Questions tagged [windows-10]
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Can I copy the windows registry configuration from one user to another?
My normal Windows 10 user account (non admin) has some issues with corrupted registry entries.
I have a couple of admin accounts where everything is fine and I would like to restore the values from ...
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What's the best free software for accessing APFS volumes on Windows? [closed]
I need to read an APFS USB drive in Windows. I found this similar question on superuser. But the provided solutions are costly (50$ or more). Is there a free alternative?
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How do I reset/remove a Windows 10 password on an external hard drive?
Seem to be having problems getting past the SEO-optimized "How to buy our program" sites on this one. I have a client with a Windows 10 PC where they use their password daily to login. No ...
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Why has MS abandoned all the Win10 x86 users by making Win 11 only 64 bit? [closed]
I have been using 32 bit Win 10 for so long and have collected so many 32 bit programs, that replacing them all to 64 bit is not an option! My computer runs fast and fine with only 4 Gigs of RAM.
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mklink gives message "invalid switch"
So I'm trying to move Whatsapp Desktop's media folder from C drive on Windows 10, where I have limited space, to E. I closed Whatsapp (also via the task manager). I moved the media directory to E, and ...
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My external hard drive not detected from my Windows pc despite can be detected from my Samsung tablet
I have an external hard drive Seagate model: SRD0NF1 size 1TB and it is not being detected on my Windows PC.
The PC specs:
Windows 10 Home
64bit
ASUS rog GL752VW
When I say its not detected, it means ...
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Skype Notifications Not Working After StartUp
I'm using the Windows 10 Skype App and enabled autostart. However, I do not receive any notifications for Skype, as long as I don't manually start/open it for the first time myself.
I tried to add the ...
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HP Elitebook 840 G3 laptop not detecting it's internal display [closed]
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I have an HP EliteBook 840 G3, a while ago I posted on reddit that my laptop was flickering between image and no image but always the backlight was on, the solution I found was a RAM reseat, ...
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Ctrl+Shift works only on opposing sides on external keyboard
I have an external keyboard (Logitech K120, Windows Layout) connected to my notebook, running Windows 10, and since today I am facing problems when using shortcuts that involve Ctrl+Shift.
One ...
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Why is my audio no longer working after disconnecting HDMI?
Recently when I connect my laptop with Windows 10 to my tv through HDMI and then disconnect it, I no longer have any sound until I restart my computer.
I have tried restarting the audio service in ...
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Extract all existing languages pack from windows installation image
I need to extract some language packs from an exist windows 10 image as cab files in order to add them to another windows iso image with same version and same build number.
I didn't try any thing ...
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Can't make BCD file on linux
Basically I installed linux and like a fool I deleted the efi partition and recovery partition to be able to make partitions for arch
I now want to boot windows the c drive is still intact
The BCD ...
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IDM started downloading again after power cut
A 40gb was downloaded completely but it was at the stage of merging all downloaded files into one folder but during that process power went out. When I opened the pc again and started downloading ...
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PC occasionally loses wired LAN connection
My windows 10 PC is occasionally losing the wired LAN connection.
During those times, the internet does not work and I cannot even reach the gateway:
Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:
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what happens if I disable bing search engine/search option in Microsoft Edge and how do I do it?
I cannot figure out how to disable or block Microsoft Bing or search option. I read a post saying it was possible with command prompt, but it did not work with the code it gave me. I don't want to ...
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Is there a way to get file description field from the file metadata using the command line?
I'm looking for a way to use the command line on windows 10 and 11 to read the File description field from the metadata of a file.
The value of many other fields can be get using wmic as described in ...
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Is there a way to zoom on the Emoji keyboard of Windows
The Emoji-Keyboard (feature added in 2019) of Windows can be obtained by the shortcut Win + '.' .
The pop-up that appears has a a static size, and in most of the use cases, is very small (hard to ...
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How can I transfer installed programs from one laptop to another
I purchased a new laptop. The old laptop is Windows 10, the new one unfortunately is Windows 11.
I would like to transfer my installed programs from the old to the new, by making a backup of sorts on ...
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How to permanently disable Windows 11 upgrade nag screen?
I occasionally get full screen ads about my computer being eligible for a Windows 11 upgrade, which looks something like this
Hardwarewise the computer probably is capable of running Windows 11. ...
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WIFI disconnected immediately after Windows built-in PPTP vpn is connected
WIFI is always disconnected immediately after Windows built-in PPTP vpn is connected. Why the vpn is disconnected, the wifi is connected again.
I am 100% sure it is the problem of Windows, not the ...
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How can I safely and permanently kill SearchApp.exe and delete its cache files in Windows 10 22H2?
I've been trying to follow instructions from
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/734430/how-can-i-permanently-disable-or-just-delete-searchappexe/
because I'm uncomfortable with the personal ...
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Slow response time with complex microsoft word 365 and windows 10
A software genealogy product produces a very complex .rtf file that I need to edit for publishing in a pdf format. I first save as word docx. Current file is about 700 pages, others will be over 1,...
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Tunnel between machine and vps with port forwarding
I need to create a tunnel between a windows machine with gray ip over NAT and a linux server with white ip and forward all ports, including udp.
Scheme machine > server
i.e. the port is opened on ...
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PowerShell Language Installation: ErrorCode -2147418113
I'm trying to install language with PowerShell run as admin on another computer but it fails with the ErrorCode: -2147418113 :
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Install-Language es-es
Install-Language : ...
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How do I show the markdown text in preview in kanboard?
I want to see test123 outside in first figure of board as well. How do I do it?
