Dell Laptop battery issues after Windows 10 installation

1) https://www.dell.com/community/Laptops-General/Dell-Inspiron-15-7537-Problems-AFTER-Win-10-installed-Battery/td-p/4689264

2)  Intel Management Engine Interface Driver Version 9.0
 For
Inspiron 3442/3542/5748 and Vostro Notebook 3446
or 
uncheck Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power from Intel Management Engine properties.

How to get motherboard details in command prompt

type the following in the command prompt..

wmic baseboard get product,Manufacturer,version,serialnumber

window 7 the dependency service or group failed to start

Solution - 1
open command prompt (start >All Programs >Accessories > Command Prompt [ps: Right click and run as Administrator]). 

Type in sfc/scannow and then press enter. Reboot the computer.

If the problem still exist after reboot , then you have to reset the TCP/IP stact to installation defaults by typing netsh int ip reset reset.log and reset the WINSOCK entries to installation defaults by type netsh winsock reset catalog. Reboot the machine.

Solution - 2

If the solution-1 din't works then you can try this solution. First open the command prompt with admin privileges. Then You type in 
net localgroup administrators localservice /add 
net localgroup administrators networkservice /add

USB Device Removal using Command Prompt

1. Type diskpart and wait for the diskpart prompt (DISKPART>)
2. Type list volume
3. Note the volume number of the USB drive carefully (use listed properties such as drive letter, label, type and size for help)
4. Type select volume , where  is the volume number noted above
   
5. Type remove all dismount
6. Type exit to quit Diskpart

xcopy in DOS

xcopy source destination /E /I /C

Show hidden files using command prompt

open command prompt and type the drive name.. then enter the below command.

attrib -s -h -r /s /d

How to detect Windows Disc is 64 bit or 32 bit

go to the drive root and open the autorun.inf file.

In notepad, the 64 bit version shows:

[AutoRun.Amd64]
open=setup.exe
icon=setup.exe,0

[AutoRun]
open=sources\sperr32.exe x64
icon=sources\sperr32.exe,0

The 32 bit version shows:

[Autorun]
open=setup.exe
icon=setup.exe,0

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Open a command prompt as an administrator

Start, cmd, Ctrl+Shift+Enter


Insert the Windows 7 DVD, and close any autoplay popup.
Type dism /Get-WimInfo /WimFile:X:\sources\boot.wim where X is your DVD drive's letter.

You should see something like the following:

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.1.7600.16385

Details for image : h:\sources\boot.wim

Index : 1
Name : Microsoft Windows PE (x86)
Description : Microsoft Windows PE (x86)
Size : 806,390,831 bytes

Index : 2
Name : Microsoft Windows Setup (x86)
Description : Microsoft Windows Setup (x86)
Size : 881,382,947 bytes

The operation completed successfully.



If your disk is 32-bit, it will look like above where it says (x86). If it's 64-bit, it should say, (x64).

How to unhide the hidden folders and files

If Pendrive drive letter as H:

Enter this command: attrib -h -r -s /s /d h:\*.*

How to change product key in Windows

Type the following in command

slui.exe 3

How to shrink volume in Windows 8 beyond the point from C drive

To DO 1.Disable Hibernation

How to Disable Hibernation in Windows 8?

1. In Windows 8, press Windows + X to open WinX menu, then select Command Prompt (Admin).
2. Type the command: powercfg –h OFF
3. Press Enter key, this will disable the hibernate feature.
4. Now restart the computer, you won’t be able to seehibernate.sys file in your system drive. If you can still see it, simply delete it.
5. Now you have successfully disabled hibernate and free the hard disk space.

If you want to enable hibernation again, you can use the same method above to open an elevated Command Prompt with administrator rights, then type the command: powercfg –h ON to enable the hibernation.

To do 2:Disable Paging in C Drive temporarily

Open Control Ptanel > Systems > Advanced System properties > Advanced tab > Performance > Settings Performance options > Advanced tab > Performance Settings > Performance Options > Advanced tab > Virtual Memory > Change > Uncheck Automatically manage paging file size > select system drive > select No paging File > Click OK/Apply till you exit all windows. Restart.

To do 3:Diable System protection in c Drive temporarily

Open Control Ptanel > Systems and Security>System > Advanced System properties >System Protection

Configure>check Turn off system protection(For c drive).Restart

Now try shrinking the c volume..It worked for me:)

Note:Make sure to re-enable the paging and system protection after shrinking the c drive.

Block website

http://www.wikihow.com/Block-a-Website-in-All-Web-Browsers

http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/4768/windows-7xpvista-how-to-block-unwanted-sites-without-additional-software/

How To Manually Install LAN Driver For Windows Server 2008 In Desktop PC

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Delete / Disable thumbs.db

a. Press Windows + C and Type Control Panel

b. Click "Appearance and Personalization"

c. Click "Folder Options"

d. Open the "View" tab

e. Uncheck "Display file icon on thumbnails"

f. Click OK, and exit control panel. You should now be able to delete the folder and the thumbs.db file.

To disable

• Click the Start button > Control Panel > Folder Options
• Go to View tab
• In "Files and Folders", simply check the button next to "Always show icons, never thumbnails"
• Click on Apply and then on OK.

Windows App Store doesn't load after 8.1 Upgrade

Windows App Store doesn't load after 8.1 Upgrade

type or paste the following command:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\WinStore\AppxManifest.xml

hit Enter.

Now in that same Administrator Command Prompt type or paste: start "" "ms-windows-store:"




http://blogs.technet.com/b/ouc1too/archive/2013/10/19/windows-app-store-doesn-t-load-after-8-1-upgrade.aspx

How to find Laptop serial number

If your laptop is running Windows OS:

• Open Command Prompt. Ensure you are logged in as Administrator.
• Type the command wmic bios get serialnumber and press Enter.
• Your laptop’s Serial Number will be displayed

If your laptop is running Linux OS:

• Open the Shell window. Ensure you are logged in as Administrator.
• Type the command sudo dmidecode -t 1 | grep -i serial and press Enter.
• Your laptop's Serial Number will be displayed.

Windows XP - Keeps Restarting

Disable password expiration in Windows Server 2008 R2

on a domain controller:

Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management > right click "Default Domain Policy" under domain name > Edit > Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Account Policies > Password Policy > set "Maximum password age" to "0"

How to remove default share in Windows Vista and Windows 7

Click Start, type regedit in the Search box, and then click regedit.exe in the search results. The User Account Control dialog box appears.

Enter your UAC credentials to continue. Windows Vista opens the Registry Editor.

Open the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE branch.

Open the SYSTEM branch.

Open the CurrentControlSet branch.

Open the Services branch.

Open the LanmanServer branch.

Select the Parameters branch.

Select Edit, New, DWORD (32-bit) Value. Vista adds a new value to the Parameters key.

Type AutoShareWks and press Enter. (You can leave this setting with its default value of 0.)

Restart Windows Vista / 7 to put the new setting into effect.