Tryhackme – Windows Fundamentals 2

In this walk through, we will be going through the Windows Fundamentals 2 from Tryhackme. This room will continue our Windows Fundamentals learning journey with part two. In this room we will explore more about System Configuration, UAC Settings, Resource Monitoring, the Windows Registry and much more. So, let’s get started without any delay.

Task 1 – Introduction

Question 1 – Read above and start the virtual machine.

Done

Task 2 – System Configuration

Question 1 – What is the name of the service that lists Systems Internals as the manufacturer?

PsShutdown

Question 2 – Whom is the Windows license registered to?

Windows User

Question 3 – What is the command for Windows Troubleshooting?

C:\Windows\System32\control.exe /name Microsoft.Troubleshooting

Question 4 – What command will open the Control Panel? (The answer is  the name of .exe, not the full path)

control.exe

Task 3 – Change UAC Settings

Question 1 – What is the command to open User Account Control Settings? (The answer is the name of the .exe file, not the full path)

UserAccountControlSettings.exe

Task 4 – Computer Management

Question 1 – What is the command to open Computer Management? (The answer is the name of the .msc file, not the full path)

compmgmt.msc

Question 2 – At what time every day is the GoogleUpdateTaskMachineUA task configured to run?

6:15 AM

Question 3 – What is the name of the hidden folder that is shared?

 sh4r3dF0ld3r

Task 5 – System Information

Question 1 – What is the command to open System Information? (The answer is the name of the .exe file, not the full path)

msinfo32.exe

Question 2 – What is listed under System Name?

THM-WINFUN2

Question 3 – Under Environment Variables, what is the value for ComSpec?

 %SystemRoot%\system32\cmd.exe

Task 6 – Resource Monitor

Question 1 – What is the command to open Resource Monitor? (The answer is the name of the .exe file, not the full path)

resmon.exe

Task 7 – Command Prompt

Question 1 – In System Configuration, what is the full command for Internet Protocol Configuration?

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k %windir%\system32\ipconfig.exe

Question 2 – For the ipconfig command, how do you show detailed information?

ipconfig /all

Task 8 – Registry Editor

Question 1 – What is the command to open the Registry Editor? (The answer is the name of  the .exe file, not the full path)

regedt32.exe

Task 9 – Conclusion

Also Read: Tryhackme – Windows Forensics 1

So that was “Windows Fundamentals 2” for you. We have learned about the System Configuration and Changed the UAC settings. Then, took a dive in Computer Management, System Information and Resource Monitor. At last, completed the room by going through some command line and Registry Editor shenanigans This is a second part of a three parts series on Tryhackme and i will be covering all of them. On that note, i will take your leave and will see you in next one, Till then “Hack the Planet”.