Useful Bash commands
Most of these commands work in all Linux, MacOSX, and Unix shells, but some of them only work in selected shells. Find files recursively by file name pattern find . -name '*.MY_EXTENSION' Find files, but exclude a directory from the search. (The -print…
Windows 10 can’t connect to this network
If your Windows 10 computer can successfully connect to some wireless networks, but cannot connect to certain wireless networks, it is possible, that the stored credentials are out of date. To force Windows 10 to ask you for the updated username and…
How to disable Microsoft OneDrive on Windows 8.1 and Windows 10
To disable OneDrive on Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 navigate to https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Turn-off-or-uninstall-OneDrive-f32a17ce-3336-40fe-9c38-6efb09f944b0 and follow the instructions for your computer’s operating system.
Turn off the built in touchpad when a mouse is attached
All laptops today feature a touchpad, that enables you to move the pointer on the screen. It can be very annoying when your thumb accidentally moves the cursor when you type, even if an external mouse is connected to the computer. Windows 10 provides a…
How to verify or generate file checksums
You can verify the checksum of a file with the built-in features of the operating systems On Macintosh and Linux Open the terminal window and execute the commands SHA-256 shasum -a 256 FILE_NAME On Windows CRC32, CRC64, SHA256, SHA1, BLAKE2sp Right-click…
The User Profile Service failed the sign-in. User profile cannot be loaded.
When you try to start a remote desktop connection to a Windows computer on the domain you may get the error message: The User Profile Service failed the sign-in. User profile cannot be loaded. To enable the User Profile update Remote into the computer…
Manage Windows Backups
To manage the Microsoft Windows Backups you can use a command line tool. Open a command prompt as administrator Show the existing backup versions Wbadmin get versions Clean up the backup disk To keep a number of latest backups and delete the rest Wbadmin…
Bluetooth: Not Available in Sierra on the Macintosh
After software update in Sierra on my Macintosh, my Bluetooth mouse usually stops working. The toolbar displays the Bluetooth not available icon: When I click it, the “Bluetooth: Not Available” message is displayed. There are two recommended…
Second monitor does not work on Toshiba P-70A in Windows 10
Since I installed Windows 10 on my Toshiba P-70A laptop, the computer does not recognize the second monitor. To make the second monitor work, I had to uninstall the display drivers and remove them from the computer: Open the File Explorer Right click…
Minimum Windows workstation setup to work with Windows servers
If you work on a Mac or Linux workstation and need to script and administer Windows servers, you need a few Windows tools. You can create a Windows Virtual Machine hosted in the free Virtual Box from Oracle or in VMware Fusion. For installation…