Questions tagged [windows]
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How can I find the Line ID of a friend in Line?
I use the Line application on my laptop (Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 11 24H2). How can I find the Line ID of a friend in Line?
I read https://help.line.me/line/ios/pc?lang=en&contentId=20000126 ...
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How to make bootable Windows USB from an Android SD card? [migrated]
My Windows 10 crashed I do not have an extra PC to connect to or this would be simple. I do however have a cell phone with a 32 GB SD card.
The core problem of why I cannot just extract the Windows ...
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Why does Windows demand more space than recovery partition to create a recovery USB flash drive?
I need to give away a laptop and I must factory reset it. For multiple reasons I want to ATA secure erase the SSD first (already got the manufacturer utility for that), which will wipe all partitions ...
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Why is cmd.exe preventing screen-off / how to work-around it
Disclaimer: The real situation is slightly different (useful command, higher times) but for describing or reproducing the issue this is sufficient.
I have
configured Windows 10 so that it should turn ...
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How to remove all installations of MS365 from Windows 11 at once?
I bought a new personal machine today, custom built from a UK company. It came pre-loaded with Windows 11 Home.
I took a look at programs & features to uninstall unnecessary bloatware (as this is ...
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How to add a dash after the serial number in the name of each file in a specific folder via batch script?
I have following files in a folder:
01 Yard Sale.mkv
02 Slumber Party.mkv
03 Losing Ice.mkv
04 The Library.mkv
I need to add a - after the serial number at the start of each filename, so in ...
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How can I prevent Windows from owning a SYS file under the System process
Some of the applications that I use make use of EasyAntiCheat. It seems that this application creates a service that is backed by a DLL module named EasyAntiCheat_EOS.sys. Recently, this file has ...
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Warning "load all system default settings? Current settings will be lost."
I am trying to enable another monitor for my computer. With it connected to my computer my computer won't start and opens to a start screen that gives me an option to change the startup procedure. In ...
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Slow wifi download speeds in windows when using realtek 8852ce wifi NIC while the uploads are fine
For the past few days, I've been experiencing really slow internet download speeds from the 5Ghz band of the WIFI (I'm using a Realtek 8852CE WiFi 6E PCI-E NIC
) using my laptop (My laptop is Legion5 ...
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Is it possible to run an Android app on Windows that uses the Android on-device LLM?
I am developing an Android app. I use Google AI Edge SDK to call an on-device LLM (example app). I'd like to test the app before deploying it. The official docs state:
You will need a physical Pixel ...
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How do I delete or disable Personal Vault in Windows 11
How do I delete or disable Personal Vault in Windows 11?
I activated it a while back to see if was any use to me. Now I cannot get rid of it. I followed the usual "settings / options / personal ...
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How to parse sequence of NUL-terminated strings in batch script?
I'm trying to list different entries in the systemd-boot with a batch shell script, however I'm having trouble parsing the command output and storing each entry as a separate variable.
The following ...
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Windows 11 on VirtualBox VM - wired NIC with static IP
Windows 11 installation absolutely requires Internet connection, doesn't it?
I have no way to provide it until the VM is fully staged and I get console login.
Is there any way to bypass this network ...
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Cisco Secure Client navigation to Sign-On-URL fails
I’ve experienced an issue with Cisco Secure Client VPN Single Sign-On (SSO). Whenever I attempt to use the VPN, I receive the following error message:
Authentication failed due to problem navigating ...
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Disk2vhd gets stuck after copying 321 GB out of the 1860 GB it's supposed to copy when creating a VHD file. What could the issue be?
Disk2vhd gets stuck after copying 321 GB out of the 1860 GB it's supposed to copy when creating a VHD file. What could the issue be?
Details:
Windows 10 Pro 21H2 x64
Disk2vhd v2.02
The VHD file is ...
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Hidden environmental variable definitions in Windows?
I am facing the problem that openssl tries to load an invalid openssl.cfg file (like described here https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7360602/openssl-and-error-in-reading-openssl-conf-file).
The ...
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How to restore Zip files association to Windows Explorer?
