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This PowerShell function will help Windows administrators use the output of “query user” or “quser” as a PowerShell array. query user: raw output “query user” or “quser” output in Windows looks like this: 1 2 3 USERNAME SESSIONNAME ID STATE IDLE TIME LOGON TIME username1 1 Disc 19:12 9/22/2023 8:38 AM username2 console 2 Active …
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If Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) — a protocol used to communicate problems with data transmission — is disabled, PowerShell’s Invoke-WebRequest can be a helpful alternative to use to monitor of a website is up or down. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 …
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Most browsers have a mode you may use that will not remember your history or cookies when closed. For a Windows machine, these are their keyboard shortcuts. Ctrl + Shift + N for a Microsoft Edge InPrivate browser Ctrl + Shift + N for a Google Chrome Incognito browser Ctrl + Shift + P for …
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If you own a Roku streaming media player or Roku TV and want to disable the advertisements that occupy one-third of the Home screen, you will discover that Roku does not provide you a way to opt out. According to How-To Geek, Roku makes more money from ads than it does selling hardware ($740 million …
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If you use craigslist.org and post your mobile number, you are bound to get a text message scam from craigs-mobile.live or a similar site. Report the scam to your carrier and delete the text without responding. See “Phishing stealing accounts, passwords, or financial information by masquerading as a trusted party” from craiglist.org.
