Category Archives: Windows 10

PowerShell tips – part 008.

This tutorial is about PowerShell and running script to disable some Services in Windows. The Windows PowerShell execution policy is allow your scripts to run on your computer. If you want to see the Windows PowerShell execution policy, use the Get-ExecutionPolicy command. To change the Windows PowerShell execution policy on your computer, use the Set-ExecutionPolicy… Read More »

Windows 10 – Clear all event logs in Event Viewer with PowerShell .

Run cmd command shell into administrator mode. Type Powershell command to start the Powershell shell. Run the next Powershell command to clear all event logs in Event Viewer:

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PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> wevtutil el | Foreach-Object {wevtutil cl "$_"}

Windows 10 – list all updates from your computer .

This can be useful to check the integrity of upgrade process for your Windows OS ( all versions with wmic tool ) .

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wmic qfe list full /format:htable > C:\hotfixes.htm

. Same issue with PowerShell tool, see:

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Get-WmiObject -Class "win32_quickfixengineering" |
Select-Object -Property "Description", "HotfixID",
@{Name="InstalledOn"; Expression={([DateTime]($_.InstalledOn)).ToLocalTime()}}

Windows 10 – using DISM – part 002 .

Another example, the DISM command can enumerates a list of installed device drivers from your Windows  operating system.

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C:\WINDOWS\system32>DISM.exe /online /get-drivers
 
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.3.9600.17031
 
Image Version: 6.3.9600.17031
 
Obtaining list of 3rd party drivers from the driver store...
 
Driver packages listing:
 
Published Name : oem0.inf
Original File Name : prnms001.inf
Inbox : No
Class Name : Printer
Provider Name : Microsoft
Date : 6/21/2006
Version : 6.3.9600.16384
 
Published Name : oem10.inf
Original File Name : rtspstormsi.inf
Inbox : No
Class Name : MTD
Provider Name : Realtek Semiconduct Corp.
Date : 12/24/2012
Version : 6.2.9200.28135
 
Published Name : oem12.inf
Original File Name : iastorac.inf
Inbox : No
Class Name : SCSIAdapter
Provider Name : Intel Corporation
Date : 9/1/2012
Version : 11.6.0.1030
 
Published Name : oem13.inf
Original File Name : smbdrv.inf
Inbox : No
Class Name : System
Provider Name : Synaptics
Date : 3/5/2013
Version : 16.4.0.1
...

To get more information about the driver named oem0.inf , use this:

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C:\WINDOWS\system32>DISM.exe /online /get-driverinfo /driver:oem0.inf
 
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.3.9600.17031
 
Image Version: 6.3.9600.17031
 
Driver package information:
 
Published Name : oem0.inf
Driver Store Path : C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\prnms001.inf_
amd64_4fa1863520b2418e\prnms001.inf
Class Name : Printer
Class Description : Printers
Class GUID : {4D36E979-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}
Date : 6/21/2006
Version : 6.3.9600.16384
Boot Critical : No
 
Drivers for architecture : amd64
 
    Manufacturer : Microsoft
    Description : Microsoft XPS Document Writer v4
    Architecture : amd64
    Hardware ID : {0F4130DD-19C7-7az6-99A1-980F03B2EE4E}
    Service Name :
    Compatible IDs :
    Exclude IDs :
 
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