in RAM if there’s space, too.

For programs that do write and read data from the hard drive, this data is likely something you don’t want to lose. Using a RAM disk with an important database would be a mistake because you’d lose the database if a crash or power loss occurred.
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The best free RAM Disk programs for Windows
by Martin Brinkmann on April 03, 2017 in Software - Last Update: April 04, 2017

13 Free RAM Disk Tools Benchmarked for Read and Write Speed
 HAL9000  Updated 2 years ago [from Jan 3, 2019]

App Store on Windows 7

3 Ways to Bring an App Store to Windows 7

Windows 2003: auto time sync when CMOS battery is dead

modify registry to anticipate large time difference :
How to configure the Windows Time service against a large time offset
change MaxPosPhaseCorrection and MaxNegPhaseCorrection to 0xFFFFFFF

create schedule to run AT STARTUP that will launch batch file containing these commands :

w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:id.pool.ntp.org,0x8 /syncfromflags:MANUAL /reliable:yes
w32tm /config /update
net stop w32time
net start w32time

set retryCount=0

:SyncStart

if %retryCount == 90 goto SyncEnd

set /A retryCount=retryCount + 1

REM *** Resync the system clock

w32tm /resync

if errorlevel 1 goto SyncDelay

if errorlevel 0 goto SyncEnd

:SyncDelay

REM *** If unsuccessful, delay 10 seconds, then retry

choice /n /t:y,10>nul

goto SyncStart

:SyncEnd

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summarized from :

How can I sync the computer's clock upon startup?

Synchronize Time in a workgroup environment or with a non-Windows time server

alternative tools not tried :
Automatically sync Windows time more often than default

Kodi related

Nonton pakai add-on legal

VPN diperlukan utk atasi geo-restriction

Nonton pakai add-on ILlegal

Bisa nebak kan knapa butuh vpn

Karena add-on ILlegal kurang reliable, butuh layanan "abu-abu" yg berbayar spt Real Debrid

Dari reddit :

the crew, scrubs v2, work without RD. they will work, but got to take the good with bad, good one day, play nothing next day. (which just leads to you getting pissed off)

If you goal is to watch movies and TV shows without scrounging for workable links you will want to invest in real debrid.

If you don't care that links will sometimes not work or that you get SD quality then the free addons others recommend for you should be fine.

How To Fix The Video.Me Stream Authorization

Kodi Krypton Tutorial

Memaksimalkan Kodi (playlist untuk siaran TV lokal *tidak lengkap*)
Jika SuperRepo gagal, playlist loader juga bisa diinstall dengan ikuti petunjuk ini:
Playlist Loader Addon Guide

OpenSubtitles ask for username and password :
OpenSubtitles KODI (XBMC) Add-on – Login fix
read "Install new OpenSubtitles KODI add-on from OpenSubtitles.org" section

Agar bisa add subtitle :
Menikmati fitur Smart TV tanpa Smart TV

Agar bisa add subtitle selain English :
How To Add Subtitles To Kodi
Step 8:  Return to home screen of Kodi and click Gear icon toward top of page to enter settings.  Click Player Settings icon.
Step 9:  Within player settings, change the download language for subtitles if you need different language.  You must enable advanced settings toggle at bottom of settings menu within this area.

Remote controlling Kodi on Windows from Android phone :
How to set up a Windows 10 Kodi Remote Control

How to Stop Kodi Buffering

How to Watch Documentaries on Kodi

How to Install the Ares Wizard on Kodi 
related: installer

How to install Kodi Steam addon on your HTPC

Server 2003 administrative tasks related

Why does enable audit on SINGLE user FOLDER generate SO many log entries including ones that related to system files ?

Windows 2003 server file access audit
That is normal, unfortuante but normal.  When a machine opens a file there may be several hooks into the file to handle different things.  Each one of these is recorded in the audit log.

Only on Server 2008 or later
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File Auditing Server 2008 R2
I think the issue could be that he is using the basic "Local Policies \ Audit Policy -> Audit Object Access" settings. If you, instead, configure the "Advanced Audit Policy Configuration \ System Audit Policies \ Object Access -> Audit Files System OR Audit File Share" you might have better luck. I had the same issue and then I realized that the later is the better option and it seems to work. Don't configure both, just the "Advanced Audit Policy Configuration"
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Server 2003 troubleshooting

Cannot change domain password from Remote Desktop session on NON DC server :
The users password must be changed before logging on the first time
See Best Answer (KB2927811)
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Plenty of Event ID 675 with Failure Code 0x19 :

There are various causes to this error - which is a Kerberos error. One of the most common is the fact that Windows 2003 DCs inc SBS 2003 use a lower encryption standard than Vista/Win2k8/Win7. This generate a 0x19 error & possibly others. 0x18 errors seem to be to do with password failures

source

Event ID 11 "There are multiple accounts with name MSSQLSvc/..."

Determine which application uses specific keyboard shortcut or hotkey

Find out what program is using a hotkey (2015-11-11)

Sorry I can't suggest an alternative to Hotkey Explorer for Windows 8 or 10. It's a godsend on Windows 7.

I can only offer you the most primitive way of handling this problem. First, close all your running programs (including stuff in the system tray), one by one. Make notice of what you close and every time (or every once in a while) test if your program (is it Greenshot?) can now use that hotkey.

How can I determine which process owns a hotkey in Windows?
Hot Key Explorer (but NOT for Windows 8 or later)

Related
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Disable Ctrl+Alt+F1 for Intel Graphics application :
I kill the igfxHK.exe process with Task Manager
source: Cannot catch Ctrl+Alt+F1 in WinForms MDI. Is it special?

