deleting files: names too long

Had a file whoes names were too long to delete or even rename.

Goto CMD, type    dir /a

to see files in short format,  eg  test~1.pdf


then    del text~1.pdf

changing password for domain account via command line

Our campus IT has blocked change password from Windows (Cntrl-Alt-Del, change password) but you can update it from cmd if you are logged in as the username:

net user username new_password /domain

Details from Windows Commandline