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How to access "All apps" fast on Windows 10 Full screen start

This is the start when "Use Start full scren" is on. The Pinned tiles are the default. How can I display the All apps list real fast without using a mouse? This is the desired view, best opened ...
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Windows 10, frequent system "progressive" crashes (already tried a lot ...)

How it started In March 2017, Win10 had recurring BSODs and, at some point, could not start at all. I did a reinstallation from the Win10 "repair tool". BSODs remained. Then I did a fresh install ...
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After the latest update (1703), my start-menu is disabled in Windows 10. How do I fix this?

After installing the update 1703, I can no longer use the start-menu. Luckily I have an alternative launcher installed (Launchy) which at least lets me use the computer. But I'm stuck for things that ...
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speakers can't put it as default win10

I have problem in win10 sound, it's say that the speakers are not connected but they are and the win10 use another pilot or some thing else to run sound the second one is worked normally but the ...
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Check if an app is running as admin

How can I check in Windows if application is launched with administrative privileges? I see no corresponding column in Task Manager.
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Find out which application is accessing Location Services in Windows 10

After the latest Windows 10 update, the "location services" icon in the taskbar is constantly on. I have manually disabled all applications from accessing my location via the settings menu and thus ...
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Disable Antivirus with command prompt

I have the latest version of Avast as anti virus ; without using its interface , how can I disable it with the command prompt ? I have Windows 10 .
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"Cannot create a file when that file already exists" when editing a Windows 10 service

I am trying to change the status of the Smart Card (SCardSvr) service from Disabled to Manual but when I click Apply I get a Windows message saying Cannot create a file when that file already exists ...
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Automatically running a file, not program, using Windows task scheduler

I read this, and did this: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-schedule-batch-file-run-automatically-windows-7 But it didn't work for my intention: I want to run a file, not a program, at a specific ...
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Installing sql server 2016 under windows 10 - language problems?

I'm trying to install sql server 2016 under windows 10 (german). I tried both the english and the german version and also setting (windows settings) my region and language from german to english , but ...
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Can't see hard drives in disk management

I have several external WD hard drives, and I removed their cases and converted them to internal hard drives. I see them in the BIOS, but when I go to Windows, I can't see them at all. I checked Disk ...
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Windows 10 tile layout in Start Menu resets after reboot

Note: I will be answering this question myself to help other people who come across this problem in the future. Feel free to submit your own answers if you want, I know that other people have had ...
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Change pc password with command prompt

Welcome , today I'm working with the command prompt on Windows 10 , I like to know if it is possible to change my pc's password with this and how can I do it. Thank you
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unusual networking issue - device online but not pingable

So, here's a curious situation. Forgive me if it's obvious and perhaps I'm just missing it. I have a client device (Surface Pro 4) which as far as I can tell is online. The user can browse the web, ...
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Can't login to Windows 10 after drive repair: "Your device is offline. Please sign in with the last password used on this device"

One day my computer did drive repair. After that when I can't log in using my password. It shows "Your device is offline. Please sign in with the last password used on this device". I tried to ...
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OneDrive constantly comes back in Windows 10, despite being disabled in every way I know how

What is the way of getting this thing to stop coming back up and telling me I'm over my storage limit? It seems like it's prompted to start when you go into the Documents folder of Windows Explorer. I ...
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Portable Windows Store Applications

I like to run portable applications as much as possible, so whenever I can, I either download a portable version of an application, or if none is available, I install it, duplicate it somewhere else, ...
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M.2 SSD doesn't show up in BIOS and Windows installer

I am building a brand new PC with motherboard Asus PRIME B250M-A and a 250GB WD BLUE M2 2280 SSD drive. The M.2 drive doesn't show up in BIOS. After a few attempts, disabling the CMS brings the M.2 ...
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What's the Proper Way to Shutdown / Restart a laptop, if it is not responding?

I came across a program that is not responding, and I don't know how to restart the laptop properly. If you're thinking that I should long press the power button to turn off the computer, no! Yes, it ...
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Random Hardware Addresses in Windows 10 Creators Update

In Windows 10 Anniversary Update has been introduced the Random Hardware Addresses feature, which allows spoofing MAC-address each time you connect to Wi-Fi in order to complicate the tracing of ...
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Keyboard media keys in Windows - is it possible to override which app responds to key presses?

Right now I have both Chrome (With 'Streamkeys'), and Spotify open - and when Chrome isn't running, Spotify responds to media keys (Pause, skip track, etc.). However when Chrome is open and Streamkeys ...
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Did svchost.exe behaviour change in Windows 10 Creators Update (Build 1703)?

Today I upgraded to the Creators Update by running setup from the ISO mounted locally. When I got back to my computer I opened Task Manager and saw my memory usage was a lot higher than it was ...
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In Windows 10 file is saved without permission and is visible only to the program that saved it [duplicate]

In Windows 10 different software behaves differently when I am trying to save files to the C:\ root directory. Some simply fail/refuse, saying I have no permission (MS Word, console copy command etc.),...
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Can I autorun bootrec /fixboot during boot. I have to run fixboot after every power outage or hard reset

Everytime there is a power outage or hard reset on my Win 10 system on a SSD I have insert installation media, go into command prompt and run bootrec /fixboot. it fixes my blue screen of death ...
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Can people automate Windows apps installation?

I understand a Linux application installation can be automated through a script, but I am not so sure if this is true in Windows world. Here I have specific scenario. I want to install Word onto a ...
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Microsoft Remote Desktop types 'c's and 'b's when I use media keys? Can it not?

