Disable is the act of preventing something from being utilized, or the opposite of enabled. When something is disabled it can no longer be used in the way it was intended to be used.
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How do I remove Lenovo Veriface from the login screen?
I have a Lenovo laptop which came preloaded with Windows 7.
Every time I start the computer and get to the Windows log-in screen (where you enter the user password) I get a message about Veriface ...
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Disable VPN for a given process/application
I'm using a constant VPN connection for privacy purposes. (I hate the laws, all the logging nowadays).
But when it comes to gaming, I don't really need encryption/hiding at all. I'd like to disable ...
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How can I disable the mouse scroll wheel in Windows Vista
In Windows Vista, I have tried to set the setting 'the following number of lines at a time' to zero. I assumed my scroll wheel would not scroll anymore. But it still works.
I'm trying to disable the ...
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Why does Notepad++ disable the HexEditor plugin
Notepad++ is a great editor... the Regular Expression facility is stunted, but I can live with that. It is ok for most find/replace situations, and for the occasional others I'll just hop across to ...
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Disabling keys from a T60 thinkpad laptop
I have two keys in the keyboard that are not useful for me (the page back and page forward by the arrow keys - I press them accidentally - which is NOT fun).
Is there a way to disable these keys ?
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How to disable NCQ?
Is it possible to disable NCQ (Native Command Queuing) in Windows?
Note: NCQ is a feature of AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface), a standard that applies to SATA drives.
The reason one might ...
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How to disable broadcast messages on my linux session?
I get every 10 min many broadcast messages (maybe by other user). How can I disable those broadcast messages, in order to not see them on my screen?
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How to disable google updater, running in background as googleupdate.exe? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to stop the Google Update background tool?
Hello,
How to disable google updater, running in background as googleupdate.exe ?
I tried Googling but none worked me ...
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How to disable Bluetooth auto-answer on Windows 7?
When my BlackBerry 9630 is connected via Bluetooth to my Dell desktop running Windows 7 x64 there are a bunch of Bluetooth services enabled on Windows:
Advanced Audio
BB Bypass service
BB Desktop ...
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How can I write a cron job that will block my internet from 7pm to 7am? (So I can get some sleep)
I am using OSX 10.6 and it has cron built in. How can I write a cron job that will block my internet from 7pm to 7am every day?
Im sure this must be simple but I could only find one example online ...
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Start FF with plugins disabled
Strange problem. Opened FF 3.6.3 after a re-boot and my last opened tabs appeared but none of the page or menu elements would respond to a click. No error messages...just locked up. Started FF with a ...
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How do I disable the fade out/fade in effect when unlocking a Windows 7 workstation? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it possible to remove the fade effect between login?
When I press Win+L, the “Locked” screen (with the password prompt) appears immediately. That’s nice, but not ...
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How to disable Microsoft eHome MCIR Keyboard and company?
I'm and unlucky owner of and Acer 7720G laptop which, like many in its category, has receiver for a proprietary infra red remote control device (which I did not receive with my laptop!) .
Now my ...
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Stop sharing network shares without removing them?
I have several shares on my Win7 machine. I need them to disappear from the network (and stay gone across reboots), without my having to actually remove the shares (because they need to re-appear in ...
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How can I disable the CTRL-ALT-DEL key combination completely on XP/Vista/7?
I have been googling extensively to figure this out, and nobody seems to be able to give a direct answer.
Let me start by saying that I'm NOT talking about requiring CTRL-ALT-DEL to enter logon ...
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MS Word, remove header if heading 1 is present
Is it possible to disable the header on any page that has a Header 1 ?
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Disable thumbnails in Windows XP?
Background
I regularly use Windows Explorer to browse my drives and data, and I notice little freezes and hiccups at times. It's especially noticable when browsing local or network folders with lots ...
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Disable Folder Options in Windows XP, Vista or 7
As an administrator, can I disable the folder options in the control panel for other accounts than mine? Whats the possible way of doing this?
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How to disable Winamp agent in the taskbar?
I remember the days when I could right click on the Winamp icon in the Windows taskbar, and select "Disable Winamp Agent", and it would actually disable and not appear again. This no longer seems to ...
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How to disable “back” button on my mouse?
I have bought Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000. It's working just as I want it except that "back" button on the left side. I constantly hit it with the thumb and browser goes back. I am not ...
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Disable SSD in ASUS 900 running Ubuntu 9.10
Recently I managed to completely mess up my ASUS 900, but I have no immediate desire to upgrade since it's only my travel laptop (and I'm waiting for a few months to see if anything interesting comes ...
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dissabling touchpad buttons on a laptop
Does anyone knows how to disable the left click button on a laptop touchpad? It stays pressed all the time, and I'll like to disable it and use the right click as a left click. Does anyone knows if ...
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What is Mobsync.exe? Assuming I don't need it, can I disable it in Windows 7 without ill side effect?
I'm running Windows 7. Occasionally when I resume my computer from standby, it seems to wait 20-30 seconds or so before giving me full control back. In an attempt to diagnose why, I've been watching ...
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How do I disable my encrypted /home/?
I need to disable my encrypted home directory because it prevents me from logging in with my fingerprint scanner when I first boot up. I'm running kubuntu 9.10.
How do I do this?
Also, how would I ...
