Find Windows Installation Date With Command Prompt

If you just want to know about the installation date of your Windows, then you can easily get it using Command Prompt. systeminfo is a command in Windows that gives you details about the configuration of your hardware and also about the operating system. It displays the security information, information about the RAM, network adapters, the disk spaces and the Product IDs.

Getting Windows Installation Date With Command Prompt

1. Open “Run” dialog box. This can be done by pressing Win + R on the keyboard.
2. Now type “cmd” and hit Enter.
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4. Now type the command given below in the Command Prompt Window.

   systeminfo | find /i "Original Install Date"

This will display the Windows installation date and time.



Many people suggested some other ways too, like you can check the creation date of your Windows folder, or you can check the first update in your Windows Update history. But both of these methods work until and unless you did a clean install on your system. They will show different date if you have upgraded your version of Windows.
Instead of the complete command you can use systeminfo which will fetch you much more information about your system.
NOTE This method is tested on Windows 7 and Windows 8. It should work on older versions too. If it fails, use the command “systeminfo” and scroll up to find the Windows installation date.

How To Disable Bandwidth Limit in Windows

Windows 7 and windows vista reserves 20% of its Bandwidth for software update. So, if you did not disable the bandwidth limit, you should probably do so to speed up your internet during Windows updates and other Windows tasks that require bandwidth.
Tip: 
A common believe is that Windows takes 20% of your bandwidth and reserves it. Of course, this is not true! Disabling the bandwidth limit will not magically speed up your internet, it will simply not allow Windows-related tasks that require bandwidth (e.g. Windows Updates) to reserve bandwidth when they need it. Let’s say you’re playing a game and you enabled automatic Windows updates, you will then suddenly experience significantly more lag when this setting is enabled.

Disable Bandwidth Limit in Windows 7 Professional / Ultimate

1. Enter GPEDIT.msc into the search field on your start menu to open the local policy editor (Important: This feature is not available on Windows 7 Home, see below for more information for Home users)
2. Uncollapse Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Network, QoS Packet Scheduler  3. In the right pane, double-click on Limit reservable bandwidth and select Enabled:
4. Enter 0%5. Click on Apply
6. The bandwidth limit is now disabled.

Disable Bandwidth Limit in Windows 7 Home Premium

1.Click on start
2.then type regedit and press enter.
3.browse for "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Psched"
4.double click on "NonBestEffortLimit" and set its value to 0.

How To Create a Use Account in Command Prompt

This Article explains how to create a user account, how to turn it into administrator and how to delete it.User accounts are the primary means of access for real people to the system, and these accounts insulate the user and the environment, preventing the users from damaging the system or other users, and allowing users to customize their environment without affecting others.

Every person accessing your system should have a unique user account. This allows you to find out who is doing what, prevent people from clobbering each others' settings or reading each others' mail, and so forth.

Each user can set up their own environment to accommodate their use of the system, by using alternate shells, editors, key bindings, and language.

Watch the video tutorial given below for better understanding:

note: "username" is the name of account that I wants to create. you can use any name to create your account(remember that you can use a-z letters and numbers).

to create a user account:
net user username /add
to turn a standard user into administrator:
net localgroup administrators username /add
to delete a user account:
net user username /del

Only for Educational purpose.Comment your queries and stay tuned! 

How to Create a User Account in Windows

These are the steps to create user account in widnows.

(1)Go to control panel.

(2)Then click on user accounts.

(3)Click on manage another account.

(4)Click on create new account.

(5)Write the name and select administrator and click on create a user account.

How To Create Shortcut Key To Open Programs In Windows

With the help of this article, you can create your own shortcut key in less than a minute.You can create keyboard shortcuts to open programs. Before you get started, you need to create a shortcut for the program to which you want to assign a keyboard shortcut. To do this, open the folder that contains the program's executable file, right-click it, and then click Create Shortcut. For more information about creating shortcuts to programs, see Create or delete a shortcut. In this tutorial, we are going to create a custom shortcut key to open Google chrome.

1.Locate the shortcut to the program that you want to create a keyboard shortcut for.

2.Right-click the shortcut, and then click Properties.

3.In the Shortcut Properties dialog box, click the Shortcut tab.

4.Click in the Shortcut key box, press the key on your keyboard that you want to use in combination with 5.Ctrl+Alt (keyboard shortcuts automatically start with Ctrl+Alt), and then click OK.If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

If you're using a program that also has a keyboard shortcut using the same key combination as the shortcut you just created, then your shortcut might not work.

Notes

The word None appears in the Shortcut key box until you press a key; then it's replaced with Ctrl+Alt+the key that you pressed.
You can't use the Esc, Enter, Tab, Space bar, PrtScn, Shift, or Backspace keys to create a keyboard shortcut.

