Command : Rename Multiple Files via Batch Script

Rename multiple files via batch script. Some times you need to rename multiple files and instead of renaming each file individually or relying on some 3rd party apps, you can now just use a simple batch script to achieve the same results.

@echo off setlocal enabledelayedexpansion set prefix="[Filename]" set count=1 for %%f in (*.[Extension]) do (     set formattedCount=00!count!     set formattedCount=!formattedCount:~2!     ren "%%f" "!prefix!!formattedCount!.[Extension]"     set /a count+=1 ) echo Done renaming files. pause

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Windows : DISM Error "0x800f081f"

Fixing the DISM Error "0x800f081f". Depending on what you are trying to achieve, in my case is the failure of installing .NET Framework 3.5 in Windows Server 2012 R2 Std 64-bit.

The error message :

Error: 0x800f081f The source files could not be found. Use the "Source" option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077. The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log

1. Check the Windows Protected files scan.

sfc /scannow

Results with error :

Beginning system scan. This process will take some time. Beginning verification phase of the system scan. Verification 100% complete. Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files but was unable to fix some of them. Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. Note that logging is currently not supported in offline servicing scenarios.

2. Scan the image with dism.

dism /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth

Results with error :

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool Version: 6.3.9600.19408 Image Version: 6.3.9600.19397 [==============================100.0%============================] Error: 0x800f081f The source files could not be found. Use the "Source" option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077. The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log

3. Repairing the files.

dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth /source:D:\sources\install.wim /limitaccess

4. Once completed, restart the computer and proceed to install the .NET Framework 3.5

dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /All /Source:D:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess

5. Once done, restart the computer again and the new features is already installed.

!!!HAPPY COMPUTING !!!

Ubuntu : Change NTP Server

At times it is recommended to change the NTP server for a more accurate Time Sync. This is to ensure all servers have the same Date, Time and Zone.

$ sudo nano /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf

Add or modify the following line and save the file :-

NTP=time.google.com

Next, restart the time service :-

$ sudo systemctl restart systemd-timesyncd

If required, you can check whether the time server can be contacted :-

$ sudo cat /var/log/syslog | grep systemd-timesyncd

Verify the NTP connections :-

$ sudo timedatectl show-timesync | grep ServerName

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Batch : Rename Hostname via Batch File

This is an example of a batch file to rename the Hostname or Computer Name as per your preferences, it is much faster way to do computer renaming for many computers.

Note that the batch file must be "run as administrator" mode in order to works.

@ECHO OFF CLS >NUL CHCP 65001 :asktorename REM To ask whether to Rename the Hostname or not. ECHO. ECHO. ECHO. ECHO               ╔═════════════════════════════════════════╗ ECHO               ║         RENAMING THE HOSTNAME           ║ ECHO               ╚═════════════════════════════════════════╝ ECHO. CHOICE /M "──────────────► DO YOU WANT TO RENAME THE HOSTNAME "     IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO eof     IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO askforname GOTO eof REM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :askforname REM To ask User for the preferred hostname. ECHO. ECHO. SET /P NEWNAME="PLEASE TYPE THE NEW HOSTNAME: " ECHO. ECHO "     ► ► ► THE NEW HOSTNAME IS ───► %NEWNAME%" CHOICE /M "     ► ► ► IS THIS CORRECT "     IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO asktorename     IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO dorenhost GOTO eof REM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :dorenhost REM To proceed Rename the Hostname as per Input by User. ECHO. ECHO "     ► ► ► OK, RENAMING HOSTNAME → %NEWNAME%, PLEASE WAIT..." WMIC COMPUTERSYSTEM where name="%COMPUTERNAME%" CALL RENAME name="%NEWNAME%" TIMEOUT /t 3 /NOBREAK ECHO. ECHO "     ► ► ► RENAMING HOSTNAME COMPLETE" ECHO. ECHO "THE NEW HOSTNAME WILL TAKE EFFECT AFTER COMPUTER RESTART" TIMEOUT /t 5 /NOBREAK GOTO eof REM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :eof START SHUTDOWN /r /f /t 10 COLOR >NUL CHCP 437 EXIT /b

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Windows 11 : Built-In Apps that can be Remove

Windows 11 comes bundled with a some Apps that may or may not be needed in a Corporate environment, these may include App such as Xbox, Video Editor etc.

