A while ago I had some intermittent network issues resulting in these Windows Update error numbers:
- 80244019 (some traffic made it through)
- 80072EE2 (no traffic made it through)
- 8??????? (DNS traffic didn’t make it through)
–jeroen
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Windows update errors you get when you have a bad network connection: 80244019 and
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Battery history on Windows 10 via powercfg batteryreport
Posted by jpluimers on 2017/03/27
Nice html report of your battery state in Windows 8 and 10 where 14 is the number of days:
powercfg /batteryreport /output "%temp%\battery_report.html" /Duration 14
start "View Report" "%temp%\battery_report.html"
Source: Battery history on Windows 10 (and maybe older versions?) I was wondering if I…
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Powershell Get-AppxPackage > List.txt … Get-AppxPackage Advertising | Remov…
Posted by jpluimers on 2017/03/13
[WayBack] Microsoft Is Spamming Windows 10 File Explorer With Ads For OneDrive Storage – Slashdot… – Joe C. Hecht – Google+ has steps to find and remove the packages you do not want to:
Powershell
Get-AppxPackage > List.txt
...
Get-AppxPackage Advertising | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage bingfinance | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage bingnews | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage bingsports | Remove-AppxPackage
Get-AppxPackage bingweather | Remove-AppxPackage
Background info at [WayBack] Microsoft Is Spamming Windows 10 File Explorer With Ads For OneDrive Storage – Slashdot
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Windows 10 – language neutral batch file to start Windows Update
Posted by jpluimers on 2017/02/22
A while ago, I bitched that Microsoft moved away the Windows Update out of the Control panel into a language depended place (in Windows 10 1511 update broke the Hyper-V networking – Fix network connection issues).
Since then I had to maintain too many locales running Windows 10. So here is the batch file:
for /f "delims=" %%A in ('PowerShell -Command "(Get-Culture).Name"') do explorer "%LocalAppData%\Packages\windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\Indexed\Settings\%%A\AAA_SystemSettings_MusUpdate_UpdateActionButton.settingcontent-ms"
It uses these tricks:
- Set output of a command as a variable (in this case a for loop variable)
- Execute PowerShell script in a .bat file
- PowerShell Get-Culture (which gets a .NET CultureInfo instance)
- CultureInfo.Name property (which has the nl-NL, en-US, etc codes in it)
It replaced this simple batch-file which has worked for like 10 years:
%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe url.dll,FileProtocolHandler wuapp.exe
–jeroen
via: Windows Update Shortcut – Create in Windows 10 – Windows 10 Forums
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Reducing the size of your Windows.edb (Search) and DataStore.edb (Update) databases
Posted by jpluimers on 2017/01/30
Windows Search: Windows.edb
If you use Windows Search (I don’t: I use Everything by VoidTools), your Windows.edb can grow ridiculously large. It is a single file, though it appears to be in two places because there is a symbolic link from C:\Users\All Users to C:\ProgramData :
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb
C:\Users\All Users\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb
This is how to reduce its size:
How to offline defrag the index
- Change the Windows Search service so that it does not automatically start. To do this, run the following command in cmd.exe:
sc config wsearch start= disabled- Run the following command to stop the Windows Search service:
net stop wsearch- Run the following command to perform offline compaction of the Windows.edb file:
esentutl.exe /d %AllUsersProfile%\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.edb- Run the following command to change the Windows Search service to delayed start:
sc config wsearch start= delayed-auto- Run the following command to start the service:
net start wsearch
Notes:
- I did not perform the last 2 steps as I’ve kept Windows Search disabled.
