How to check if memory is non-ECC in Windows from the command line

c:\> wmic memphysical get memoryerrorcorrection

Return Value	Meaning
3	Non-ECC

References:

https://superuser.com/questions/893560/how-do-i-tell-if-my-memory-is-ecc-or-non-ecc

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394348(v=vs.85).aspx

Keywords: Memory, ECC, Non-ECC

Install Windows 10 update from the command line

To install Windows 10 update from the command line, do:

usoclient ScanInstallWait

Reference(s):
https://omgdebugging.com/2017/10/09/command-line-equivalent-of-wuauclt-in-windows-10-windows-server-2016/

Display most used applications in Windows 10

To show most used applications in Windows 10 (version 1709), do:

1. Click on Windows button(mouse) or Windows key, then select Settings ()
2. Then click on Personalization ()
3. Then click on Start and turn on Show most used apps ( )

Note: Tested on Windows 10 version 1709

Microsoft Network Analyzer 1.4 WFP Callout Driver not installing on Windows 10 Creators Update

I was trying to install Microsoft Network Analyzer 1.4 but it failed installing one of the components on Windows 10 Creators Update. See for text and image capture below.

Program Compatibility Assistant 

A digitally signed driver is required 

Message Analyzer -- WFP Callout Driver
Microsoft Corporation 

Windows blocked the installation of a digitally unsigned driver. Uninstall the program or device that uses the driver and check the publisher's website for a digitally signed version of the driver.

Is this expected? Will it work?

Open startup folder in Windows 10

To open system level(common) startup location using Run dialog (WinKey+r), type:

shell:common startup

To open current user's startup location:

shell:startup

or from the command line (cmd.exe) do:

explorer.exe shell:common startup

Reference(s):
http://8thstring.blogspot.com/2013/08/open-all-users-start-up-folder-in.html
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/shell-commands-to-access-the-special-folders/
http://www.osattack.com/windows-7/huge-list-of-windows-7-shell-commands/
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2806079

Windows 10 Task Manager not updating

This is probably my silly mistake but it took me a while to figure out why it is not updating - it was paused!!! Did I do it? Maybe... but could be Windows just deciding to pause it. Anyway, un-pause it like as shown below.

Reference:

http://www.tenforums.com/performance-maintenance/31047-task-manager-not-updating.html

Windows 10 Mail app "Something went wrong We're sorry, but we weren't able to do that."

Upgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 10, Mail app stopped working with the following message

Something went wrong
We're sorry, but we weren't able to do that.
Error code: 0x8007000d.

Workaround is to re-install the app, see http://8thstring.blogspot.com/2015/12/how-to-remove-windows-10-mail-and.html to remove it. Once removed you can go to Windows Store to install Mail again.

How to remove Windows 10 Mail and Calendar app

c:\> Get-AppxPackage | Where-Object {$_.Name -like "*microsoft.windowscommunications*"} | Remove-AppxPackage

Note that you have to run PowerShell in elevated mode.

How to get Windows 10 version number

Method 1: Using GUI, type the following from the command prompt or Run dialog

c:\> winver

Method 2: Using systeminfo, from the command prompt do:

c:\> systeminfo | findstr /C:"OS Version:"

Method 3: wmic, from the command prompt do:

c:\> wmic os get version

Windows 10 Enterprise Threshold 2 build 1511 screenshots

Windows 10 goes blank screen on VirtualBox after several minutes of inactivity

Might be related to Power Options. Running some experiments now.

Experiment #1:
Power Options | Hard disk | Turn off hard disk after | Plugged in = Never

Windows 10 E LTSB does not have Microsoft Edge

Yes, Windows 10 Enterprise Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) does not have Microsoft Edge. :(.

Windows 10 E B 10074 text corruption in File Explorer

Just installed Windows 10 Enterprise build 10074. First impression? Feels slower than build 10041. Also noticed that File Explorer shows corrupted string in Quick Access folder.

[6/3/2015] Same issue is observed on Windows Server Technical Preview 2 (Windows 2016).

pip fails to run on Windows 10 E build 10074

Installed Windows 10 E 64-bit build 10074, followed by Python 2.7.9 32-bit. Running pip fails the with message

Fatal error in launcher: Job information querying failed

Issue is open in Github, see below
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/2748

This issue is also reported in Python.org, see
https://bugs.python.org/issue24127


Workaround:

C:\>python -m pip install comtypes