Update Ubuntu to latest version from the Terminal

Open a terminal window and run:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Get Ubuntu version from the terminal

Open a terminal window and enter the following command:

lsb_release -a

List members of a AD group in command prompt

Open a command line and run:

net group groupName /domain

Auto install latest drivers under Ubuntu

Open a terminal window and run:

sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall

Change local or domain user password from command line

For local user:

net user username password

For domain user:

net user username password /domain

Show / delete Wi-Fi profiles from command prompt

To show the network profiles type:

netsh wlan show profiles

To delete a specified network profile type:

netsh wlan delete profile name="profile name"

To delete al network profiles type:

netsh wlan delete profile name=*

Notepad header & footer settings

Go to File > Page Setup and enter the commands as you need:

&l       Left-align the characters that follow

&c      Center the characters that follow

&r       Right-align the characters that follow

&d      Print the current date

&t       Print the current time

&f       Print the name of the document

&p      Print the page number

remove IMG_ from files / rename file from command prompt or PowerShell

Open command prompt and enter:

ren "img_*.jpg" "////*.jpg"

Open PowerShell and run:

get-childitem *.jpg | foreach { rename-item $_ $_.Name.Replace("IMG_", "") }

Fix Windows Mobile Device Center under Windows 10

Open Services and go to:

• Windows Mobile-2003-based device connectivity
• go to Log On and change to Local System Account
• restart service
• Windows Mobile-based device connectivity
• go to Log On and change to Local System Account
• restart service

Open an elevated command prompt and run:

REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\RapiMgr /v SvcHostSplitDisable /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
REG ADD HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WcesComm /v SvcHostSplitDisable /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f

Fix Error "The Group Policy Client service failed the logon. Access denied"

When a specified user tried to login he gets the following error:
The Group Policy Client service failed the logon. Access denied

Fix:

• Control Panel -> System -> Advanced system Settings
• System Properies -> Advanced -> User Profiles -> Settings
• Delete the specified user profile (and restart the workstation)

Open ftp in explorer from command prompt specifying user and password

Open a command prompt and enter:To delete a specified network profile type:

explorer ftp://UserName:Password@ftp.yoursite.com

BitLocker: Unlock partition from command prompt

Step1: Get Recovery Key

manage-bde -protectors C: -get

Step2: Unlock partition

manage-bde -unlock C: -recoverypassword #####-######-######-######-######

Delete all mapped drives without prompt to confirm

Use the following command to delete all mapped drives and suppress the prompt message

net use * /delete /y

FIX Adobe Reader: A 3D data parsing error has occurred

• Go to C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Adobe\Acrobat\
• Here you will find a folder named 2015 or DC which you can rename or delete
• (eg: 2014.bak or DC.bak)
• re-open the document

FIX Adobe Reader 3D content has been disabled

• Go to Edit -> Preferences -> 3D & Multimedia
• Check Enable playing 3D content

FIX Screen sharing and file transfer not working in Skype [Windows]

Open a command prompt and run the commands:

net stop winnat
netsh int ipv4 add excludedportrange tcp 50000 60
netsh int ipv6 add excludedportrange tcp 50000 60
netsh int ipv4 add excludedportrange udp 50000 60
netsh int ipv6 add excludedportrange udp 50000 60

Get powershell version

Open PowerShell and run the following command:

$PSVersionTable.PSVersion

Find last password change of specified user

Open powershell and run the following command:

Get-ADUser username -properties passwordlastset

Get license from command prompt

Open command prompt (as Administrator) and run the follwing command:

wmic path SoftwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey

SAP: selected text automatically deselects

Uncheck 'Quick Cut and Paste' option in SAP ECC

Note: app restart required

Sort songs by band, year, album, title in WinAmp

Go to Preferences > Titles > Use advanced  title formatting when possible and enter one of the following

• %artist% - %year% - %album% - %tracknumber% : %title%
• $if(%artist%, %artist% - %year% - %album% - %tracknumber% : %title%, $filepart(%filename%))

or in the comment I put the country of the band and used one of this

• %artist% [%comment%] %year% : %album% : %tracknumber% - %title%
• $if(%artist%, %artist% '['%comment%']' %year% : %album% : %tracknumber% - %title%, $filepart(%filename%))
• $if2((%artist% [%comment%] %year% : %album% : %tracknumber% - %title%), $filepart(%filename%))

Windows: Auto logon

• Open Registry Editor
• go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
• AutoAdminLogon ="1"
• DefaultUserName="Administrator"
• DefaultPassword="Pa$$w0rd"

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon]
"AutoAdminLogon"="1"
"DefaultUserName"="Administrator"
"DefaultPassword"="Pa$$w0rd"

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Ubuntu: Install Java from terminal

Install Java 7:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install oracle-java7-installer

Download multiple files / splitted archive from one command

If you have a splitted archived like file.part001.rar to file.part008.rar you cand download all file with this command:

wget https://myserver.net/files/file.part00{1..8}.rar

Install Midnight Commander from the terminal

Open the terminal and run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:eugenesan/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mc

Ubuntu: Install Google Chrome from the terminal

Open the terminal and run the following commands:

wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

Open PowerShell transcripts folder

explorer split-path -path $profile

Run Start-Transcript every time you start PowerShell

• open PowerShell with admin rights
• display the path to the Windows PowerShell profile
• $profile
• check if Windows PowerShell profile has been created on the system
• test-path $profile
• to create a profile
• new-item -path $profile -itemtype file -force
• open your profile
• notepad $profile
• enable the transcript
• Start-Transcript
• if you get this error "File c:\Users\YourUserName\Documents\WindowsPowerShell\Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system", fix it with this:
• Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

View UUID's

Open a Terminal and type:

• sudo blkid

Microsoft Office: AdxTaskPane (small window) is popping out

If AdxTaskPane (small window) is popping out, then follow the instructions below:

• go to File > Options > General > User Interface options
• check Select Optimize for compatibility
• restart Office application (Outlook/Excel/Word)