Questions tagged [default-settings]
Settings or values automatically assigned to a software application, computer program or device, outside of user intervention.
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How do I set a default directory when opening a Command Prompt on Windows 10?
I'm using Windows 10 without admin privileges. I would like the command prompt to default to a directory when I open an instance. I have tried setting the following environment variables for my user
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How to disable Vivaldi address bar "Best Result"?
Vivaldi new feature "Best Result" tries to guess the page a user wants to visit while typing
The feature can be disturbing and useless for many users. How can it be turned off?
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Access router firmware files / override them
Hi i recently bought a router "LTE 4G USB MODEM with Wi-Fi HotSpot" It's working properly but unfortunately it's firmawe does not have an option to turn the Wi-Fi hotspot off (I would like ...
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Open .py file in Python IDLE edit mode on Windows 11
Recently I upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11. Then I reinstalled Python on my PC. Previously, when I right-clicked, it had the option in the context menu to edit the file with IDLE. When I ...
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How to set the default ssh username in Windows 11?
I've tried:
~/.ssh/config
User myusername
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Host *
User myusername
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Putty > Connection > Data > Auto-login username myusername
And even setting the value in the registry
Seems to ...
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Where is the ‘default debugger’ setting located in VSCode's UI?
When you create a new project and run the ‘run without debugging’ command for the first time, VSCode suggests you choose a default debugger (see screen below). Where can I change that default debugger ...
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Update the "Recommended" Default Apps in Windows 10
How do I update the Microsoft Recommended defaults in Settings, Default apps? In other words, I want to change which Web browser would be selected, if I click the Reset button.
Background:
I have a ...
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How to set the default shown mailbox in Outlook
In my Outlook I use several accounts (one MS Exchange from Microsoft from my daughter) and some classic POP/SMTP accounts. When I open Outlook then the "wrong" mailbox is always shown by ...
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Changing Windows' default system directory on installation
Long story short: I'm writing a shim for running custom privileged scripts with Windows' native shell. To test that, I'd like to have a set of custom-forged installations, one of which would involve ...
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To tell browser to set the key Overwrite/Insert mode
How, on Linux, can we set back and forth between key Overwrite/Insert mode in web browser preferably chromium one ?
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Two Macs, Both Ventura, Apps launch with "New file" on one, "Open file" on other
I have two Macs on my desk, one for work and one for personal use.
When I launch an app, say Numbers for example:
On the work MacBook Pro the application launches and prompts to create a new file ...
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How does Notepad++ understands "last used directory" term?
For the term of "last used directory" in Notepad++ I have these questions:
What is the exact meaning of in?
Exactly which directory will be taken as that each time?
When exactly Notepad++ ...
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How do I get Windows 11 to ask which app to use to open a file type or a link type every time, once a default is set? (Or how to reset a default app?)
When opening a specific file (or clicking on a link in a program) Windows will use the default app, set under Setting > Apps > Default apps.
I would like to remove the default such that Windows ...
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Port-forwarding in router ZTE ZXHN F673AV9
I'm trying to use Remote Play on my PS4 through my phone, but I can only seem to do it if they're on the same wi-fi network (which is pointless).
I tried to look up the problem and it seems my router ...
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Messed with Regedit trying to recover PC! What settings changes affect my PC negatively?
Hello everyone! This is a second post I found in my drafts (luckily) after my newer post got closed for vagueness.
Setup:
I was recently victim to being locked out of my PC thanks to MSconfig's ...
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Microsoft Word 2007: How do I change the default (automatic) border colour?
I have "In Line with Text" images with borders in my document, but the only way to add those borders is through the Paragraph > Borders and Shading option, rather than through the Picture ...
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How to reset Mac keyboard custom mappings using DefaultKeyBinding.dict
Hello I recently wanted to do a custom mapping for my home/end keys to match the windows style behavior. Unfortunately, this also remapped my copy/paste keys. I'd like to revert this.
I mapped the ...
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How to set a fixed position as default for pictures in Word for Mac?
I would like to know how much one can change the default setting for inserting a picture in Word for Mac.
I have already figured out how to change the setting for text wrapping so that pics are ...
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Batch command to change default apps - Windows 10
I would like to include commands in my batch file that automatically sets the default apps for .html, .https and for Photos. I know how to change the file association by running:
ftype htmlfile="...
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On Windows 10, is there a file I can modify to configure the default apps?
I know that generally I must rely on Windows prompts to manage the default apps associated to any given file extension or protocol ( https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2015/05/20/announcing-...
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Where do I put a settings file for Brave Browser?
I use Debian Linux in a VM.
When I create the VM, I install all of the applications/packages I use (I install them with sudo apt install), and then I copy a folder containing configuration/settings ...
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Prevent Discord From Updating Automatically
How do we prevent Discord from Updating Automatically on Linux (point in step by step)?
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PowerShell, how to disable Xbox Game Bar?
I really need to disable the Xbox Game Bar with PowerShell. There are many articles on how to delete/uninstall the Xbox Game Bar but that does not work for me as I need this inside Windows Sandbox (...
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Windows 10 manual proxy setup doesn't do anything
I am trying to set a proxy in windows "Manual Proxy Setup" to apply on chrome or any other web browser, But there is no sign of any change in the entire system.
I'm not getting any ...
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What is the default Enster IP Camera's username and password?
I have an Enster PTZ Cameras. My model number specifically is NST-IPC7175-W. When I boot this camera up, I can see exposed on the network as 192.168.1.88, however the printed instructions don't tell ...
