Open text editor and enter this:

Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") WshShell.Run chr(34) & "C:\Path\To\Your\Batch\File.bat" & Chr(34), 0 Set WshShell = Nothing

Save file with a *.vbs extension and close the text editor.

Double-click the file to run your batch file silently.

This will run the batch file without displaying any output to the screen. The "0" parameter in the command specifies that the batch file should be run silently. If you want to display the output, change the "0" to "1" or "2".

In an elevated command prompt:

FOR %F IN ("%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientTools-Package~*.mum") DO (DISM /Online /NoRestart /Add-Package:"%F")

FOR %F IN ("%SystemRoot%\servicing\Packages\Microsoft-Windows-GroupPolicy-ClientExtensions-Package~*.mum") DO (DISM /Online /NoRestart /Add-Package:"%F")

Next do these steps:

Disable Background Apps for all users with Group Policy Editor 1. Enter gpedit.msc into the Run text box by pressing Win + R. 2. Navigate to "Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\App Privacy" 3. Double-click the "Let Windows apps run in the background" policy in the right pane. 4. Select the "Disabled" choice, then select "Apply" and "OK."

Man, OneDrive and Zoom both really hog my PC resources. So, on my work desktop PC I've opted to not start OneDrive with Windows. Additionally, I'm doing some of the things below to see if they break anything and — if not — if they seem to improve the desktop PC's responsiveness. This is a Hewlett-Packard Slim Desktop S01-pF2xxx with 32 Gb of RAM and an Intel Celeron CPU at 3.3 GHz, running on Windows 11 Home OS build 22631.3737 (64-bit).

Step 1: Disable background apps running — requires this step on a Win 11 Home PC.

Good weekend. Good Father's Day. Susan and the girls took to me supper Saturday at Little Taste of Texas. Hannah and Emma gave me Father's Day gifts. Got to see Grant this Sunday morning at the Father's Day picnic.

Did some Anki2 studying on Glens Fork. Optimized one unprocessed photo from circa Christmas 2017:

A town of some 400 souls nestled in the foothills of the Moon Peaks. This town exports coal and limestone quarried in the hills. It maintains trade relations with Wyrdwood, Helix, Bogtown, and Ironguard Motte.

A high, craggy hill near the center of Darkwood Forest from which Donally Brook descends, flowing south to Donally Lake — which is bordered by forest along the majority of its twenty-six miles of shoreline.

Session 16 Phandelver Tabletop Campaign

06th June 2024 (6:00-9:00 CST) 3.0 hr session; cumulative: 47.25 hrs

In Session 16, the heroes traveled to Valtrex's ancestral home, Helmfast Keep, some two days' journey northwest from Helix. There, they destroyed some wererats, slew a guardian alligator, confronted and slew one of Valtrex's vampire offspring, and returned home victorious. Their alliance with Valtrex has resulted in the party acquiring several potent magical items.

At the end of the session, the PCs leveled up to overall level 13.

The wearer of a Circlet of Iron Necromancy can control twice the normal HD of undead, and when calculating damage inflicted by their Life Tap ability, they factor in bonuses from both Wisdom and Intelligence, instead of selecting one or the other.

A Robe of Many Eyes has many symbolic eyes sewn into its exterior. When worn, this robe enables a conscious, unimpaired person to see 360° at all times. Effectively, the character cannot be caught flat-footed, and only surprised if magic or some extraordinary ability makes this possible. A person who sleeps in this robe will be warned of anyone approaching her with harmful intent, by the robe shocking the wearer awake (doesn't harm the wearer). Wearers of such a robe get a hefty bonus (DM's decision) on Notice rolls.