Questions tagged [properties]
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Remove all attributes/properties of mkv movies
I have too many movies in some hierarchical data structure starting from a directory. I need to remove all their attribute/properties, because some of them have wrong information, and honestly I don't ...
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Why can't I edit audio file proprieties?
So I just downloaded a song and it works just fine, the pc can open and play it. But it doesn't let me edit the details like "Artist" or "Album" and it's blank. And if I use and ...
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Can I change the properties of all files to show info similar to the folder templates properties?
I use Windows Explorer every day to manage large groups of files. I modified the folder templates in Windows 7 to display the properties that are important to me. (Ex: Name, size, length, date created,...
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PGAdmin does not show indexes
How can I see indexes in PGAdmin via properties dialog? I am sure index is there as you can see on the picture, but in properties dialog I can not find that index.
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Video MP4 missing metadata
I can play the video just I don't have the metadata like video thumbnail or frame width length etc can't be seen win windows explorer and properties detail
Is there anyway to recover such MP4 to have ...
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How can I launch a file properties dialog from the command line?
It's simple programmatically with ShellExecute to specify the properties verb when instructing Windows to open a file, but can this be done from the command line or run box?
Ideally I'd like to do ...
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How can I make Finder display video file duration?
I have to open the files in VLC to see what the file duration is which frankly is ridiculous due to Finder not showing any information, even if I look in Get Info there is nothing
Is there a way to ...
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How to hide the owner date etc on properties in pdf document
Wanting to create a pdf that the receiver can not see who wrote and when it was created. How to do?? Im not very literate on pdf!
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How to change SystemData folder properties?
I foun the pathway in What is the location of lock screen images on Windows 10? What is the location of lock screen images on Windows 10?, which retrieved to [C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\...
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Compression Enabled, smaller IS expected, BUT 3,000 files, Size=25GB but Size on Disk only 5MB?
I've looked & keep finding lots of articles telling me what I already know.
I know the file size difference is because I have Compress contents to save disk space enabled.
I know about the ...
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"allow row to break across pages" doesn't work in my MS word 2013
I am an Office 2013 x64 Win7 user. In MS Word, when I select an entire table which is broken across the page -> right click -> table properties -> 'Row' tab -> deselect "allow row to break across ...
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PowerShell How to Get File Owner/Author?
Below script retrieve specific file types from the I: drive and outputting specific file properties to a delimited CSV file. How to return file owner and authors? Any help is very much appreciated.
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SecurityTab in file explorer
I've tries both the Registry editor resetting the 'NoSecurityTab' from 0 to 1 and then back, and disabling it in Local Group Policy editor, and both are not working, the security tab is still not ...
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How to copy (in clipboard) detailed information of a file without Powershell?
I would like to come back on a previous question: "How to copy (in clipboard) detailed information of a file?".
That question has been answered using Powershell, and the solution is working ...
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Mouse settings/properties dialog box won't open in Windows 7
I have a problem trying to open my computer's mouse settings by either going to the command prompt and typing, 'control mouse', 'main.cpl' (as researched online) or simply by trying to go to the ...
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In Windows 10 21H2, how to change the target of a folder shortcut if the Shortcut tab is not available in Properties dialog?
In Windows 10 21H2, how to change the target of a folder shortcut if the Shortcut tab is not available in Properties dialog?
I googled but had no luck.
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Powerpoint: how to insert document property (aka 'field') in slide?
How can I insert a document property (e.g. the author's name) in a slide in PowerPoint 2007? I know this can be done in Microsoft Word, but I can't find how to do it in PowerPoint.
(The idea is that ...
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Two machines have the same "tree" but a different number of directories (under Properties)
I mirror a directory from server A to Server B nightly (the software doesn't matter in this case).
If I run a tree command on both servers, import those trees into Word and run a compare, there is no ...
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How do you change the date modified on a file?
I recorded many photos and videos with an Akoso action camera, but I never thought to change the camera's stored time. Only after creation of the files did I see that date and time stamps were saved ...
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Change rar icon [closed]
How Can I Change a Specific RAR File? not all of them?
for example I have Fonts RAR and this is icon for change this RAR file
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How to add security tab to the drive properties in Windows 10?
I can't seem to access security tab for my drive E: in Windows 10. The one when you go to properties:
I tried all recommended methods I could find online but they don't work for Windows 10.
Any idea ...
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Excel: Cell Value as Excel Document Metadata Property
I know you can add custom Document Properties in Excel 2007.
see: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/excel/HA100475241033.aspx#5
But I thought there was a way to pull a value from a cell as a custom ...
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Why does clicking on Windows 7 Printer Properties Result In Driver Not Installed?
The question I need to ask is has anyone heard of getting a "driver not installed" error when clicking on a printer's properties on Windows 7, and is there a workaround?
Here are the details of the ...
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VBA PowerPoint author protect
I know from the Excel, that it is possible to write a VBA to protect the author name, so no one can change it and take credit for your work.
I have once read that the Excel VBA is something like when ...
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Viewing users in windows group
When right clicking on a file and selecting 'properties' 'security' then it shows a list of users and
groups. Namely my account; 'administrator' group account; 'Everyone' group account and 'SYSTEM' ...
