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Underused features of Windows batch files

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Maris

StackOverflow have another interesting topic about: Underused features of Windows batch files. Of course there are many things I didn’t know about. Some highlights: PUSHD path Takes you to the directory specified by path. POPD Takes you back to the … Continue reading →

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How to delete all folders in current directory

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Maris

How to delete all folders in current directory using command line (cmd.exe) or batch files? How to delete all empty directories in current folder: FOR /D %f IN (*.*) DO RD “%f” How to delete all directories / folders in … Continue reading →

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How to remove hibernation file on Windows 7

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Maris

Open elevated command prompt (start – type “cmd” – right click – Run as administrator). In command prompt: powercfg -h off Now you can delete hiberfil.sys file, if it is not deleted automatically. To enable hibernation back, use: powercfg -h … Continue reading →

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Encrypt Windows swap file

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Maris

Beginning from Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 it is possible to encrypt Windows paging file. Paging file can contain your credentials, passwords, session data, temporary data from database, etc. To check if encryption is enabled use the following command … Continue reading →

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Batch script to test if folder / directory is empty

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Maris

Yesterday I needed a Dos batch script to check if folder is empty. A little Google search revealed some methods: Using dir and find commands, does not work on non-english Windows versions: www.computing.net Using dir command with /a-d, does not … Continue reading →

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