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The new version of USBDeview  tool (2.85)  allows you to create a shortcut on your desktop to stop, disable, enable,  or disable/enable a specific USB device.
In order to create the shortcut, simply right-click on the desired USB item, and then from the ‘Create Desktop Shortcut’ sub menu choose the desired action for the shortcut – Disable Device, Enable Device, Disable+Enable Device, or Disconnect Device.

After the shortcut is created, you can optionally right-click on the shortcut, choose ‘Properties’ and then set a shortcut key to activate the shortcut. Be aware that the shortcut will only work with the specific USB device you selected.

MobileFileSearch is a new tool for Windows that allows you to search files inside your Smartphone or tablet plugged to the USB port on your computer,  with Media Transfer Protocol (MTP).
You can search files by their name (using wildcard), their modified/created time and their size.

 MobileFileSearch also allows you to activate the search from command line and then export the files list to comma-delimited/tab-delimited/html5/XML/JSON  file, or copy the found files to the desired folder on your computer.  For example, you can execute a command that automatically copies all .mp4 videos generated by the camera of your Smartphone in the last day into a folder on your computer.

You can download the new MobileFileSearch tool  from this Web page.

The new version of WifiInfoView (2.55) allows you to connect specific access point from the GUI and from command-line.
In order to connect the desired access point from the GUI,  simply select the access point in the main window of WifiInfoView, and then choose ‘Connect Selected Access Point’ from the right-click context menu, or press F2.

If you want to connect the desired access point from command-line, you can use the  /ConnectAP command-line option.
In the /ConnectAP command-line option, you have to specify the wireless network name (SSID) and the MAC address of the access point (BSSID), for example:
WifiInfoView.exe /ConnectAP “mynet” “00-25-9C-15-1C-42”

You can download the new version of WifiInfoView from this Web page.

Windows Updates History Viewer is a new tool that displays the history of windows updates installation on your system.
This tool can extract the Windows updates information in 2 modes:

1.  Extract the installed Windows updates history from your local system, using API.
2. Extract the installed Windows updates history by reading directly the Windows updates database (DataStore.edb) from external drive or from remote computer on your network (If you have admin access to the remote computer)

For every Windows update history record, Windows Updates History Viewer displays the following fields: Title, Description, Install Date, Update Operation (Install, Uninstall, Not Started, In Progress), Operation Result (Succeeded, Succeeded With Errors, Failed, Aborted), Category, Information URL, Support URL, Uninstall Notes, Client Application ID, Service ID, Update ID, Revision Number, Unmapped Result Code, Server Selection, hResult.

You can download this tool from this Web page.