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Lookup data corresponding to the same time for each date
I have a sheet with two columns, column A is the date and time and column B is the data:
A B
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1 | 7/21/2023 12:00:00 AM | 5 |
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How to make "Cast to Device" reliable in Windows 10?
I have Samsung QN85BA 65 TV connected to the same LAN as my Windows computer. Sometimes I see it in "Cast to device" but sometimes not, unpredictable.
How to force it either always visible ...
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Starting virtual cam automatically by modifying the obs64.exe file in the source folder
I'm starting OBS automatically by using the software System Scheduler; this software requires as input the obs64.exe file in the source folder, not a shortcut of OBS.
I know that, by typing --...
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How to install language packs for all existing and new users
I have to install 4 languages in an already Windows 10 installation :
en-GB , es-ES , fr-FR , ro-RO.
I have tried :
$languagePacks = @("en-GB","es-ES","fr-FR","ro-RO&...
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Application crash dump
I have an app that that periodically crashes on our corporate Windows 10 build server (where the product is built from sources with MSVC and tested). I found the following in Windows Event Log:
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RoboCopy to hidden shadow drive partition; error code reads as Invalid Parameter #26 :x\
I am currently attempting to set up a mirroring of my C:\ drive. I read online that using Robocopy was the best way to set this up. I have put together the following string of robocopy options,
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Windows 10 Mirroring: "All disks holding extents for a given volume must have the same sector size, and the sector size must be valid."
So, here's the scenario: I have two Crucial M500 480GB SSD drives. These are both mirrored using Windows 10's disk mirroring feature, found in the Disk Management area. Both these drives are around 10 ...
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Remove Box Drive from Navigation Pane on Windows 10
How can I remove the Box Drive from the navigation pane on windows 10? I removed dropbox by changing attributes in regedit. It would be great if someone could tell me which attributes I should change ...
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Do the Realtek Audio drivers have anything to do with USB headset volume?
I have three entries in my Windows 10s Device Manager that have Realtek in their label:
I'm trying to troubleshoot a long-lasting audio issue with the volume of my USB headset speakers (the USB PnP ...
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Drivers required for Mac Mini 2014 (A1347) for Windows 10 to run properly
I've decided to dedicate my complete Mac Mini A1347 to Windows 10 as it is not compatibble with the current MacOS. So I've cleaned its SSD and installed Windows 10 only from the USB installation media....
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PowerPoint fonts not listed under Windows
I am looking for the real system name of some fonts that exist in PowerPoint so that I can use them programmatically in some other places where I create graphs via Python. In Office (PowerPoint) I can ...
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Reset "Open" as the default and topmost context menu entry on Windows 10
For most documents file types (txt, pdf, docx, etc), 'Open' is the "default" (marked in bold) action and resides at the top of the context menu in Windows 10.
I am pretty sure that this was ...
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Windows 10 creating multiple NetBIOS sessions to Microsoft
I apologize if this question has already been answered, and if this is a dumb question, please be gentle. I am having difficulties trying to find a good explanation to this.
I was going thru my ...
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Hide a process in the Windows task manager by using task manager hider
I watched this video and there you can see how to hide a process by using the software task manager hider:
I tried to use it; in particular I opened the project in Visual Studio 2022, then I right ...
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Windows laptop wakes up automatically from sleep
I am unable to put my Lenovo laptop in sleep. When I put it to sleep, it wakes automatically up within a minute, without me doing anything.
I checked even viewer. Below are the screen shots. It says ...
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Shortcut to Open Folder in New Window with AHK
The problem: in Windows 10, at least version 1809, there is no shortcut to open a selected folder in a new window. Some say they can do it with ctrl-double click or ctrl-enter. None of this, however, ...
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How to unindent a bullet when the usual ways won't work in ms word 10
Im bulleting directions and doing indented bullets as well. I un-bulleted the last indented bullet completely but changed my mind and bulleted the sentence i had just written. It skipped where the ...
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"Application not found" when opening folder
I was experimenting with different file explorers and made one of them the default one (I believe it was One Commander). The software was since deleted so I cannot open the folder because there is no ...
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Headset volume randomly changes to loudest setting despite Windows 10 saying it's at 2%
There are a lot of similar questions to mine, but I haven't found any describing mine exactly:
The most popular question I found is Windows 10 volume randomly jumps to 100% but that answer (a RealTek ...
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How do I change the default directory where GitBash opens?
I'm using GitBash on Windows 10. Following some instructions online, I tried changing the directory where GitBash opens by updating the "Start in" field in the Properties' shortcut tab to ...
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PowerPoint screen recorder not recording internal audio and just recording Microphone sound
I am trying to record using the screen recording function within PowerPoint, but it only records sound from my microphone and not the internal sound from my Laptop.
When I Googled the issue, this ...
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If I stop typing for more than a few seconds the keyboard stops working. Can be briefly fixed by pluggin in a usb device
Alienware x17 laptop running windows 10, all software patches are up to date.
A few seconds to a minute after I boot the lappy up the keyboard stops working. The backlight stays on and the windows key ...
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Very high ram usage, used by tag EtwD and Etwr
Ever since I received my laptop I have been running out of RAM randomly (usually while gaming). After extensive monitoring I was able to identify that the Tag ETwD and Etwr in poolmon are the cause of ...
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Alt+Shift change of language lag since Windows 10
This has been a longstanding problem ever since Windows 10 for me. There is a noticeable delay between pressing the key combination and the actual change of language. I often press the keys, start ...
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Powercfg /requests shows a bunch of "[PROCESS] Legacy Kernel Caller" entries instead of real data when called from .bat file
To quickly view what's causing my monitor to not sleep, I usually use this .bat script with this simple contents:
@echo off
powercfg /requests
pause
On my Windows 10 machine, it results in the output ...