Confused?Watch the video tutorial given below:

Windows 7 Shortcut Keys

One of my personal favorites among the new features that Windows 7 came with was the introduction of some awesome and long awaited keyboard shortcuts. I personally use them as much as I can to save time, and I recommend the practice of using keyboard shortcuts to others too.
This article talks about 15 really cool keyboards shortcuts that are specific to Windows 7. I can bet that you don’t know all of them. Check them out, some of them will surprise you for sure.

1. Ctrl+Shift+N to Create a New Folder

Creating a new folder in Windows explorer is something we all need to do on a frequent basis. And until now, there was no default shortcut key available for this task. But Windows 7 changed that.
You could now use Ctrl+Shift+N to quickly create a new folder in Windows or anywhere on your computer where a folder can be created.

2. Ctrl+Shift+Click to Open a Program As Administrator

There are many instances when just clicking on the icon of the application and opening it doesn’t solve your purpose. You need to right click on it and click on “Run as Administrator” so that you can make the required changes to the app.
In Windows 7, this can be done with a keyboard shortcut. You just need to point your mouse cursor on that program and then click on it while pressing Ctrl+Shift keys to open it as administrator.

3. Shift+Right-Click Enhances Send to Menu

The above screenshot shows the default send to menu that I get when I simply right click on a program.
Now, if I press the Shift key, and while having it pressed, I right click on the icon, I get an enhanced send to menu. See the screenshot below to check how it looks.

4. Shift+Right-Click on a Folder to Open Command Prompt

If you do Shift+right-click on a folder, you’ll find an option that says “Open command windows here.” If you love working with the command prompt, this option should come in handy.

5. Win+Space to Quickly Show Desktop

Remember our quick tip on hiding open windows in windows 7 ? Well, this is the keyboard shortcut version of that mouse cursor trick. Pressing the Win key and the space bar simultaneously shows you the desktop immediately.

6. Win+Up/Down/Left/Right for Moving the Active Window

If you intend to quickly move the active window to make space for other apps, you could do that by using the Win key and one of the arrow keys. Each arrow key would move the window in the direction it is meant to.

7. For Dual Monitors: Win+Shift+Left Arrow Key to Move Active Window to Left Monitor

If you are on a dual monitor setup using Windows 7 then you could press the Win+Shift+Left arrow key combination to move the active application window to the left monitor.

8. For Dual Monitors: Win+Shift+Right Arrow Key to Move Active Window to Right Monitor

Similarly, if you need to move the current window to the right monitor screen, just press Win+Shift+right arrow key.

9. Win+T to Get to Task bar Items

You could use the key combination Win+T to toggle through the applications pinned on the taskbar in Windows 7.

10. Shift+Click on a Task bar App to Open a New Instance of the App

Let’s say you've got a bunch of Chrome windows open. And you need to quickly open a new blank window of the browser. Here’s the way – point your cursor to the chrome icon on the taskbar, hit Shift and click on it. There you go!

11. Win+B to Move Focus to the System Tray

In a previous article, we talked about a technique to add more clocks to the default Windows clock in the system tray. Now, if you need to get there without using your mouse cursor, how’d you do that?
Answer – Win+B. That would move the focus on the system tray, and then you could use the arrow keys to cycle through the items, including the Windows clock.

12. Win+P for Quickly Connecting Your Laptop to a Projector

Windows 7 has a nifty projection menu feature which enables you to quickly connect your laptop to a projector or an extended monitor. Win+P is the keyboard shortcut for that purpose.

13. Win+1, Win+2..so on for Opening Taskbar Programs

Want to quickly open a program that’s pinned to your Windows 7 taskbar? You can press the Win key and the number corresponding to the location of the app on the taskbar.

14. Win+Pause helps you check System Properties

Need to take a quick look at what’s the processor model you are using, or may be check the device manager, or advanced system settings? You could use Win+pause key combination to open the system properties window.

15. Ctrl+Shift+Esc Can Quickly Open Windows Task Manager

I think this was in Vista too, I am not sure. But it’s a cool shortcut nevertheless. Just press the Ctrl key, Shift key and the ESC key simultaneously and you have the task manager pop up right in front!
So that was about the amazing Windows 7 keyboard shortcuts. I hope you find them useful. In fact, learn them if you are on Windows 7. That’s what I did and it has helped a great deal. If I’ve missed a cool shortcut, do share that in the comments.
The full list of keyboard shortcuts includes:

Some Extra keys

Win+Home: Clear all but the active window.
Win+Space: All windows become transparent so you can see through to the desktop.
Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window.
Shift+Win+Up arrow: Maximize the active window vertically.
Win+Down arrow: Minimize the window/Restore the window if it's maximized.
Win+Left/Right arrows: Dock the window to each side of the monitor.
Shift+Win+Left/Right arrows: Move the window to the monitor on the left or right.
You can also interact with windows by dragging them with the mouse:

Drag window to the top: Maximize
Drag window left/right: Dock the window to fill half of the screen.
Shake window back/forth: Minimize everything but the current window.
Double-Click Top Window Border (edge): Maximize window vertically.

