To use a batch file to download and install Windows updates, follow the instructions outlined below. To begin, you’ll need to make a note of the KB number which you want to install, then you have to ...

Attaching a remote drive or directory on a Windows box is called “drive mapping” though the process is essentially the same as what we call mounting in the Unix world. While I rarely spend any ...

I only want to keep the newest, say, 4 of each of the files. I can't write a script that just deletes anything older than a certain time from when it runs, as the files don't have consistent ...

In this post, I am going to share steps to create a Zip archive folder using a Batch file in Windows 11/10. For this, I will be doing this with the help of 7-Zip software. 7-Zip is a free and open ...

How to permanently map OneDrive to a drive letter using a batch file Your email has been sent Previously, we outlined a method for mapping a drive letter to Microsoft OneDrive using the old “subst” ...

If you have every used the Command Line, or CMD, interface in Windows, you probably have some idea of the powerful things it can do. Creating your own CMD scripts, you can do even more, but faster. A ...

I need a little help on a pet project - I run a small network of about 50 computers for an architects office. At night, they run a distributed rendering service using 3DSMax6. It's a service that is ...

My latest Shortcuts experiments began in earnest on my way back from Rome. I stopped in Ireland for a few days to deal with COVID testing and start ramping back up to my normal work routine. I wasn’t ...

Last week’s README file demonstrated how easy it is to turn virtually any desktop machine into an SFTP server. Today’s piece shows how to automate a well-known Windows open source SFTP client using ...