Monday, August 1, 2022

Use the command line to determine the number of memory slots with Windows

To determine the number of memory slots with Windows, launch an elevated command prompt and enter the following commands:

wmic Memphysical get MaxCapacity, MemoryDevices

wmic MemoryChip get BankLabel, DeviceLocator, Capacity


To find similar information via PowerShell, use the following commands within an elevated session.

Get-WmiObject -Class "Win32_PhysicalMemoryArray"

Get-WmiObject -Class "Win32_PhysicalMemory" | Format-Table BankLabel


https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/how-to-find-available-memory-slots-on-windows-11


SilentHound

SilentHound is an utility that quietly enumerates an Active Directory Domain Via LDAP.

https://www.kitploit.com/2022/08/silenthound-quietly-enumerate-active.html

https://github.com/layer8secure/SilentHound

ChromeOS Flex

ChromeOS Flex is an offering that allows an USB drive to be created to install ChromeOS on various types of computers.  A certified list of supported hardware is available via the link below.

https://support.google.com/chromeosflex/answer/11513094

https://support.google.com/chromeosflex/answer/11541904

https://chromeenterprise.google/os/chromeosflex/

Breath

Breath lets you to run a full Linux distro on an Intel Chromebook without needing to flash custom firmware, replace the boot loader, or even wipe ChromeOS.  Breath is not a distro itself but a script that builds a Linux distro image that is copied to an USB drive to boot from.

https://cb-linux.github.io/breath/

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/i-used-breath-on-my-acer-chromebook-cp713

BTOP

BTOP is resource monitor for Linux/BSD platforms.

https://github.com/aristocratos/btop

3D Pinball

The original Microsoft 3D Pinball game has been ported to several platforms.

https://www.howtogeek.com/815285/you-can-now-play-3d-pinball-from-windows-on-nearly-anything/

https://alula.github.io/SpaceCadetPinball/