Questions tagged [windows-10]
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How to change default app to open .url in windows 10 1903 or later? I want to use notepad
How to change default app to open .url in windows 10 1903 or later? The new version removed the option to point to an .exe You can only use apps defined as web browsers from the Microsoft Store. I ...
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piping command to wsl awk doesn't work
I'm running Windows 10 / WSL2 / Ubuntu 20.04 and am trying to do ifconfig eth0 | grep 'inet ' | awk '{ print $2 }' in PowerShell. Here's what I've come up with:
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Error message when I try to install Microsoft Office 2003 to my new computer running Windows 10
This is the error code I get: Error 1919. Error configuring ODBC data source: Visual FoxPro Database, ODBC error 6: Component not found in the registry. Verify that the file Visual FoxPro Database ...
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Show thumbnails of zipped images
I'm using Windows 10. I have a collection of zip files with JPG images. When I click on the zip file to view the contents, I would like to see a thumbnail of these images (even when I am in "Extra ...
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Disable Chrome to ask for confirmation to open external application everytime
We have configured chrome to open tel: links with Skype. One computer it does not open straight Skype after clicking a tel-link, but asks if skype should be opened (in a popup).
I tried to reset ...
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NTFS external hard drive formatted on Linux is not recognized by Windows
I fully formatted a hard drive in NTFS on Linux from a completely empty (zeroed) drive and it is not recognized by Windows 10. It is not listed in the Windows File Explorer nor with the fsutil fsinfo ...
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How to install Windows 10 from a local drive (D:) and completely wipe out the old Windows 7 System drive (C:)
I would like to install a Windows 10 from my local drive D: and completely wipe out (reformat?) my system drive C:. Is it possible at all?
I've downloaded the .iso of Windows 10 from MSDN. I've ...
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Blue screen after failed Windows 10 update
My laptop froze when rebooting after Windows update, so I had to forcefully power it off. After turning on again, I got a blue screen (PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA). Windows Recovery also gives the ...
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Can't install Windows 10 on Samsung 850 EVO (250GB) SSD in Asus K75VM
I recently decided to revitalise my old Asus K75VM laptop (± 7years old now) by switching from the original (broken) HDD to a Samsung 850 EVO SSD, and I'm at a loss.
I've been trying to install ...
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Windows 10 Freezing on Waking from Sleep: KB4560960?
I recently started struggling again with my desktop system (Win10 64 bit, latest patches and updates, no insider ring stuff) freezing when attempting to wake from sleep.
Sometimes, but not always, it ...
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How to actually start program minimized in Windows 10?
Steps i tried to make program (for example: Thunderbird) to load on startup, but minimized:
Placed shortcut under: C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
In a ...
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Acer ES1-512 Laptop Won't Even Turn On After RAM Replacement [duplicate]
I have an Acer ES1-512-C88M Laptop that I am trying to upgrade it's RAM. The first time I put the new RAM in there, it worked for a 2 or 3 restarts, but after leaving it on sleep mode for about 2 ...
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What is the exact equivalent of this netsh Windows command for MAC? The command is attached in the body
I want to block all networks from my PC with admin access and make it so that the user cannot reverse the changes. I will use admin access to only white list certain networks that will be visible to ...
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Is it possible to enable swipe-typing using a mouse on an on-screen keyboard in Windows 10, and if so, how can it be achieved to type faster?
Are there ways to achieve swipe-typing on an on-screen keyboard using mouse for Windows 10? Essentially, using the mouse for typing fast as well.
This is akin to swipe-typing on smartphones.
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Chrome in "full screen" mode (no title bar/toolbar) without actually being full screen
I have a large monitor that I divide up into regions with DisplayFusion. If I want to watch web-based video, such as Netflix, it would be nice to be able to have Chrome run in full screen mode, but ...
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How to browse the internet with the home IP while traveling. (connect to the home network and use home IP)
I am using my laptop (windows 10) to login to a website that is checking my (public) IP. Every time my IP changes or when I am traveling or I am away form home, I have to do a time consuming process ...
