Windows Windows Related Things

Random Assortment of Windows Tools

Provided as is, no warranty, etc.. Probably contain malware.

• Luke's Setup Assistant - setup and diagnostics tool for sysadmins.
• Plain Text Journal - Simple journaling tool.
• Close Shared Files - disconnect shared network files
• Fix My Printer - fix print spooler issues
• Installer Check - displays the size of the windows installer folder
• Simple Gallery Maker - create a simple HTML gallery from a folder of images
• Luke's Work Log - tool for keeping track of your work and assignments

Tips and Tricks

A small knowledge base of various power user and admin tricks:

• Enable Administrator Account - enable the built in Administrator account
• Autorename - a script to change computer name to it's Dell servicetag
• Batch File Dates - a cheat sheet for date formating in batch files
• Batch File Path - accessing relative path in batch files
• Decrypt Your Drive - quick and easy way to decrypt a Bitlocker drive
• Change Registered Organization - changing Registered Owner and Registgered Organization values in Win 10
• Clean Up Downloads Folder - a powershell script to clean up your Downloads folder
• Browser Extensions - list of recommended browser extensions
• Fixing apt-cyg - how to fix the cygwin package manager errors
• GNDN Script - go nowhere, do nothing batch script
• Change Office Product Key - how to easily change MS Office product key
• Find Office Product Key - how to find the product key of installed copy
• Nuke User Profile - a script to delete all user data
• Python Setup - how to make py scripts first class citizens in windows
• Adobe Reader DC blocks XLSM - open Excel attachments from Adobe Reader
• Rename to 8.3 Format - a script to rename all files in a folder to 8.3 DOS format
• Bypass Powershell Policy Restrictions - bypass powershell policy restrictions
• Get Service Tag - a script that will find the system's Service Tag an OS version
• Enable Previous Versions - how to set up shadowcopy on your desktop
• Enable Storage Sense - force enabling Windows 10 Storage Sense
• Fix Temporary Profile - fix issue with windows loading temp profile on boot
• Drop UAC in Windows 10 - how to really drop down UAC in Windows 10
• URL Validation - a regexp to validate a URL
• Remove Ads - remove ads from Windows 10
• Version Increment Script - a script to increment version number in txt file
• Wannacry Patch Check - check if system was patched for WannaCry/WannaCrypt
• Installing Windows 10 - best way to fix up old junker
• Force Windows Activation - activate via phone or web
• WinPE - guide for creating bootable WinPE media
• Windows Repair - checklist and repair tools
• Winsoc Reset - doign the winsock reset thing
• Defferr Windows Update - prevent installing feature updates
• Word Config Fix - get rid of the config dialog on app start