Questions tagged [windows-10]
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Error: Unable to run bash (Ubuntu app) on Windows 10 CMD
I have recently installed Ubuntu app on my Windows 10 (64 bit) machine (OS Build 16299.371, Version 1709). The app opens and works fine. However, when I try to Right-click>Run As Administrator, the ...
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File size changes after star rating it - Windows 10
I experienced that the size of an image changes after star rating and saving it.
Is this some kind of compression? Does Windows do something to the picture itself? Any ideas?
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Use wifi and ethernet simultaneously on Windows 10
I have noticed recently that during downloading or updating games in my Steam library, I can somehow manage to double the speed at which this occurs by unplugging my ethernet cable, waiting a few ...
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How to keep my desktop icons organized on laptop when I connect and disconnect an external screen?
I'm using Windows 10 1803 and having a laptop with 1080p resolution with a recommended zoom of 150% (since 100% looks too small on a 13.3" screen).
When I'm at work I have 2 monitors which are ...
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Windows 10 Updates [duplicate]
I want to buy Windows 10, but without any major update (technical LTSB version), but it!s not legal for home user. Can I make some changes in Windows (legal) which I can make them something like LTSB (...
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Exported Hyper-V not running in a new Laptop
I exported a Hyper-V configuration which was hosted with Hyper-V with Windows 7 from a desktop with Hyper-V enabled and transported it to a Windows 10 machine.
However when I attempt to boot up the ...
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Windows 10 version 1803 (April 2018 Update) makes impossible to remove language [duplicate]
After updating latest release I got stuck with English(US) and English(UK) and non of them can be removed. The Remove button is greyed out.
Language packs cannot be uninstalled. Changing default input ...
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Error 0xc000000e (blue Windows Recovery screen) after running Memtest86
I recently reformatted my PC.
Since then I had started randomly experiencing memory usage spikes, to the point where the PC would become unusable. I figured I might have damaged the RAM, so I ran ...
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Display size doesn't match windows resolution
The resolution of the Windows instance on my HP Envy x360 laptop suddenly no longer matches the actual resolution of the in-built screen.
My display drivers and Windows are all fully up to date.
Hard ...
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Triple boot - Windows, macOS, Ubuntu - should I use SSD + 2 HDD? [closed]
So far, I had been using Windows 10 Pro as my primary OS and using macOS and Ubuntu via VMware.
But, since I'm planning to record videos of macOS and Ubuntu, and I want to record them in the highest ...
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Best way to encrypt the system drive on Windows [closed]
I am looking for the best way to encrypt the system disk on a Windows 10 Professional PC.
I think that the best should mean something like FileVault on Mac OS X, because the system disk is well ...
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OneDrive doesn't sync new files
OneDrive appears to be running on all my machines (2 PC, 1 Mac) as new files added to each will appear in the OneDrive web view. However, those new files do not ever become accessible on the other ...
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Any way to troubleshoot slow folder access on particular folder?
I have a very simple setup:
A programs and a games folder in my windows directory (SSD). That combined wint Start10 from Stardock (windows 7 like start menu). I pin these folders there and the right ...
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Disable fingerprint login after reboot of Windows 10
For security measures, I'd like to force password-only logon after reboot or some timeout (1 hour+) on Windows 10. Biometrics could be used later only after successful password use, to unlock the ...
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Windows 10 Deployment by WIM image
Background: A long time ago, I followed a guide to create a Windows 7 disk image. The image has all the software my users need pre-installed. I put the WIM image on a USB drive, and, together with ...
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Open CMD and it immediately crashes
When I open cmd (through Ctrl+R or from system32 folder) in Windows 10, it seems to be running a code (mode 20,5) and after a while, it kills itself.
Same problem happens when I try to execute .bat ...
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"How do u want to open this file" for run commands
When I run %temp% using Win+R , I get a popup:
"How do you want to open this file?"
To prevent the popup, I can encapsulate using double quotation marks: "%temp%".
Why doesn't %temp% without ...
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Rebooting WSL in Windows 1803
In past versions of Windows 10, WSL could be exited by closing all active terminals but with the introduction of background tasks in WSL this no longer works. Is there a way to exit WSL without ...
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Disable network drive error message on other networks
On my laptop (Windows 10 Pro), I connect to a network drive (Z) at work, which is only available on our local network.
When I take my laptop home, inevitable leaving several windows of File Explorer ...
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Find out BIOS Version from Windows
How can I find out BIOS version in Windows without rebooting the system? I would gladly spare finding out the shortcut to enter BIOS and search in BIOS.
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need default value data for registry keys
Location- Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender
Name- ProductStatus & ProductType
Location- Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\...
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What folders count as temporary folders?
What folders count as temporary folders for calculating the disk space used up by temporary files in Windows 10? (System->Storage in Settings)
So far, I know about:
C:\Windows\Temp
C:\Users\USERNAME\...
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Nvidia driver gets deleted after a few hours
This is really a weird bug, since about 2 weeks ago, my graphics driver gets deleted automatically (without any warning, and in the background without me knowing).
Here is what happens:
I update to ...
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Boot Win10 tablet with USB stick and access NTFS C: partition
I have messed up with C:\Windows\WinSxS directory in a Win10 32 bit tablet.
Specifically I renamed "Manifests" dir into "Manifests2" and moved all
"x86_*" dirs into a subdir "x86"
Now it won't boot, ...
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How can I add language for spell checking in Windows 10 (IE in particular) without adding another input language?
I want to keep only one English keyboard layout (US keyboard) but need spell checkers for English (United States) and English (Australia), probably English (United Kingdom) as well. When I added all ...
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How to clean an E: drive (new Recovery drive since Windows 10 1803) on HP laptop
I started getting warnings about running out of space on my E: drive.
