windows Fully Automated: DeployStudio Dual Boot I was recently tasked with deploying dual-boot Macs to all new staff. Naturally, I wanted this to be as automated as possible so it was repeatable and consistent. I already
windows How To Make An Automagic Windows 10 Boot Camp Install .pkg I spent a long time trying to automate a dual-boot deployment of macOS and Windows 10. The reason being is that it’s very useful to only buy a single
windows Customize WinPE With Wallpaper and Custom Startup Script WinPE is a useful tool for booting a computer and laying down a new operating system. In this post, I’ll show you how to make WinPE a little more
windows Windows 10 Is Bourne Again With A Linux Shell Yup, Windows 10 is getting a bash shell! I have always loathed doing anything in Windows because it was difficult to script/automate anything. And Window’s Command Prompt was
windows How To Image A Computer With Windows 10 Using dism If you want to image a lot of computers with a clean Windows 10 image, Microsoft has lots of built-in tools to help do this, but it’s easy to get lost and overwhelmed with their documentation. To alleviate that headache, I will explain
tips Windows Snap Shortcut I recently discovered this keyboard shortcut, which works in Windows 7 and 8. It has been around for a long time, but I never knew about it. The keyboard shortcut allows you to quickly snap windows the left, right, or top of the screen.
windows Windows: Uninstall Programs Via Command Line (Sudo Control Panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall) I love when Windows command line tools are actually useful and friendly. wmic is a rare one that fits the bill. I use the following command to uninstall programs silently
windows Altiris: Fix Error 1618: Another Installation Is Already In Progress I’m still stuck using Altiris 6.9DS. It works, but it’s also finicky. I often run into error 1618, which means another install is in progress (download the
windows Find Your Windows Product Key Without Any Software One thing I have always found frustrating about buying a PC with windows re-installed (among many things) is you don’t always have easy access to the product code. Sometimes
windows Manage Windows Printers At The Command Line Install An IP PrinterThis will create a new printer port at the IP address 10.10.10.10 and name it IP_10.10.10.10. cscript %windir%\system32\printing_admin_scripts\en-us\prnport.vbs -a -r IP_10.10.10.10 -h 10.
windows Create A Scheduled Shutdown Via Script In Windows I often use this command to create a scheduled shutdown. You could also use to run any program you want. schtasks /Create /SC daily /RU DOMAIN\user-account /RP myPassword /ST 18:00 /TN Auto-shutdown1800 /TR "%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe /s /f"Just replace your
windows Create Desktop Shortcuts Via Batch Script In Windows Some application installers in Windows do not create a desktop icon. I used this script to create one for all users. Just modify the highlighted lines per your environment. @echo off set SCRIPT="%TEMP%\%RANDOM%-%RANDOM%-%RANDOM%-%RANDOM%.vbs" echo Set
python TestNav Workflows - OS X and Windows OS XPre-requisitesInstall click (direct download)Create an ARD workflow to prepare machines for testingSave each script as a template. 00.Enable Accessibility Run this once per computer and then reboot. 01.Login student user This will log in the student user from the login
python Scripting Pearson's TestNav on Windows Using Python Getting Pearson’s Web-based TestNav to work on OS X was challenging enough, but getting it to work on Windows is also difficult. Fortunately, Windows can run Python–even though it isn’t installed by default like OS X. And Python is great for
windows Using Ubuntu MRT to Fix Malware on a Windows Machine: *Nix Saves Windows A family member brought me their malware-infested machine. It was the worst infection I had seen in a while. First off, this device had some annoying malware, including: Conduit SearchDelta ToolbarImage Editor PackagesUpdate for Image EditorDriver DetectiveDriverUpdateSupportSoft Assisted ServiceDelta Chrome ToolbarDefaultTabNot surprisingly, all the