I was trying to open zip files without winzip or any other 3rd party software. How can I restore zip files association back to the Windows 10 (Pro) default program?
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Windows 11 XBox Capture Folder Location accidentally deleted, now it's stuck in TEMP folder, how to change it from TEMP?
Usually I use XBox Game Bar to screen capture, and it's usually saved in like its own Captures Folder. One day I was cleaning up storage and just cut the folder to my backup location.
Then I forgot to ...
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How to change where programs looking for "Documents" go
Some pesky programs like to store their files in the Documents directory instead of AppData. This is bad. I want to configure my system such that when a program looks to save something in "...
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Is it viable to self host and run windows on the same machine? [closed]
I’ve recently started reading about self hosting and would like to give it a go. I have a pretty solid system for Windows, more power than I need and I was wondering if I could use my machine to pull ...
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Need help to get ARulerForWindows [closed]
Does anyone know if I can get ARulerFor Windows from any other source other than Softronic? My new employer wont appove that website to download.
I have used this tool for over 10 years. It has been ...
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Excel randomly stops computing array equations
I'm using Excel 2016 and sometimes array equations (CSE, Ctrl + Shift + Enter) completely refuse to compute. By this I mean the cursor just blinks in place every time I press CSE and the formula isn't ...
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If I enable the BitLocker device encryption on my disk, will it prevent Backblaze from backing up the disk?
I use Windows 10 and Windows 11 24H2. I use Backblaze on it. If I enable the BitLocker device encryption on my disk, will it prevent Backblaze from backing up the disk?
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Does someone have any info about the Windows Registry key {4FF9FD44-B2BD-13D1-B2E4-0060975B8649}?
How can I trace back and identify processes that create, update or read Windows Registry keys without using ProcessMon?
On Windows 10 Pro and Windows 11 Pro systems accidentally I became aware of a ...
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How do add a group of files that already exist on my local system to a new GitHub repository?
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I started work within VS Code to create a windows app in C++ on a different operating system (Linux Mint, cross assembling to create a Windows dialog application - a checklist with a "...
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How to associate Zip files to windows default compressed folders? [closed]
This question was asked already here and answered:
How to restore Windows default Zip file functionality?
but the simple answer didn't work.
I found below answer which worked perfectly:
https://www....
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Windows: change screen size (zoom out/shrink/scale down screen without resolution change)
I want to decrease monitor picture's size a little (essentially "zoom out" without resolution change) with adding black borders around it (I know I can do it by changing resolution to 2K and ...
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How can I export all the chats from Line at once? [closed]
I use the Line application on my laptop (Windows 10 21H2 and Windows 11 24H2). How can I export all the chats from Line at once?
I know that one can export one chat. And all chats are cached, at least ...
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How to reformat a BitLocked HD?
My Windows PC BitLocked itself and the password was not found. I performed a “clean all” to reformat the hard drive so I could do a clean reinstall. Now the hard drive is invisible/inaccessible.
I ...
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BitLocker password prompt at machine bootup for a drive other than C
I am trying to encrypt my E drive using BitLocker with the password prompt appearing during boot, not after logging into Windows. The reason for this is that I need to run a script at machine boot ...
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How to access Rust server from the local network?
I am running this Rust server on Win 11 PC. The log says that it is running at 127.0.0.1:53932. If I go to http://127.0.0.1:53932/healthz on the same PC, I get Ok, which means it works OK.
Now I try ...
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If I check "Disable BitLocker automatic device encryption" in Rufus, will I be able to later activate the BitLocker device encryption?
I creating a bootable USB flash drive for Windows 11 24H2 with rufus.ie. It gives me these options:
Windows User Experience
Customize Windows installation?
☑ Remove requirement for 4GB+ RAM, Secure ...
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Why is it while installing Windows 10 from a bootable USB flash drive, I receive an error telling that there is no driver found for the SSD?
Why is it while installing Windows 10 from a bootable USB flash drive, I receive an error telling that there is no driver found for the SSD in an Acer Nitro
The SSD drive is NVMe, the default one ...
