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In organizations that utilize computers for purposes such as video surveillance, monitoring, or kiosks, having an automatic login system in place can be highly convenient. I've previously discussed how to enable automatic login on a home computer, but the process differs for domain-connected machines. However, it's important to note a security consideration: the user's password will be stored in plain text in the Windows registry.

The task of distributing a set of scheduled tasks across numerous servers arose. It brought back memories of a time when this could be accomplished through group policies. Although this option is still available, it no longer allows specifying a particular account, especially one with a password, under which the task should be executed. There's a workaround by manually tweaking the group policy files in sysvol, but it’s a risky and crude approach.

If you are faced with the challenge of copying, let's say, 20 tasks to 10 machines, the monotonous routine of exporting, importing, and password entering can be draining. As this tedious process nears completion, the likelihood of missing out on something increases. And what if the tasks need amendments later on?

If your computer or server on Windows OS has a high load because of some process, and you want to know what exactly that process is doing on your system. Or if you are just want to know what that or other programm is doing then Process Monitor utility may be very usefull for you.

If you often deploy virtual machines with Windows OS, then most likely it takes you a very long time to download, install updates, install a minimal set of software. Below I will show how you can prepare a system image using the sysprep utility, so that you will have a virtual disk that you just need to copy, connect it to a new virtual machine and you will get a completely ready-to-use virtual machine.

There are situations, when you need to view/end processes in command prompt. It may be needed if you control computer remotely via command prompt, or if computer is under high load, and it is almost impossible to start task manager. Also sometimes process does not stops if you try to end it from task manager. In those cases the way of controll processes though command prompt may be very usefull for you. Today I'll tell you about that way.

You can go into the situation that after installation of MSSQL Server you found that you forgot to set colation to parameters that you need. You can change that parameter in two ways - 1) completely reinstall MSSQL, whitch is time consuming operation. 2) Change collation with command entered in command prompt, whitch takes far less time and effort.

When you reinstall operating system, usually there is too much time needed to find, download and install drivers, and in some cases (for example if you reinstall windows on chineese tablet) search task of all needed drivers may become impossible. On Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 you can create a backup of all thirs party drivers with a single PowerShell command.

Sometime there are situations when you need to enter BIOS, for example to change boot order of devices, for OS reinstall, or for loading some utilities from bootable media. And you cannot enter to the BIOS with simple key press on keyboard, for example that can happen if you have enabled fast boot in BIOS settings, or if you need to enter BIOS on tablet.

Today I will show you how to enter to UEFI BIOS from the Windows 10 operating system. Also that procedure should work on Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.

Hello to all database enthusiasts! Today, we dive into a prevalent issue many face with Microsoft SQL Server – the notorious Error: 5178. If you've seen this error:

Error: 5178, Severity: 16, State: 1.
Cannot use file 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL13.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA\master.mdf' because it was originally formatted with sector size 4096 and is now on a volume with sector size 3072. Move the file to a volume with a sector size that is the same as or smaller than the original sector size.

You'll understand the struggle. But fear not! This blog will guide you step-by-step to resolve this Microsoft SQL Server error using a virtual hard drive technique.

Forgetting your Windows password is a common issue, and if you're in this boat, you're not alone. Thankfully, resetting the administrator password in Microsoft's OS is not as daunting as it seems. This method works seamlessly for modern Microsoft OS versions, especially those starting from Windows 7.