Count files in a folder from Command Prompt / PowerShell

• Command prompt 
• dir *.* /a-d | find "File(s)"
• dir *.* /b /a-d | find /c /v ""
• PowerShell
• (Get-ChildItem C:\csv -filter "*.*").Count
• (Get-ChildItem C:\csv -recurse -filter "*.*").Count recursive search
• (Get-ChildItem C:\csv -filter "*.*").Count
• [System.IO.Directory]::GetFiles("c:\Path").Count

Store location of the opened tabs from Chrome browser / Restore opened tabs from Chrome

Go the the following location:
%userprofile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Sessions

To restore your opened tabs to another PC or user copy the files in this locatation to your new device:
Session_*.* and Tabs_*.*

Fix blank screen for users on Windows 10

Open Services with elevated privileges and disable the App Readiness service

Restart required

Color line if condition meet in Excel

To color a line if a cell has a specified value go to:

• Conditional Formatting
• New Rule
• Use a formula to determinate witch cells to format
• Format values where this formula is true
• select the cell with the desired value and enter the condition
• select the formatting you want (background color)
• select the whole table

Example:

We have a table with column A to Z and we want to color each row if the cell from column S has the value "Shipped"

Formula should be: =$S1="Shipped" and Applies to =$A:$Z

Fix Sentinel HASP error "hardlock.sys" file (null) processing error ... Status Code 12 4 2217 31

 Fix Sentinel HASP error:

"hardlock.sys" file (null) processing error. this is an internal error. For assistance contact your administrator or the software manufacturer.

Status Code 12 4 2217 31

Open registry editor

go to HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Hardlock

set Start=4

How to search for special characters in files or folders from Windows Explorer

If you want to find a special character in a filename or folder go to the searchbox and type:

~="@"

This will find any file or folder containing the @ character

Change wireless network priority from command line

Open a command prompt and enter:

netsh wlan set profileorder name="NetworkName" interface="Wi-Fi" priority=1