Attaching a remote drive or directory on a Windows box is called “drive mapping” though the process is essentially the same as what we call mounting in the Unix world. While I rarely spend any ...

Before deleting my current Linux distro, I need to grab a list of manually installed packages. This will include every piece ...

I'm trying to do something that seems incredibly simple, but google is giving me conflicting/incorrect solutions. I want a batch script to start two executables and send the output of one to a log ...

If you need a computer on your network to automatically perform a file copy as soon as Windows loads -- such as to back up a particular file to your company's server -- the simplest method is to ...

Windows only: The SysInternals suite of utilities, including the excellent Process Explorer tool, are a must-have for any serious geek, but they don't come with a built-in way to keep them updated.

You can prevent or stop Command Prompt from closing immediately after opening or executing a batch file in Windows 11/10 in the following three ways: By using the Pause command. By using the cmd /k ...

I use simple windows batch scripting to automate some software development I do. The one thing that is hanging me up is the final step where I zip all the files up into a self-extracter. I want to be ...

In this post, I am going to share steps to create a Zip archive folder using a Batch file in Windows 11/10. For this, I will be doing this with the help of 7-Zip software. 7-Zip is a free and open ...