Category / Windows 8

by e3fi389

How to transfer ODBC data connections to another computer

Transfer DSN files from Computer A to Computer B:

1. On Computer A, open the Registry Editor by typing “regedit” in the Windows search box under the Start menu and selecting regedit.exe
2. Navigate to the following registry key :
    • For User DSN data sources:
      HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > ODBC
    • For System DSN data sources:
      HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > Software > ODBC

3. Right-click on the ODBC.INI folder, choose Export, and save the .reg file to the location of your choice
4. Copy the .reg file (or files if you have both User and System DSN data sources) to any location Computer B
5. On Computer B, double click the .reg file(s) to import the DSN data sources to the registry (select “Yes” and “OK” when prompted)

by e3fi389

How to run WPScan on Windows

I test it on windows 8.1 and its work. Step by step mission:

Install WPScan

Download from http://wpscan.org/
Extract anywhere

Install ruby and rubysdk with rubyinstaller:

Download from http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/
Run rubyinstaller-2.2.4.exe and DevKit-mingw64-32-4.7.2-20130224-1151-sfx.exe
Open command prompt and cd to devkit folder
Run ruby dk.rb init and ruby dk.rb install

Download curl win32 DLL from http://www.paehl.com/open_source/?CURL_7.48.0 (Download libcurl.dll (all versions) only)
Extract 7z file, and copy libcurl.dll from SSL dir to c:\ruby22\bin directory

Config ruby to run WPScan

Open command prompot and cd to WPScan folder
Install requied ruby gems:
gem install bundler
gem install typhoeus
gem install rspec-its
gem install ruby-progressbar
gem install nokogiri
gem install terminal-table
gem install webmock
gem install simplecov
gem install rspec
gem install xml-simple
gem install bundler && bundle install --without test

Run WPScan

ruby wpscan.rb

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Internet Connection Sharing has been disabled by the Network Administrator

1. run “gpedit.msc”
2. Navigate to Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Network/Network Connections
3. Disable the following settings:

  • Prohibit installation and configuration of Network Bridge on your DNS domain network
  • Prohibit use of Internet Connection Firewall on your DNS domain network
  • Prohibit use of Internet Connection Sharing on your DNS domain network
  • Require domain users to elevate when setting a network’s location

4. run “regedit”
5. Navigate to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Network Connections
6. Change the following entries’ values to 1:

  • NC_PersonalFirewallConfig
  • NC_ShowSharedAccessUI
by e3fi389

How do you remove Windows 10 tray item?

#1:

To remove KB3035583, first open Windows Update and click “Installed Updates” in the bottom-left corner. To quickly find KB3035583, you can sort by name. Once you’ve located it, right-click and choose “Uninstall”.

#2:

Run regedit and goto key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Gwx. Once you are there, create a new 32-bit DWORD value on the right-hand side named DisableGwx, and give it a value of 1.