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HOWTO refresh password of a Microsoft account

28/05/2023

I had one PC that didn’t update my Microsoft account password for months. After a few investigation clicks, I discovered the solution: log in by using your outdated password, or even another valid credentials. open the Command Prompt and type the following: runas /user:MicrosoftAccount\<your account email address> winver.exe It will run ‘winver.exe’ (a harmless system program) with your credentials asking for the account password. Enter … Continue reading HOWTO refresh password of a Microsoft account »

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Released Horodruin v6.6.752.0

21/04/2023

Released a new ‘service’ release: – (copy engine) improved error processing. – aborting a synchronization now reports occurred errors (if any). – minor fixes & improvements. link

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HOWTO integrate NASM with VS2019

18/04/2023

updated 18/04/2023 Occasionally I use Intel assembler language to squeeze processing power from my programs. A cheap solution was C inline assembler sections, but VS2019 doesn’t support them in a 64-bits program. Other compilers use other more or less complex solutions (IBM assembler, …). This forced me to consider having & link .asm files in my projects. I can split them with 32 and 64 … Continue reading HOWTO integrate NASM with VS2019 »

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Released sys_minion v1.15.72.0

14/04/2023

[oem drivers repository] improved support for Intel Graphic drivers. [oem drivers repository] improved support for Dell firmware drivers. minor enhancements and improvements. Home Page

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Released Horodruin v6.5.746.0

07/03/2023

Released a new ‘service’ release: – fixed broken source’s “export delta” operation. – minor fixes & improvements. link

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Released sys_minion v1.14.70.0

23/02/2023

[oem drivers repository] fixed old drivers’ broken selection. minor enhancements and improvements. Home Page

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Released sys_minion v1.13.68.0

18/02/2023

added ‘sfc /scannow’ option. minor enhancements and improvements. Home Page

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HOWTO redirect TCP connections on Windows

08/02/2023

Recently I needed to redirect TCP connections and data streams to another PC. It is useful when you have PC1 and PC2 visible on the same LAN and can only see PC1 from outside. In these cases, you have to use PC1 to reach PC2. Open a Command Prompt with administrative access rights and type the following: netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenaddress=<local address/name> listenport=<localport> … Continue reading HOWTO redirect TCP connections on Windows »

releases

Released Horodruin v6.4.742.0

30/01/2023

Another new small ‘service’ release is available. link PS: I also updated the minimal requirements because VS2022 seems to be incompatible with Windows 7 and friends.

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HOWTO switch back W11 to the old right-click menu

25/01/2023

Recently I switched to Windows 11, and (IMHO) one of the most painful features is the new right-click menu in File Explorer. Since it doesn’t display any of my needed items (git, svn, notepad++, …), I always need to click on ‘Show more Options‘, and then I can select the required option. I found it quite uncomfortable because it doubles the efforts to use them. … Continue reading HOWTO switch back W11 to the old right-click menu »