WSUS, the basics. During the weekend I updated all the servers at the customer. I expected everything to have gone well. On Monday morning I came to the office and found out that I had not updated the WSUS server itself.I then logged onto the server and then received this error message: Strange, because I … Continue reading FIX: An error occured trying to connect the WSUS server by Bas Wijdenes
Tag: CMD
FIX: Telnet not recognized internal or external command
Command Prompt and Telnet, the basics. I mainly use Telnet to test whether a port is open to a certain server or website. Suppose that e.g. port 25 is not open to an SMTP server, it cannot receive e-mails because e-mails go over port 25. This can deviate from port 25, but I will not … Continue reading FIX: Telnet not recognized internal or external command
How to find your device model name and serial number in Windows
Get the Device model name. In the tutorial I explain how you can find your device model in PowerShell and in Command Prompt. Command Prompt commands can also run in PowerShell. PowerShell is a tool more powerful than Command Prompt. With PowerShell you can do much more than Command Prompt. each new product from Microsoft … Continue reading How to find your device model name and serial number in Windows
How to create a new drive from an UNC path in PowerShell (or Command Prompt)
PowerShell or Command Prompt? PowerShell.Command prompt is no longer refreshed. Where PowerShell is now the ‘new’ default. Click here if you’d like to know how much it differs from each other. This post initially contained only Command Prompt.PowerShell has now been added. Are you missing anything? Then let me know in a comment. Let’s create … Continue reading How to create a new drive from an UNC path in PowerShell (or Command Prompt)
How to turn your laptop in a hotspot by Bas Wijdenes
Why would you? In the student house where I lived for a while, the WiFi was so bad that my cell phone could not connect.Remember that this was 8 years ago. the network adapters of telephones were not as good as those of a laptop. Every room had an Ethernet connection, so I came up … Continue reading How to turn your laptop in a hotspot by Bas Wijdenes
FIX: Adobe Acrobat PRO context (right-click) menu missing
You’ve installed Acrobat Pro, but your missing the context menu when right clicking on a document. Before we continue, I want to know for sure if you have come to the right blog post.Have you installed Adobe Acrobat PRO and now miss the context menu (right-click) on files?If this is correct you can continue with … Continue reading FIX: Adobe Acrobat PRO context (right-click) menu missing
Adding a new user in Windows through command-line by Bas Wijdenes
Introduction “Add a user in Windows“. You can add a new user to windows via the command-line in different ways. You can add a user in Windows via PowerShell, but you can also add a user to windows with Command Prompt. Let’s add a new user to windows with Command Prompt. Before we start. Make … Continue reading Adding a new user in Windows through command-line by Bas Wijdenes