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Turn on speaker amplifier when audio output selected

I'm using KDE (plasma) with pipewire for audio. I have some desktop speakers that need an amplifier with a power switch. I have a remote controlled power socket (shelly plug) to turn on the amplifier ...
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How can I manually generate a fake ACPI lid event from a script in linux?

I'm trying to make sure that my laptop will suspend if I unplug it after the lid is already closed, and I believe that one way to accomplish this would be to simulate an ACPI lid event when the power ...
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How to monitor BTRFS filesystem raid for errors?

I saw some documentation on a daemon that can execute a program/script for various BTRFS events, but I cannot find it anymore. How can I have a script/program be executed on a drive failure for a ...
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Internet access status, windows 7 event viewer

I have a pc working 24/7 and the internet connection disconnect and reconnect several times in the day, and I would like to know log history of the internet status logged by this pc, is it possible ...
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Excel 2010: dynamic update of drop down list based upon datasource validation worksheet changes

I have one worksheet for setting up the data sources of multiple data validation lists. in other words, I'm using this worksheet to provide drop down lists to multiple other worksheets. I need to ...
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How do I enable a utility like screentogif or key'n'stroke to be able to record mouse position when inside vmware or "protected" applications?

I am making very complicated tutorials and I absolutely need these two features. I need to be able to display the distinction between right and left clicks, for example. It takes hours to make a ...
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How to daisy chain tasks in the Windows Task Scheduler to run consecutively?

When one scheduled task is completed, I want another task to start immediately after. Task #1 already has 32 actions, so I cannot add another action. So I figured "Oh, I'll just split my single ...
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ACPI thermal zone \_TZ.TZ01 has been enumerated

I get this error immediately before my Laptop hard shuts down (just cuts out, no boot down sequence). It then re-boots and all is well again? Windows event log: ACPI thermal zone \_TZ.TZ01 has been ...
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Which Windows event is generated for external USB storage mounted as a disk volume?

What is the Windows event generated when an external USB storage is mounted as a disk volume in the OS? Events like PnP events are triggered even if the external USB storage drive is blocked by AD ...
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executing bash script on rotation with iio-sensor-proxy

I have a Tablet-laptop where i want to disable a gnome extension when the screen is rotated. Auto-rotation works via iio-sensor-proxy. it would be stupid to poll monitor-sensor constantly for resource ...
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Is there an exhaustive list of what Windows logs or can log?

I know that there is the event log, but that's not where it stops. There are logs for MSI executables, device logs, setup and installation, performance logs, and so on. It's probably quite a long list;...
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How to search for tasks and events in Mozilla Lightning/Thunderbird?

I can't find this function nowhere yet reading this post from ssitter in Integrate Unifinder into Lightning as it is in Sunbird bug in Mozilla's Bugzilla it looks like it was already implemented 3 ...
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Does Event Viewer just allows you to view the logs of the user profile that is logged into the computer?

Does Event Viewer just allows you to view the logs of the user profile that is logged into the computer?
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Run a task before windows 10 hibernates

I've set up a task to be triggered by a filter with this query <QueryList> <Query Id="0" Path="System"> <Select Path="System">*[System[Provider[@...
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Accept and Decline button missing in thunderbird when receiving an invitation

I'm using Thunderbird 12.0.1 with the following add-ons for the calendar: Lightning 1.4 Provider for Google calendar 0.9 I'm working with Ubuntu 12.04 When I receive an event invitation from ...
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same fd in multiple epoll instances for seperate writing and reading threads

can we use the same fd in multiple epollfds? I mean one epoll instance for catching EPOLLIN, one epoll instance for catching EPOLLOUT. for example: int fd = ... // the file descriptor int epoll_reader ...
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Is it possible to find out (retrospectively) when a file was deleted from standard Windows 7 logs?

My mother-in-law has a problem at her workplace: when she came back after a day off, a folder with important files was gone from the desktop, the trash bin also emptied, with several weeks' worth of ...
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Win10 Event 534 - Disk Problems

i just built a new pc with a fresh win10 pro installation. but from the beginning, i'm getting lots of events 534 in the eventmanager. Miniport logs an error for device(Port = 0, Path = 2, Target = 0, ...
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What is the user logon id 0xe37 in event logs

I have a lot of event logs where the user logon id is 0xe37 or 0xE37. I am under the impression that a logon id changes after a reboot. Many of these logs are stating that a query into an account with ...
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Excel gannt chart one event with multiple duration

I'm working on a large dataset which I need to plot a timeline in gantt chart fashion (horizontal bars with y-axis the event/task and x-axis time) but one event/task has multiple duration for instance ...
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Store a class module as a variable

I wrote some code in a class module and userform_initialize_event. All are okay. But when I Dim the new class module and applies in the initialize event it says that variable not defined. Here is my ...
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Create an Email Receive Event

How can I create a Windows event to do somethings (i.e. open some programs) when I receive a GMail e-mail? I am using Windows 7
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Working with Batch File

I'm in need a bat file to clear Event Viewer logs and re-boot computer...or help in modifying the ones I already have so that once ran from an administrator prompt, it'd clear the logs...and reboot ...
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How can I determine whether a Windows logoff was manual or automated?

Here are two common ways users can be logged off of Windows: Manual: The user logs off manually Automated: The windows system logs off the user automatically via some mechanism Is there any way to ...
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How to know if I was working during the day or during the night?

