Questions tagged [windows]
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Windows File History automatically changes some filenames to uppercase
Windows File History seems to change the case of some file names while saving.
It seems to happen only for filenames with common words, like Plugin.php, Random.php, Functions.php, ...
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Unable to connect to Windows 8 created network
When hosting a WPA2 infrastructure network on my Windows 8 PC (though this happened on XP for me too, but I do not have that computer anymore), I am only able to connect the first device (iPhone) ...
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Windows: How to get sum of CPU time used even for closed programs?
I have a home server, and it does a lot of stuff (gets hot, fans run loudly) when idle. Once I log on, whatever it was doing stops, and so I cannot find a reason.
If I could see a sum of CPU times ...
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How to make a folder read-only in Windows?
So I want to prevent myself writing into some files into folder. I always works with back_up folders in which I compare, transfer data to target projects. The problem is that sometimes on mistake I ...
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Screen (not Lock Screen) Timeout Stuck at 1 Minute
I recently got a new laptop (Lenovo T440p with Windows 8.1 Pro) and was having the following issue: the screen would lock (screen would go black and require a password to get back in) after 1 minute. ...
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How to correct unicode filenames?
I have Windows 7 with NTFS filesystem. I have filenames and directory names like:
Kispál és a Borz - 02 - Tökéletes Helyettes
I want to transform them to:
Kispál és a Borz - 02 - Tökéletes ...
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SendEmail in hidden or minimized
I use SendEmail.exe to send automatic emails using Windows Task Scheduler
But when it does launch that SendEmail.exe it launches in a command prompt shown below which is shown on the screen for few ...
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I have my HD6450 GPU installed in my pc
When it has no drivers installed, it works fine, except that I can't run games like Minecraft, because they require newer drivers. When I install drivers, my PC screen turns black, but PC boots fine ...
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Can't connect bluetooth audio device to Linux
I recently bought a wireless bluetooth earphones (Awei A960BL). I am able to connect and play audio with it through my Android phone but here come's the problem:
I can't connect or even find it in ...
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How to create a new homegroup deleting the existing one, without the help of the computer that created it, on windows 10(1607)?
I am well aware of the similar kind of questions existing on this page. Though the answers that were presented either did not match my situation or did not satisfy my needs. I'm on Windows 10(1607).
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How do I get the colors on Windows 10 to look the same as my mac?
I just noticed how awful my apple cinema monitor looks on windows, there's way to much contrast and it just doesn't look right. How do I get to look the same as when I display it on a mac. I tried ...
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Cannot delete empty files existing on a network drive
I have been developing some backup software. Somewhere along the line, I ended up with empty files with the same names as some now missing folders. And these files cannot be removed.
The files are on ...
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Can't extend space on C Drive
I received a laptop from my university. It came with Windows 8.1 Pro pre-installed. The problem is that the space on the C: drive was only 29 GB and there is no adjacent space on the right side to ...
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Removed an internal hard drive with windows and ubuntu dual boot; can only see windows partition
I removed the hard drive of a laptop with Ubuntu and Windows on two partitions and put it into an enclosure. On plugging it into a windows PC, I only see my windows partition. I am unable to plug it ...
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How can I convert .doc to .txt without getting a bunch of garbage in my txt file?
SO.. I'm trying to rename a bunch of word documents (~80) to .txt files with a batch so I can then search all of them for the string I need (I've already figured out this batch file). I just need help ...
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When I plug an USB key, my computer detects it twice
When I plug an USB key, my computer detects it twice. I tried with several USB keys and I always have the same issue. The slots (F:/) and (G:/) are in use. When I click on (F:/), I see nothing in the ...
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Can I make a program autorun from a flash drive?
I want to know if it is possible to put a program on a flash drive and use an autorun.inf file to set the program to run as soon as the drive is inserted and ready. I know how to do this for optical ...
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Dual boot linux/windows online/offline configuration
Does anyone have any tip for setting up a desktop workstation configuration with a linux drive for web activities and a windows drive for other personal purposes?
Thanks in advance :)
And sorry if ...
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Windows 10 want duplicate-ish start menu items [duplicate]
I'm trying to pin multiple shortcuts to the same program (exe) but different arguments to the start menu and Windows refuses to show more than 1 item.
Is there a way to trick windows into showing my ...
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Can I uninstall a program or driver from Windows 7 recovery tools?
I just installed Windows 7. The first thing I did after desktop was run a full system update. Upon reboot, BSOD. The message doesn't display long enough for me to read what it says - it flashes for ...
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Windows equivalent to Secure Pipes SOCKS proxy GUI
I would like to setup a SOCKS proxy using SSH on Windows for a colleague who is not that technically savvy (so preferably no terminal or command line).
On OSX, we have a nice GUI for this called ...
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Both updates (Windows and Office) are required?
Let's say I have a Windows 7 with Microsoft Office 2010. And I want to patch the vulnerability CVE-2017-0199.
The following article from Microsoft says that you need to install these 2 KB in my case (...
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Cam being used by another application
My laptop doesn't work with any camera. I get an error:
"Camera being used by another application"".
I don't known which program is using it. I tried using software like "SplitCam" or "ManyCam". I ...
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C:\System Volume Information is taking up 60 GB
I decided to do some spring cleaning on my laptop, and used a disk analyzer to free up some space on my C drive. I've managed to go from about 13 to about 33 GB of space, but I noticed that I was only ...
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Is there any way to automatically download the windows update files?
