Difference between revisions of "Windows Tools"
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* msinfo32 | * msinfo32 | ||
* the users business secrets | * the users business secrets | ||
| + | * msconfig, services, hide windows, disable any that aren't needed | ||
* Control Panel, Security and Maintenance, Reliability History | * Control Panel, Security and Maintenance, Reliability History | ||
* command to enable ping: netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMP Allow incoming V4 echo request" protocol=icmpv4:8,any dir=in action=allow | * command to enable ping: netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMP Allow incoming V4 echo request" protocol=icmpv4:8,any dir=in action=allow | ||
* systempropertiesadvanced | * systempropertiesadvanced | ||
| − | * powercfg \Q (query sleep settings) | + | * powercfg \Q (query sleep settings) (make sure fast startup is off) |
* sysinternals autoruns - tells you where startup programs are (more than task manager) (idea: take a autoruns snapshot of the computer when you start managing it, and then if it becomes slow, compare / contrast the old & the new.) | * sysinternals autoruns - tells you where startup programs are (more than task manager) (idea: take a autoruns snapshot of the computer when you start managing it, and then if it becomes slow, compare / contrast the old & the new.) | ||
* ansible (haven't actually bothered to use this. i manage small networks, not large.) And there is an old joke that bash (cygwin if necessary) is more future proof anyway. Docker however, is good. | * ansible (haven't actually bothered to use this. i manage small networks, not large.) And there is an old joke that bash (cygwin if necessary) is more future proof anyway. Docker however, is good. | ||
Revision as of 06:21, 19 July 2023
ms tool list
- compmgmt.msc
- richcopy
- wireshark
- the user
- ncpa.cpl - network connnections
- cmd + r then shell:startup
- msinfo32
- the users business secrets
- msconfig, services, hide windows, disable any that aren't needed
- Control Panel, Security and Maintenance, Reliability History
- command to enable ping: netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="ICMP Allow incoming V4 echo request" protocol=icmpv4:8,any dir=in action=allow
- systempropertiesadvanced
- powercfg \Q (query sleep settings) (make sure fast startup is off)
- sysinternals autoruns - tells you where startup programs are (more than task manager) (idea: take a autoruns snapshot of the computer when you start managing it, and then if it becomes slow, compare / contrast the old & the new.)
- ansible (haven't actually bothered to use this. i manage small networks, not large.) And there is an old joke that bash (cygwin if necessary) is more future proof anyway. Docker however, is good.
WIP