But removing all those unnecessary Apps maybe troublesome, and worst breaking the "SysPrep" function and further preventing for a mass deployment.

Below are the few Apps that can be removed safely without breaking "SysPrep" functionality. You will need to remove script lines for App(s) that you want to retain.

Copy and save the file as PowerShell Script (.ps1).

Write-Host Write-Host Write-Host "**************************" Write-Host "* Removing Appx Packages *" Write-Host "**************************" Write-Host Write-Host "Removing Zune Video..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *ZuneVideo* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Zune Music..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *ZuneMusic* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Microsoft Your Phone..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *YourPhone* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Xbox Speech..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *XboxSpeech* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Xbox Identity..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *XboxIdentity* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Xbox Gaming Overlay..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *XboxGamingOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Xbox Game Overlay..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *XboxGameOverlay* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Xbox App..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *XboxApp* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Xbox TCUI..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *Xbox.TCUI* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Windows Maps..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *WindowsMaps* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Windows Feedback Hub..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *WindowsFeedbackHub* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Windows Communications Apps..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *windowscommunicationsapps* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Windows Alarms..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *WindowsAlarms* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Microsoft People..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *Microsoft.People* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Solitaire Collection..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *MicrosoftSolitaireCollection* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Office Hub..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *MicrosoftOfficeHub* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Windows Get Started..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *GetStarted* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Windows Get Help..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *GetHelp* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Bing Weather..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *BingWeather* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Microsoft Gaming App..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *GamingApp* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Microsoft Bing News..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *BingNews* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Microsoft Teams App..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *MicrosoftTeams* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Microsoft To Dos App..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *Microsoft.Todos* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Microsoft Power Automate Desktop App..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *Microsoft.PowerAutomateDesktop* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Microsoft ClipChamp App..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *Clipchamp* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing Microsoft Windows Terminal App..." Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers *WindowsTerminal* | Remove-AppxPackage Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host Write-Host "Uninstallation of AppxPackages Completed." Start-Sleep -s 5  Write-Host Write-Host Write-Host "**************************************" Write-Host "* Removing Appx Provisioned Packages *" Write-Host "**************************************" Write-Host Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Zune Video..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.ZuneVideo_2019.22091.10041.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Zune Music..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.ZuneMusic_11.2305.4.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Microsoft Your Phone..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.YourPhone_1.22022.147.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Xbox Speech..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.17.29001.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Xbox Identity..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_12.50.6001.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Xbox Gaming Overlay..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.XboxGamingOverlay_2.622.3232.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Xbox Game Overlay..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.47.2385.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Xbox TCUI..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.Xbox.TCUI_1.23.28004.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Windows Maps..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.WindowsMaps_2022.2202.6.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Windows Feedback Hub..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub_2022.106.2230.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Windows Communications Apps..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.14326.20544.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Windows Alarms..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_2022.2202.24.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Microsoft People..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.People_2020.901.1724.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Solitaire Collection..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_4.12.3171.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Office Hub..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_18.2204.1141.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Windows Get Started..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.Getstarted_2021.2204.1.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Windows Get Help..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.GetHelp_10.2201.421.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Bing Weather..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.BingWeather_4.53.33420.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Microsoft Gaming App..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.GamingApp_2021.427.138.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Microsoft Bing News..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.BingNews_4.2.27001.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Microsoft Teams..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName MicrosoftTeams_23231.411.2342.9597_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Microsoft Power Automate Desktop App..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.PowerAutomateDesktop_10.0.3735.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Microsoft ClipChamp App..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Clipchamp.Clipchamp_2.2.8.0_neutral_~_yxz26nhyzhsrt Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Microsoft To Dos App..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.Todos_2.54.42772.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host "Removing AppxProvisioned Microsoft Windows Terminal App..." Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -Online -PackageName Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_3001.12.10983.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Start-Sleep -s 5 Write-Host Write-Host Write-Host "*******************************************************" Write-Host "* Uninstallation of AppxProvisionedPackage Completed. *" Write-Host "*******************************************************" Start-Sleep -s 5 EXIT

