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WSUS Version used to test: 3.0¹ (Windows Server 2008 R2) and 6.2.9200.22167 (Windows 2012 Standard) Even using the Server Cleanup Wizard from WSUS, is normal that along the time the WSUS uses too much space. To solve this problem is possible to use a script that declines updates that are unnecessary, and then, is possible to erase manually all the accumulated updates downloads and redo only the necessary downloads. First,  close the WSUS, and stop the WSUS Service: net stop wsusservice Execute this script .ps1 that will decline the unnecessary updates that are superseded. #Change server name and port number and $True if it is on SSL $Computer = $env:COMPUTERNAME [String]$updateServer1 = $Computer [Boolean]$useSecureConnection = $False [Int32]$portNumber = 8530 #If you are using WSUS 3.0, probably your portNumber is 80 # Load .NET assembly [void][reflection.assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("Microsoft.UpdateServices.Administration") $count = 0 # Connect t...

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Google Docs has a tool called "Voice typing" (located at Tools, Voice typing...) Firstly, the idea is the tool be used with a microphone, but it's possible to use it to transcribe audios. For that, it is necessary to direct the computer Out to the computer Recording, normally to do that is necessary to enable the Stereo Mix , that is located in Recording tab (for that, click the right button in the Sound Icon that is close to the Clock, Tab Recording). Can be necessary to enable the disconnected and disabled devices with the right button  (as we can see bellow) to appear the option. Here an example of tool use: The tool is not perfect but works well, and it can optimize the tasks.

This software is easy to use and allows: -create machine groups -know which machines are turned on in the network -send WakeOnLan -send shutdown solicitations -open RDP conections -other functions... To do the download and more information about it access: https://wol.aquilatech.com/

If you want to list information about your devices and partitions, lsblk is simple and intuitive. According to the man page: "lsblk lists information about all available or the specified block devices.  The lsblk command reads the sysfs filesystem and udev db to gather information. The command prints all block devices (except RAM disks) in a tree-like format by default." Here an example of my connected devices: Source: https://superuser.com/questions/352598/how-to-find-the-dev-name-of-my-usb-device

These days I was doing some tests in file association GPO's and I did a configuration that made me lost the .exe icons in a virtual machine. After some research, I discovered that this register was modified with a wrong value: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon\ The standard value is %1. After doing that, I restarted the system, and the problem had been solved. Source:  http://forums.stardock.com/390822

To avoid the Pre-selection of an specific technician when creating a ticket in GLPI, enter in ->User settings (Click in your name close to the Logout Button) ->->Personalization ->->->set "NO" in Pre-select me as a technician when creating a ticket. To avoid the Pre-selection of a technician when creating a ticket in GLPI for ALL users, enter in ->Setup ->->General ->->->set "NO" in Pre-select me as a technician when creating a ticket. The users will need to logout and login again to take the new configuration.

I've updated my notebook (Core i7, 4 GB RAM) from Windows 7 to Windows 10 Home Edition. Each day it seemed to be slowed, until the moment I was giving up to use it. When I was installing Linux in dual boot mode, and I was configuring GRUB to be able to choose the system after BIOS, I read that Windows 10 "just pretend" to shutdown, to say in a very simplest way. In the reality,it's does a kind of hibernation. There is a way to disable this, disabling the option that they call "Fast Startup". Yes, fast startup makes your system boots faster and shutdown faster, but it seems to make the system heavy and slow. Try to disable this option and check if you are going to notice a difference. Type Power Options in Start Menu and enter in that. Click on the Choose what the power buttons do link on the left side. Click on the Change settings that are currently unavailable link at the top Uncheck Turn on fast startup and Hibernate . Restart t...