I recently came across an entry in c't Magazin's FAQ about backing up Windows drivers for a fresh Windows installation. Their suggestion was to utilise the pnputil tool that is included with Windows. Further research on the topic brought up numerous other articles. Strangely, the c't article recommended the use of a PowerShell command prompt … Continue reading Exporting Windows drivers with pnputil
Category: Windows
A few things I recently learned about PuTTY (the ssh client)
I have been playing around with PuTTY (Yes, I know, a grown man playing with putty evokes some rather odd pictures. I'm talking about the ssh client tool here though). recently and discovered a few things I didn't know. You can specify the user name to connect with I already knew that there is a … Continue reading A few things I recently learned about PuTTY (the ssh client)
Warning: Windows Update KB5028166 breaks NT Domains
Just in case we are not the only ones still using Samba with an NT domain: Windows Update KB5028166 which will automatically be installed on Windows 10 today, breaks compatibility with that domain type. After the installation, a login with a domain account no longer works. Removing that update fixes the issue, but of course … Continue reading Warning: Windows Update KB5028166 breaks NT Domains
Where did Microsoft move the underline menu shortcut option?
So I don't forget: Microsoft seems to love changing the place where they hide useful configuration options. One that I always turn on is "Underline access keys when available" and in Windows 10 it is now in "Keyboard" -> "Change how keyboard shortcuts work" which is about half way down the page just where it … Continue reading Where did Microsoft move the underline menu shortcut option?
libjpeg-turbo and Windows XP
Note to self: The last 32 bit version of the libjpeg-turbo DLL compiled with MS Visual Studio (libjpeg-turbo-x.y.z-vc.exe) that supports Windows XP is version 2.0.6. Later versions apparently need a newer Visual C++ runtime that does not work on Windows XP. A colleague of mine just learned that the hard way. We haven't tested the … Continue reading libjpeg-turbo and Windows XP
User cannot change his Samba AD password from Windows
Note to self: If a user cannot change his password on a Samba AD Domain from a Windows (10) computer getting the following error message: Check that the user didn't already change the password on the same day because the default setting for minimum password age is 1 (day). To change that setting, use samba-tool: … Continue reading User cannot change his Samba AD password from Windows
Remember: Windows 10 will automatically restart for updates
Note to self: If you have anything important running on your Windows 10 computer for a longer time (e.g. over night), make sure to prevent Windows Update to become active. It will force a restart of your computer if it fancies so, regardless of the programs that might still be active. Guess what happened last … Continue reading Remember: Windows 10 will automatically restart for updates
Adding a Windows 10 computer to a Samba (NT4) domain
Microsoft is trying to force everybody to update from the old NT4 domain system to the "new" (as in "was new >10 years ago") Active Directory system. While that's probably a good idea for most people there are some like me stuck with a working Samba installation that for some reason needs to continue to … Continue reading Adding a Windows 10 computer to a Samba (NT4) domain
Windows 10 unidentified networks
Starting with Windows Vista Microsoft has started to take security really serious. That's a good thing. Unfortunately in typically Microsoft attitude they think they always know best and that the user is an idiot, so it's best to keep anything dangerous from him. Fast forward to Windows 10 and the issue at hand: Windows 10 … Continue reading Windows 10 unidentified networks
How to use JumpFolder to create multiple “start menus”
Even after Microsoft abandoned the stupid idea of the Windows 8 start screen and gave us back the start menu in Windows 10 there is still a lot to desire. Of course you can replace the the start menu with a tool like Open Shell (formerly known as Classic Shell) which improves it quite a … Continue reading How to use JumpFolder to create multiple “start menus”