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How to Disable/Enable Protocols of a Specific Adapter via Command Line or Registry Edit
I need to figure out a way to automate the disabling of certain network protocols of specific network adapters. I know I can open up the window and uncheck the various protocols such as "Internet ...
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dump all USB device properties into file [closed]
I am looking for a way to dump all the USB devices' properties (e.g. Device description, Friendly name, Driver key, ...etc.) that are usually found under details in device manager, Windows.
any ...
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Different folder size when accessed via mapped drive vs. NAS address
I used robocopy to backup my SSD. To verify success, in Windows 10 file explorer, I navigate to the source and destination containing folders, respectively, right-click on the respective folders, ...
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Set custom default Location and Comment in Printer Properties?
This might be an eclectic question, but is there a way to change the default "Location" and "Comment" in printer properties?
I work at a tech place and troubleshoot many various ...
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VBScript to extract "Date Taken" from a photo
I was wondering if the "Date Taken" property of an image file can be extracted using VBScript?
I know other properties such as date created, modified, accessed can be accessed and already have a ...
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Get Extended Properties of a file
What's the fastest way to output the 'Title' property of all files in a directory in Windows 7? I tried dir in command line but that only prints the filename, not the Title found in the extended ...
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Scheduled Tasks Properties in PowerShell?
I am not sure how to do this in PowerShell, but I dont think it is supported.
For example:
$tasks = schtasks /query
Will store all the tasks into the variable $tasks
Example output:
Folder: \...
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Modifying properties/metadata of .mkv files
I tried to modify the Tags property by right-clicking an .mkv file and then selecting Properties - Details, like I did for other filetypes (like .mp4), but I was not able to do the same in that case.
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SharePoint: Global search in specific columns
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What I want:
I have a simple List in Sharepoint 2016 where I added the custom text-column Keywords. Now I want to search this column in the global search, like Keywords:Test.
How it already ...
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How to view advertised shortcut
I just learned about advertised shortcuts in Windows. But, I can't find any info on how to view what it's pointing at, what it will execute on double click. Is there a way to modify it, or change it's ...
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Windows 7 doesn't remove all image EXIF data
Why doesn't Windows 7 remove all image EXIF data? The thing is that I don't remember this being an issue in the past. Could it be the case that Window 7 only looks for specific EXIF attributes, ...
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Custom video icon for a single video file in windows 7 file explorer
Recently I found a video on the net ( a .mp4 file), and when I had it on my computer with Windows7, I noticed its thumbnail was not the average windows 7 video thumbnail (which looks like a piece of ...
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Python 3.6 not found as a choice of applications in Ubuntu 18.04 properties
Despite extensive research, trial-n-error, uninstalling and re-installing, I can not get any of my python scripts to run from other than a terminal command line. The scripts once had the python icon, ...
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What Is "Cisco Compatible eXtensions"?
I have found this in my wireless network card's properties in connection. What is this? Should i enable it?
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How to change window properties for Visual Studio Command Prompt?
Visual Studio installs shortcuts for a few command prompts. You can get to them via Start → All Programs → Visual Studio → Visual Studio Tools → Visual Studio Command Prompt. I have two problems with ...
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Can I unhide a single folder or file with batch script?
I want to make a script that can unhide a single given file or folder. This question covers how to switch between hiding or unhiding all files, but I want to know how to do the same for only one given ...
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What does it mean when a file is blocked in Windows?
When some files are downloaded from the internet, they are blocked. Some files can still be opened even if they are blocked...
I can see whether a file is blocked by opening the file properties (...
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Data rate explained
If you go to the properties of a video file (specifically an MP4), under details, under video, it gives a 'data rate'. What does this mean?
I had a 14 min vid, which I cut down to a 8 min video (...
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Auditing Entries in a server
Whenever I right click on a folder, and go to the security tab then advanced, there is a tab for auditing.
My question is, whichever user or group we enter here, does it mean that only whatever these ...
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Why I cannot get the value of some properties?
Since I can know the Get-Host have some properties by
Get-Host|Get-Member
But why I cannot get it by Get-Host.Version orGet-Host.UI?And any method can help to get the item in the result of Get-Host ...
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Docx date properties not formatted like system dates
I have set the Windows 10 short date format to yyyy.MM.dd (in Control Panel Region settings), but when I look at a docx file's Properties from within Word 2016, I see dates formatted as dd/MM/yyyy. ...
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How to read pdf custom properties using Powershell
I am trying to read custom Document properties of PDF file using PowerShell script. I could able to read Microsoft documents, but I am unable to read PDF metadata. Your reply is highly appreciated.
I ...
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What is the difference between 'Preferences' and 'Printing Defaults' on Printer Properties?
When you go into Printer Properties (e.g. from the Control Panel), there is a button called 'Preferences' on the 'General' tab and another button called 'Printing Defaults' on the 'Advanced' tab.
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How do I add command line arguments (parameters) for pinned applications on Windows 10?
On Windows 10 I'd like to add command line arguments (parameters) for "pinned" applications in my "Start" area. But when I right click a pinned app, I don't see something like "Preferences".
Is ...
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How to widen properties windows/dialogs in Windows 7?
I need to widen some properties windows/dialogs in Windows 7 to be able to read some very long paths.
How can I do this?
Thanks!
PS: I have already tried ResizeEnable and AuthoHotKeys, and let's ...
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