Windows Troubleshooting
How to force close an application that is not responding in Windows.
If you see this, it means the application you're working in has crashed. Sometimes you can try the "Wait for the program to respond" button and it may come back. Clicking on "Close the program" often doesn't do much. To fix this, right-click anywhere on the taskbar...
How to fix “You’ve been logged in with a temporary profile” error.
This can sometimes be caused by an improper shutdown or Windows updates that didn't install properly. Click Start and type in regedit. Choose "Run as administrator" either by clicking it on the right hand side or by simply right-clicking the icon and choosing it....
Upgrading the motherboard and CPU on my son’s computer.
Printer settings could not be saved. This operation is not supported. (Server 2012 R2)
How to fix "Printer settings could not be saved. This operation is not supported." (Server 2012R2) So here's a really annoying one and it has to do with printers. Of course right? It always printers or DNS. ALWAYS. Anyway I wanted to change the driver on one of...
How to schedule a restart in Windows using Task Scheduler.
Here's one that I like to use from time to time to schedule a restart for updates. Open Task Scheduler and click Create Basic Task... and give it a name. Click Next >. I'll be running this task just once so I'll click One time. ...
How to find out which process is listening on a port in Windows.
Symantec on one of my servers keeps logging a port scan attack coming from my laptop and I can't figure out which process is causing it. Hopefully this will help. ex. netstat -a -b -a Displays all connections and listening ports. -b Displays the executable...
How to restart Windows from the command line.
This has become especially helpful for me since Windows Server 2012 (not R2) does not come with an easy option to do this. In fact I've become quicker doing it this way anyway so it's a win-win. Open up your handy dandy command prompt. This can be done...