- If you want to reduce the size of the
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Projects\SystemIndex\Indexer\CiFiles\directory:- Before step 1, choose what kind of Windows Search indexing options you want
- Between step 3 and 4, delete the directory
Windows Update: DataStore.edb
Windows Update uses the same database structure and is a single file:
C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb
This is how I reduced its size:
net stop wuauserv net stop bits esentutl.exe /d C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\DataStore.edb net start bits net start wuauserv
Talking about Windows Update: you might also want to Clean Up the WinSxS Folder
–jeroen
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Some notes on my Windows 10 upgrade processes
Posted by jpluimers on 2016/12/26
Shortly before the “Free Windows 10 Update” deadline I upgraded a bunch of physical and virtual machines each with different configurations providing various challenges.
Back then, I didn’t have time to properly write down notes so I saved a bunch of links. Now I found time to add a few notes below.
Windows Editions
Note there are fewer Windows 10 editions (Home/Pro/Enterprise) are different than before so there is a mapping (for instance Windows Ultimate does not map to Windows Enterprise): Windows 10 free upgrade matrix.
Getting the Windows 10 ISO image
It’s much easier, faster and disk-space friendly to install from ISO than waiting for GWX.exe or GWXUI.exe, especially when installing multiple systems in a row.
I don’t use x86 systems any more so I used Win10_1511_2_English_x64.iso which is slightly newer than Win10_1511_1_English_x64.iso and is likely to be outdated by now so get yours through https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10.
If you insist, there is Win10_1511_2_English_x32.iso (note the x64 -> x32 consistency, many people refer to it as x86 though).
Mounting ISO images
Windows 10 does not like to upgrade when you have the Daemon Tools ISO mounting tool installed. But Portable WinCDEmu is fine.
The Windows 10 installer doesn’t suffer from Portable WinCDEmu not mounting after reboot: during the first install step it copies enough to continue without the ISO image mounted after reboot.
Installing using (Virtual) CD drive
Just run the SETUP.EXE in the root of the CD drive.
Creating bootable media
Some systems do not have optical media any more so you need to create bootable media.
In the past, you used ImageX for that (e.g. Step-by-Step: Basic Windows 7 Deployment for IT Professionals), but as of Windows 8/Server 2008 R2 there is DISM: Apply Images Using DISM.
I used this command-line to copy from H: (the content of the ISO image) to V: (the VHD drive):
dism /apply-image /imagefile:H:\Sources\install.wim /index:1 /ApplyDir:V:\
More information at DISM Image Management Command-Line Options and DISM.exe Replaces ImageX.exe – My Thoughts On IT… (you can even use it to backup/restore file-based Windows images).
Multi-boot / boot configuration data
In the past (think Windows XP and earlier), you had BOOT.INI to choose which one to boot. Now there are msconfig and Boot Configuration Data editors like bcdedit and bcdboot for that:
- windows 7 – How to remove an old OS from the boot menu – Super User
- Operating System to Run at Startup – Choose Default in Windows 10 – Windows 10 Forums
- Windows Boot Manager – Delete a Listed Operating System – Windows 7 Help Forums
- BCDBoot Command-Line Options
- Fix Windows boot, Fix your Boot sequence with BcdEdit, BootSect, BCDboot, WINRE, diskpart.exe and WINPE, order of boot process, fix mbr, repair mbr, reatore mbr | Computer Manual
Installing on VHD
You cannot update Windows 10 on a “Boot to VHD” based system: it’s one of the limitations in What is not supported for native boot when using VHDs:
- Upgrading the operating system booted from a VHD. If you boot from a VHD, you cannot upgrade the Windows version in the VHD to a newer version.
There is a cumbersome workaround using Hyper-V which I didn’t use (look for “How do I install the November Update if Windows 10 is running on a VHD using native boot?” in Hands-on with Windows 10: Upgrading, installing and activating in the real world | ZDNet).
