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Check Windows version Home or Pro via command line

How to check Windows if it is a Home or Pro version? WMIC a command line tool that is able to check the Windows version, build number and also shows whether the OS is a Pro or Home version. In an AD environment having a Home version of Windows is not a good idea as the OS isn't able to join a domain. Here's the WMIC command line to check. Open the command line window by pressing windows key + r, and type: cmd then press enter A new window will appear and type this command line: wmic os get BuildNumber, Version, Caption  After typing the command line and pressing enter  key, it will show a similar output like the image below: It will display, BuildNumber, Caption which will show whether the OS is home or pro, and the Version of the OS. That's it, WMIC is a great tool. Cheers. Till next time. Stay safe! and keep things up! ================================ Free Android Apps: Click  links below to find out more: Excel Keyboard guide: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?i

How to disable Firefox Auto-Update

Not installing any updates is not a good idea at all. Since the software/device will be vulnerable for any security issues. However, disabling update and installing it later is another story. Of course, updates should be installed as promptly as possible especially if it is a critical update. Mozilla Firefox has an auto-update feature, this feature though is customizable you can disable auto-update and enable later if you need to install updates. How to disable and enable auto-update in Mozilla Firefox? For Windows OS 64 bit, open an elevated command prompt. Elevated command prompt or admin command prompt is needed when modifying features that requires admin access. At the elevated command prompt, browse or change directory to where Mozilla is installed. Default location would  be: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox Search for mozilla.cfg, and open it with your preferred text editor. Or simply type: notepad mozilla.cfg this will open the config file. Depending on what has been set in you