Good thing we can upgrade to 10 through remote access!

@scottalanmiller said in Get Windows Version from Command Line:

Reg Query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" /v ReleaseId

I lke the results of this better:
systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" /C:"OS Version"

C:\Windows\system32>systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" /C:"OS Version"
OS Name: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard
OS Version: 10.0.14393 N/A Build 14393

but your version does provide the update version! ie; 1607

Forgot to eat until I saw this thread....

@scottalanmiller said in Managing Windows Local Users with Net User:

@JasGot said in Managing Windows Local Users with Net User:

I'm using backstage more

I assume that this is a component of another product?

Part of ConnectWiseControl. (or ScreenConnect as we still call it around here.)

It's at the bottom of the View tab when attached to a guest. Takes you to a new sessions as a System account with a command prompt and powershell window already open. No limit to what you can accomplish there. many gui apps will run in backstage too.

@JaredBusch said in Managing Windows Local Users with Net User:

I have not looked at that. I know that they added it. But I haven't tried it yet.

It was love at first use!

@JaredBusch said in Managing Windows Local Users with Net User:

You certainly can, if you setup the command line right and don't rely on independent connections.

We run multiline powershell commands through ScreenConnect sessions all the time to add and remove printers. You just have to paste it all into the windows at once, then hit send.

That's what we do too. If you can do it one line at a time, you can do it through ScreenConnect command. Just need to bump the #maxlength=100000 and
#timeout=90000 as appropriate! (values will differ)

I have to say though, I'm using backstage more and more for the things I used to do in a command.

@JasGot Just wanted to add, were were 100% UNsuccessful when choosing to allow the Windows 10 Setup to install updates as part of the upgrade process.
We were 100% successful when we chose "Not right now".

@scottalanmiller said in Managing Windows Local Users with Net User:

...Because of its simplicity, the net user command family is popular over remote shells such as those executed in a remote control application or through tools like psExec.

Net User Reference on Lifewire

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Part of a series on Windows Systems Administration by Scott Alan Miller

Oh, man...... How true! I don't think I could get through my days anymore without net user and net accounts from a remote shell. They are the first things I do when someone says anything at all about "login issues".

In keeping with the thoughts about who allows you to use other name servers, we have been using DirectNic as our registrar for many years. Make sure to give them a look. The can register about any name you can think of including Columbia allow you to create your own custom name servers, and allow you to point to any name server you wish. This all means ultimate flexibility for us.

@scottalanmiller said in Where to read Code? or Best practices to Learn Code?:

@WrCombs said in Where to read Code?:

what software do you use to write code?

Notepad!

Just kidding. But overall I like Visual Studio Code (but not for beginners or learners), Atom, Notepad++ and some people like PyCharm and Sublime.

Oh! Can I plug UltraEdit? I love it to pieces!!!!!!!