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Disable automatic grammar correction for all sticky notes permanently on Leopard
I'm always bored by the automatic grammar correction because I use Italian and English in the same notes, does someone know a way to avoid every time to deselect this option?
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how do i disable all windows 7 shortcuts?
No matter what program I'm in, word, the internet, outlook, etc., I'm getting popup windows (print, new window, etc.) or edits just by hitting a key. I'm fairly certain I'm not hitting control or ...
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Disabling the soundcard for a specific user
Does anyone know how to disable the soundcard when a particular user logs on to Windows XP?
My last pair of speakers was blown by an inconsiderate user and I want to disable the sound to the ...
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How to disable automatic opening of PDF files in chrome [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Stop PDFs from displaying inside Google Chrome
Chrome is opening the PDF files automatically and don't give option to save the file.
How can i change this behavior?
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Fedora 12 - login panel: disable automatic login
I have just replaced my FC11 by the FC12. To put skype up and running I used autoten and choose to not have the automatic login enable. After running it the skype was working nicely. However the next ...
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How to turn off the Acer Aspire 7738 Power Button LED light?
The Acer Aspire 7738 has a large blue light emitting power button, top left on the keyboard. Its light is rather distracting and I want to turn it off.
How can I disable this light?
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Disable pendrive blinking in Linux
I recently bought a 16GB Super Talent pen drive that seems to work well for running the Ubuntu Live "CD" in persistent mode (see this for how I installed it). One slightly annoying thing, however, is ...
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Is it possible to uninstall or disable iTunes in OS X?
iTunes is always popping up on my HTPC Mac Mini and I don't use it. It is running Snow Leopard if that makes any difference to the solution
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“windows is searching for a solution” popup box
when a program crashes in windows 7 there is a popup box that happens: "Windows is searching for a solution to this problem" It never finds a solution and I have to waste a click closing it. As I am ...
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How to disable/enable Microsoft Security Essentials from the command line?
I would like to know how to disable and enable Microsoft Security Essentials from the command line.
This is a common procedure on build machines in order to speed-up the build process.
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How do I disable alert beeps
My HP pavilion laptop is getting pretty old and the speakers no longer work properly. So I've disabled all audio devices, including disabling the light-touch volume controls at boot-up.
The one sound ...
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How can I create a non-login user?
I'd like to create a user and a group both called subversion on a RHEL 5 system. I looked at the man page for useradd and I guess the command would be just be...
useradd subversion
However, not ...
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How to disable “JavaScript feeds” in Firefox?
How do you disable "JavaScript feeds" in Firefox for a certain site and not disable JavaScript totally?
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Disabling Spybot S&D TeaTimer
Does anyone know how to permanently disable the Spybot S&D TeaTimer without uninstalling and reinstalling Spybot?
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Disable iPhone Yahoo contacts sync
Every time I plug in my iPhone, iTunes pops up a dialog asking for sync with Yahoo contacts. after I cancel, it pops up again, for 4-5 more times. But the 'Sync Yahoo!Address Book contacts' option is ...
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How to uninstall/turn off Microsoft Groove 2007
I'm a college student and purchased the Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 cd for $60. All I really wanted was word/powerpoint/excel/outlook, but it installs about a half dozen other office products in ...
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Disable option never goes away for network adapters
I'm running Windows 7.
Whenever I disable the wireless adapter, the "Disable" option does not change to "enable".
Similarly, for the "Local Area Connection", when I click on "Disable", the adapter ...
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How do I disable a partition on Windows XP?
I am performing some tests/troubleshooting on my machine and would like to hide/disable a few partitions or set them to read-only for a while. How do I go about doing this? All partions reside on the ...
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How to disable media sharing in Windows Media Player 12
I have disabled the service for the player but why is it enabled in the first place and how do I get rid of it? (Do not want to play media sharing at work)
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Is it possible to disable the Libraries feature in Windows 7?
The new Libraries feature in Windows 7 creates what are essentially virtual folders — you can combine multiple document folders together into a single library that combines them all into a single ...
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How to disable sound of certain applications?
I hate it when games sometimes play music while being installed.
Is there an easy way to ban selected applications from outputting sound on Windows 7?
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How can I make it as difficult as possible to connect to the Internet from my “work computer”?
I can't work. I need to work. But I'm here and on dozens of other sites.
I read Paul Graham's essay about "Disconnecting Distractions" and this is actually something I tried before - using my other ...
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Windows INSERT key anti-functionality accidentally triggers; how to stop it permanently?
We all use editing facilities to change a line of text as we are entering it. There are two principal editing modes within a line, a) "insert mode" which inserts non-editing characters at the point of ...
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How to enable or disable usb ports on windows vista pc?
I want to ask how can we enable or disable usb ports on windows vista pc. Also i have 6 usb ports , 2 in front and 4 at the back, so it it possible to disable the front usb port and enable 4 ports at ...
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how to prevent ir receiver from waking computer
I have an HP dv4 notebook, which has an ir receiver on the front. I want to configure it so that no matter what, IR signals will not trigger vista media center to start. It currently starts whether ...
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firefox add-on dialogue box
was wondering if anyone knew how to disable the add-on update dialogue box that appears after
everytime an extension is updated in firefox?
i've googled and looked for an about:config setting but ...