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I can't choose the slideshow option for my personalisation background settings
I have just recieved a new computer, and when adjusting my personalisation settings, I can change the background to any of my wallpapers, but I can't stick with the slideshow option. Soon as I click ...
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Windows only detects one NTFS drive when two are connected
This is a follow-up to this question.
I have two NTFS drives named disk 1 and disk 2. They are the same model (WD Red 4 Tb) and previously, they used to be clones of one another. To clarify, I used a ...
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Is there any tool to edit/update EFI boot configuration from Windows 11?
Is it possible to edit EFI boot entries (namely the boot order) from within Windows?
From what I can gather, Windows 11 only provides those options on the recovery mode, which requires a restart; but ...
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Why does a Git hook in repository on Windows seems to work, but global git hook seems to be ignored?
On Windows 11.
git version 2.46.0.windows.1
I am constructing a "commit-msg" hook that should be used for all repositories. I constructed a Go application and copied the resulting ...
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Windows Administrator doesn't have access to edit Component Services: dcom
The Administrator (and others in the admin group) can edit the registry, but can't edit configurations in Component Services. I'm trying to configure dcom.
I see that Administrators have full access ...
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How to investigate unexplained data usage and suspicious activity?
I'm encountering an issue with mysterious processes running on my system for the past two months. These processes have consumed over 50GB of data last month, and in just five days this month, the ...
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How do I connect my other shop to one domain controller located elsewhere? [closed]
I have two shops/healthcare clinics, I am wondering how I go about connecting my other branch to this one.
The setup is: Both branches altogether have around 15x Dell Windows 10 and 11 Enterprise ...
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Why is Windows 11 remote desktop locked on?
I recently set up remote desktop on my Windows 11 enterprise edition machine to share work with colleagues, and to my surprise, the toggle is now locked on.
Reading group policies, it seems I can ...
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Print spooler service hangs
I have an issue with print spooler service (spoolsv.exe)
I cannot print anymore, this cause all previews to hang
Also this command hangs :
wmic printer list
I did start and stop spoolsv.exe many time, ...
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What's the best way to clone a BitLocker protected SSD for PC warranty return and restore it when the PC is returned to me?
I have an HP Envy 17 laptop that's going back to the manufacturer for warranty repair.
Note: As the laptop is being repaired because it won't charge or power on, I cannot boot into it. Also, I was ...
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Windows HDR switches instantly back after activating it
I would like to try HDR for my Sony TV in Windows 11 for a Steam game. However, as soon as I turn it on, it gets turned off instantly. I would just like to narrow it down what the most likely issue ...
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How can I boot a cloned hard disk from another computer?
I cloned the whole hard disk on computer A to a hard disk on computer B and tried to boot from computer B but failed, probably because the hardware is very different. I can get to the trouble-shooting ...
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Why does a higher Hz make my screen blurry?
I have the Samsung Neo Odyssey G8 monitor, with HDMI 2.1 bandwidth that makes it capable of 240Hz.
However, when I turned up the refresh rate in Windows Settings -> Advanced Display Info (something ...
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"Error applying bitstream filters to a packet..." when restoring recovered files
I am using recover_mp4 app in conjunction with ffmpeg 7.1 which I believe is the latest.
When I run the command recommended by recover_mp4 I get an error.
Here is the command:
ffmpeg.exe -r 60000/1001 ...
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Batch file needed for USB write and read only [closed]
I have a requirement for a office purpose. I want to give a usb pendrive write protected and read only permission, for any system I connect, the data shoudnt get deleted anytime in the pendrive. So I ...
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Why do I randomly (sporadically) get 2-4 second input lag on Windows?
Huge latency problem I get occasionally, in other words, I could write "hello how are you today?", and I'd still have to wait about 2 seconds for it to render to screen.
There doesn't seem ...
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How to turn on TV when the PC turns on?
I know what HDMI CEC is and essentially how it works. What I don't know is what methods there are, to turn on the TV when my PC turns on. I spent the whole evening creating a custom Windows task that ...
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