Category: Tech

Tech

Remove WSUS settings in registry

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2022-09-16

Delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate

Tags default, registry, reset, Windows Server, Windows Server Update Services, windows update, WSUS, WSUS reset, WSUS reset registry

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Remove “Move to OneDrive” in Context Menus

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2022-09-07

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Blocked
{CB3D0F55-BC2C-4C1A-85ED-23ED75B5106B} (REG_SZ) Leave value blank

Tags context menu, move to OneDrive, remove OneDrive, right click menu

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Formatting and Adding a Drive in Ubuntu Linux

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2022-08-29

lsblk to find device | fdisk to create partition | mke2fs device to create filesystem | mount -av to mount without reboot

Tags add, device, drive, format, hdd, linux, nvme, partition, ssd, ubuntu

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Reset Advanced IP Scanner window position

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2022-08-14

Delete Rect at Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\famatech\advanced_ip_scanner\State\MainWnd

Tags Advanced IP Scanner, ip scanner, location, move, position, reset, window

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Secure erase an NVMe drive

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2022-08-11

sudo apt install nvme-cli
sudo nvme format /dev/device -s 1

Tags linux, nvme, nvme drive, secure erase, securely erase, ssd, ssd drive, wipe, wiping

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SSH Tunnels with PuTTY

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2022-08-10

Source port is the local port you connect to.
Destination is relative to the system you’re SSHing to.

Tags bastion, bastion box, jump box, linux, putty, putty tunnel, SFTP, SFTP tunnel, SSH, SSH tunnel, tunnel

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Reset Windows 10 desktop icon spacing

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2022-07-27

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics IconSpacing and IconVerticalSpacing
Default value: -1125

Tags desktop, desktop icon, desktop spacing, icon, icon spacing, reset, spacing, win 10, win 11, windows, windows 10, windows 11

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Disable “Coming Soon” in Office

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2022-04-14

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\General\”DisableComingSoon”=dword:00000001

Tags coming, disable coming soon, Disable coming soon office, fucking annoying popup, M365, Microsoft 365, O365, office, Office 365, soon

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Checking a File Hash on Windows

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2022-04-01

Get-FileHash filename for SHA256

Tags file, file hash, file integrity, filehash, hash, MD5, powershell, SHA, SHA256, win, win 10, win 11, windows, windows 10, windows 11

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Creating a local SQL admin user when you’re locked out

Post author By Aaron
Post date 2022-03-20

Please only use this for good. Restart SQL in single-user mode then check the commands section for commands.

Tags create local SQL user, create SQL admin, create SQL user, locked out, MSSQL, sa locked out, sa reset, SQL admin