Questions tagged [windows-10]
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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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How to disable inline headphone controls on Windows 10/11
I have a pair of (3.5mm) headphones that work fine but send erroneous headphone control signals (i.e. raising and lowering the volume, skipping/pausing). Personally, I never use inline headphone ...
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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.
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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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Microphone works even though it is disabled in the Device Manager
I'm running Windows 10, and I have a microphone that I do not want to use.
I disabled the microphone in the Device Manager. When I checked, I found that it still worked. My laptop has no other ...
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Disable mouse moving to center of newly focused window when Alt-Tab/Alt-Esc
I have enabled the "Activate a window by hovering over it with the mouse" setting in Windows 10 in the Ease of Access Center. I love the function but it automatically snaps the cursor to the ...
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Can I change keyboard so that it is like I am pressing Fn key all the time?
My F1 key puts my computer into sleep mode.
This is extremely annoying because my finger could slip on the 1 key and my computer has to wake up again.
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two Win10 OS on different physical ssd device
I currently have two SSDs installed on my computer. On one SSD, I have Windows 10 installed for work-related tasks and office work. Recently, I acquired a new SSD specifically to store and run games. ...
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Windows 10: Enable system-wide smooth scrolling
This question is a bit different from others that I have found, because the solutions to them have always been "change the scroll setting to 1 line at a time". I won't be satisfied by that. I don't ...
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How does a Microsoft-accountless BitLocker encryption scheme work?
I have a new Dell XPS 15 (7590). I did not give the initial Windows 10 Home setup any Wi-Fi information, so I could install Windows with a pure local user account—there isn't any Microsoft account on ...
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Share applications between users in Windows 10
On this Windows 10 PC I am A, I would like to set it up so that another user B can easily use "my" Picasa and Spotify from her Windows account.
Ideally with my settings and their file-permissions.
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How can I clone a Windows 10 disk onto a larger disk?
I have bought a larger SSD for my Windows 10 machine and an external USB enclosure and now I would like to transfer the content of the Windows 10 system disk onto the new SSD and eventually replace ...
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Windows 10 Kiosk Mode - User is immediately logged out
I am trying to setup a Kiosk account running a sideloaded app. This worked by using the "Assigned Access" mode before version 1803. Version 1803 broke it, and the kiosk user was immediately logged out ...
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What hotkey is starting a screen recording and can I turn it off?
Every once and a while when I press Win+Shift+S to take a screenshot I will miss press keys and hit some specific other key combination. When this happens a yellow border will appear around all of my ...
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How do I enable Num Lock by default at the BitLocker boot PIN/password prompt?
I have my boot drive encrypted with BitLocker, and have configured it to require a PIN upon boot to continue with the boot process. As my PIN is numeric, I would like to be able to use my keyboard's ...
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Media creation tool for Windows 10 gets stuck on 50% progress when writing to pen drive
I've used the tool many times in the past without any problems but since September I can't get it to work. I've tried media creation tool versions 1903 and 1909. I'm even holding on to old Windows 10 ...
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How can I automatically arrange windows in Windows 10 to have three columns in ultrawide displays?
There are ultrawide (28", 3840 x 1600) which are suited to be used with three windows.
Besides maximising each one of them vertically and manually arranging them in three columns, is there a way ...
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windows control left/right arrow to end of line
On my mac, on any line of text (in any sot, if I press command + arrow left/right, the cursor jumps to the beginning or end of the line, and if I press option + arrow left/right, the cursor jumps to ...
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How do I re-enable the "Safe to Remove Device" message after ejecting an USB drive on Windows 10 home, x64, Version 2004
When I go to taskbar, push the thumb drive icon to eject the drive, I do not receive the "Safe to Remove" message. How can I re-enable that notification? Windows 10 Home, x64, Version 2004
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(New) link for Google Tasks redirects to calendar view when creating a Chrome shortcut
When I create a new Chrome shortcut for https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/r/tasks, Google redirects to calendar view. The link works as a regular bookmark though. Can I create a Chrome shortcut ...
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W10 Can't see whitelisted USB device after formatting
I have implemented several security policies that block USB devices based on their device ID's. However, when I format one of these devices, the policies prevent the system from recognizing it after ...
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Ubuntu not showing in boot menu (Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows)
A couple of years ago, I set up my machine to dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu. At that time, it worked as expected and I was able to switch back and forth between Windows and Ubuntu. Today, I tried to ...
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Calculator randomly opening - Windows 10
I have been dealing with a problem where calculator opens up randomly. When this started happening I ran into multiple issues at the same time such as Win, Alt and Ctrl key not working and random ...
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Disable Airplane Mode from Safe Mode Command Prompt in Win 10
Win 10 ver 1803(os Build 17134.1) on HP Envy x360 M6
Specs https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c05315774
I made an inadvertent error. I was running a rootkit scan in safemode and rebooted; without ...
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BitLocker PIN is not working since it includes a £ [duplicate]
I have set a BitLocker PIN and now I'm locked out since I cannot type the correct PIN. The reason I can think of is my PIN contains a "£" symbol since I have a UK keyboard layout. However, ...
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Keyboard and power button not responding but computer continues to work
I have an issue with my ASUS K501UX laptop (running Windows 10) where all of the sudden, my computer keyboard as well as the power button stop working. The first time it happened to me I had the ...
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How to make windows task scheduler work UTC and ignore current local timezone?
I want to schedule a task to run at 5 minutes past midnight UTC every morning.
My computer automatically adjusts for daylight saving time, so during the winter I have the task scheduled for 00:05:00, ...
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When unplugging one monitor from dual monitor setup, apps/programs don't switch to other monitor automatically
I am using Windows 10 and did not have this problem until about 3 days ago
I have a dual monitor setup
My left monitor is my main monitor and my right monitor is my secondary monitor
I will often ...
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Set powershell_transcript folder location
My Documents folder keeps being spammed with datestamp folders which contain powershell_transcript files.
I did not enable/configure it, so it must be either a default setting or something set by ...
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Fixing ELAN Trackpoint driver 31.21.7.1 touchpad downtime after click
On X1 Carbon G7 and X1 Yoga 4G, the ELAN Trackpoint driver (31.21.7.1) is causing downtime for the movement of the touchpad cursor. When the buttons above the touchpoint are clicked, the cursor does ...
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Windows 10; crash after few minutes after startup; restarts and never crashes again until a power off
I turn on my computer. Windows 10 boots up and the desktop appears. I login and get to do my work. After a few minutes, the computer restarts by itself suddenly (no BSOD). Windows boots up and I get ...
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