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How to Check the CPU Load Percentage using the Command Prompt
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Type the following in to the command prompt to check the CPU Load Percentage wmic cpu get loadpercentage Please note: This is a “QUICK SUPPORT” article. The information contained herein is provided as is. As a result of the speed in making it available, the materials may include typographical errors and may be revised at any […]

How to create a shortcut to a Windows application on the desktop using VBScript
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Below is the script we use to create a shortcut to our portal in our RMM.  This can be modified to suit your needs. SET fso = Wscript.CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”) SET WshShell = WScript.CreateObject(“WScript.Shell”) WinDir = WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings(“%WinDir%”) strDsk = “C:\Users\Public\Desktop” strshortcut = strDsk & “\Portal.lnk” If Not fso.FileExists(strshortcut) Then     SET oUrlLink = WshShell.CreateShortcut(strshortcut)     […]

How to Redirect Port from LAN to LAN using the command prompt
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netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenaddress=103.27.224.61 listenport=61001 connectaddress=10.0.1.250 connectport=61001 netsh interface portproxy delete v4tov4 listenaddress=103.27.224.61 listenport=61001 netsh interface portproxy show all Please note: This is a “QUICK SUPPORT” article. The information contained herein is provided as is. As a result of the speed in making it available, the materials may include typographical errors and may be […]

How to Fix Desktop Icons Disappearing
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If the desktop icon in windows disappear it could be for many reasons.  Before digging too deep please check that the toggle for showing desktop icons hasn’t been unticked by right clicking in a blank space on the desktop, click on view and then as the below image:   Next you can try the following […]

How to Rename a Mac using Terminal
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sudo scutil –set HostName NEWNAME sudo scutil –set ComputerName NEWNAME sudo scutil –set LocalHostName NEWNAME Please note: This is a “QUICK SUPPORT” article. The information contained herein is provided as is. As a result of the speed in making it available, the materials may include typographical errors and may be revised at any time without notice.  More than likely […]

How to Uninstall Programs using WMIC
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wmic product get name, version, vendor wmic product where name=”Name Of Program” call uninstall Please note: This is a “QUICK SUPPORT” article. The information contained herein is provided as is. As a result of the speed in making it available, the materials may include typographical errors and may be revised at any time without notice.  More […]

How to Download and install file via command line in Windows
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mkdir c:\temp certutil.exe -urlcache -split -f “https://4it.com.au/file.exe” c:\temp\file.exe c:\temp\file.exe /S /norestart Please note: This is a “QUICK SUPPORT” article. The information contained herein is provided as is. As a result of the speed in making it available, the materials may include typographical errors and may be revised at any time without notice.  More than likely specific […]

How to Add DNS entry to hosts file using the command prompt
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Here is the format to add an entry to the hosts file on the local pc using the command prompt echo 1.1.1.1 dropbox.com >> %WINDIR%\System32\Drivers\Etc\Hosts Where 1.1.1.1 is the IP Address and dropbox.com is the name that resolves to that IP Address Please note: This is a “QUICK SUPPORT” article. The information contained herein is provided as is. […]

How to block external USB Storage devices using the command prompt
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To block external USB Storage devices using the command prompt type in the following: reg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\USBSTOR” /t Reg_dword /v Start /f /d 4 Alternatively you could add it manually to the registry. Please note: This is a “QUICK SUPPORT” article. The information contained herein is provided as is. As a result of the speed […]