I am working with my computer (Windows 10 Enterprise), sometimes during the day and sometimes during the night. I don't switch off my computer when I go at home. Is there a way (like in the event ...
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How to use Get-WinEvent to get all information between a specific time period?

Some background I am encountering some crash and freeze issues I want to get a better handle on. For this, I want to investigate all available event & log information for a specific time period. I ...
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Does a scheduled task in Windows that is triggered by an event run continually?

I created a scheduled task in Windows 7 that is supposed to be triggered when an event happens. Well, the event happened, and the action did not get performed? Does a scheduled task in Windows that ...
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Computer randomly shuts off and restarts with Reason Code: 0x500ff

My buddy's computer keeps randomly restarting. Usually when he's playing a game. It has randomly restarted just when he's on YouTube.  Event Viewer says: The process C:\Windows\system32\winlogon....
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Auditing relevant data and then extracting it

I've turned on (and then off again) auditing on our Fileserver (windows 2012r2) We have about 8 directories that are being written to and have about 50 directories in total. I have added auditing onto ...
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MS Outlook : Method to import reoccurring events (i.e. birthday list)

Starting-point is an Excel-List containing the names and dates of birth for a lot of person. Those should be imported to Outlook as event series (yearly reoccurring event). Outlooks CSV-import doesn't ...
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How do I automatically copy data when attaching external storage?

If I am correct to assume that once I place a DVD/disk in my optical drive (or use a USB flash drive or external HDD for that matter; for arguments sake) that this action would in effect trigger an '...
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Removing annoying click-handling logic from websites

There are a lot of websites out there that block your ability to right click or select text. I believe it's done as a sort of half-assed security measure to prevent people from copying text or images. ...
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How to find when a user is started and ended a session on computer based on Windows Event Log?

As part of some research I need to collect working hours of all the workers in my company. I have no code execution of their PCs, but I can collected any type of event log from their computer. I need ...
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About - Lenovo System Interface Foundation Driver

Yesterday I opened Event Viewer on Windows 10 and I saw some warnings and 1 error about ESENT 455 (That error was easy to fix by putting some missing files in the right place and now it's ok). ...
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How does alarm or any other time based applications work?

I have always been wondering that when we set an alarm on our mobile device, it keeps on checking the system time and tries to match it to the value set. This way, alarms might consume lot of CPU ...
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How can I get a sound to play when I insert a specific USB drive in Windows 8?

So I get that Windows 8 has removed the ability to execute autorun instructions from a USB drive, so I was wondering if there was some alternative to that, where say, I could detect the drive and run ...
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Run a task when screen sleeps

I have a task in task scheduler and I want to run this task once the screen sleeps not the computer. I’ve tried setting the Trigger to be “On Idle” but didn’t work, and I tried setting the trigger to ...
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Powershell Monitor Clipboard Change

I'm trying monitor clipboard change by powershell, and not consider to use comparing (Get-Clipboard) before and after change because it cannot distinguish between "two copy are identical" and "haven't ...
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FileSystemWatcher does not hear events when application changes files

I have a Powershell Core script that uses FileSystemWatcher to listen for changes in a directory recursively. It behaves as expected when a user uses Windows Explorer or a shell to add or modify a ...
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When was a file last accessed in Windows 7

Is it possible to see when a text file is opened on Windows 7? I looked in the with Event Viewer a little bit but I couldn't find where to see the logs about a specific text file being accessed.
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Does/can Windows 10 keep track of file moves/copies/shortcut creations?

Numerous times a day, I get the feeling that I accidentally created a shortcut in File Explorer, or that I accidentally copied or moved a dir/file. I keep looking for the "History box", but then ...
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How to log Custom Views in Event Viewer (Windows Server 2012 )

I created a Custom View in Event Viewer (Windows Server 2012) that displays events from by a specified source (Sugar2SvcNow Log in attached screen shot). I'm trying to save all the events in this ...
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View historical record of applications used on a PC

I want to access the exact time at which I turned on/off a program on windows 10. How can I find such records? e.g. "Word.exe is started at 09:10 and terminated at 12:03." I cannot find this in the ...
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Event external display

Does anyone know which event and event ID is triggered when an external monitor is connected and disconnected? I can't seem to found an answer online. What I would like to use it for is when the ...
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Any way to see what processes are filtering or reassigning events? And/or can OS do this itself?

I've downloaded the respected utility X-Mouse Button Control, which can translate button events into other events. Autohotkey is another such application. I believe my work PC has some utility, ...
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Adding route automatically after a successful VPN connection in Windows 10

I'm trying on my W10 to perform an automatic "route" command after a successful VPN connection. I tried it based on this short description here which is for W7 but seems so similar, but I ...
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On "Power-Troubleshooter" event in Task Scheduler not triggering

I am attempting to run an event via Task Scheduler in order to restart my trackpad driver (code to do so below) every time my system wakes up, as a troubleshooting measure. However, in Task Scheduler, ...
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powershell : how to detect an uninstalled usb device?

I would like my Powershell script to detect when I plug in a usb device. I have set the GPOs to block the automatic installation of usb devices. For now I am using this command to detect when a usb ...
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Multiple similar information event in a few seceods

I was checking Windows Event Viewer and noticed that multiple exactly similar information events related to my touch pad driver is recorded, all separated by just a few seconds. The event description ...
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How are windows low level mouse events handled? [closed]

I couldn't find info anywhere around and im a bit curious, from C# where you have all nice buttons and classes and events to do all you please, im wondering how is this really implemented in a low ...