Windows – Intune – Disable Smart Screen

Command reg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer” /v SmartScreenEnabled /t REG_SZ /d Off /f /reg:64   Intune – Device Configuration Profile MS Intune > Device configuration > Profile > Create profile > Name > Windows 10 and later > Profile type Endpoint Protection > click Create button > Name > Description > click on Microsoft Defender SmartScreen > Read More …

Intune – SCCM – Change Time Zone

Various methods of changing the time zone. PowerShell and command methods can be used in SCCM and Intune. PowerShell Command tzutil /s “Eastern Standard Time” Intune – Custom Device Configuration Profile * requires 1903 and newer Microsoft Intune > Device configuration > Profiles > Create Profile > Windows 10 and later > Custom > click Read More …

Batch – Replace Specific String in Text File

:: MrNetTek :: eddiejackson.net/blog :: 3/25/2020 :: free for public use :: free to claim as your own @echo off setlocal enabledelayedexpansion :: variables set Input=Text.tmp set Output=Text.dat set strOld=9F1AE7B34381DFD1111 set strNew=9F1AE7B34381DFD9999 :: prep temp file move “%Output%” “%Input%” if exist “%Output%” del /q “%Output%” :: search for /f “tokens=1* delims=[]” %%a in (‘type “%Input%” Read More …

Microsoft Teams – PowerShell – Disable Auto Start

The Teams app starts when user logs in:   Disable it using PowerShell:   Notes Registry Reg Path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Value: com.squirrel.Teams.Teams Type: String Data: C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Teams\Update.exe –processStart “Teams.exe” –process-start-args “–system-initiated”   Folders %appdata%\Microsoft\Teams\Application cache\Cache %appdata%\Microsoft\Teams\Cache   Group Policy (ADMX/ADML) User Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates > Microsoft Teams   MSI  msiexec /i Teams_windows_x64.msi OPTIONS=”noAutoStart=true”   Read More …

Windows 10 – Fix Blank Search Results

A blank search appears in the Search results (not great):   If you are experiencing blank results in both the Start Menu and in File Explorer, run this to resolve it:     Notes Registry [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search] “CortanaConsent”=dword:00000000 “BingSearchEnabled”=dword:00000000   tags: Search problem, Windows search is blank, MrNetTek

Apple iTunes – 12.10.4.2

Description iTunes is a media player, media library, Internet radio broadcaster, and mobile device management application developed by Apple Inc. It was announced on January 9, 2001. It is used to play, download, and organize digital multimedia files, including music and video, on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating systems. Content could be Read More …

Windows 10 – Run App without UAC

Suppress UAC on selected applications.   Steps   Registry 1 – Save as Suppress.reg: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\forcerunasinvoker] @=”Run without UAC” [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\forcerunasinvoker\command] @=”cmd /min /C \”set __COMPAT_LAYER=RUNASINVOKER && start \”\” \”%1\”\””   2 – Apply Suppress.reg. 3 – Right click on your application.   Or   Batch file cmd /min /C “set __COMPAT_LAYER=RUNASINVOKER Read More …