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Query within a Task Scheduler Library folder using schtasks.exe and getting total number of tasks

As we all know that working with task scheduler is not an easy task when it comes to query, change, add etc. through the command prompt. Here i will share few of the details while working with schtasks.exe. What is Schtasks.exe ? Schtasks enables an administrator to create, delete, query, change, run, and end scheduled tasks on a local or remote computer. Running Schtasks.exe without arguments displays the status and next run time for each registered task. For more information to work with Schtasks follow the link " https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/taskschd/schtasks " Now lets get back to what our topic concerns -  Query within a Task Scheduler Library folder using schtasks.exe and getting total number of tasks. For Query we just use  - schtasks.exe /query /TN \[FolderName]\ Now to query and get the number of tasks we will follow below process : Just for an example I'm working for two folder - \Microsoft\Windows\SideShow and \Micros
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How Windows is Killing Internet Download Speeds? How to dramatically improve your speed?

A. Microsoft is intentionally restricting Internet download speeds Background: I have always noticed that download speeds from my server were not as fast as they 'should' have been from my Laptop (given my Internet speed and the fact that other PC's were fast), but never spent the time to find out why. That all changed when Comcast upgraded my Internet download speed to around 120Mbps. I wanted that speed from my laptop! It was time to find the root cause of the slow download speeds. After days of sleuthing and days of research, I finally found out why, and the result was nothing short of stunning: Microsoft is intentionally restricting Internet download speeds! What determines/limits download speed? There are many factors that determine actual download speed, but if we assume that a client and server are both on fast links, the critical factor that will absolutely determine (and possibly limit) download speed is something called the 'TCP receiv
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Getting Started with AppCmd.exe

Overview AppCmd.exe is the single command line tool for managing IIS 7 and above. It exposes all key server management functionality through a set of intuitive management objects that can be manipulated from the command line or from scripts. AppCmd enables you to easily control the server without using a graphical administration tool and to quickly automate server management tasks without writing code. Some of the things you can do with AppCmd: Create and configure sites, apps, application pools, and virtual directories Start and stop sites, and recycle application pools List running worker processes, and examine currently executing requests Search, manipulate, export, and import IIS and ASP.NET configuration AppCmd also allows server administrators to build advanced management tasks simply by combining multiple simpler AppCmd.exe commands, or reusing the output of the tool inside another program. This article contains: How to Use AppCmd.exe Getting H
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