check if UAC is enabled via command line

if you need to check if UAC is enabled on a workstation via command line you can do the following:

in a command prompt, run

REG QUERY HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\ /v EnableLUA

if you receive

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

EnableLUA     REG_DWORD     0×1

then UAC is enabled. if you receive

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System

EnableLUA     REG_DWORD     0×0

then it is disabled.

 

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the program can’t start because %hs is missing

bsod-hs-windows-error

ever get this error on a Windows pc before?

last week i had a client call and saw that his computer was in a boot loop. it would boot to Windows 7 and then reboot, over and over again. i brought the computer back to the shop and disabled automatic restart and found the dreaded “The program can’t start because %hs is missing.”

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howto: ubuntu theme for windows

although ubuntu is my os of choice, i have to use windows on a daily basis for work and school. i thought that it would be cool if i can make windows look like ubuntu, so i started searching. i came across the clearlooks theme by schmoove and tango patcher by vertigosity on deviantart.com. with these two “deviations” you can make any xp machine look like ubuntu, heres how:

download both files from the links above

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