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A Script to create a a Scheduled Task that runs under the SYSTEM account

By | September 23, 2016
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echo start /w “” notepad.exe > “%WinDir%\Temp\temp.bat” echo del /f/q “%%WinDir%%\Temp\temp.bat” >> “%WinDir%\Temp\temp.bat” schtasks /create /ru “NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM” /tn “sysrun” /tr “cmd.exe /c “”%WinDir%\Temp\temp.bat””” /f /sc “ONIDLE” /i “999” schtasks /run /tn “sysrun” /i :loop for /f “tokens=2 delims=: ” %%f in (‘schtasks /query /tn “sysrun” /fo list ^| find “Status:”‘ ) do ( if… Read More »

Batch code snippet to query, then update dynamic values in registry

By | September 21, 2016
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FOR /F “tokens=1,2*” %%a in (‘reg.exe query “HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class”‘) DO call :FindAndReplace %%a goto cleanup :FindAndReplace reg.exe query “%1\0000” /f “COM3” /d > nul if “%ErrorLevel%”==”0” reg.exe add “%1\0000” /v “AttachedTo” /t REG_SZ /d “COM1” /f exit /b :cleanup echo “This is a test” pause The snippet pulls sub-keys from the “HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class” and passing each to a… Read More »

Successful Marketing Campaigns: What We Can Learn

By | September 20, 2016
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Marketing campaigns have the power to captivate audiences, shape brand identity, and drive business success. The most effective campaigns resonate with their target audience and often become cultural milestones, transcending time and geography. But what exactly makes a marketing campaign successful, and what can other brands learn from these campaigns? In this article, we’ll explore… Read More »

Export and Import LGPOs and MLGPOs for Windows 10 in MDT 2013 Update 2 or SCCM

By | August 10, 2016
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Scenario: Customer needed to lock down a specific user account in Windows 10, without effecting the local Administrator account. Unit was not going to be joining a Domain. LGPO was the only available free alternative. The new LGPO tool (https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/secguide/2016/01/21/lgpo-exe-local-group-policy-object-utility-v1-0/) does NOT support MLGPOs (Multiple Local Group Policy Objects). The old LocalGPO.wsf script (https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/LocalGPOmsi-Excellent-MS-2593b2eb) does,… Read More »

Hung at “Checking for updates…” on Windows 7 x64

By | July 16, 2016
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* 2016-7-27 Updated with 7 x86 download links Scenario: Installed Windows 7 x64 Professional using ISO from MSDN. Windows Update hung indefinitely “Searching for Updates”. Solution: Applied the following 3x patches: 9,575,735 Windows6.1-KB3020369-x64.msu 11,313,360 WindowsUpdateAgent-7.6-x64.exe 500,046,015 AMD64-all-windows6.1-kb3125574-v4-x64_2dafb1d203c8964239af3048b5dd4b1264cd93b9.msu Download: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwHI1r8k8A75SHl3Q01zSFktYkk Download for x86 patches: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwHI1r8k8A75RjAzTHhJejlQRkU Lastly, If running 7 Pro run Never10 to ensure Windows 10 is not cached… Read More »