Some Notes on the Machines

Here’s a search which got me to it, once logged into HPE.com.

You’ll also need a driver, which does not come with the SPP.

Have not tested this yet, but looks very promising:

iobureau.com/byenow/

Try the free version here:

www.magicaljellybean.com/keyfinder/

This one has a lot of very nice performance tweaks, and a defrag within that seems to do a good job, though one cannot defrag an SSD, only TRIM.

www.wisecleaner.com/wise-care-365.html

This is a great way to get things removed where nothing else works.

learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/pendmoves

There are only three methods for Windows, which appear to work reliably for Adobe Reader DC (among many others) at this time:

Ninite Pro – not free

Chocolatey – large community

RuckZuck – very interesting, based in Switzerland

This page is very helpful:

mybusinessservice.surface.com/en-US/CheckWarranty/CheckWarranty

Try this for Windows 10 etc., from the excellent Brigg Bush:

https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/67-microsoft-windows-and-office-iso-download-tool

For Server 2022 through 2012R2 (at this writing), and Windows Enterprise 11 and 10, we have this:

www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter

See the menu at the upper left corner to choose.

This appears to be rather good.

http://www.softwareok.com/?seite=Microsoft/StressMyPC

Run these in an administrative or SYSTEM-level command prompt.

In Windows 8.1/2012R2/10/2016 and later, we set a scheduled task, we do have to specify the actual full date:

schtasks /create /tn "schtasks_REBOOT" /tr "C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -f -r -t 0" /sc once /st 04:00 /sd 01/01/2016 /ru System

In 8/2012R1, we have to have a “/Y on the very end:

schtasks /create /tn "schtasks_REBOOT" /tr "C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe -f -r -t 0" /sc once /st 04:00 /sd 01/01/2016 /ru System /Y

Under 7/2008R2 and before, it was easier, we could schedule for 4:00 AM tomorrow:

AT 4:00 c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -f -r -t 0

and we could schedule for 4:00 AM next Monday:

AT 4:00 /next:Monday c:\windows\system32\shutdown.exe -f -r -t 0