software:windows
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Windows
Tools
- 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
Symlinks
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