The Sysprep or System Preparation Tool is used to create a new security identifier (SID) and clean up user-specific and computer-specific settings and data so that an image can be used to deploy windows operating systems on other machines. The tool is located in \Windows\System32\sysprep folder. Following are the steps which are required: Step 1: Click Windows ... Read more
In this post, I'll show you how to setup WDS when there is a separate DHCP server running on the network. This guide assumes you have already configured a DHCP server with an active scope. Prerequisites Your machine should meet the following requirements before WDS is configured. Administrator account has a strong password. Static IP is ... Read more
To run VBScript file, follow these steps. I have tested on my Windows Server 2016 but it should run on other windows versions. Open PowerShell or command prompt with elevated privileges. Execute the following command: cscript <VBScript file name> For example, to run hello.vbs, which is located in your current working directory: cscript hello.vbs or ... Read more
PowerShell is a command-line shell designed specifically for system administrators. It helps administrators manage and automate the administration of Windows operating systems and the apps that run on them. PowerShell provides the ability to save the output of commands you run in it to a file that you can later view, analyze, and share with ... Read more
If you want to check which PowerShell version you are using, then execute either the command get-host or the command echo $PSVersionTable on PowerShell with elevated privileges. Get PowerShell Version Powershell Command: echo $PSVersionTable Result: The latest version is 5.1 and it is available in the newer generation of Windows Server 2016. PowerShell Versions on Windows ... Read more
If you want to run Hyper-V on newer Windows operating systems (Like Windows 8 or Windows Server 2016), your processor must support SLAT or Second level address translation. What is SLAT? SLAT is a technology which was introduced in both Intel and AMD processors. Intel calls this technology EPT (Extended Page Tables) while AMD refers ... Read more
We will use the Image Backup feature in Windows 10 to create a complete backup of your system, including the operating system, settings, applications, and personal files. I will show you in this guide how to do a backup to hard drive in Windows 10 using Windows's own tools, so there is no need for ... Read more
If you are a regular Windows 10 user, then you must be familiar with many of the commands that you can use in order to perform various activities in Windows 10. Similarly, Dir is also a Windows Command Prompt command, which is there to list the folders, sub-folders, and files present in the current directory. ... Read more
You can change the default display language of your Windows 10 from English to any other language. This is useful in scenarios where multiple users are accessing the same system and they understand different languages. In this guide, I will walk through to change the default English language to Urdu (you can change it to Spanish, French or ... Read more
Most people know about the importance of taking screenshots, which are, in fact, images of the current screen. Similarly, there should be a way to record our screen, that is, to create a video of the current screen. However, screen recording is something that most people are not familiar with. In this article, we will ... Read more