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Change Outlook calendar default option when editing meeting requests
I use Outlook from Office 365 to manage meetings with other people. Sometimes, after a meeting is set on our Outlook calendars, I want to edit notes associated with the meeting — but I don't want the ...
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Delete old Window Display Language after upgrading WIndows 10 Home SL to Windows 10 Pro
I upgraded my account license to Windows 10 Pro from a Windows 10 Home Single Language GB version.
I want to completely remove GB (British English) from my Display Languages but I can not do so.
I ...
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How to remove these icons from Settings app?
I am primarily a Linux user, but currently I'm configuring a laptop with preinstalled Windows 10 and need to tweak several things.
When I open the Settings app, three icons referring to logging to ...
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Windows CMD - How to append .txt to the names of all no-extension files in a folder and its nested subfolders?
I copied all my files from Ubuntu to a new Windows 10 computer. Many of these files (literally thousands of them) are plain text files without extensions ...
Every time I try to open one of these ...
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How do I set Win 11 to extend display by default?
I travel a lot for work and my laptops ports are set so that at any new desk setup it always ends up to the right of the monitor.
Now every time I connect a new monitor it defaults to duplicate and I ...
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Excel Copy Values and not Formulars and formating as Standard
99% of the time i do NOT want to copy formatting and formulas, only the numbers.
I know i can right click and select past only numbers - but is there a way to make this default for Ctrl+c and ctrl+V
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Default file location for inserted pictures in PowerPoint 365 and Excel 365
Whenever I open a Microsoft 365's document for the first time, click any image and select to replace it with a file stored locally:
Word opens up to This PC > Pictures. I need to change to my ...
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Save Recycle Bin view settings - Win 10
I want to always display deleted items sorted by Date Deleted (I am using detailed view). But whenever I open Recycle Bin it auto sorts by Name. When I sort it by Date Deleted and close the window, ...
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How do I change the default browser to open .htm and .html files in Windows 11
I know this has been asked and answered in the past, BUT the other articles show that these file types should be able to be set in the settings through APPS>DEFAULT APPS>FIREFOX but Firefox and ...
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Firefox mangles theme after update
Whenever Firefox restarts, it ends up looking like this:
I then go to the theme settings and Disable the Dark theme:
This gives me the look I want:
Strangely, after this, I can Enable and Disable ...
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How Do I Set Another Program as JPG Default in Windows 11
My computer was recently upgraded to Windows 11 and my default program for JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg) was changed from my preferred program of JPEGView to Photos (Windows default app). Photos takes a while to ...
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Firefox preference to set default permission for handling various protocols (e.g. "tel:" links)?
I have the tel: protocol's default handler set to Microsoft Your Phone, so I can place calls and send SMS from my computer. When I click a tel hyperlink in Firefox (e.g. tel:(555)555-5555), I get a FF ...
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How can I change the default browser using command line or registry in Windows 10 without admin rights?
I am trying to find a way to change the default browser in Windows 10 from the command line or through a registry file. Is it possible?
My use-case is unique and specific to a project I am on.
I know ...
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adding RAM diminishes my hard disk space
I have Two Dell Precision 7810 towers, I just upgraded the first one to 256 Gb ram (dual procesor) and all went as expected running windows 10 pro 64 bit.
Now I did the same with the second but I had ...
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What is the location of the file for Windows 10 System Settings?
When I run ms-settings:\\system from an elevated prompt, I get a pop up that tells me the media is write protected. I expect that if I change the file's ownership to me (I am the owner of the system) ...
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When I run ms-settings:system I get a pop up with text "ms-settings:system The media is write protected"
I ran the ms-settings:system from Windows 10 System Internals procexp.exe as Administrator, and I got a pop up with the text "ms-settings:system The media is write protected"
UPDATE: I ...
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How to send images in Telegram uncompressed and by default
I often send images to friends. Unfortunately, Telegram tries to compress the image every time when I send this image, even though I prefer uncompressed images. I found a solution to send the image as ...
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Wamp missing PHP and MySQL configuration
I have installed Wamp which I used also on other PC. Previous version had full of options to configure PHP, MySQL, PhpMyAdmin like version, extensions. But this Wamp package does not have anything. I ...
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How to make Microsoft apps use Edge although my default browser is Firefox?
I use Firefox as my default browser on Windows11 but I'd like Edge to be used when I click a link inside Microsoft apps like Teams/Office/OneNote etc. Based on my research, I don't think this is ...
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Can't set Windows Terminal as default because it is not detected in the list of terminals
I am running Windows 11 stable version on my Lenovo S340 since upgrading from Windows 10.
I looked in the settings of Windows Terminal to set it as the default application, but the list of terminal ...
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How to change the default IP protocol version in Chrome?
My web browser—Google Chrome—uses by default IPv4 even if IPv6 is available.
How can I change it to use only IPv6?
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Windows 10 (64 bit) - Realtek is setting wrong ohms for headphones
More detail about my computer motherboard. It's a Gigabyte b450 aorus pro wifi. I have the Realtek audio console installed and when I plug in my headphones into the back of the motherboard it detects ...
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Links not opening in default browser in linux mint
I have Brave set as my default browser. But when I try to open links from some documents or from some app, they open in Firefox.
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control panel resets automatically
I guarantee you haven't heard of this question before.
When I drag a window to the top of the screen Windows10 displays the "maximize" window animation in anticipation of automatically ...
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When change Windows default Icons functions get deactivated
Hey I have changed some icons in the Imageres.dll.mun file. Now some functions are gone can someone explain me why? DO the default Icons contain code? Here one Example.
Here is no bar anymore that ...
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