 

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Windows : Get Operating System Info in Command Prompt

How to get the installed Operating System information via the Command Prompt.

1. To get OS Architecture type.

wmic os get OSArchitecture

2. To get OS Edition info.

wmic os get Caption /value

3. To get OS CD-Key info.

wmic path softwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey

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Windows Terminal : Always Run as Administrator

How to Enable Windows Terminal to always "Run as Administrator" option.

1) Open --> Windows Terminal

2) Goto --> Settings

3) Under "Profile" section, select which profile you want to enable, in this case select --> Command Prompt

4) On the right-pane, scroll down and search for --> Run this profile as Administrator = On

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Windows 10 : Delete Recovery Partition

Windows 10 "Recovery" partition is a special partition on system hard drive and is used to restore the system to factory settings in the event of system issues. To protect the recovery partition from being changed or deleted, the recovery partition usually doesn't have any drive letter assigned and other features or options are not available in Disk Management.

This "Recovery" partition can be deleted and it will not impact your existing Windows 10 OS. Though it can be deleted but to delete it, you must follow this steps.

NOTE : IT IS RECOMMENDED NOT TO DELETE THIS PARTITION ! DOING SO, YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY LAST RESORTS IN THE EVENT OF OS ISSUES.

1. Run --> CMD (run as admin)

2. Type --> diskpart

3. Type --> list disk

4. Type --> select disk [number]

     (usually primary disk number is 0)

5. Type --> list partition

6. Type --> select partition [number]

     (in this case my, based on my drive's partition layout, the number is 4)

7. Type --> delete partition override

8. Type --> exit

9. Now, open "Disk Management" and you will notice that now there is a "Unallocated" space available in the drive.

10. Next step is to extend your [C:] drive by right-click --> Extend volume.

11. Ensure the full size is selected and click --> Next

12. Verify the new configuration and click --> Finish

Now you will have a larger capacity of the [C:] drive partition.

!!! HAPPY COMPUTING !!!

Ubuntu : Disabled Cloud-Init

sudo touch /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled 

Windows : Terminal Apps (Shortcut Keys)

 Windows Terminal Apps Shortcut Keys

Download Link : https://github.com/microsoft/terminal

General Shortcuts.

• [CTRL] +[SHIFT] + [W] --> Close Current Pane.
• [CTRL] + [-] --> Reduce Font Size.
• [CTRL] + [+] --> Increase Font Size.
• [CTRL] + [0] --> Reset Font Size to Default.

Tabs, Pane and Windows Shortcuts.

• [CTRL] + [SHIFT] + [T] --> Open New Tab with Default Profile.
• [CTRL] + [SHIFT] + [N] --> Open New Window.
• [CTRL] + [SHIFT] + [1 ~ 9] --> Open New Tab with Corresponding profile Index (eg. 1 to 9).
• [ALT] + [SHIFT] + [D] --> Duplicate a Pane.
• [CTRL] + [SHIFT] + [D] --> Duplicate a Tab.
• [ALT] + [SHIFT] + [-] --> Split Pane Horizontally.
• [ALT] + [SHIFT] + [+] --> Split Pane Vertically.

!!! HAPPY COMPUTING !!!

Batch : Rename Hostname

 Inside batch file, create the following command line to rename the current computer with a new hostname.

WMIC COMPUTERSYSTEM where name="%COMPUTERNAME%" CALL RENAME name="%NEWPCNAME%"

Need to restart computer to take effect.

