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Enabling and disabling the Write Filter using the desktop icons

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Command-line options uwfmgr file commit C: uwfmgr file add-exclusion C: uwfmgr file remove-exclusion C: uwfmgr overlay get-config uwfmgr registry /? Description This command-line commits changes to a specified file to overlay for a Unified Write Filter-protected volume. Administrator-level permissions are required to use this command. The parameter must be fully qualified, including the volume and path. uwfmgr.exe uses the volume specified in the parameter to determine which volume contains the file exclusion list for the file. There is a single space between volume name and file_path. For example, to commit a file C:\Program Files \temp.txt the command would be uwfmgr commit C: \Program Files\temp.txt. This command-line adds the specified file to the file exclusion list of the volume protected by Unified Write Filter. Unified Write Filter starts excluding the file from filtering after the next system restart. For example, to add a registry directory HKLM\SYSTEM\WPA, the command is UWFmgr.exe registry add-exclusion HKLM \SYSTEM\WPA. This command-line removes the specified file from the file exclusion list of the volume protected by Unified Write Filter. Unified Write Filter stops excluding the file from filtering after the next system restart. This command-line displays configuration settings for the Unified Write Filter overlay. Displays information for both the current and the next session. This command-line displays configuration settings for exclusions of registry keys. NOTE: If you open a command prompt window and enter uwfmgr ? or uwfmgr help, all available commands are displayed. For information on a command, use uwfmgr help . For example, for information on the command, volume, enter uwfmgr help volume. CAUTION: • Administrators should use file security to prevent unwanted usage of these commands. • Do not attempt to flush the data to the disk while another flush operation is in progress. Enabling and disabling the Write Filter using the desktop icons The Unified Write Filter can also be enabled or disabled using the Write Filter Enable/Disable desktop icons. The icon in the notification area of the taskbar indicates the active or inactive status of the Unified Write Filter by the colors green and red respectively. • Dell Wyse WF Enable Icon (Green)-Double-clicking this icon enables the Unified Write Filter. This utility is similar to running the uwfmgr filter enable command-line. However, double-clicking this icon immediately restarts the system and enables the Unified Write Filter. The Unified Write Filter status icon in the notification area of the taskbar is green when the Unified Write Filter is enabled. • Dell Wyse WF Disable Icon(Red)-Double-clicking this icon disables the Unified Write Filter. This utility is similar to running the uwfmgr filter disable command-line option. However, double-clicking this icon restarts the system immediately. The Unified Write Filter status icon in the notification area of the taskbar remains red if the Unified Write Filter is disabled. 30 Additional administrator utility and settings information

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Command-line options
Description
uwfmgr
file
commit C:
<file_path>
This command-line commits changes to a
specified
file
to overlay
for a
Unified
Write Filter-protected volume. Administrator-level
permissions are required to use this command.
The
<file>
parameter must be fully
qualified,
including the volume
and path.
uwfmgr.exe
uses the volume
specified
in
the
<file>
parameter to determine which volume contains the
file
exclusion list for the
file.
There is a single space between volume
name and
file_path.
For example, to commit a
file
C:\Program Files
\temp.txt
the command would be
uwfmgr commit C:
\Program Files\temp.txt
.
uwfmgr
file
add-exclusion C:
<file_or_dir_path>
This command-line adds the
specified
file
to the
file
exclusion list of
the volume protected by
Unified
Write Filter.
Unified
Write Filter
starts excluding the
file
from
filtering
after the next system restart.
For example, to add a registry directory
HKLM\SYSTEM\WPA
, the
command is
UWFmgr.exe registry add-exclusion HKLM
\SYSTEM\WPA
.
uwfmgr
file
remove-exclusion C:
<file_or_dir_path>
This command-line removes the
specified
file
from the
file
exclusion
list of the volume protected by
Unified
Write Filter.
Unified
Write
Filter stops excluding the
file
from
filtering
after the next system
restart.
uwfmgr overlay
get-config
This command-line displays
configuration
settings for the
Unified
Write Filter overlay. Displays information for both the current and
the next session.
uwfmgr registry /?
This command-line displays
configuration
settings for exclusions of
registry keys.
NOTE:
If you open a command prompt window and enter
uwfmgr ?
or
uwfmgr help
, all available commands are displayed.
For information on a command, use
uwfmgr help <command>
. For example, for information on the command,
volume
, enter
uwfmgr help volume
.
CAUTION:
Administrators should use
file
security to prevent unwanted usage of these commands.
Do not attempt to
flush
the data to the disk while another
flush
operation is in progress.
Enabling and disabling the Write Filter using the desktop icons
The
Unified
Write Filter can also be enabled or disabled using the Write Filter Enable/Disable desktop icons. The icon in the
notification
area
of the taskbar indicates the active or inactive status of the
Unified
Write Filter by the colors green and red respectively.
Dell Wyse WF Enable Icon (Green)
—Double-clicking this icon enables the
Unified
Write Filter. This utility is similar to running the
uwfmgr
filter
enable command-line. However, double-clicking this icon immediately restarts the system and enables the
Unified
Write
Filter. The
Unified
Write Filter status icon in the
notification
area of the taskbar is green when the
Unified
Write Filter is enabled.
Dell Wyse WF Disable Icon(Red)
—Double-clicking this icon disables the
Unified
Write Filter. This utility is similar to running the
uwfmgr
filter
disable command-line option. However, double-clicking this icon restarts the system immediately. The
Unified
Write Filter
status icon in the
notification
area of the taskbar remains red if the
Unified
Write Filter is disabled.
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Additional administrator utility and settings information