Vista/7: "Show processes from all users" failed

Symptom:
1.) when a standard user opens Task Manager and clicks on "Show processes from all users" nothing happens. It look like Task Manager is closing an re-opening but user can see only his processes.
2.) when a standard user opens Task Manager and clicks on "Performance" -> "Resource Monitor" the error: "Requested operation requires elevation" appears.

Solution:
give the user administrator permission(resource monitor can be run under power user).
(from Error: "Requested operation requires elevation" - but UAC is turned off)

Related:
Windows 7 Resource Monitor Not Working (No data shown)

Running Linux application on Windows using andLinux

andLinux

To enable application install using apt-get:
..follow steps on "Repository Settings" here
..run "sudo apt-get update"
..run "sudo apt-get install krecipes"

Installing AndLinux
..Mount Windows Drives
..to edit fstab, type "sudo nano /etc/fstab"
..what to put as uid and gid: How do I correctly mount a NTFS partition in /etc/fstab?

andLinux Wiki
..Installation / Demo Videos
..Quick Tips
..Press Review
..Testimonials
..Howto: change andLinux network configuration
..Howto: keep your base.drv during update
..Howto: configure ubuntu with gnome desktop
..Howto: change default user
..Howto: access removable media from andLinux
..Howto: setup Windows printers
..Howto: user-defined file associations
..Howto: open externally accessible ports for SSH server, webserver, etc.
..Knowledge: andLinux Launcher
..Knowledge: Xming
..Knowledge: Installer parameters / silent installation

andLinux setup

Accessing removable media from andLinux using COFS

using andLinux (for windows)
..setting up Windows 7 firewall

andLinux installation
..andLinux is an Ubuntu distribution based on the gutsy release. After trying to build the source for liferea and
..running into problems with package versions being to old, I decided to try to upgrade the Ubuntu release to
..hardy. The following are the steps I took to complete the upgrade
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Alternatives
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Foreign Linux: run Linux binaries on Windows

Server maintenance related

How to Backup/Restore a Windows 2003 Domain Controller

Need to defragment Windows Server disk offline?
Probably the closest yet still practical approach is boot-time defragmentation

Server disk defragmentation softwares:
UltraDefrag
+ free
* review: [Windows] Improve your computer’s performance by defragging with UltraDefrag
Puran Utilities
+ free
Auslogics Disk Defrag
- Pro version that supports boot-time defrag isn't free

What about defrag from boot CD?
Programs that try to defrag your Windows drive without using the Windows API are the most risky. These generally rely on a boot CD that runs its own OS. Programs that perform the defrag while you are working in Windows do not fall into this category.
(source: Before You Defragment Your PC)

Bad experience(s) regarding server disk defragmentation:
Be very careful with your servers, I defragged one overnight once and had a hell of a cleanup job the next morning. It still worked but crazy errors all over the place and services not starting etc.
(source: Server Defrag Software Recommendation?)

Yesterday I used PerfectDisk 11 Pro to defrag all my drives (like I do every month or two) and this was the first time the 3TB drive had been defragged. Upon rebooting from that overnight task, I discovered that my 3TB HDD is now listed as RAW instead of NTFS in Windows 7 Disk Management. It still has a drive letter assigned to it, but trying to open it gets the error ...
(source: How to recover lost partition on GPT drive?)

Install MacOS on Windows/VM

Tested and worked on Windows 8.1 Pro with VMware Player 7.1:
Run Mac OS X on PC, Free and Easy with VMware Player 3
* Install VMware Tools 7.1.1 from VMware tools download: install success but mouse still laggy and can't full screen

Comparison between VMware Workstation, Player, Fusion vs Hyper-V and Hackintosh

How to install OS X Mountain Lion on your PC with iAtkos

Download Distro Macosx dan Iatkos

Related
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Disable the New Window Animation in Mac OS X

Group Policy: edit remotely

Edit group policy on remote computer

Windows Essentials related

Movie Maker, Live Mail etc

Download Offline/Standalone Installer Windows Essentials 2012

System File Checker related

Keep throwing error about Wrong CD:
Drive letter or path to installer CD might need to be adjusted
See "Controlling SourcePath" section on Best Practice Ezine #114 - SFC and SourcePath

Secure file server access from Internet

5 Ways to Access Your PC’s Files Over the Internet

You could ... set up a VPN server on your ... network and connect to that. Your computer will then be considered part of your local network, and it can access all local file shares. This allows you to access shared Windows folders and other network storage devices that would only be accessible on the local network.
This is the way businesses grant access to their file shares. Rather than securing potentially insecure file-sharing solutions, you just have to secure the VPN server itself and control access to it.
If you have already have an SSH server running on your local network, you can use SSH tunneling to access local network resources rather than setting up a VPN.

VPN vs SSH
The main difference between SSH and VPN is that VPN works on the transport level while SSH works on an application level.

Content of network folder appears differently on two computers

CAUSE:
One of those computers has "Always Available Offline" option checked

REFERENCE:
How to Make Network Files or Folders Available Offline in Windows 7 and Windows 8

MORE INFO:
Be careful when switching to disable "Always ..." option especially when there's file version conflict
If you choose wrong version of conflicting files, you'll end up with older version of the file

How the synchronization in Windows 7 Offline Files works

Monitor printer usage

CZ Print Job Tracker 9.0
- paid

Print Censor
- paid

Related
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Print Audit Secure

Print to 2 printer by default [set PDF creator as 2nd printer for review purpose]

Batch file to resolve DNS name to IP address and add (or update) it to HOSTS file