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Exchange Server 2016 : Command Line

1. Get-ExchangeServer | Format-List Name,Edition,AdminDisplayVersion

2. Get-MailboxDatabase -Status | Select Name,LastFullBackup

3. Get-AuthConfig | fl CurrentCertificateThumbPrint

4. Get-ExchangeCertificate

LUBUNTU : Command Line

 LUBUNTU v.20.04.1 64-bit : Command Line

1. sudo apt update

2. sudo apt upgrade -y

3. sudo wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

4. sudo dpkg -i ~/downloads/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb

5. sudo apt install fonts-liberation

Batch - IF Calculation

 Batch File Command "IF"

• EQU = Equal to...
• NEQ = Not Equal to...
• LSS = Less than...
• LEQ = Less than or Equal to...
• GTR = Greater than...
• GEQ = Greater than or Equal to...

Example :-

IF %INPUT% EQU 100 ECHO "EQUAL VALUE"

IF %INPUT% GEQ 100 ECHO "VALUE IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 100"

CentOS v.7 : List Existing User & Login History

To get User Listing.

 [root@server~]# get ent passwd

OR

[root@server~]# less /etc/passwd

OR

[root@server~]# cut -di -f1 /etc/passwd

To get Login History.

[root@server~]# last -120

OR

[root@server~]# cat /var/log/secure         *The "secure" file may have corresponding date.

CentOS v.7 : Enabled/Disabled GUI at Boot-up

 CentOS v.7.0 : Enabled/Disabled GUI from Boot-up.

Enabled

1. systemctl get-default
2. systemctl set-default graphical.target
3. startx

Disabled

1. systemctl isolate graphical.target
2. systemctl set-default multi-user.target

Windows 10 - Remove Provisioned Apps

This is my second post about Windows 10 built-in apps (Provisioned Apps), some of us just don't like the built-in apps... just like the ridiculous Xbox apps which I find it to be best at hogging system resources.

Now my last post was to remove those built-in apps, but later I found it was still in Windows 10 when another user logged-in. After much googling and studying MSDN and TechNet, I found a powershell script and I wrote some sample of my own.

First of all, you still need to run the previous powershell script to ensure that all users are not provisioned with the built-in apps, just in case I have re-posted those script here for your references.

Get-AppxPackage -allusers *3dbuilder* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *windowsalarms* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *zunevideo* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *officehub* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *skypeapp* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *getstarted* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *zunemusic* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *solitairecollection* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *bingfinance* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *bingnews* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *people* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *windowsphone* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *commsphone* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *bingsports* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *windowsstore* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *bingweather* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *xboxapp* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *twitter* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *office.sway* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *xboxonesmartglass* | Remove-AppxPackage Get-AppxPackage -allusers *messaging* | Remove-AppxPackage

Note : You can choose which apps you want to retain back. 

After you have completed the above script, now you can run the 2nd script as below, also you can choose which apps you want to retain back.

Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.3DBuilder_11.0.47.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.BingWeather_4.9.51.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.Getstarted_3.11.3.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.Messaging_2.7.1001.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_2015.6801.23751.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_3.9.5100.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.Office.OneNote_2015.6868.57981.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.OneConnect_1.1605.17.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.People_2016.709.155.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.People_2016.709.155.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.SkypeApp_11.4.86.0_neutral_~_kzf8qxf38zg5c Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp_1.0.454.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.WindowsAlarms_2016.622.2118.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_2015.6868.41201.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub_1.3.1741.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.WindowsMaps_2016.701.2235.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.WindowsStore_11606.1001.394.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.XboxApp_2016.623.248.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.XboxIdentityProvider_2016.616.818.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.ZuneMusic_2019.6.19261.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe Remove-AppxProvisionedPackage -online -packagename Microsoft.ZuneVideo_2019.6.19281.0_neutral_~_8wekyb3d8bbwe

 

After completion, you just need to restart the computer. Please be aware that if an apps was still provisioned to a user, you cannot remove that apps. As such it is important that you ensure no users is still requiring that apps before removing.

