How can I determine the sector size in windows?

You want fsutil. Make sure you run Command Prompt as Admin. C:\Windows\system32>fsutil fsinfo ntfsinfo c: NTFS Volume Serial Number : 0xf4ca5d7cca5d3c54 Version : 3.1 Number Sectors : 0x00000000378fd7ff Total Clusters : 0x0000000006f1faff Free Clusters : 0x00000000000e8821 Total Reserved : 0x0000000000000910 Bytes Per Sector : 512 Bytes Per Physical Sector : 512 Bytes Per Cluster : … Read more

What is the difference between ProgramData and AppData?

To put it straight, ProgramData contains application data that is not user specific.This data will be available to all users on the computer. Any global data should be put in here. AppData folder contains configuration settings, downloaded information/files for a particular user. So, for example any user specific preferences and profile configurations can be stored … Read more

PowerShell on Windows 7: Set-ExecutionPolicy for regular users

Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser This will set the execution policy for the current user (stored in HKEY_CURRENT_USER) rather than the local machine (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE). This is useful if you don’t have administrative control over the computer. RemoteSigned is a safer execution policy than Unrestricted. If you download a script and RemoteSigned is preventing you from executing … Read more