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SSD/HDD connected to windows10 via usb comes up as readonly but writable in linux
I've bought a new SSD (Acer SA100 480GB MAS0902+3D NAND SATA 2.5 inch). I want to clone my older HDD (running win10) to the SSD. I've also purchased a SATA to USB connector (Cablet 2.5 Inch SATA USB 3....
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Screen resolution suddenly decreased Windows 10
My screen resolution suddenly decreased. I use (legal) win 10 for 3 years, reinstalled about half years ago. Last week my screen suddenly turned to black and then it came back with a lower resolution. ...
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Keyboard not working after switching user in Windows 10
My PC is a custom built desktop machine. I had used Windows 7, 8, 8.1 on this machine without much issues. For past several months I've been using Windows 10 Pro x64. It was a fresh install. From ...
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MSI Dragon Center stuck on "Waiting for SDK Loading" but SDK is missing
Original Question: I regularly use MSI's Dragon Center software to help me manage my custom PC build. If you go to Home > User Scenario > Custom, it will show you the currently installed GPU. I ...
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Microsoft Edge Developer Tools window stays blank
The dev tools window for Microsoft Edge currently looks like this on my system:
This has worked before. I don't know why and when exactly this change happened.
I'm on Windows 10.0.14393 and Microsoft ...
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How can I restore all Programs from a corrupt Windows 10 System to a new Install of Win 10
I have a corrupt Windows 10 (in Windows.old) and could install a new entity of Windows 10 in Windows on C:.
Can I restore all Programs from my windows.old by transferring the Registry hive under ...
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Can these white parts of UI of Windows 10 and 11 be edited without a high contrast theme?
I don't want to use a high contrast theme because that is too uniform and removes transparency; I was able to use a program called SMACC to modify most of the colors that the overall color settings in ...
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System process causes 10% CPU usage when doing nothing
So I have a MSI laptop and about 2 days ago when I opened Task Manager I noticed a surge in CPU usage even when I'm doing nothing.
Process Explorer
Can anyone help me what caused this problem and ...
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Enable DNS Windows 10 host for WSL2
By default, WSL2 appears to pick up the Windows Host IP Address as its autoconfigured DNS server.
This can be seen by inspecting the contents of /etc/resolv.conf.
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How to setup Outlook to use connected phone to call contacts?
I have my smartphone and and Windows 10 PC connected to the same Microsoft account. My Smartphone does show up as a connected device on the PC. I can easily initiate phone calls with the phone from ...
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How to download all files in a webpage's directory/sub-folder all at once?
Say a directory or folder's path on a website is https://superuser.xyz/images/, but you don't know this right away. Ordinarily, webmasters don't make browsing of sub-folders available, i.e. the images ...
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Windows 10 random freezes
Couple of months back my system started freezing up randomly. When it happens PC is completely frozen and requires cold reboot. No errors or abnormal artifacts appear on the screen.
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How to prevent Windows 10 IP address conflict for 0.0.0.0?
I sometimes see a message about Windows detecting an IP address conflict. It always seemed to be spurious, but today I noticed that it is associated with losing connectivity for several seconds. So I ...
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Windows media player not showing album art in "Now playing" view mode
I have edited all the metadata correctly in Mp3tag, added the album art and it's not showing up in the windows media player. The album art is showing up correctly on my phone. Any suggestions?
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How to remove Windows 10 Bing / Copilot recommendation from search
For quite some time now I have this annoying Recommended section pop up in my search (when clicking the search bar), suggesting me to try out "the new Bing" with "Your AI-powered ...
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Unexplainable slowness on my Win10 PC
I am running Win10 Pro 22H2 19045.2364. It's normally a fast machine, and you can see my full specs down below. But every 2-5 days, everything goes SLOW and SLUGGISH, with no indications why. In fact, ...
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Make windows honor my setting to do nothing when I close the lid of my computer
My Windows Version 10.0.15063 computer (Dell Precision 5520) will go to sleep when I close the lid, even though in the settings I have specified to do nothing. See image:
I've tried restarting my ...
