Windows 10: dir command from Task Manager returns entire registry

A batch file contains the line:dir c:\ /s /a-h-s >listing.txtas part of an indexing routine. This line of the batch takes about two minutes and returns a textfile of about 150 mb. After I was satisfied that the routine was ready to go, I created a task in Task Scheduler to run the batch file, only to find the next morning that the output text file was about 2.7 gb, most of which were registry entries, not normal files, and it had taken about three and a half hours to run.The dir command is not complicated, what am I doing wrong?

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Issues while accessing Task Manager and Registry Error: Disabled by Administrator

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



I understand that you are facing issues while accessing Task Manager and Registry on your PC. For further clarity on the issue, please respond to the questions below:

1. Which build version of Windows 10 are you using currently?
   
2. Are you aware of any changes made to the PC prior to which you weren’t facing this issue?
   
3. Are you connected to Domain/organization network?
   
4. What is the exact error message that you receive?
   

Refer the article Which version of Windows operating system am I running?



Meanwhile, I would suggest you to try enabling built-in administrator account and see if you are able to access Task Manager and Registry. Kindly follow the steps mentioned below:

1. Now press Windows +
   S key together to open Search.
   
2. Now type CMD and select Run as administrator.
   
3. Accept the UAC prompts.
   
4. Type in the following command and hit Enter:
   
   net user administrator /active:yes
   

If you are able to access Task Manager and Registry in built-in administrator, then create a new user account using built-in administrator and check if you are still able to access Task Manager and Registry. Refer the article
Create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10



Let us know how it goes.



Regards,

Prakhar Khare

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Windows 10 dir search using wild char "?" is not returning expected output

Hi,

I noticed some strange behavior when I did directory search (using command line) with wild char "?". Wild char "?" is supposed to match any single character so e.g. if you use "??" it should match two single chars and "???" should match exactly 3 single
chars. However, "???" matches 1, 2 and 3 chars instead. I did the same dir search on Mac and Linux and they provide the correct out. here is an example :

• I have three files in a dir (1.sav, 12.sav and 123.sav).
• command "dir ?.sav" returns only 1.sav as expected.
• command "dir ??.sav" returns 1.sav and 12.sav.. this is not expected. It should only return 12.sav
• command "dir ???.sav" returns all three 1.sav, 12.sav, 123.sav.... this is not expected. It should only return 123.sav
• Tested this on mac/linux and all the three commands return exactly one results (with matching single char for each "?" wild char).

Take a look at the screen shot below for the experiment I ran.

Can you provide feedback on this observation ? if this expected result, then I would like to understand how "?" is treated as wild char for dir search in Windows. If not, is this a bug ?

 

No restart button in task manager

another easy way to kill tasks, download and install Winaero Tweaker(free) and theres a setting to add a Kill non responding tasks using the desktop right click menu. When you place your cursor on the desktop anywhere and right click the option is at the top of the list, Very handy and you dont have to go through all those steps and well Winaero Tweaker has alot of cool Windows tweaks. Just posting a different suggestion, Im sure your ok with what was suggested here.