How to get motherboard details in command prompt

type the following in the command prompt..

wmic baseboard get product,Manufacturer,version,serialnumber

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

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.

Windows cannot connect to the printer. There is not enough memory to complete this operation.

Select 'Add New Printer'

Select "Local Printer" instead of "Network Printer"

Select "Add New Port" instead of "Add New Printer" button

Name your port with the network path to your printer (Example : \\office2\CanonLBP )

The system takes over from there, and you're done!

Windows 8 - Enable the Built-in Administrator account.

To resolve the issue with updating to Windows 8.1, follow these steps:

Step 1:

Enable the Built-in Administrator account.

a) Press Windows and x key together on your desktop screen.
b) Click on Command Prompt (admin).
c) Type: net user administrator /active: yes

Note: Please follow the same steps and type net user administrator /active: no to disable admin account after the troubleshooting is done.

Step 2:

After enabling Built-in admin account, refer to the article to update to Windows 8.1 operating system:

Update to Windows 8.1 from Windows 8

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-8/update-from-windows-8-tutorial

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.