I've read many articles, threads and posts online about how to clean the drive but none of them resolved my issue.
My machine ...
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Windows 10 display shows 2 and 3
Windows 10 display shows 2 and 3 monitors. There's only 2 monitors.
I've tried shutting down and starting up with only the hdmi connected and it says display 2.
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Upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 while replacing SSD
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad X1C 5th Gen with Windows 7 Professional 64 preinstalled through downgrade rights in Windows 10 Pro. I am going to replace the SSD and would like to upgrade from Windows 7 to ...
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Windows 10 File Explorer says all IMG files are corrupt, but they are not
I have a large library of different IMG files (mostly from archived floppy disks). Whenever I open one with Windows Explorer, I get an error message that reads Could not mount file. The image file is ...
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cant connect to windows remote desktop using win10 app, using ipv6
i used to be able to connect to my home pc from work using ipv4, but i got a new router that gave my home pc an ipv6 address, and since then i can't connect. created port 3389, tried putting [ipv6-...
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Some Windows 10 UWP icons not displaying on search, or in settings
Some, but not all, icons for UWP apps are not displaying in search or settings. They do, however, display on the start menu when not searching. Icons for all non UWP apps display correctly, every time....
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Restart immediately after installing Windows updates, regardless of active hours
Let's say I have a major update for Windows 10, e.g. the feature update to version 1803 or perhaps a larger monthly cumulative update. I want to leave the update running unattended after I start it, ...
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How to type the ’ character on Windows 10 login screen?
Out of stupidity, I have used the ’ character in my Windows 10 login password via copy-paste, thinking that it is either ', ` or ' and now can't login to my Windows 10 account (am using Linux Mint ...
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Why am I required to install Oracle JRE while installing TFS?
I'm installing a new TFS instance and, as suggested by the docs, I installed the SQL Server (on the same machine, which is brand new and freshly blown).
During the installation process, I got the ...
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Fix for frequent crashes on a dell 2-in-1 laptop
I have a Dell Inspiron 2-in-1 laptop.
Model: Dell Inspiron 13-5378.
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7500 CPU @ 2.70GHz 2.90GHz
Installed Memory: 8 GB
64-bit Windows 10, x64 based processor.
It ...
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Using Win7 key to activate Win10 is valid for clean instalations?
I installed Win10 Pro using my Win7 Pro license key in my laptop with Win10 Home Basic when it was free to do it, making a new clean installation, and now I have Win10 Pro activated with that key. ...
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Application specific frequently used items in Windows 10 Start menu
I am missing the Windows 7 Start menu feature in Windows 10 that shows application-specific last used items for every pinned application in the Start menu and where you can pin some frequently used ...
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How do I update Windows 10 that is installed on an external hard disk?
I have windows 10 installed on an external hard disk using Windows-To-Go. The problem I have now is that all windows updates are failing. I get the notification to update, but every time I ask windows ...
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how to set $HOME variable so that cmd find the path
Regardless of what directory I am at, for instance, when type in cd ~/Documents/project in git bash, it works. Whereas, it will not work doing the same in the cmd. It says: the system cannot find the ...
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Is Cygwin 2.0.2 supported on Windows Server 2016?
I need some small clarification on Cygwin and Windows compatibility.
Is cygwin 2.0.2 compatible with Windows Server 2016? Or do need to get the latest version of Cygwin?
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My 240 GB SSD shown as having 2MB
I am using a Lenovo IdeaPad Z500.
My SSD harddrive is a 240GB Silicon Power S60.
On the SSD 2 operating systems were installed: Windows 10 and Ubuntu 16.04.
Last night I couldn't boot my PC and got ...
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"cd.." command is not working ? how to fix it?
"cd.." command is not working ?
C:\Users\Abhishek Gunjan>cd..
it says
'cd..' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
how to fix it?
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Why windows administrative shares enabled automatically after a few hours even after I delete it?
To enhance the security of Windows OS, I've removed administrative shares with the following command.
net share C$ /delete
net share Z$ /delete
Then I verify it again with net share command to make ...
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Windows 10 update 1803 renamed the user account folder with .000 suffix
I installed the Windows 10 update version 1803 yesterday night. Some time later, I realized that for some reason, it had renamed my original User's folder with a .000 suffix. My user account name is ...
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Windows 10 PC unable to access shared folder on NAS
My Windows 10 PC is unable to access a shared folder of my NAS.
The NAS does not appear under Network and when I try to enter the address \\mynas or \\<ip> I just have an error message "...
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Disabling security questions in Windows 10 pro
Windows 10 v 1803 upon installation, selecting an offline account, asks for 3 "recovery questions", and related recovery answers. Answers to these questions are trivially accessible from any social ...
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NO BOOTABLE DEVICE | NO ACTIVE PARTITION | Acer | Windows10 Home
Note : I know there are some similar question like this but my problem is somewhat different. please take a look.
So let me tell the truth. I had tried to install Ubuntu 18.04 along side windows as a ...
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Bash on Ubuntu on Windows gives error "-bash: /home/user/.bashrc: Permission denied" on startup
So I was working with Bash on Unbuntu on Windows in order to learn Linux, so I attempted to edit the .bashrc file as a way of learning. To do this I went into the root folder in my C: drive and opened ...
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How to move all video files in all sub-directory to a parent directory?
Best would be using a .bat file. But could also be Powershell if it's easier.
Now I'm using this:
for /r "M:\movies\new\" %%x in (*.mp4) do move "%%x" "M:\movies\new\"
but this works only for one ...
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When does Windows 10 delete memory dumps when set to auto deletion of memory dumps when disk space is low?
I guess the main question is - what is Windows 10 defining as "low" here? I work in support, and I often have users tell me that the MEMORY.DMP file isn't there, even when they saw Windows write it. I ...