https://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/tags/windows/Recent content in windows on IT QuicktasksHugo -- gohugo.ioCopyright © 2018–2022, Ismael Casimpan Jr.; All Rights ReservedTue, 24 May 2022 23:17:11 +0800https://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/post/change-default-wsl2-user/Tue, 24 May 2022 23:17:11 +0800https://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/post/change-default-wsl2-user/ In WSL2 Console, create /etc/wsl.conf with this contents: 1[user] 2default=username Then in powershell (administrator): 1wsl --shutdown Reopen terminal and make sure default user is now changed. Reference: https://superuser.com/questions/1566022/how-to-set-default-user-for-manually-installed-wsl-distrohttps://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/post/browse-wsl-path-in-windows-explorer/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 23:17:11 +0800https://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/post/browse-wsl-path-in-windows-explorer/ Open Windows explorer and type this in address bar 1\\wsl$ See details in this articlehttps://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/post/nodejs-install-in-wsl/Sun, 13 Feb 2022 23:17:11 +0800https://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/post/nodejs-install-in-wsl/ NodeJS 14+ is needed in WSL. Usual installation via apt in Ubuntu doesn't work. This one works so far: 1curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash - 2sudo apt-get install -y nodejshttps://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/post/check-windows-uptime/Sun, 06 Feb 2022 23:17:12 +0800https://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/post/check-windows-uptime/ Sometimes, you need to check the uptime of a Windows machine. Here's the Powershell command for that: 1PS C:\> systeminfo|find "System Boot Time" This was tested working under Windows 10 Pro and worth noting that it also works in the old cmd. For other methods, see this article.https://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/post/reboot-linux-in-wsl/Sun, 06 Feb 2022 23:17:11 +0800https://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/post/reboot-linux-in-wsl/ Linux systemcmd or init way of rebooting will not work in a Windows Subsystem for Linux or wsl-run Linux. You need to use the Powershell command below: 1wsl --shutdown For other methods, see this article.https://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/post/fix-garbage-in-windows-japanese-locale/Thu, 19 Aug 2021 12:10:45 +0800https://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/post/fix-garbage-in-windows-japanese-locale/ If you see garbage characters instead of the expected non-English language, fix is easy. Install corresponding language pack (Japanese in this case) https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/language-packs-for-windows-a5094319-a92d-18de-5b53-1cfc697cfca8 Set the locale for non-unicode programs. See https://www.digitalcitizen.life/changing-display-language-used-non-unicode-programs/https://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/post/check-windows-64bit/Sun, 12 Jul 2020 00:20:25 +0800https://quicktasks.ismael.casimpan.com/post/check-windows-64bit/ 1PS C:\> [Environment]::Is64BitProcess 2PS C:\> [Environment]::Is64BitOperatingSystem both will return "True" if you're on a 64 bit Windows. See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31977657/determining-32-64-bit-in-powershell