New ALT TAB Button in Windows 10

New ALT TAB Button in Windows 10

• Earlier to Jump Between different Application we have to Minimize one and maximize one. 
• Then we started using ALT+TAB button to switch between different Application windows
• Now Microsoft has given a button next to Search Box in Windows 10
• If you Click on it You can jump between various windows.
• This has been done to make compaitable with Windows Tab (Surface) and Windows Phone

New Search Box in Windows 10

New Search Box in Windows 10

• Earlier version of Windows You have to click on Start to Search.
• But In Windows 10 this has been moved next to Start in Launch Bar itself
• So you can SEARCH for Notepad and Word and it will show up

Where is All Programs in Windows 10. Its now called All Apps

Where is All Prgrams in Windows 10. Its now called All Apps

• Lot of Things have Changed in Windows 10.
• One Such important thing that change is All Programs.
• Earlier we use to Click Start-->All Programs to Find our Application.
• But with Windows 10, this has been Changed to Start -->All Apps
• This is Done so that its compatible with Windows Phone.
• So hope you get used to it :)

 

 

SCOM 2012 R2 Data warehouse command to get information on Various Tables and how much space they are talking

SCOM 2012 R2 Data warehouse command to get information on Various Tables and how much space they are talking

• SCOM Data warehouse is the one where we store all data for longtime.
• Usually this will be in terabytes of data and will fill very fast if not confiureged properly
• Most offten you can see that the Datawarehouse if Full or going to be full and you want to find out what is the configuration and which Table is taking the most data
• Microsoft has pushed a command line tool in SCOM 2012 R2 called dwdatarp.exe
•  To get the list of tables using more space and configuration use the below command

dwdatarp.exe -s SQLServer\DatabaseName -d OperationsManagerDW > c:\dwoutput.txt

• This will give you the output with Space used and the How many days of data is stored.

Command to Get List of Patches installed on Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2012

Command to Get List of Patches installed on Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 2012

• Manytime we get request from application owners who request for list of patches instaled and on what date
• You can use the below command to get the list of Patches from the server. This will Create a html file called hotfix.html in your C: drive.

• wmic qfe list brief /format:htable > "c:\hotfix.html"

Take Screenshot or Screen Captures in Windows 10 Made easy

Take Screenshot or Screen Captures in Windows 10

• Earlier we have to use the PrintScreen button to take screenshots.
• This has been understood by microsoft that its a teadious task.
• So they have included a new tool called "Snipping Tool"

• Select the sniping tool by clicking on start and search for "Snipping tool" and click on it
• This will open the snipping tool. Now click on new and select the area you want to take screenshot and save it. So easy.

Add new Disk on Virtual Servers in Windows Azure

Extend Disk on Virtual Servers in Windows Azure

• First Login to Windows Azure portal and your Virtual Mahcine and select "Attach an Empty Disk"

• Now enter the Disk Size you want and click Create