Wednesday, January 1, 2020

Keyboard shortcut to perform a Powerwash with ChromeOS

Below is a keyboard shortcut within ChromeOS to perform a Powerswash process.  Verify all accounts are logged out and use the combination below at the login screen.

CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+R



Disable auto-play videos within the Android Store App

To disable auto-play videos within the Android Store App, launch the app and access the hamburger menu near the top left corner of the screen.  Access the Settings menu selection.  Find the Auto-Play Videos selection, and then select the "Don't auto-play videos" option.


Examples of the ps command within Linux

Below are some examples of the ps command within Linux.

ps -eH --forest | less

This will list all processes (-e select all processes) and (-H hierarchy), as well as --forest includes ASCII lines.


The -f switch is for full-format and will include more columns.

ps -ef | less


The -u switch returns data for a particular user.

ps -u username | less

The -sort switch allows the information to be sorted by columns.

ps -e -o pcpu,args --sort -pcpu| less


Pipe through the head command to see the ten most CPU intensive processes.

ps -e -o pcpu,args --sort -pcpu | head -10


Microsoft Utility to assist with uninstalling an application or cleaning up afterwords

The Program Install and Uninstall troubleshooter helps you automatically repair issues when you're blocked from installing or removing programs. It also fixes corrupted registry keys.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17588/windows-fix-problems-that-block-programs-being-installed-or-removed