Tag: windows

Installing FFMPEG on a Windows system

Had to do this, so I make a note of it.

  1. Download the latest ffmpeg build:
    Full: https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-git-full.7z
    Essentials: https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ffmpeg-git-essentials.7z
  2. Buy this dude a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/gyan
  3. Unpack your downloaded software
  4. Create a folder in your root, like C:\ffmpeg
  5. Move the three folders BIN, DOCS, PRESETS into the ffmpeg folder
  6. Open CMD with admin rights
  7. Paste the following into the command terminal and hit enter: 
    setx /m PATH "C:\ffmpeg\bin;%PATH%"
  8. Type “ffmpeg” in the terminal and you should see a reply from the software.
  9. Done.

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WireGuard – Allow Local Network

the logo of a VPN app named WireGuard, depicting a white dragon against a red background

And by Local Network, I mean here on my workstation, not at the peer or VPN docker/server/provider.

I am not very knowledgeable with VPNs but I got to learn something new and when I do, I make a note of it. The problem was that when I have my VPN active to poke things at home, I could not print documents at my workstation at work.

Googled a lot, trid a few things and then realised that adding IP addresses to AllowedIPs in the PEER section, adds an exception for an IP address on the server’s side, NOT my workstation.

“Ooooh, what does this checkmark do?”

Confusingly enough, WireGuard names things differently between the Windows and the iOS app. So here’s what you need to check to gain access to your workstation’s local network:

  1. Open the WireGuard control panel.
  2. Click once on the vpn you want to change
  3. Click the EDIT button on the bottom right
  4. iOS: UN-Tick the box on the bottom left that says: “Exclude private IPs”, then click SAVE
    Windows: UN-Tick the box on the bottom left that says: “Block untunneled traffic (kill-switch)”, then click SAVE

Yes ,this poses a security risc, so I made two VPN profiles. One with and one without so I can easily switch from one to the other.

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How to switch back to the old UI in TeamViewer 15

It can happen that your TeamViewer instance is not starting any more after switching over to the new interface or that you really do not like the new looks of the new interface.

  1. Windowskey + R
  2. Type RegEdit and press enter
  3. Copy the following line and paste it into the “address bar” of RegEdit and press enter. 
    Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TeamViewer
  4. Double click on the entry named “UIVersion”
  5. Change the value 4 to 2
  6. Press OK

Done.

 

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Change W10 password

One day, a friendly wolf said:

so all you need is a usb stick with a windows 10 installer, boot to that, click “Repair my pc” after it asks you for the language -> open the troubleshooter -> open the command line interface

then switch to the C drive
then cd Windows\System32\
rename osk.exe osk.old|
rename cmd.exe osk.exe
close and boot windows normally
click the On-Screen-Keyboard which now opens cmd.exe
net user “username” *
type new password

make sure undo your rename of the cmd.exe and osk.exe things after you’re done

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