Windows update client name - wuauclt.exe

i allways findit hard to remeber the name of the windows update client file name so i can lunch it and force an update check so i search the internet to find more detail about his name;
from what i manged to find, wuauclt, stand for Windows Update / Automatic Updates CLienT

i also found more option to use for this application:

/DetectNow – force a search for updates
/ReportNow – forces a Report to the WSUS server
/UpdateNow – Triggers a forced update event

Problem Steps Recorder

Problem Steps Recorder is Windows 7 feature that can be used to capture screenshots for every action you perform; The result is a zipped MHTML file;
Default settings of PSR saves only the last 25 screenshots; the number can be encreased;
If you need to capture screenshots that are running with elevated rigths you need to lunch PSR with elevated rigths to.

Last logon date and hour

net user username /domain


The request will be processed at a domain controller for domain domainname.

Account active               Yes
Account expires              Never
Password last set            8/13/2012 9:13:14 AM
Password expires            10/12/2012 9:13:14 AM
Password changeable      8/13/2012 9:13:14 AM
Last logon                       8/23/2012 12:28:36 PM
Group Memberships    

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Resyncronize time on windows

NET TIME /domain:mydomainname /SET /Y 

Active Directory Ldap attributes and classes

If you need detalied information about active directory ldap attributes like size of the field or the data type accepted you can use the msdn documentation:

Active Directory classes: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms680938(v=vs.85)

Active Directory attributes: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms680938(v=vs.85)

netsh - enble / disable network interface

netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" admin=disabled
sleep 10
netsh interface set interface name="Local Area Connection" admin=enabled

Export DHCP scope rezervation settings

Lunch command prompt window with "Run As Administrator" option (or the command will not work):


netsh dhcp server file://server_name/ scope 192.168.1.0 dump > rezervations.txt




To find a rezervation for speciefic MAC address:

netsh dhcp server \\server_nema scope 192.168.1.0 show reservedip | find "MAC-ADDRESS"

("MAC-ADDRESS" must include dashes)

Windows Server 8 Beta

Windows Server 8 Beta is now available for download as ISO or VHD image:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh670538.aspx