The Master List of New Windows 7 Shortcuts
Taskbar Shortcuts

In Windows 7, using the Windows key along with the numbers 1-9 will let you interact with the applications pinned to the taskbar in those positions – for example, the Windows key + 4 combination would launch Outlook in this example, or Win+Alt+4 can be used to get quick access to the Outlook Jump List from the keyboard.
The Master List of New Windows 7 Shortcuts
You can use any of these shortcut combinations to launch the applications in their respective position on the taskbar, or more:

Win+number (1-9): Starts the application pinned to the taskbar in that position, or switches to that program.
Shift+Win+number (1-9): Starts a new instance of the application pinned to the taskbar in that position.
Ctrl+Win+number (1-9): Cycles through open windows for the application pinned to the taskbar in that position.
Alt+Win+number (1-9): Opens the Jump List for the application pinned to the taskbar.
Win+T: Focus and scroll through items on the taskbar.
Win+B: Focuses the System Tray icons

In addition, you can interact with the taskbar using your mouse and a modifier key:

Shift+Click on a taskbar button: Open a program or quickly open another instance of a program.
Ctrl+Shift+Click on a taskbar button: Open a program as an administrator.
Shift+Right-click on a taskbar button: Show the window menu for the program (like XP does).
Shift+Right-click on a grouped taskbar button: Show the window menu for the group.
Ctrl+Click on a grouped taskbar button: Cycle through the windows of the group.
More Useful Hotkeys You Should Know

The Master List of New Windows 7 Shortcuts
The new hotkey goodness didn't stop with the taskbar and moving windows around—one of the best new hotkeys in Windows 7 is the fact that you can create a new folder with a hotkey. Just open up any Windows Explorer window, hit the Ctrl+Shift+N shortcut key sequence, and you'll be rewarded with a shiny "New Folder" ready for you to rename.

Here's a few more interesting hotkeys for you:

Ctrl+Shift+N: Creates a new folder in Windows Explorer.
Alt+Up: Goes up a folder level in Windows Explorer.
Alt+P: Toggles the preview pane in Windows Explorer.
Shift+Right-Click on a file: Adds Copy as Path, which copies the path of a file to the clipboard.
Shift+Right-Click on a file: Adds extra hidden items to the Send To menu.
Shift+Right-Click on a folder: Adds Command Prompt Here, which lets you easily open a command prompt in that folder.
Win+P: Adjust presentation settings for your display.
Win+(+/-): Zoom in/out.
Win+G: Cycle between the Windows Gadgets on your screen.
Now, if you are on Windows XP, and would love to get some these shortcuts that are relevant to XP, we’ll have you covered tomorrow. We will tell you how you could get some of the above shortcuts working on XP. Stay tuned!

Google queries for locating various Web servers

Another way of locating specific versions of Web servers is to search for the standard pages displayed after successful server installation. Strange though it may seem, there are plenty of Web servers out there, the default configuration of which hasn't been touched since installation. They are frequently forgotten, ill-secured machines which are easy prey for attackers. They can be located using the queries shown in Table. This method is both very simple and extremely useful, as it provides access to a huge number of various websites and operating systems which run applications with known vulnerabilities that lazy or ignorant administrators have not patched. We will see how this works for two fairly popular programs: WebJeff Filemanager and Advanced Guestbook.

Query	Server
"Apache/1.3.28 Server at" intitle:index.of	Apache 1.3.28
"Apache/2.0 Server at" intitle:index.of	Apache 2.0
"Apache/* Server at" intitle:index.of	any version of Apache
"Microsoft-IIS/4.0 Server at" intitle:index.of	Microsoft Internet Information Services 4.0
"Microsoft-IIS/6.0 Server at" intitle:index.of	Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0
"Microsoft-IIS/* Server at" intitle:index.of	Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
"Oracle HTTP Server/* Server at" intitle:index.of	any version of Microsoft Internet Information Services
"IBM _ HTTP _ Server/* * Server at" intitle:index.of	any version of IBM HTTP Server
"Netscape/* Server at" intitle:index.of	any version of Netscape Server
"Red Hat Secure/*" intitle:index.of	any version of the Red Hat Secure server
"HP Apache-based Web Server/*" intitle:index.of	any version of the HP server