I really like the Win10 Remote Desktop, but when I hit the volume-down and volume-up keys while in the terminal session, it types out lowercase c and b, respectively. Mute is 'd'? It also prevents the ...
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Windows 10 Error 0xC1900200

I'm already aware that many have had this issue and that solutions already exist, but I haven't found one that works for my situation. If I had read correctly, this error is due to some kind of ...
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Clean install, what partitions can be removed?

When you buy a new PC or laptop it is pre-installed with Windows and a lot of vendor software. I prefer to have a clean environment and do a new Windows installation. I thought i would find the 0 ...
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VT-x error while running Kali Linux ovf on Virtual Box in 32-bit Windows 10?

I have successfully run Ubuntu on my computer with an older version of VBox in Windows 7. I updated VBox, and downloaded and imported a Kali Linux 2017 i686 .ovf file. But then I got an error after ...
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Can't see wifi networks on laptop

On the login screen in Windows 10, I click on the wifi icon and a list of networks appear, everything is fine and I can connect to it normally. But as soon as I log in the user account, I click on ...
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Powershell slow starting on Windows 10

I have problem with slow starting of powershell prompt on Windows 10 ( Version 1703 - Creators Update ). My hw specs ( quite fast machine ): Intel i5-7440HQ (Quad Core) / 32GB DDR4 RAM / 512 Samsung ...
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Windows 10 tries to login with the local user instead of Microsoft account [duplicate]

Background for the story: I had created a local Windows user on my laptop, lets say dummyuser. Later on I connected that local user with the Microsoft account [email protected]. I want to login ...
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Graphical errors: sometimes elements are missing in Windows 10

Sometimes, there are elements missing in Windows - like a graphical error (see picture). It comes and goes - sometimes this happens when I return back from a locked Windows. This is what I have done: ...
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Break auto repair loop with faulty HDD

First of all: my HDD is faulty - it has bad sectors and I know that. All my important data is already backed up and a replacement is ordered, but I need system to boot and perform a simple service ...
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Computer does not power off after shutting down

I have dual boot Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 10 pro. On Windows 10, the PC goes through the usual shutting down process then the monitor turns off, but the HDD and all the fans stay powered on. It's very ...
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Changing folder directory from SSD to HD

In my pc i have a ssd and a hard disk, I wanted to change the document folder's directory to be in the hard disk instead of the ssd. I mistakenly set the whole disk D: (the hard disk) as the document ...
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Why is Windows finding malware in a sparsebundle?

I'm copying over a sparsebundle containing some Time Machine backups from my mac onto my Windows machine's drive. While copying, Windows Defender starts complaining about a threat called Exploit:Win32/...
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Windows 10 displays a 3D Windows 10 logo after 15 minutes of inactivity and I can't disable it

If I don't touch my computer for 15 minutes then it displays a 3D Windows 10 logo and I can't find a way to prevent this from happening... I've gone in my settings then to system then to power & ...
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Bypassing/Resetting Locked Win 10 Password [duplicate]

The church I go to gave me a computer and said I can have it an play with it. I seems to be the secretary's old Desktop. It is a Dell (maybe Windows 10) Desktop computer. They don't remember the ...
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How did I set up this USB multi-partition?

I have a Corsair Voyager GTX flash drive and I partitioned it to have four partitions, one of which I'm using for Kali Linux live, there other for my portable apps and portable gamestation folder and ...
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Word 2016 brings up Windows Security dialog box to connect to OneDrive

I have Microsoft Office 2016 installed on Windows 10. For several months had has worked fine. I have a Microsoft account and regularly save and load files from OneDrive. Now, however, when I try and ...
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Bluetooth 2.1 file transfer speed on Windows 10

I'm testing Bluetooth file transmission between Windows 10 hosts. After several tests I measured around 30 KB/s. I have also created a Winsock test application, and I achieve between 40 and 50 KB/s. ...
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How to fully synchronize two computers?

I'm wondering if it is possible to fully synchronize notebook and desktop, both working under Windows 10. I mean settings, files, meta data etc. Maybe some examples. Let's say that I've made some ...
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Windows 10 updates only other MS products

I've installed the Creators Update on my Windows 10. I wanted to check the already installed updates and then I realized that I cannot find any Windows update only for other MS products like Office, ...
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"the system cannot find the file specified" error when working with Notepad++ NppExec

The above error recently appeared when trying to implement the steps in this answer. To summarize, I'm implementing an automated method to compile pdf files quickly using LaTeX; I call a batch file ...
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Default Input Language in Windows 10

I have this situation: the computer, that is running windows 10 is using Russian as the system language, but I don't want to have Russian input method enabled for the computer. When the system ...
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Forced shutdown during bsod [duplicate]

I accidentally forced my PC to shutdown by holding onto the power button during a BSOD in windows 10 and ever since, my PC has not been able to boot to the login screen instead it keeps giving the "...
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How do I add a custom entry to the Fedora grub2 boot menu, as legacy (not UEFI)?

Yesterday, I installed Fedora 25 on my Windows 10 system to dual boot. Unfortunately, I quickly figured out that the computer would no longer boot to Windows off the boot menu, though it does have a '...
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Notepad++ tabs font size

For some reason the font size Notepad++ uses to render tab fonts suddenly became huge: There are settings for it in Settings -> Style Configurator -> Global Styles -> Active tab text and ...
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Windows 10 will not boot following Fedora install

I installed Fedora 25 precisely following Fedora's own suggested instructions, using a Live USB Stick (Fedora image on a flash drive) to boot into Fedora, and then install the operating system in 90GB ...
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