Category Archives: Labs

Posts about computer labs and classrooms at Williams College

Windows 10 – Get Windows Update Log

Posted on October 11, 2017 by

Apparently windows 10 changed the windows 10 log format and you now need to run a power shell command to generate the log file as a text file that normal humans can read. Open Powershell with “Run as Administrator” give … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 – System-wide File Type Associations

Posted on October 4, 2017 by

List current filetype associations with these two different commands: ftype or assoc Change or create new ones: Open an elevated command prompt. Use FTYPE {fileType}={commandString} to create a file type and associated command to open the file. Use ASSOC {.fileExtension}={fileType} … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 – Clean Boot

Posted on June 27, 2017 by

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/929135/how-to-perform-a-clean-boot-in-windows Use msconfig to disable all non-Microsoft “Services” and “Startup” from starting After booting clean, use msconfig to set your computer back to “Normal” boot.

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JAMF – DEP and VPP Certificate Renewal

Posted on May 25, 2017 by

For the JAMF server we have yearly renewing certificates that connect our JAMF server to Apple’s servers for our hardware (DEP) and software (VPP) purchases. Here is how I did this process in May 2017: 1) Log into our JAMF … Continue reading →

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Mac – NoMAD – AD functionality to macs without binding

Posted on May 24, 2017 by

You can add AD functionality to a Mac without having to “Bind” it to the domain … See: See: https://www.nomad.menu/

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Windows 10 – Install to external USB drive

Posted on May 4, 2017 by

Update (Sept 2017) – An even easier way to do this is to copy your wim image to a windows 10 computer and run the “Windows to Go” application.  In the Windows to Go app, choose the disk you want … Continue reading →

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Mac – Microsoft Office 2016 – Disable First Run and Welcome screens

Posted on April 12, 2017 by

See the details at: https://derflounder.wordpress.com/2016/01/17/suppressing-office-2016s-first-run-dialog-windows/

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Mac – Active Directory Debugging and Logs

Posted on March 24, 2017 by

To debug an Active Directory binding issues First set the directory error logging to “debug” with: sudo odutil set log debug then try the join … set the error logging back to “error” with: sudo odutil set log default You’ll … Continue reading →

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