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Inspired by Rob Caron's blog on installing VS2012 Update 1 offline. Below shows how to download without user interaction with the GUI. C:\> vsupdate_KB2707250.exe /layout f:\tmp /passive Of course you need to download the installer first, see this link . It is assumed that vsupdate_KB2707250.exe is in the system path or in the root of drive C:. And you have enough space in drive F:\. References: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/robcaron/archive/2012/11/26/how-to-install-visual-studio-2012-update-1-offline.aspx

net localgroup administrators timus /add Where administrators is the group that timus will be added. Of course, you need to have administrative privileges to do this.

net user /delete timus Where timus is the user to delete. And of course you have to have administrative privileges to do this.

Open command prompt and type: net user /add timus timuspassword Where timus is the username and timuspassword is the password. Of course you have to have administrative privileges to do this.

PS D:\> (Get-WmiObject win32_desktop -Filter "Name Like '%$([Environment]::Username)'").ScreenSaverActive Or: PS D:\> (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKCU:\Control Panel\Desktop').ScreenSaveActive

Open command prompt and type: Reg add "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v ScreenSaveActive /t REG_SZ /d 0 /f You need to log out to enforce the changes.

To show the toolbar associated with white space character, from main menu do  Windows | Customize Perspective... . Then select/enable  Tool Bar Visibility |  Editor Presentation |  Show Whitespace Characters . Customize Perspective Note that you may have to make Editor Presentation  available through Commands Groups Availability like below. Command Groups Availability