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==Bash== | ==Bash== | ||
* [https://gitforwindows.org Git for Windows] - this is a modified version of MSYS2 | |||
* [https://www.msys2.org/ MSYS2] | |||
* [[Cygwin]] | |||
* [[Windows Subsystem for Linux]] - WSL2 is a full linux VM | |||
==Blue Screen== | ==Blue Screen== | ||
How to troubleshoot BSOD (Blue Screen of Death).<br> | How to troubleshoot BSOD (Blue Screen of Death).<br> | ||
* When windows encounters a BSOD, it will create a minidump (.dmp) file in | * When windows encounters a BSOD, it will create a minidump (.dmp) file in <code>C:\Windows\Minidump</code>.<br> | ||
<code>C:\Windows\Minidump</code>.<br> | |||
* Copy out this dump file to somewhere like your desktop.<br> | * Copy out this dump file to somewhere like your desktop.<br> | ||
* There are various software to open the minidump files such as [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windbg-preview/9pgjgd53tn86 WinDbg Preview] and [https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html BlueScreenView], | * There are various software to open the minidump files such as [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/windbg-preview/9pgjgd53tn86 WinDbg Preview] and [https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/blue_screen_view.html BlueScreenView], | ||
* Typically, blue screens are caused by driver crashes in my experience. Windbg preview will point out the driver which crashed from the minidump. | |||
===WinDbg Preview=== | |||
How to use WinDbg preview | |||
* Open your minidump | |||
* Type <code>!analyze -v</code> | |||
==Hosts file== | |||
[[Wikipedia: hosts (file)]]<br> | |||
<code>%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts</code> | |||
==Changing IDE/RAID/VMD to AHCI== | |||
[http://triplescomputers.com/blog/uncategorized/solution-switch-windows-10-from-raidide-to-ahci-operation/ Reference]<br> | |||
If you are not using Intel RAID, you should be using ACHI instead of IDE or RAID.<br> | |||
* Run <code>bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal</code> in a cmd prompt with admin | |||
* Change to ACHI in UEFI. On newer boards, it may be known as Intel VMD. | |||
* Run <code>bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot</code> | |||
==Application Management== | |||
===Winget=== | |||
[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/package-manager/winget/ Docs] | |||
Winget is included in [https://www.microsoft.com/p/app-installer/9nblggh4nns1#activetab=pivot:overviewtab App Installer] | |||
===Chocolatey=== | |||
[https://chocolatey.org/ Chocolatey] is an open source package manager for windows.<br> | |||
Install Chocolatey by following the directions on [https://chocolatey.org/install https://chocolatey.org/install]. | |||
<pre> | |||
# Installs ffmpeg | |||
choco install ffmpeg | |||
# Upgrade all | |||
choco upgrade all | |||
# See installed packages | |||
choco list --localonly | |||
</pre> | |||
==Event Viewer== | |||
===See Reason for last Restart=== | |||
* Go under <code>Windows Logs</code>-<code>System</code>. | |||
* Filter with Event sources: User32 | |||
==Windows Update== | |||
===Prevent Auto-restarts=== | |||
https://superuser.com/questions/1843873/windows-11-seems-to-have-disabled-all-ways-to-get-around-auto-update-restarts-i | |||