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  • Windows Services for UNIX Version 3.5 - provides a full range of supported and fully integrated cross-platform network services for enterprise customers to use in integrating Windows into their existing UNIX-based environments (include NFS client/server)

Developing

  • Windows driver examples - There are a lot of very interesting drivers for Windows, for example SwapFs: you can use your Linux swap partition as swap space for Windows

How-Tos

Restore original KMS settings

cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /upk
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs /cpky
slmgr /ckms
slmgr /ipk VK7JG-NPHTM-C97JM-9MPGT-3V66T

Change KMS server

cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -skmskms1.kms.sjsu.edu
cscript c:\windows\system32\slmgr.vbs -ato

Windows Update - Some settings are managed by your organization

You can just follow the instructions provided in the AWS official guide. Those apply for any Windows server installation, including on-premise and not using AWS in general.

Automatic logon

Connect to unprotected samba shares (Windows server 2019+)

[Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanWorkstation\Parameters]

AllowInsecureGuestAuth:1

Reset any Windows tablet or PC

Logon background

Enable

enable_background.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System]
"DisableLogonBackgroundImage"=dword:00000001

Disable

disable_background.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\System]
"DisableLogonBackgroundImage"=dword:00000001

Enable concurrent RDP sessions

Windows 10

It's not a really known feature but Windows support symbolic links! Yes, not the way you are used on *nix, for example symlinks on remote shares are not supported.

Windows XP

There's not a native way to make a symlink anyway you can use junction tool.

> junction "link" "real_destination"

Windows 7

> mklink /D "link" "real_destination"

Printers

  • Configure a cups shared printer - Italian

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software/windows.txt · Last modified: 2022/01/29 06:18 by Michele Porelli