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Linux find Windows 10 OEM product key command

last updated January 17, 2020 in CentOS, Debian / Ubuntu, Linux, RedHat and Friends, Suse, Ubuntu Linux, Windows

I removed and installed Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS on my development Lenovo laptop. However, I need to use my Windows 10 pro in KVM VM for running the accounting app. How do I find and print my embedded Windows 10 pro key from a Linux command line option? How can I retrieve Microsoft Windows 8 and 10 OEM product key from BIOS?

Remove Santa Hat in VLC Player Permanently

last updated December 20, 2019 in Linux, Mac OS X, Troubleshooting, UNIX, Windows

How do I remove Santa Hat in VLC media player that displayed during Christmas time during 18th December to 1st January?

How to see Time-To-Live (TTL) for a DNS record

last updated December 12, 2019 in Linux, Networking, UNIX, Windows

How do I see Time-To-Live (TTL) for a DNS record using Linux, macOS, *BSD, or Unix-like systems command line option? How do I find my DNS TTL?

How to find a website’s DNS (name server) address

last updated November 3, 2019 in BASH Shell, Linux, UNIX, Windows

How can I find a website’s DNS address? How do I check the current DNS servers of a domain or website using a Linux or macOS command line option? How do I find DNS address of a website using bash?

Create a Bootable Windows 10 USB in Linux With Ubuntu/Debian GUI

last updated August 6, 2018 in Debian / Ubuntu, Hardware, Linux, Windows

I am a Linux user and sysadmin. However, I need to install a couple of Windows 10 enterprise or MS-Windows 10 LTSB on a desktop system for developers. How do I create a bootable Windows 10 USB in Linux with GUI tools on an Ubuntu Linux 18.04 or Debian Linux 9.x?

How to Restart Linux server using putty ssh client on Windows

last updated June 6, 2018 in Linux, Windows

I am using Windows version 7 or 10 on my desktop. How can I use putty client to restart Linux server? What is the procedure to restart Linux server using putty from Windows 7 or 10 desktop?

Google Chrome: Clear or flush the DNS cache

last updated May 28, 2017 in Linux, Mac OS X, UNIX, Windows

I think Google has its own dns caching system. I am getting the same old dns entry in my Google Chrome browser on both Linux and Apple OS X. How do I flush or clear the DNS cache in Google Chrome browser without compete shutting down?

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