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Category: Windows 🠪 Startup
Chkdsk c: /f | December 1, 2023 |
Chkdsk c: /f
After running a chkdsk of the C: drive, Windows will reboot and run the scan. It will then reboot back into windows. To check the results, run this powershell command, or open Event Viewer, Application Log, and look for the Source to be Wininit.
Get-EventLog -LogName Application -Source wininit | select -First 1 -ExpandProperty Message
https://askleo.com/how_do_i_see_the_results_of_a_chkdsk_that_ran_on_boot/
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Category: Windows 🠪 Startup
Create new Admin user | November 29, 2023 |
Create new Win10 user without password:
Boot from Win10 USB
Press Shift-F10
cd /d c:\windows\system32
copy utilman.exe utilman-.exe
copy cmd.exe utilman.exe
Reboot
Press Ease of Access button in bottom right
net user useradmin /add
net localgroup Administrators useradmin /add
Reboot and login to useradmin account.
From admin cmd window:
cd /d c:\windows\system32
copy utilman-.exe utilman.exe
Over-right the file. |
Category: Windows 🠪 Startup
Intel Rapid Storage Technology RST - NVME and SATA Raid Drivers | December 2, 2023 |
If Windows crashes with INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE BSOD after cloning a drive, or won't show the drive during install of windows, there are several things to check. If you are installing Windows, you may be able to disable Intel RST in the BIOS, or change the SATA/Drive mode from RAID or Intel RST to AHCI.
You can download the Intel RST drivers, and use the commands shown here to load them.
https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/x8avgq/cloning_a_pc_ahci_to_rst/
Keywords: Intel, NVME, SATA, SSD,...<Too long, click to read the rest> |
Category: Windows 🠪 Startup
Skip OOBE to install software | November 29, 2023 |
When asked to create an account, press CTRL-SHIFT-F3 to enter audit mode, which lets you use the Administrator account without creating a local account.
This is confirmed to work in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCwtxO4BZm0
Keywords: Windows, OOBE, Account, Skip, Administrator, Setup, Set Up, Bypass, Login, Install, Windows 10, Win10, Win11, user, creation, create |
Category: Windows 🠪 Startup
System Repair Diagnosis and Repair Log | November 29, 2023 |
Check your Log file here:
notepad C:\Windows\System32\LogFiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt
Keywords: Windows 10/11 Preparing Automatic Repair Boot Loop, hours, stuck, crashed, froze |
Category: Windows 🠪 Startup
Windows 10/11 BSOD after drive cloning | November 29, 2023 |
Inaccessible Boot Device
If you moved from SATA to NVME, you need to run this. You can do this before cloning from admin command prompt, or after cloning by booting it into safe mode:
sc.exe config stornvme start= boot
Keywords: Crash, Clone, SSD, NVME, SATA |
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