I find this to be useful especially when you want to create a consistent operating environment (COE) for a corporate/enterprise system.

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Batch - Join Domain Batch File

This is a batch file to automatically join the computer to the specified domain, the purposes of the batch file as below :-

• To avoid typography error in domain name.
• To avoid mismatch username and password when joining to domain.

Syntax of the command :
 

netdom join %COMPUTERNAME% /domain:[domain name] /userd:[domain\username] /passwordd:[password]

 

• %COMPUTERNAME% = Computer's Name, a variables.
• [domain name] = The actual domain name (eg. google.com)
• [domain\username] = The actual domain's username (eg. google.com\administrator)
• [password] = The username's password.

Of course you can put in a lot of things into this batch file such as checking the computer's name validity (eg. length of the name, cross checking with a database file to match the S/N etc.)

Note that the "netdom" command is NOT AVAILABLE in standard Windows 7 OS, it must be installed separately. Download & install Microsoft Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT).

Once installed you need to enable the "AD DS Command-Line Utility" before you can start using the "netdom" command.

Batch - Verify Model & Install Drivers

The following batch file are to check whether the supported model is valid or not and if valid will proceed to next step which is "valid" in this case.

Subsequent batch command is to call the HP SSM built-in command to install the respective drivers automatically.

 

REM Check for valid model & proceed to install. SET INPUT=Model for /f "tokens=1,* delims==" %%i IN ('wmic computersystem get %INPUT% /VALUE ^| FIND /I "%INPUT%="') do set Model=%%j   ECHO   Found the following model : %Model%   IF "%Model%" EQU "HP Compaq 6200 Pro SFF PC" GOTO valid IF "%Model%" EQU "HP Compaq Pro 6300 SFF" GOTO valid IF "%Model%" EQU "HP Elite 8300 USDT" GOTO valid IF "%Model%" EQU "HP ProDesk 600 G1 SFF" GOTO valid IF "%Model%" EQU "HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF" GOTO valid IF "%Model%" EQU "HP EliteBook 2560p" GOTO valid IF "%Model%" EQU "HP ProBook 6470b" GOTO valid IF "%Model%" EQU "HP EliteBook 2570p" GOTO valid IF "%Model%" EQU "HP EliteBook Folio 9470m" GOTO valid IF "%Model%" EQU "HP ProBook 640 G1" GOTO valid IF "%Model%" EQU "HP EliteBook 820 G1" GOTO valid IF "%Model%" EQU "HP EliteBook 840 G1" GOTO valid IF "%Model%" EQU "HP EliteBook 1040 G1" GOTO valid IF "%Model%" EQU "HP Z230 SFF Workstation" GOTO valid

 

Please take note that the model name are {CASE SENSITIVE} and thus extra care required when typing the model name into the batch file.

Batch - Consistent Operating Environment

Consistent Operating Environment (COE), does anyone really understand what is this means ?

To my understanding, COE means that all computers must be running on a same OS, same applications/programs, same interface and same settings/configurations.

It is very hard achieve and yet simple to implement, the most troublesome thing is to make it compatible with all kind of models. Put it simple (using HP's model series and ranges), a single image to cater for almost all types of models yet the ability to install it's own drivers, applications etc. and make it function/working.

Luckily HP (Hewlett-Packard) does have a tools to help us in this tasks, but drawback would be custom scripting/batch file(s) have to be created & tested to ensure the workability of it.

It is called the SSM (Softpaq System Manager), what this tools does is to ensure the reliability of the downloaded drivers and the ability to differentiate the models being install and subsequently install the relevant drivers for the system.

I'm in the midst of compiling a "Universal Master Image" capable of installing the drivers base on the models detected and of course the customised settings required for the specific corporate environment.

Although I can't disclose much details of it, but I will post the scripts and hopefully might be usefull to someone.