I’m not sure why systemd doesn’t remove the service, but to do so you can run through the following commands. Also check /etc/init.d/[servicename] as there may be a wrapper there as well. If you know what service you’re looking to remove, great. If not, you can quickly find all the systemd services enabled on your…
Read More How to remove a systemd serviceClear all the Windows Event Logs, resetting reliability history, from the command line. Command Line Method for /F “tokens=*” %1 in (‘wevtutil.exe el’) do wevtutil.exe cl “%1” Batch Script Method @echo off for /F “tokens=*” %%E in (‘wevtutil.exe el’) do wevtutil.exe cl “%%E” Powershell Method wevtutil el | Foreach-Object {Write-Host “Clearing $_”; wevtutil cl “$_”}
Read More Clear Windows Event Log and Reliability History Command LineI’ve been tasked with resolving an issue that involves printing (my favorite /s). A console application used in Windows 10 and Windows 11 is not printing certain files when it should. Printing is handled by TextPad using the -p command line parameter and passed a filename. To reproduce the issue, I found the file that…
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One way to hide an application from Add/Remove programs is by settings a SystemComponent registry key for the application in the Uninstall path. For 32-bit applications, the Uninstall path can be found at: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall For 64-bit applications, the Uninstall path can be found at: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall Inside the Uninstall path, find the application you want to…
Read More Hide Application from Add/Remove ProgramsInput Validation Whitelist Protection Cacti Data Input methods that call a script can be exploited in ways that a non-administrator can perform damage to either files owned by the poller account, and in cases where someone runs the Cacti poller as root, can compromise the operating system allowing attackers to exploit your infrastructure. Therefore, several…
Read More Cacti ServerHere are some methods to remove the ManageEngine DesktopCentral Agent. @echo OFF Rem Manage Engine Desktopcentral Agent Uninstallation String Rem This bat file will uninstall the Desktopcentral Agent %SystemRoot%\system32\msiexec.exe /x{6AD2231F-FF48-4D59-AC26-405AFAE23DB7} MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL=Disable REBOOT=”ReallySuppress” /qn Agent Uninstall Tool https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/desktop_agent_uninstallation.html Local Copy: Agent Uninstall VBScript ‘Manage Engine Desktopcentral Agent . ‘Script to Clean up ManageEngine Desktop Central Agent…
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