These are the steps I used to get it on a VHD (based on the How to install Windows 10 to VHD and create a dual boot system with Win 7/8 video below):
- Download the ISO
- Mount the ISO
- Create a VHD using Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc)
- Ensure 20 gigabytes or larger (I used a pre-allocated disk)
- Name it appropriately (note the name)
- Initialise it using MBR
- Create a new “Simple Volume” formatted as NTFS
- Mount it (I used V: drive)
- Start a command prompt (cmd.exe) as Administrator and confirm the UAC prompt
- Image the ISO to the VHD using DISM (see command-line above)
- Add the VHD (drive V:) to the boot list:
bcdboot V:\Windows
- Using MSCONFIG ensure the Windows 10 VHD boots as default (it will reboot at least once during installation)
- Complete the Windows 10 Installation
- Enter the key used for the original Windows system or a new Windows 10 ke
- Optionally Using MSCONFIG ensure the original Windows 10 VHD boots as default (it will reboot at least once during installation)
You can use an existing VHD for DISM in which case you might need to Resize/extend virtual hard disk to get more space under Windows 7/8/10.
Key validation issues
If you get an error 0x80041023 during key validation at install time, then retry it later. Often the validation then just works. If it doesn’t, try to Activate Your Windows 10 License via Microsoft Chat Support or phone based activation:
- Press Windows key + X then clickRun, then type: slui.exe 4
- Next press the ‘ENTER’ key
- Select your ‘Country’ from the list.
- Choose the ‘Phone Activation’ option.
- Stay on the phone (do not select/press any options) and wait for a person to help you with activation.
- Explain your problem clearly to the support person.
–jeroen
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Dell Inspiron 17R/5737 with Windows 10 does not understand 802.11n
Posted by jpluimers on 2016/12/19
Learned the hard way that relatively recent equipment like a Dell Inspiron 17R/5737 with Windows 10 does not do 802.11n despite Dell claiming “Dell™ Wireless 1705 802.11b/g/n with Bluetooth v4.0”.
I discovered it while hooking it up to a Huawei E5577Cs which by default is configured for 5Ghz 802.11n and the Dell not seeing it at all despite up-to-date drivers.
Both an iPad and an LG Android phone would immediately see it.
Switching the Huawei to use 2.4Ghz WiFi immediately made the Dell see it.
Windows 10 installed an Intel® Wireless-N 7260 driver and I could not find any settings that make the 802.11n work.
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How to Prevent Windows 10 From Automatically Downloading Updates – metered connections
Posted by jpluimers on 2016/12/12
Prevent Automatic Downloading of Updates on a Specific Connection
When you set a connection as “metered,” Windows 10 won’t automatically download updates on it. Windows 10 will automatically set certain types of connections — cellular data connections, for example — as metered. However, you can set any connection like as a metered connection.
A friend is trying this as he’s on roaming data using a Mobile WiFi hotspot. Lets see if this works…
Source: How to Prevent Windows 10 From Automatically Downloading Updates
–jeroen
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ARM-Based Windows 10 Portable PCs!? Hell Yes! – Thurrott.com
Posted by jpluimers on 2016/12/08
Windows 10 on ARM will supply a long-rumored feature: The ability to run 32-bit Win32/x86 desktop applications—Apple iTunes, Adobe Photoshop, Google Chrome, whatever—directly on the system, unchanged.
Wow, just wow.
[WayBack] ARM-Based Windows 10 Portable PCs!? Hell Yes! – Thurrott.com
Via:
- [WayBack] ARM-Based Windows 10 Portable PCs? Hell Yes | Hacker News
- [WayBack] Interesting pieces along HN comments on MS and Apple app stores. – Ilya S – Google+
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permissions – recursively change owner windows 7 – Super User
Posted by jpluimers on 2016/10/27
Slightly updated the answer the /D Y part will recursively accept taking ownership when directory listing is denied in the permissions:
To fix really broken permissions, the best is to run these two commands one after the other:
takeown /F /D Y "C:\path\to\folder" /R icacls "C:\path\to\folder" /reset /TThe first one will give you ownership of all the files, however that might not be enough, for example if all the files have the read/write/exec permissions set to “deny”. You own the files but still cannot do anything with them.
In that case, run the second command, which will fix the broken permissions.
via: permissions – recursively change owner windows 7 – Super User
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