Questions tagged [windows]
For questions not specific to a single version of Microsoft Windows. Otherwise, use a more specific tag such as [windows-7], [windows-10] or [windows-11].
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Copying a directory by retaining its permission
I've located this KB article which explains the topic title. But what my problem is that when I use "xcopy" command; it only copies the contents inside a directory to the new location but not the ...
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Mounting external usb harddisk (ext4) in virtual box in windows
I would like to mount my external linux formatted usb harddrive in a virtual machine. The host is windows 7. Unfortunately virtual box doesn't enumerate the external harddrive in the options menu of ...
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Does NTFS write files two times when compression is used?
I've read in this answer https://superuser.com/a/1358858/1506333 that NTFS does double writes, uncompressed data first, then compressed, is it true?
Motive Nº1: It will kill SSD much faster, since it ...
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The old style network activity icon with animation - how to get it back?
I found it quite useful to have network activity flashing in my sys tray, as I have no LED on my laptop that does a similar function. Whats the optimal way of getting the original functionality back?
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Advanced Port redirection Windows Firewall
I need to redirect some ports on Windows.
What i want is to messure the traffic on a specific port (445, SMB).
My proxy runs on the same machine.
The problem is i cant change the port 445. So my ...
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Linux/Unix in Windows
What would be the best way to get the full-blown Unix/Linux bash inside Windows?
I don't mean the Virtual Machine, but rather only the terminal with mounted NTFS drives.
This way I could use the ...
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Cannot delete partition in diskpart - invalid argument?
I'm trying to delete a partition on a UFD using Diskpart. I am running it through an elevated CMD prompt. But the problem is it reports that I am using an invalid argument. Please see the log below.
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Get hostname of a RDP client computer
I have a question which I'm sure has a simple solution, but it keeps eluding me.
There's a server in the picture that is used by several people.
All of them use the same account to log in.
The only ...
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Prevent folder from being deleted/moved/renamed in Windows
I know this has been asked but every answer I have tried over the past three hours has not worked. So I'm hoping to get a solution that works on my machine (running Windows 7).
Assuming following set ...
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Recovering a corrupted .txt file
Well, my system crashed as I was saving a text file. When I reopened it, the data was unreadable (shows up as a bunch of ascii NULL characters) I'm guessing that there was a bit or two missing at ...
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Need Batch File to close a Window.. NOT the batch window
Complete novice here so please forgive if the answer is obvious.
I have a batch file that does the following.
Starts program 1
Waits 3 seconds (I have to click a button on program 1 after it opens)
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Is there a way to allow standard users to restart (stop/start) the Print Spooler?
For some reason, multiple laptops on our wifi network often lose the ability to print to a device attached to a server on the network. Restarting the Print Spooler on each laptop fixes the issue. ...
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Do fast copy programs work?
Do any of the programs that purport to copy files faster than the built-in Windows Explorer file copying, really do what they claim to do? I am thinking of using ExtremeCopy and am wondering if it ...
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Installing too many applications on Windows. Is that possible? [closed]
I am wondering if, other than the space applications can take on disk, I can incur into any performance problems if I install many applications on Windows.
Maybe the Windows registry becomes bigger ...
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Laptop screen is suddenly rotated
I turned my laptop upside down to get some dust that had gathered under the keyboard to fall out. But then suddenly, everything was sideways. The entire desktop had turned 90 degrees, the trackpad ...
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Why is my memory at 65% usage when I'm not running any programs?
I don't know why my memory is showing 65% usage even though I'm not running any programs.
And sometimes it's stuck.
My laptop specifications:
Acer Aspire VX 15
OS : Windows 10 x64 lastest ...
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How to recover my .xml default icon?
My XML files are showing the unknown programs icon.
Why can't I change the icon? I looked it up in the registry, but I found no error. Look at the following:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[...
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Why does Windows always use as much Virtual Memory as there is RAM installed?
And why does it want to have a maximum of twice as much of that amount?
My System has 32GB of RAM and Windows, by default, sets a minimum of 16MB Virtual Memory, allocated 32GB(!) and recommends 50GB(!...
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Can I turn a spare USB keyboard into a "macro keypad"?
I am a semi-avid gamer and I have recently discovered macros.
However, unlike some gamers, I am not made of money. What I would like to do is simple, but may be hard to actually do:
I want to turn a ...
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Make Windows 8.1 & 10 File Explorer open in "This PC" view [duplicate]
Up until the recent Windows 8.1 update, I used this guide and it worked flawlessly:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/windows-and-office/quick-tip-make-windows-8-file-explorer-launch-in-computer-view/...
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Windows 10 sshd - passwordless incoming ssh demands a password
I am attempting to set up passwordless, passphraseless ssh from a Linux Mint 19.1 host to a Windows 10 host. The Windows 10 host has OpenSSH_for_Windows_7.7p1 on it. This is Microsoft's OpenSSH port.
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Space in doskey/alias for windows?
I try to run Laravel's Artisan command inside the (docker) container by defining a doskey alias.
My idea was:
php artisan=docker-compose exec apache php artisan $1
However it does not allow me to ...
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How do I get the maximum resolution on Ubuntu in Microsoft Virtual PC?
I've spent way too much time on this than I care to admit; I'm new in the Linux world, and I installed Ubuntu 9.04 on a new virtual machine. My problem is getting the screen resolution I would like - ...
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wmic product get does not get all programs
When I use
wmic product get name name,version
I get a list where are showed all programs installed on my PC, but still there are not all programs listed. When I go to control panel > Uninstall ...
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Switching input language in Windows 10 is not always instant
I use CTRL+SHIFT on both Linux and Windows to switch between input languages.
