handy tips for windows

windows_tips.md

Windows Tips

Copy both the path and the file name to the clipboard

Shift key down and then right-click the file name, choose "copy as path".

Settings

Windows Key + i In cmd: systeminfo

IP

ipconfig
ipconfig/all

Port

netstat -abon | findStr "3000"

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48198/how-can-you-find-out-which-process-is-listening-on-a-port-on-windows

Kill a process, if you know the PID, then you can specify that, as in:

taskkill /pid 1234 /f

The "/f" is for "force".

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49988/really-killing-a-process-in-windows

Linux on Windows

As of the Windows 10 "Anniversary" update (Version 1607), you can now run an Ubuntu subsystem from directly inside of Windows by enabling a feature called Developer mode.

To enable developer mode, go to Start > Settings then typing "Use developer features" in the search box to find the setting. On the left hand navigation, you will then see a tab titled For developers. From within this tab, you will see a radio box to enable Developer mode.

After developer mode is enabled, you will then be able to enable the Linux subsystem feature. To do so, go to Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows features on or off > and check the box that says Windows Subsystem for Linux

https://stackoverflow.com/a/39538685/646732

After your computer restarts, open the Microsoft Store from the Start menu, and search for “Linux on Windows” in the store. Click “Get” i.e. on "Ubuntu".

https://www.howtogeek.com/249966/how-to-install-and-use-the-linux-bash-shell-on-windows-10/

files location

For example C drive is in /mnt/c/

cp /mnt/c/Users/admin-u5214628/Documents/w3id.org/cocoon/.htaccess .

https://www.howtogeek.com/261383/how-to-access-your-ubuntu-bash-files-in-windows-and-your-windows-system-drive-in-bash/

Environment Variable

Set a persistent environment variable from cmd.exe

Help page: setx /?

Example:

setx isDev "true"

Test in another cmd: set isDev To see all environment variable: set | more

SETX may truncate your variable length to 1024 char, very dangerous when manipulating %path% !

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5898131/set-a-persistent-environment-variable-from-cmd-exe

shortcuts

media player

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl + P	Play/Pause