Install SyncToy

SyncToy is a nice backup tool from Microsoft that is sadly not supported or even offered for download anymore.
The best download opportunity IMO is from archive.org (https://web.archive.org/web/20190427065841/http://download.microsoft.com/download/6/c/4/6c406239-a648-4e01-833e-2c452deed3b6/SyncToySetupPackage_v21_x64.exe) since this should be a snapshot from the original Microsoft site.

To be able to install SyncToy, the installer asks for a specific .NET version. This version is included in the .NET Framework that can be installed in Windows by

• hitting the Windows Key and typing „Turn Windows features on or off.
• selecting „.NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET2.0 and 3.0)

Install SyncToy afterwards.

Prepend a number to all files names in a directory

ls | Rename-Item -NewName {"1" + $_.name}

• ls lists all files names in the current directory
• | forwards the names to the Rename-Item command
• -NewName renames the item to the name shown in the brackets
• $_.name refers to the old name forwarded
• „1“ + $_.name prepends 1 to the old name

Change all folders in Windows 10 to General Items view

copy the following lines to a bat file!

@echo off

:: Created by: Shawn Brink
:: http://www.tenforums.com
:: Tutorial: http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/7923-folder-template-change-windows-10-a.html


REG ADD "HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\AllFolders\Shell" /V FolderType /T REG_SZ /D NotSpecified /F


:: To kill and restart explorer
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
start explorer.exe

Filament printing properties (temperature, brim line count, printing speed) for 3D printer Anycubic Vyper for better adhesion, finer printing quality and less stringing

I use the tool Ultimaker Cura for printing. The printer Anycubic Vyper provides the standard settings I use for Ultimaker Cura.

For the following filaments I change the settings as follows:

• Filamentworld Normal: Default print settings work fine
• Filamentworld Silk: Use 190°C or even 185°C for less stringing. Use Brim Line Count of 16 (instead of 8) for better adhesion or rafts for even more adhesion
  • Green silk: The light green silk worked very well on low temperatures.
  • Violet silk/Copper silk: These had severe problems with adhesion. Increasing the bed temperature to 65°C and the printing temperature to 220°C did the trick. On my next try, I’ll switch to rafts.
• formfutura easywood (cedar/): 210°C printing temperature
• Extrudr food-safe: Print at at least 210°C
• Spectrum glow in the dark blue: Bed Temperature of 45°C. Use Brim Line Count of 16 (instead of 8) for better adhesion. Next time, I’ll try rafts.

General tips for better adhesion:

• use rafts or increase brim line count. Rafts usually work better.
• increase printing temperature
• decrease printing speed

General tips for better print quality:

• decrease line width from 0.4mm to 0.24mm
• decrease printing speed

Remove the first three characters of all files in a folder with rename command from command line

rename "???*.*" "///*.*"

Set up Debug mode for RPG Maker MZ in Visual Studio Code

• Download and install VS Code.
• Type Ctrl + Shift + P and type Install extensions.
• Select Debugger for NWjs and click Install.
• Type Ctrl + Shift + P and type NWjs and select NWjs Install from the dropdown menu.
• Select File from the menu and Open Folder and choose a folder where your RMMZ project is stored.
• Go to Run -> Add Configuration, then select NWJs from the dropdown menu.
• Add a configuration to launch.json. launch.json should look something like this afterwards:

  {
      "version": "0.2.0",
      "configurations": [
          {
              "type": "nwjs",
              "request": "launch",
              "name": "Launch NWjs",
              "nwjsVersion": "any",
              "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
              "reloadAfterAttached": true
          },
          {
              "type": "nwjs",
              "request": "attach",
              "name": "Attach to NWjs",
              "port" : 9222,
              "webRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
              "reloadAfterAttached": true
          }
      ]
  }
  

• Backup packages.json and then change chromium-args to the following value

  "--remote-debugging-port=9222"

  Every time you open your RMMZ project, package.json will be overwritten, so keep a copy of your file with the debugging port handy.
• Now go to the Run and Debug tab (CTRL + SHIFT + D) and change Launch NWjs to Attach to NWjs in the upper left corner.
• Now, start Playtest in RPG Maker MZ. Check if package.json is still correct and then press the play button next to Attach to NWjs. (In the future, you can start the debugger by pressing F5.)

Original Blog Post for RPG Maker MV: https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/debug-rmmv-plugins-with-vs-code.99980/

Add display resolution to VirtualBox guest VM (tested for Win 10 guest)

VBoxManage.exe setextradata "VM Name" CustomVideoMode1 "2560x1440x32"

Make sure that also enough Video memory and 3D Acceleration is available for your VM. You can provide these settings in the VM configuration under Display.

Change Windows Explorer from Quick Access to This PC (Windows 10)

• Start Windows Explorer
• Go to View in the menu.
• Select Options.
• Select Open File Explorer to This PC.

Move Firefox profile from one computer to another

• Install Firefox on the new computer.
• Copy the profile folder from one computer to another. You can find and manage the profile location by using the profile manager (starting Firefox with the -p option, i.e. firefox -p) or by typing about:profiles in a firefox tab.
• Create the profile you wish to use on the new computer’s Firefox with the profile manager and select the copied profile folder.
• If you use multiple Firefox profiles,
  • repeat the above process for each profile.
  • copy your Firefox folder (e.g. c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox). I name them after the profile name I use, e.g. c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox Facebook).
  • create a link in the taskbar for each Firefox instance and add -no-remote -p "profile name" (e.g. profile name would be Facebook in the above example) to the shortcut.
  • start the Firefox profile using the created link. Now you will see that the Firefox icon appears twice in the taskbar.
  • unpin the link you used to start Firefox.
  • pin the the link to the taskbar of the started Firefox.
  • Open %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar in the Windows Explorer. Add -no-remote -p "profile name" to the link again. Change the icon if you want different icons for each Firefox profile in you taskbar.
  • If you don’t see the new icon right away, restart the Windows Explorer or wait for the next reboot.

After a tedious process, you are done!

Show WLAN password in Windows 10 via command prompt/cmd

netsh wlan show profiles

shows all saved WLAN connections

netsh wlan show profiles name="mynetworkname" key=clear

where mynetworkname is the name of the network you want to connect to.

Prerequisite: You successfully connected to the WLAN with the password in the past.

Does not work for all networks. I didn’t examine why it works sometimes and why not.