3rd Party Patching through Ninite

·         Download your NinitePro executable

https://ninite.com/ninitepro.exe

·         Upload the executable to somewhere you can download it from automatically (ex. Dropbox)

·         Use a procedure (ex. writefile) to get the executable down to the endpoint, maybe the temp folder.

·         Then use an execute file with something like this as the parameter to the executable:  /select Chrome Dropbox Firefox Flash "Flash (IE)" Java "Java 7" "Java x64" "Java x64 7" Air CutePDF Evernote Reader Silverlight Shockwave "Citrix Receiver" /updateonly /disableautoupdate /disableshortcuts /silent 

Diagnosing and fixing servicing corruption

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee619779(v=ws.10).aspx
http://solution4techgeeks.blogspot.in/2015/06/how-to-fix-csi-payload-file-missing.html

Install Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows 8.1 and Server 2012

Install Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows 8.1 and Server 2012

    1.  Download Microsoft Security Essentials on your PC.
    2.  Right Click on MSEInstall (application package).
    3.  Click on Properties.

    4.  Click on Compatibility tab.

    5.  Under Compatibility mode, check Run this program in compatibility mode for:
    6.  Select Windows 7from the drop down and click on Apply.

    7.  Open Command Promptas an Administrator.
    8.  Navigate to the folder containing MSEInstall (application package).
    9. Run the command mseinstall /disableoslimit and follow the instructions to install the MSE on your machine.

   

Uninstall QuickTime

Un-Install QuickTime Player

Use the following commands in your batch file to silently un-install QuickTime:

msiexec.exe /i "\\servername\share\QuickTime.msi" /passive DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS=NO
msiexec.exe /x {FF59BD75-466A-4D5A-AD23-AAD87C5FD44C} /qn /norestart

"DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS=NO" will suppress the creation of QuickTime desktop shortcut.
The first line will silently upgrade the QuickTime installed on the machine to the latest version 7.79.80.95 (will replace the previous version).
The second line will un-install the QuickTime completely.


Note: use the latest version of QuickTime.msi i.e. version 7.79.80.95 (copy the .msi to shared location \\servername\share\)

Advanced Disk Cleanup

Advanced Disk Cleanup Utility

Disk Cleanup Utility determines which files on a hard drive may no longer be needed and delete those files to free up disk space. Using Disk Cleanup on a regular basis improves system performance.

To access Disk Cleanup utility:

1. Click Start -> Run and in the Open box type cleanmgr and click OK (OR)

2. In Windows Explorer or My Computer, right-click the disk in which you want to free up space, click Properties, click the General tab, and then click Disk Cleanup.

Standard Disk Cleanup Options:

Advanced Disk Cleanup Options:

Advanced Disk Cleanup can delete temporary files on the system including debug dump files, system and user queued error reporting files, files discarded by Windows upgrade or setup and windows upgrade log files.

Open Command Prompt and type the below mentioned command:

%SystemRoot%\System32\Cmd.exe /c Cleanmgr /sageset:65535 & Cleanmgr /sagerun:65535

Command to get the list of DCs in a Domain

Get list of Domain Controllers for domain ABC.com

1. Open Command Prompt and type the below command:
nltest /dclist:ABC.com

2. Hit Enter

3. You will get a list of DCs in the mentioned domain.

Disk Management Commands

Disk Management Commands

1. DISKMGMT.MSC: opens disk management utility

2. CLEANMGR: opens disk drive clean up utility

3. DFRG.MSC: opens disk defragmenter

4. CHKDSK: complete analysis of disk partition

5. DISKPART: disk partitioning tool