Is there a way to cancel sfc /scannow in windows 7?
After launching the sfc /sca ow resource checker from a command prompt or a batch file, is there any way to cancel the process or does the process have to be left to complete? In Windows XP, sfc /cancel would allow this. However it does not appear to be the case in Windows 7. I have tried tasklist h...
USB Drive that can disconnect itself
This is just an idea I'm trying to do, but I don't know where to start. Imagine having a USB Drive that you can co ect it to selected PCs. If the USB drive ever get co ected to any other device or PC, it will disco ect. I don't want to use encryption because what if I wanted to do this to a MP3 play...
Excel drop down with google drive
I made an excelworkbook with several worksheets. On each worksheet I have drop down menues. When i open it on another computer, thers the last arrow from the drop down stil there, but it does not work. There just apears a blank field, when i click on it. The other drop downs work fine. When i click ...
How to make an USB connected, external Hard Drive (mechanical) to dual boot with Windows 10 Enterprise and Linux?
I have an USB 3 co ected, 4Tb Segate Backup Plus Hard Disk. I want to create several partitions and dedicated two of them (≅126 Gb each), one for Windows 10 Enterprise (no home or pro), and other for Linux (any distro will do it but Ubuntu is preferred). I don't want to create a single partition tha...
How to monitor a port bandwidth?
How can I monitor a specific port's bandwidth? I'm using squid cache server, and I want to find out how much bandwidth is preserved. using soft wares like DU METER it's not possible to measure that. Is there any suggestion?
Wifi toggle key is not working on Dell Inspiron 15 3542 Touch
WIFI TOGGLE KEY PROBLEM: I am facing this problem, where the wifi toggle key (with an ante a) which sits beside F12 key and shares the Print Screen functionality is not working on my Dell Inspiron 3542 laptop. The combination as suggested on many websites is "Fn + wifi toggle key". But in my case it...
Set Windows Server idle task
I want to execute a batch file when the computer has been idle (no keyboard or mouse inputs) for one minute using Task Scheduler on Windows Server 2012. I've had a go but the task doesn't seem to ever run. I've created the same task on my local computer and it works fine. The task is set to run for ...
Edge converts search string into URL erroneously
Lots of times when I type a search string straight into Win10 Edge browser search field or address I got it mistaken with URL and being converted into something unreadable like : http://oracle%20providers%20for%20asp.net which results in error page. Is there a way to fix it or a bug report I can upv...
AOC (intersection-based) efficient 3-way join?
I am attempting to improve performance on a highly normalized database wherein I have the following structure. entity (identity) org (identity) entity-org relation (many to many) org-entity-owner-relation (many to many + column-informed state) vuln (identity) entity-vuln (identity-identity relation ...
Is there a way to hide and protect confidential information (sections of a word document) within a word 2010 document from expose to generic users?
got an interesting question today from one of my users. they asked if there is a way to have a word 2010 document, lets say a protocol or meeting log containing plain generic content that may be exposed to anybody with access to this word file AND also having some confidential content (lets say sect...
Sorting Text alphabetically using last word before comma
I'm currently ordered to sort a list with ~250 entries alphabetically. Problem is: Not using the first word(s), or a specific column, but using the last term before the first comma: [li]title su ame1 name1, occupation, city[/li ][li]title su ame2 name3, occupation, city[/li ][li]title su ame3 name3,...
lightdm and desktop session control by command line
Using linux desktop systems (lightdm login manager, openbox, lxde or unity desktops), how can I enter and exit sessions (eg. log in from lightdm and log out from the desktop session) by command line, maybe even over SSH? For example, I like to log out from an LXDE session and then log into an Unity ...
Can't install Kali on a USB 3.0 SSD
I bought a USB 3.0 SSD to install kali on it for a high performant exte al boot setup. Unfortunately, I can't select my USB SSD in the installation process. I tried it on my laptop, but also via a VM. Both without success.I tried different BIOS options on my laptop but it didn't make any difference....
How can I delete these leftover hard links?
I was working with many small files (about 1million) and for one reason or another had to create a bunch of hard links to them. Now I am trying to delete all this data, but can't. After removing the 'original' files, the hard links remain and can not be changed: bash-3.2$ rm -rf a rm: a: Directory n...