How to enable. NET Framework on Windows 8 systems using cmd

Enabling Features

Windows features are a bunch of items that are included in the system for advance uses. In windows 7, most of the features are enabled by default. One important feature is the .NET Framework. Most windows programs depend on this particular feature in order to run properly.

In windows 8, you require an active internet connection for this. But today I'm going to show you how to do it the simple and easy way.

All you need is a Windows 8 installation CD or ISO.
First insert the CD or the ISO containing the Windows setup.

Open the folder and look for a particular folder named sxs. Copy this folder and paste it at C:\. So you'll have something like C:\sxs

Now open cmd as administrator. Then type in the following command:

dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFX3 /Source:c:\sxs /LimitAccess

Or you could just copy and paste the code into cmd.
I might take about 3 minutes complete. Once done, close the cmd window.
All done.

Basic bat file

The command prompt (cmd) on Windows systems provides an easy and yet 'technical' way of managing your system.
Knowing one or two of these commands could save you a lot of time sometimes. So today I'll be sharing a few of these commands just for a start.

SHUTDOWN/RESTART

Traditionally, we all like to click here and there to get things done. What if we could be more geeky once in a while? This command simply shuts down or restart your system. You can even assign a time for which the process should take place. Ok enough talking. Let's get down to business.

First, open your command prompt by simply typing in 'cmd' (without quotes) at the start screen. Your cmd window shoukd be visible now. Type the ff in the window:

shutdown -s -t 60

Obviously, shutdown means shutdown.
-s means shutdown as well (kinda weird)
-t is specifying the time (in seconds). So the 60 that follows is sixty seconds, i.e one minute.

We could also replace -s with -p or -r, where they mean power-off and restart respectively.

Alternatively, you can simply open notepad and type in any of the commands, then save them with a (.bat)  extension. For example, you'll save the first command as shutdown.bat

So when you run the file, it simply does the same thing as typing it in the cmd window.

So that's it. Try it out and let's here about it in the comments.

More to come later.

How to enable hibernate in Windows 8 (All versions)

1. How to enable Hibernate in Windows 8:

First, click on the battery indicator in the windows task-bar.

Select "More power options". This will open the power options in a new window.

Select "Choose what happens when lid is closed". This can be found in the left pane of the new window that pops up.

This opens another window. Locate the option that says "Change settings which are not available".

After, the option to enable to hibernation will be highlighted. Just scroll down and click on it to enable hibernation.

No need for restart. Enjoy!