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Delete Multiple Windows Accounts by using CMD
Is there a way to achive so?
I usually test on my computer different CMD commands with different privileges, so I create many users (I know that I can change the privileges by using net user but I ...
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How do I use Msg.exe to send messages on Windows 7?
I've got a question about using msg in batch files, so I can send messages to specific users on my organisation's domain.
I decided to use net send and realised it would only work on Windows XP. We ...
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windows-7 nightly scheduled .bat with a DOS pause in it executes but never pauses
The following is my nightly_backup.bat file, scheduled to run every night at 11pm.
But though it does the backups ok, I never find it paused in the morning, like I expect it.
echo off
ROBOCOPY C:\...
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Is it possible to perform a complete backup of the Users folder with Robocopy?
This is a more specific version of a broader question I posted a few weeks ago,
I have my Users folder - B:\Users - on a separate drive to my Windows 7 system. I want to copy the contents of this ...
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UAC problems with msiexec silent mode
I have a msi package which I want to install to some computers, which aren't necessary on the same domain neither network.
The way I spread the msi package it doesn't matter. We can expect that file ...
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Single Batch script to open any editor/application in elevated administrator access [duplicate]
I have been searching for ages now, for this.
All I want is exactly as I mentioned in my question, I have many editors like Sublime Text, VS Code etc.
But they all seem useless when it comes to edit ...
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Batch loop through all content of a specific directory and move those sub-directories and/or files except some files and folders, to other location
I have a source directory at path D:\somepath which contains mixed content i.e. files and folders both.
Now I want to move all folders and files except few files and folders from that source path to ...
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FINDSTR: Line is too long
Windows FINDSTR command is useful for sifting through large amounts of data; it filters out lines of text that match or don't match a specified pattern or string (like GNU/BSD grep).
But it refuses ...
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Working with source files while Robocopy is running
I need to make a backup of my entire Users folder from within Windows, but I also really need to be able to use my computer normally. I'm planning to use Robocopy for this purpose, and want to clarify ...
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How to make a shortcut for VIRTUAL FOLDER from command line in windows 7?
I use windows 7 SDK sample code to create and install a virtual folder on windows 7. It is not a real file system, it just a COM object which tells the windows explorer what should display, Like ...
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Dynamically search and delete multiple registry entries(both key and value) by batch script
I have uninstalled a recent game called "Wolfenstein 2009", but somehow I had to do it manually.
I was able to delete files very easily, but here comes the tricky part.
I have following command to ...
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Delete registry key on certain condition
I have a troublesome problem to solve. Browsed internet for some time now but so far haven't got even close to resolving it. Apologies if this has been answered somewhere else.
I look after a call ...
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How to change device driver via scripting
We have a default Windows 7 image which contains a lot of different device drivers. As a result, two compatible drivers for a network card are found, but one of the two result in a problem. We now ...
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Taskkill command running multiple times when executed from batch file
I need to automate a process where i want to close a program.
When running,
taskkill /IM notepad.exe
from CMD it works fine.
But when i create a batch file in order to do the same thing, it ...
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Files can still be modified even after setting ''Read-only'' permission by ICACLS. Why is it not working?
I am the administrator in my PC and there are some other users on it. I set a folder (Gabi) as "Read only" for a specific user (Alice), using ICACLS via the Command Prompt (I am using ...
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