BigFont Blog
  • Home
  • About
  • Bibliography (Work)

windows-10

A collection of 7 posts

powershell

How to use PowerShell to release a locked Windows port?

Let's say we want to release port 8081 (and we do not want to restart our computer). First, find the Process ID that is using the port. The easy way: Get-Process -Id (Get-NetTCPConnection

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
Starting with WSL 2
windows

Starting with WSL 2

Before starting this process, my machine was running WSL 1. These are the steps I took to install and to start using WSL 2 side-by-side with WSL 1. Install Windows 10 build 18917

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
php

Serve PHP files from the command line in Windows

Here is one way to run PHP applications from the command line (either cmd or PowerShell) in Windows without requiring IIS. Download PHP Download the VC15 x64 Non Thread Safe (2019-Dec-17 23:16:

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
Windows 10 Performance Tip #1
windows-10

Windows 10 Performance Tip #1

Improve Windows 10 performance by making it ugly. This is one small change among many that might make your Windows 10 perform faster. Press the Windows key. Type 'performance'. Click on 'Adjust the

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
windows-10

Windows 10 Setup First Steps

Set up a conservative Windows Update cadence and useful restore points. High Level Steps Set up deferred Windows updates. Create a restore point. Run a memory diagnostic. Install essential software. Create another restore

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
2 min read
windows

Fixing the Surface Pro 4 Internal Microphone with Windows 10

SteveG47 over at Microsoft Answers provided a solution. Go to Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options\System Settings Click on Change settings that are currently unavailable Uncheck Turn on fast startup (recommended)

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
asp.net-core

Ubuntu 16 in Hyper-V on Windows 10 with .NET Core

These steps worked and took fewer than 30-minutes. Turn on Hyper-V in Windows features. Create a new Virtual Machine (VM). Create a new Virtual Switch. Connect the VM to the Virtual Switch. Connect

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
BigFont Blog © 2022
Latest Posts Ghost