From what I've seen on the Microsoft Homepage and other pages the normal way for a distributed update mechanism is to use the Windows update mechanism and deploy the updates from a central Server.
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Disable wmic - Windows Management Instrumentation
Regarding Petya ransomware, I read that is advisable to disable vmic, afaik aka "Windows Management Instrumentation" in services.msc.
But if I am stopping this, this will also stop "Security Center",...
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partitioning hard drive for windows 7 + ubuntu dual boot
Below is what my partitions looked like in my PC (with windows 10). I don't recollect creating these so i guess these were created by PC manufacturer. Recently booted from USB and deleted all these. ...
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VMPlayer error "Network bridge on device vmnet0 is not working"
On a Windows 10 host, I have been using VMPlayer, which runs a guest Linux OS. I have been using it for quite a while.
I applied some Windows updates a couple of days ago, which included the new ...
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Windows 7: How to view/split/extract or convert very large .reg files?
On Windows 7 x64 SP1 Home Prem
Have very large .reg files (over 400MB) that were created by exporting from Regedit. Files too large even for Notepad++.
Need a way to extract or view portions of ...
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How can a (PowerShell) script determine it is running at startup?
I'm building a PoSh startup script that initializes a couple scheduled tasks. One task is triggered at user logon and another is triggered on idle. Both tasks run the script again. Only the first ...
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Single window mode in Windows
I want only one window to be maximized at a time. When I switch to a different window, the previous (or any other) window should be minimized. Mac has it, and it's called single app mode.
Using ⊞ Win ...
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In Windows, how do programs bypass OS cache?
Some programs have an option to avoid using OS cache when access files(for example, Virtualbox and qbittorrent). They don't need admin privilege so they definitely not disable the file system cache.
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Do I need Readyboost and page file if I have lots of free RAM?
I have 12 GB RAM installed in my laptop. I have currently both page file and ready boost disabled. Most of the time my RAM usage are under 6 GB. So, I still have 6 GB RAM all the time. Considering ...
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Will I see any performance if I disable pagefile and use Readyboost instead?
My laptop is an IBM ThinkPad T500 using Windows 7, x64 with 8 GB RAM.
I have the OS manage the pagefile which is currently 8GB in size. I don't use sleep and hibernation.
Will I see any ...
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Does Windows ReadyBoost have a meaningful impact on performance?
Does Windows ReadyBoost technology, available in Windows since Vista, have a meaningful impact on performance?
Are there well-known benchmarks that compare systems with, and without?
Does the speed ...
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Keyboard and mouse connection issues
I have a HP All In One desktop and I manually disconnected the mouse and keyboard internally from the (add a device) screen and I can't get reconnected to my computer?
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Windows 7, Create Custom Context Menu for specific drive
Environment: Windows 7 64-bit SP1
Goal: Create Right-click context menu only for a specific drive (G:)
I've been attempting to create my own right-click context menu for a specific networked drive. ...
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Can I make a batch script uninstaller that deletes itself?
I am making some installers for various programs, but would also like to include an uninstaller with them.
I do not want to build the installer with NSIS or Inno Setup. I know they do this ...
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Where is my disk?
I installed Windows 10. I have 256Gb drive. When installing I choose to have 117Gb for Windows folders and all the System. And everything else I chose to be my main drive. Now I open My Computer try ...
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Apply function to content of a CSV file
I'm currently working on a batch file which is giving me a hard time.
I have a generated .CSV file that contains a header and two columns. The file also happens to be encoded as ASCII (discovering ...
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how to copy windows directory without damaging it?
1- I have a drive image of Windows drive.
2- I want to copy the windows directory from inside that image drive back into the drive where windows was installed.(the former windows dir has been deleted)
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What are the differences between windows 10 PRO and Enterprise?
I have 2 computers. One is running Windows 10 pro 1703 (creators update) and the other one has Windows 10 Enterprise (VLK).
When I am comparing them, I see they offer the same exact features. Couldn'...
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Geth installer does not update $PATH, Length too long
When I try to install the latest version of Geth(v1.6.5) on Windows 10 Home, I get the following error:
How can I fix this?
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Is it possible to know filename after moving it?
I know that when you delete a file, you can still recover it until such time it's overwritten and can't be recovered(I know this is a oversimplification of what actually happens).
However, is it ...
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is there a way to catch keyboard inputs before they are send to the interface in windows?
I am an Emacs keystrokes lover, I think they are just great and everytime I have a chance to actually change the default keystrokes of my favorite IDEs to emacs I do so.
But one thing that makes me ...
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how to underclock an nvidia GPU on Windows?
i wanted to know if there exist a software that can do that?
my card is nvidia 7600GT
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Change first character and fill down
I have over 500 rows that are numbered 1-HP-L34904-FW and so on. They all have a 1 as the first character, I want to change all of the 1's to a 2, all the way down?
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Process explorer identified Wild Tangent as using 2GB Private Bytes on slow computer
So I was troubleshooting this problem where a computer was occasionally becoming unresponsive to the point that the only option was a power-cycle to bring it back to life. I tried the following:
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Windows RDP - Remote Control current users on Windows 10
Up to this day, I had a Windows Server 2008, and many users logging in remotely (around 10). Going to tasks manager, I can go to users, and if a user is logged in I can "Remote Control".
Now I need ...
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Is there a generic Android<==>PC app that exists for events? For example, when my phone rings, I want to mute the volume or run a command on the PC
I am looking for an app that talks to the PC through its own event API, allowing me to trigger events on the PC when something happens on the phone.
Similar to how Cerberus App can remote-control ...
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