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Display Wifi Passwords Stored on a Windows 10 Computer

Show All Stored Wireless Keys

Open a Command Prompt on the Windows 10 Computer and type:

netsh wlan show profiles

Identify the network you want to show the password for…Ex. HOME

netsh wlan show profile name=HOME key=clear

Look for the line that says Key Content and that will be your wireless password.

A tip for the masses. Once a user is done on your network, erase your network from their device….otherwise your password can be compromised and your privacy is at risk.

AND if you have the ability to have a guest network at your house, set it up. Keep your network secure.

ERROR Installing AMDGPU-PRO Drivers on Ubuntu 18.04

Easy way to fix the following errors

Installing AMD Drivers on Ubuntu 18.04 has been a pain…until now. To fix the following errors you have to simply do the following

ERRORS:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:

amdgpu-pro : Depends: libvdpau-amdgpu-pro but it is not going to be installed

              Depends: clinfo-amdgpu-pro but it is not going to be installed

amdgpu-pro-dkms : Depends: dkms (>= 1.95) but it is not going to be installed

amdgpu-pro-lib32 : Depends: libdrm-amdgpu-pro-amdgpu1:i386

                    Depends: libgbm1-amdgpu-pro:i386

                    Depends: libgl1-amdgpu-pro-glx:i386

Etc, etc, etc………

To fix it, at the command line, type the following:

sudo dpkg –add-architecture i386

Now try the install again:

sudo ./amdgpu-pro-install -y

AND IT FINALLY WORKS!

Loki Wallet 3.0.2 & 2.0.2 Crashing in Windows 10

How to update and fix the issue above

For weeks I have been fighting with the Loki wallet on my Windows 10 VM. I even went out and built a fresh laptop with a fresh install of Windows 10, only to have LOKI crash once I put in my password.

If you are experiencing these issues too, you are not alone.

To fix this issue, I had completely wiped LOKI off of my computer. Searched the C: drive for *loki* and wiped everything. The only reason I could do this is because I had my keys backed up along with my personal seed. IF YOUR KEYS AND SEED ARE NOT BACKED UP, DO NOT DELETE ANYTHING!

So, with a fresh computer, free of loki, I downloaded the new GUI wallet from:

https://github.com/loki-project/loki-electron-gui-wallet/releases

Once the app is downloaded, install it as usual and then launch the app.

On the first time it runs, you will want to set it up to download the blockchain locally. Do not select the remote options. Then you will want to input your wallet seed. Make sure you backup the keys. Setup your wallet password, and let it sync with the blockchain. You will FINALLY see a working version of LOKI! Finally!

I am not sure what ruined their Festive Freya or Summer Sigyn, but thankfully that bug doesn’t affect their Electron wallet.

TeamViewer 14 Login Issue on Ubuntu 18.04.01

How-To Remove TeamViewer 14 From Ubuntu 18.04

Teamviewer 14 does not work on Ubuntu 18.04 at the present time. When connecting to a Headless Ubuntu Server using Teamviewer, you are prompted to login, yet your credentials do not work, and the login screen continues to loop with Login, and Invalid Password.

These steps will help you remove the product and replace it with a version or product that does work.

Use Putty locally on the same network your headless system is on

Login

sudo bash

apt-get remove teamviewer

y

reboot

Now time to replace it with a product that works.

Running Check Disk on an ESXI VM

Windows 10 VM on an ESXi 6.7 Host

It couldn’t be easier. You don’t need to do it from the command line anymore. No more reboot needed. No more 7 hour waits…

Double click This PC from your desktop

Right click the drive you want to check

Select Properties

Select the Tools tab

Click Check

Click Scan Drive to start

Once it is finished….Follow these steps to view the Check Disk (CHKDSK) results:

Open Control Panel

Select Administrative Tools

Click Event Viewer

Open the Windows Logs

Select Application log

Right Click the Application log

Click Find

Type wininit in the dialog box

Click Find Next

Click the Source/wininit line once it is found

In the lower pane, the CHKDSK log will show

Read through it carefully

Ubuntu Server 16.04.05 USB Installation Requesting CD-ROM

How to fix the Insert CD-ROM Notification when you are not installing from CD-ROM

This fix is simple.  You are running the Ubuntu server installation from a USB drive. 

You get the dialog box asking for the CD-ROM…Simply remove the USB drive (that has the installation media on it) from the port that it is plugged into. 

Move it to another USB Port….and the installation will find the device, think it is a CD-ROM and the install will continue.

Installing Teamviewer 13 on Ubuntu 18.04

How to Install Teamviewer on a Headless Server

Teamviewer Installation has changed in the recent version, and the prior directions will not work.  You will continue to receive an error after you insert the password saying there was a connectivity time out.  The new way to install teamviewer is as follows:

Login 

sudo bash

add-apt-repository “deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) universe”

apt-get update

apt-get install gdebi-core

mkdir /home/miner/teamviewer

cd /home/miner/teamviewer

wget https://download.teamviewer.com/download/linux/teamviewer-host_amd64.deb

dpkg -i teamviewer-host_amd64.deb

It will fail and that’s ok because we will fix it here

apt-get -f install

y

After it installs then type

teamviewer info

Take a note of your Teamviewer ID, you will need it later

teamviewer passwd YOURPASSWORDHERE

Now open teamviewer on another computer that you are logged into.  Add the computer using the menu “Add Computer“, enter in your Teamviewer ID and the Password you used in YOURPASSWORDHERE, and you can now connect

Decrypt Windows 10 Folder

How To Decrypt Your Files On Another Computer

This guide is part 2 of an earlier guide.  This explains how to access your files from another system, or restore them to a new computer.  The earlier guide can be found here:

https://tacticalware.com/windows-10-encrypted-folder/

Press the Windows + R keys on your keyboard to open the Run box

Type in certmgr.msc and click Ok

Right click on the Personal folder

Select All Tasks

Click on Import

Store Location should be Current User, and Click Next

Click Browse, navigate to your backup copy of the keys and select them

Click Next

Where prompted, type in the Password for your private key

Check the boxes to:

Mark the key as exportable

and  Include all extended properties

Now you can click Next

Click Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of certificate

Click on Next

Select Finish

There will be a dialog box that shows up which says The import was successful

Click Ok to close the box, and you can close out of the certmgr window

Now, try opening up the encrypted files/folder and you should have access