Get Ubuntu version from the terminal

Open a terminal window and enter the following command:

lsb_release -a

Auto install latest drivers under Ubuntu

Open a terminal window and run:

sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall

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)