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Disable the Windows key in Windows 10
I'm trying to find a way to disable the Windows key, either through GPO, local policy, or an edit in the registry, but Google has been less than helpful.
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How to make `Alt + Shift + 0` work (to change the input language) on Windows 10?
I assigned Alt+Shift+0 to en-US but nothing happened when I pressed. And this shortcut just disappeared randomly after reboot.
Alt+Shift+9 and Alt+Shift+8 assigned for zh-CN and Japanese are both ...
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Why is remote desktop very slow when host monitor is off unless HDMI cable is used?
Ever since upgrading to a new PC and Windows 10 a few years back, I've experienced terrible lag (it's totally unusable, feels like 5 FPS) while trying to remote into the aforementioned desktop while ...
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windows 10 prevent one admin from changing other admin password
I have 3 user accounts. Two admin user accounts and one standard user. I don't want any admin account to be able to change the password of the other admin account. In short I want all the 2 admin ...
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Headphones not showing up in playback devices menu - windows 10
I recently upgraded my computer to windows 10 from windows 8.1, and I'd like to set my audio output quality to studio, and apply the same audio enhancements that I used on windows 8.1 .
I can't do ...
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Windows Settings > Devices crashes. Alternative for Bluetooth?
I'm trying to get some Bluetooth headphones working on Windows 10 x64 Build 18362.900, but whenever I open Settings > Devices there is a brief pause (less than 1s), then Settings crashes.
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Windows 10: Prevent guest users from deleting files in another drive
I apologize in advance if this isn't the correct site to ask these type of questions.
I sometimes share my laptop with my small cousin. That being the case I created a guest user in Windows 10 for ...
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Microsoft Access Database Engine - cannot install either 32-bit nor 64-bit version
We have a workstation running Windows 10 (1709.16299.2166) with Office 365 on which I was asked to install Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 for a consultant.
After downloading the installer for ...
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Cannot Give Myself Admin Access to folder in Local AppData on Win10
I have a collection of files in my Local AppData folder from an install that failed. It seems I need to delete them manually, but I am unable to do so. I am an Admin on the PC and am logged in as such....
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OpenVPN doesn't show remote network shares
I have a working openvpn server at home and can connect to it using a remote openvpn client at work. Client is on windows 10 home, server is debian. I know the openvpn is working because I can ssh to ...
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Manually resize WinRE partition (Windows 10 Home)
I would like to do the procedure outlined in Microsoft KB5028997.
I would like my WinRE to become 1G.
But I am not 100% sure I understand the instructions for that. Only 99%, so I would like to ...
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Powershell to set default browser
I created a process using PowerShell to install Chrome. What I am looking to do now is to have PowerShell change the registry for the computer and change the default browser to Chrome.
I would ...
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Why are SSDs less prone to file corruption caused by sudden shutdowns?
I lived 8 years with HDDs. Every time when there was a power outage, or for whatever reason I had to force-shutdown the computer by turning off the PSU or pushing that fancy-yet-dangerous restart ...
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unable to install GRUB in dummy on debian stretch in DELL PRECISION 5510
I am trying do dual-boot my Dell Precision 5510 (1TB PCIe SSD), that came with windows 10, adding Debian stretch.
First, I have disabled fast startup of windows and then and disabled secure boot. ...
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Window Color and Appearance removed in Win10?
I just upgraded my PC to Win10 but cannot find the dialog "Window Color and Appearance". In Win7, it should be at: Control Panel => Appearance and Personalization => Personalization => Window ...
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Does a media server needs a powerful graphics card? [closed]
I have a 10 year old PC (HP Envy 750 SE) which I recently converted to a media server for hosting Emby( personal media server). But my graphics card, NVidia Geforce GTX 745 has been giving me problems ...
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What happens when the hostname in a Windows 10 hosts file is an IP address?
Bit of a preamble: I've recently decided to play Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut on my Windows 10 PC. However, the game seemed to regularly freeze, making it unplayable. Based on my searches across ...
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