Managing wireless network profiles in Windows 8

Task	Instructions
Delete a profile	At the command prompt, type: netsh wlan delete profile name=”ProfileName”
Show all wireless profiles on the PC	At the command prompt, type: netsh wlan show profiles
Show a security key	At the command prompt, type: netsh wlan show profile name=“ProfileName” key=clear
Move a network up in the priority list	Connecting to a new network and choosing Connect automatically will place it at the top of the list.
Stop automatically connecting to a network within range	Tap or click the network in the network list, then clickDisconnect.
Stop automatically connecting to a network that’s out of range	At the command prompt, type: netsh wlan set profileparameter name=”ProfileName” connectionmode=manual

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Enable/Disable DEP

Check DEP Status:

wmic os get dataexecutionprevention_supportpolicy

Diasable DEP:

bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx AlwaysOff

Enable DEP:

bcdedit.exe /set {current} nx AlwaysOn

Remove System Reserved Partition

Here’s How after installation:

Type:

bcdboot c:windows /s c:

You should get a message similar to:

Boot files successfully created.

Windows Store not opening

Press the Windows + R key together

Enter the following and click run

wsreset

This will clear/reset the Windows Store Cache and open the store

Corrupt Task Scheduler Entries

Find the relevant task listed in the registry: 

Take note of the Task ID and Name:

Find and delete the task in the following registry location:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsNTCurrentVersionScheduleTaskCacheTasks

Find and delete the corresponding tasks/files located in C:WindowsSystem32Tasks