There are many tools to extract the Product Key from a live system or from the registry hive of an offline computer. Additionally, here is a neat little Vbscript that gets the Product Key of your current Windows installation–no third-party program required. The script works on Windows 7, 8 and Windows 10.Read more
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How to Set Command Prompt Default Window Size and Position
When you open Command Prompt and position it on your preferred location on the screen, the setting is not retained. Also, when you resize the Command Prompt window and close it, the setting is not saved. This system managed positioning annoys many users who prefer uniformity in every aspect of the user interface. This post tells you how to customize the default Command Prompt window size (width & height) and set its default position in terms of screen coordinates.Read more
Backup and Restore Wireless Network Profiles (Wi-Fi)
Many of us, especially laptop users, have more than one Wi-Fi network profile set up on our systems. You might use a Wi-Fi network connection when at a coffee shop where you frequent, and connect to another network when at home or office.
This post explains how to backup and restore Wi-Fi network profiles in Windows 7, 8, and Windows 10.
Extract Wallpapers from DeskThemePack and ThemePack Files
This article shows you different ways of extracting wallpaper images from a theme pack file in Windows.
A theme is a combination of desktop background pictures, window colors, and sounds. Windows themes come in the form of theme packs. Theme packs are essentially CAB files that enclose resources such as wallpapers, sounds, etc., along with the .theme file, which contains the instructions to apply the theme.
Theme packs come in two types: one with a .themepack file extension and the other with a .deskthemepack extension.Read more
Add “Open command window here” to Context Menu in Windows 10
In the recent versions of Windows 10 (Creators Update and higher), the “Open Command Prompt here” context menu entry has been removed and is replaced by “Open PowerShell window here”.
Microsoft, in an effort to bring the best command line experiences to the forefront for all power users, has made PowerShell the de facto command shell.
This article tells you how to add “Open command window here” to right-click menu in Windows 10. Optionally, you can also remove the Open PowerShell window here from the context menu.
You may also be knowing that since the preview build 14971, “Command Prompt” and “Command Prompt (Admin)” entries in the Win+X menu (the menu which appears when you right-click Start) were replaced with PowerShell links.Read more
Change Wi-Fi Network Connection Priority in Windows 11/10
Most of us use more than one Wi-Fi network connection so that if one fails, the 2nd one is used as a fallback. With multiple Wi-Fi network sources, there comes the issue of connection priority.Read more
How to Copy Command Prompt Output Text to Clipboard or File
Windows Command-line tools are great for troubleshooting, as well as automation. But, if you’re stumped when a tech support guy on the phone asks you to run a built-in console command and copy the output displayed for diagnosing a problem, these Command Prompt basics will come in handy.
This post explains how to copy or redirect Command Prompt output to a file or the clipboard.Read more
How to Print Directory Contents Using Different Methods
You can copy folder contents by selecting all items in a folder, pressing Shift key and clicking the Copy as Path command in the right-click menu. Then open Notepad or any other text editor and paste the contents from the clipboard.Read more
How to Backup and Restore Device Drivers in Windows 10 and 11
This article tells you how to backup and restore the device driver packages in Windows 10 or 11. The task can be accomplished using the DISM, PowerShell, PnPUtil, or the Driver Store Explorer app. Let’s see how to backup and restore device drivers in Windows 10 and Windows 11.Read more
[Fix] Error “Cannot find Script file” in C:\ProgramData Folder
When you log in to your computer, the following error or a similar one may appear every time.Read more