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Copy large files over a Windows Remote Desktop Connection from a terminal.
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Copy large files over a Windows Remote Desktop Connection from a terminal.

I find it most convenient to use tsclient. First, enable Drive Redirection. Right click on the RDP file. Go to the Local Resource Tab. Click More.... Choose Drive > OS (C:) Next, Connect

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
Push and pull files between Windows 10 and WSL2 file systems with Git.
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Push and pull files between Windows 10 and WSL2 file systems with Git.

This shows how to push and pull files between the Windows file system and the WSL2 file system. The unrelated photo shows some integration composting we are doing at the Fernwood Road Cafe

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
Starting with WSL 2
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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
To pieces of incredibly useful and free screen capture software that work on Window
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To pieces of incredibly useful and free screen capture software that work on Window

I have nothing more to say than that I use these two piece of free software on a weekly basis. Both are simple, minimalist, and just work. Thank you to the creators. I

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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PowerShell and Git to Capitalize all the Files in a Directory on Windows

Windows is a case-folding operating system, which means that changing the case of a file name is non-trivial. The following uses PowerShell and Git to capitalize all the files names in a directory.

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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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
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Permanently modify an environmental variable from PowerShell

For instance, here we are adding to the PATH. PS> $addMe = "C:\utilities"; PS> [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("PATH", $env:Path + ";" + $addMe, [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine); This also

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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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
nodejs

Copy to clipboard from NodeJS

const output = "some string"; require("child_process").spawn("clip").stdin.end(output);

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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Install Node/NPM in the Linux Subsystem for Windows

After installing the Linux subsystem for Windows, open bash and run the following commands. curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo -E bash - sudo apt-get install -y nodejs After

  • Shaun Luttin
    Shaun Luttin
1 min read
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