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Windows 10 commands/shortcuts/env. var.

Random stuff:

a) How to manually clear Windows Defender Protection History in Windows 10
win+e -> View -> Hidden items = ON.
Goto C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Scans\History & delete Service folder. Done.

b) If Hidden items = ON , you might notice a hidden folder $WinREAgent with subfolder Scratch on Windows 10's Local Disk C
$WinREAgent is created during Windows Update and contains temporary files. It's safe to delete it (but don't bother).

c) You might also notice hidden msdownld.tmp on Disk D or E, you can delete it if want. It'll resurrect itself anyway lol
 
I need a couple of days to migrate Half of my scripts from my Work machine to here if we are allowing Powershell :D
 
New trick :D

Pressing WIN+SHIFT+S lets you copy any section of the screen to the clipboard
Thanks for that, didn't know this even existed. I've been messing with Prtscn+Paint for far too long!

Edit: Yeah, this is also good for replacing alt+Prtscn, however is it possible to cancel the selection? I couldn't find any info on that. Also the Prtscn key can be used to open the snip tool under Ease of Access Keyboard Settings > Print Screen Shortcut.
 
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if you press the windows key by its self it will bring up the menu on the windows icon/ start button.
 
New trick :D

Pressing WIN+SHIFT+S lets you copy any section of the screen to the clipboard


still easier to just use Sharex, since anything im usually clipping like that im trying to share to a friend
 
Run this command in PowerShell to get the version of your .Net Framework

Code:
Get-ChildItem 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\NET Framework Setup\NDP' -Recurse | Get-ItemProperty -Name version -EA 0 | Where { $_.PSChildName -Match '^(?!S)\p{L}'} | Select PSChildName, version
 
Location of Win+X menu:

Code:
win+r -> %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\WinX

You can find 3 Group folders with their entries.
 
Location of Win+X menu:
It's not that simple, you need to calculate hashes.

Win + x is very convenient.
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Some awesome cmd stuff:

driverquery
Displays a list of installed device drivers

tree
Graphically displays the folder sctructure of a drive or path.

netsh wlan show profile
Shows the name of wifi network

netsh wlan show profile SSID key=clear
Shows wifi password, just replace SSID with the name of the wifi network. See Key Content.

wmic path softwarelicensingservice get OA3xOriginalProductKey
Shows Windows Original Product key
 
The video is broken let me fix that!

Guide to create the WindowsRE USB-stick.

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U need an USB stick with 650MB minimal size.

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then
Follow the instructions below. DownLoadlinks @ the bottom

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Now enter BIOS and boot


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RepairData ISO file for the Stick (650MB space required) who does not want to use googleDrive uses the next link

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iPvgPf-EV1utzPIIgX6iS3Qi7SIcfzi0/view?usp=sharing
https://www.computerbild.de/?dl=1&dlcid=WjgzVUUuVFpGLlAsTShTLVY5IihbPEZVSy5PKEQtUCRJLjM0QyxFKFs8RlVMLk8pRzo2SFI8SjFOOzdgTwovLklRTSwzOEUtUDRJLEZRRixGWl0KYAo=

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Beware of the downloadmanager then! USE THE DIRECT LINK!

http://rufus.ie/en/ RUFUS iso Creator

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How to Create a USB recovery drive in Windows 10

 
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