Under Linux the switch is always instantaneous, meaning a quick and light touch of the CTRL+SHIFT combo suffices - I don't ...
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Can I create an admin privilege for just one application?
A university tries to run our software, but their users don't have admin rights.
However our software requires admin rights to run.
Is there a way to have their system admin create a privilege, just ...
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What is a good app for Ubuntu that mimics RocketDock?
I'm looking for a dock application to use on Ubuntu, but suggestions are welcome for all platforms. I'm familiar with RocketDock, but don't think that it works for Linux. Any ideas?
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Can not enable Windows SmartScreen. Says: "this setting is managed by your system administrator"
I can not enable my Windows SmartScreen on Windows 8.1
My PC is not joined to any domain.
I'm not talking about SmartScreen feature available in IE but the feature that is available in File Explorer....
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How to run two browsers (Firefox) with Java plugins in Windows (7) having different versions (1.6 and 1.7)?
For an old KVM switch I need to run a browser with Java 1.6. But for all other cases I want to use the latest Java browser plugin which is 1.7.
On Linux I can create two profiles and put in each a ...
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How can I move linked Word/Excel files without breaking the links under Windows 7?
I currently operate under Windows XP and have multiple links between my Word and Excel files. I have to upgrade to Windows 7. When the .doc and .xls files are converted to .docm and .xlsm, ...
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How to make a ISO file out of a folder containing Windows setup files
I copied the Windows 8 CD to my HDD. I want to convert that folder to an ISO and use that to create a bootable USB.
Please tell me how I can make an ISO image out of that folder containing files.
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How can I manually load/unload a driver in Windows Vista?
I think one of my drivers is causing some of my Windows Vista machines to boot extremely slow. Since the perf log is basically no help, I want to try manually unloading/loading drivers to see if ...
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DNS query only works for Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) but not short name
This is a Linux (Ubuntu 13.10) VM guest in the Windows host & environment. When doing DNS query, only the FQDN entries have returns while the short names are not (see below). Why is that?
My ...
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Why does my monitor keep cutting out?
(This is jeopardy-style; I found the answer eventually, but it is not what I expected. Posting here for search etc).
I have a Dell laptop and external monitor (on DisplayPort). It was fine for ages, ...
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What are these files in my Windows 7 user folder for, and are they necessary to keep?
I have the following files in my user folder:
Although the files are system files, I'm constantly seeing them because I'm used to browsing Explorer with system files shown for the greater level of ...
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Is there a way to handle locked file from command line and release it?
Is there a way to detect locked files in specify folder and release them by command line? Something like this (pseudo code):
for file in folder
do
unlock file
done
Thanks
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How to open files with colons in their names in Windows?
I have some files on my C drive with colons in their names. I'm pretty sure they were created in some Linux distro I used before. I know Linux supports colons in file names, while Windows does not. ...
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What is the keyboard shortcut for minimizing a normal window? [duplicate]
What is the keyboard shortcut for minimizing a normal window?
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Open a website in Internet Explorer from command line
How do I open up a website in Internet Explorer, launching it from the command line in Windows 7?
This is the webpage I want to have open through IE:
http://example.com/api/sendValidSMSdataUrl.php?...
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How can I run a (16-bit) .COM executable that has been renamed to .COS?
I'm trying to run a couple of 16-bit legacy DOS programs from a standard Windows XP DOS prompt. The problem is that the file extensions have been renamed from .COM to .COS and they are stored on read-...
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Disable "unlock" sound in Windows 8
I hate when my PC gives me feedback with sounds, so the first thing I do after I install windows is disable all of them. Recently, I upgraded to Windows 8 and I can't find the option to disable the ...
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VLC - how to open the folder of the current playing video
I got a bunch of videos inside a folder, I just double click the video then close the folder, after the video is done playing, I want to open the another video in the folder, but I'm too lazy to find ...
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Windows apps keep switching to accented text
Somehow I keep hitting a shortcut key (or something similar) that enables the input of accented text. Whenever this accented text mode is enabled, pressing ' doesn't respond immediately; instead, the ...
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is there a way to force a computer into sleep mode at certain times?
for example, to save electricity. Could you make a domain policy that makes a pc go to sleep between the hours of 9 pm and 6 am. You can always turn it back on. It just goes to sleep unless it's ...
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Is it possible to reset FTDI virtual com ports enumeration, we easily get hundreds of COM ports in production environment
I have also asked this on serverfault but perhaps it is better suited to be asked here? I hope I'm not breaking any etiquette.
When producing devices that use a FTDI USB to serial chip to ...
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Sublime Text 2 / Windows: launch from command line?
How could one invoke Sublime Text from the command line, so that it starts in the current folder? (I'm using the MINGW32 that comes with Git on Windows)
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How do I watch or stream movies over WiFi without constant stuttering?
I've got a bunch of movies on my desktop. Each one is around 700MB long, so for an average movie this is around 128 kb/s.
My WiFi is capable of transferring the movies at an average speed of 1 MB/s, ...
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File only visible to cygwin, not windows?
Problem:
We have a file created with keytool (from jdk 1.5) that is only visible with the ls command. When we do a dir, it's not there.
Specifics:
This file is owned by the user, all other files ...
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Disable Windows sound card jack sensing
I have a sound card that is able to sense what jacks are plugged in where. The problem is that it keeps detecting my speakers on and off (they come and go randomly).
Last time I had this problem I ...
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WSL for linux where are files stored
I have been using Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and when I create a file in the home directory of WSL, where does it actually exist in file explorer, also, since my C: drive is in /mnt/c/ does ...
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