Run a command recursivelly using the PowerShell: #

dir *.* | foreach-object { $newname = $_.Name.Remove($_.Name.Length - $_.Extension.Length) + ".mp4"; .\ffmpeg.exe -i "$_"  $newname }

Some properties in the returning variable are: $.Name, $.BaseName, $_.FullName.

Creating hardlinks in Windows #

fsutil hardlink create <newfilename> <existingfilename>
fsutil hardlink list <filename>

Restart the Ubuntu subsystem without restarting the Windows #

#see what is running
wsl -l -v

#shutdown everything
wsl --shutdown

#start the distro
wsl -d <DistroName>

Enabling sudo for windows #

Activate sudo in Windows Settings:

• Maybe you’ll need to Install-Module -Name Sudo -Scope CurrentUser

Then, open PowerShell and run:

sudo config --enable <configuration_option> And <configuration_option> can be: disable, enable, forceNewWindow, disableInput, normal, default

And then, test if it works: sudo help

Bitlocker #

Unlock:

sudo manage-bde -unlock -password F:

sudo manage-bde -lock F: