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Downloads slow on specific computer

From my /r/TechSupport reddit submission: All computers referenced in this post was done on a ethernet connection I have been suffering this issue for the past few months without any solution ...
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How do I diagnose CPU trashing in Windows 10

I'm running 64 bit Windows 10.0.14393 on a Dell XPS 13 (8GB RAM, quad i7-5600U 2.6GHz). Recently I have noticed that the fan is constantly on and the CPU is running between 60% and 100%. The task ...
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Icons disappeared from my desktop in Windows 10, only the names remain

Today I tried installing a Virtual XP and Windows 7 PC on my computer using Oracle VirtualBox. I downloaded ISOs for Windows XP and Windows 7, and tried setting up Windows XP. Some files apparently ...
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Can I use my USB space again after burning an iso file in it?

I will "burn" Windows 10 on my 16GB USB, but I am afraid to burn it because the process is maybe irreversable... Can I format the USB (not quick format) so I can use my USB as I normally would?
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Tool or .reg for permanently disabling hibernate and sleep in Windows 10

I would like a way of disabling sleep and hibernate in Windows 10 so that the hibernate file (hiberfil.sys) is gone and that under no circumstances can Windows go into either mode? Going through menus ...
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How to open program on a specified virtual desktop on Windows 10?

Is there a command that will let me open a window in another virtual desktop. This question is very similar to this question Windows 10: Assigning Application to Specific Desktop. The windows 10 ...
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Issues SSHing from Windows host to Linux guest

I’m trying to SSH from Windows host to Linux guest. Rather than using PuTTY and the like I’m trying to use Bash on Ubuntu on Windows (Windows Subsystem for Linux). In VirtualBox I have the network ...
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Is there any way to prevent Windows 10 updates from re-enabling Bluetooth?

We disabled the internal Bluetooth receiver in favor of an external Bluetooth receiver, but have to do this every single time after Windows updates. Any tips?
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Recovery options in Windows 10? Run from DOS or CLI how?

How do I Recover from a drive through the CLI? Because I'm just not seeing this option in the Control Panel after reading the fine manual: You can also Recover from a drive. This will reinstall ...
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No network on a Windows 10 desktop

i'm trying to repair a friend's computer, who tells me he doesn't have network since few days. The pc is a desktop running Windows 10, and his motherboard has 3 network cards: 2 Ethernet and 1 ...
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What do hashmarks for a partition shown in diskmgmt.msc mean?

What does it mean that a partition has hash marks on it for Windows 10?
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How to make process explorer show disk active time?

How can you make process explorer show active time like Windows Task Manager? EDIT: My problem is as shown down here in the picture. Some times my hdd is working, but I won't see it in process ...
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Background colour setting missing from Windows Sticky-Notes

Recently I had to reinstall Windows 10 from scratch on a new drive. This incidentally resolved a different problem I was having with the Sticky-Note widgets. But I realized that now the ... is ...
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Windows 10 won't copy files to external hard drive

I don't know why but starting today I can't copy files to one of my external hard drives. Problem is specific to PC because I can use my external hdd just fine on my Laptop. It stops at 0%. Nothing ...
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Guest account unable to login when graphic logon disabled

I have disabled graphic logon on my Windows 10 Pro PC so that users have to type in their username when logging on. This throws up an error when I try and log in on the guest account, though: The ...
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Do I need to install Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable if my Windows already has Visual Studio 2012 Redistributable?

I am using Windows 10. I am trying to install 1 open source software. In the readme.txt of that software, it says it requires Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable. I found that my Windows already has ...
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Windows 10 turns off abruptly whenever AC power cable is unplugged

I have 2 problems. Whenever I unplug my power cable, or when there is a power failure, Windows immediately shuts down. Unable to work without a connected power supply. If I try to turn on my computer ...
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Keyboard shortcut in context menu in Windows 10 isn't default?

I'm on a fairly fresh install of Windows 10, and discovered that when I right-click a blank space in a folder, the shortcut for "Properties" is "R" (which is what I expect), but when I right-click a ...
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how to disable fastboot on Acer for Windows 10? [duplicate]

How do I disable fastboot for this Acer? I cannot see any option to disable fastboot on the UEFI "bios".
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How to mount an Android smartphone as a drive in Windows?

So some smartphones are mounted as.. I don't even know how to call it.. a device, see the screenshot below. The problem is this is no drive, so I can't go there in cmd (can I?) and do other stuff. (...
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How do I recover from a drive partition? Which partiton?

There are no recovery options during boot. The control panel shows system restore options, but no options for recovering Windows itself. How do I recover to reinstall Windows 10? You can also ...
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Thin black horizontal line across top of screen

I have a thin black line running horizontally across the top of my screen. It has been persistent for weeks now. If it were a few mm higher it would not even be noticeable. I have exhausted every ...
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How to access an APFS volume on Windows machine

I have a Lacie 4TB external HDD which have 1.5 TB of data but I am not able to access it as it looks like the the file system of the volume which contains my data is Apple's File System and I cant ...
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Windows 10 I can't search Anything in 'standard app's'

So i accidently set notepad as a standard app for something and i can't change it again. Though now i need to change it to something that isn't a 'app' in the appstore and i can't search everything ...
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View html file in cmd

How can someone view an html file in cmd? I mean preview the file or code and not open it with the default browser. Something like echo "<h1>foo title</h1>" where the "foo title" will ...
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Is it possible to use intel integrated graphics card along with nvidia geforce 940mx?

Is it possible to use intel integrated graphics card along with nvidia geforce 940mx? I am using windows 10 64 bit, directx version 12. I am playing game Rise of Tomb Raider which is not smooth enough....
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Explorer causes 100% disk usage and computer to run very slow

On windows 10 anniversary, Explorer seems to be causing the disk usage to go up to 100% and response times of higher than two seconds. I have confirmed it was explorer by killing the process, watching ...
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How to use a Cintiq tablet in a multi-monitor configuration in Windows 10?

I'm trying to use a Wacom Cintiq 21UX 2 (tablet/monitor hybrid) in conjunction with two regular monitors. Unfortunately, I have two problems right now: Stylus input is scaled incorrectly, which ...
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Using cmd/Batch, how to determine whether or not you are connected to a WiFi network?

Using netsh wlan connect name="your network_name" you can request to connect to a WiFi network, but can't be sure whether or not you are connected. So, in CMD/Batch, what would be a command line to ...
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Where's the autohide taskbar option in Windows 10?

I am currently running Windows 10 and I recently ran into an issue. When I go full-screen in programs like Photoshop the taskbar does not autohide. If I right-click on the taskbar and go into ...
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How can I let Windows put the monitor to sleep when watching YouTube videos when in full screen mode?

So I like to watch YouTube videos as I fall asleep. It's odd but it's how I am. Anyway I like to watch them in full screen but I want the monitor to turn off after about a minute as I would like my ...
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Remote Desktop audio desync

I have a pretty simple problem, I do the opposite of most people - I remote home while at work (I really don't like the software environment at work). Everything works fine except the audio lags by ...
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I cannot add an environment variable on Windows

I want to add an environment variable using setx command. I used this syntax. setx /M path "%Path%;C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools" After i enter this, this error happen. ...
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Is it just my computer, or does the string `+[char]'ߡ'` with a -1 on the end mess things up?

I was doing some Powershell coding, when I had to use this string: `+[char]'ߡ'` but I had to add a "-1" before the trailing backquote. But no matter what I tried in my text editor, `+[char]'ߡ'-1` ...
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Windows 10 2016 LTSB autounattended is removing features

I am trying to set writefilter/embeddedboot/keyboardfilter using the autounattended.xml file to install windows. the issue i am having is if there is no answer file and i install windows manually. ...
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Alt gr + number changes voice type and does not give me key

When I type alt gr + a number it says on the screen for example "Voice type: Robotic Voice" and it does not give me the key I want. How do I disable this so I can type curly brackets and stuff again. ...
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How to stop Win 10 from setting Jack as default as well as Microphone array?

Since the last update of Win 10, my microphone stops working in various programs. When I go to sound in the control panel, I find both the Mic array AND Jack selected as default. I have to select ...
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Make up for keyboard layout differences between macOS and Windows when using RDP

I'm using Microsoft's official Remote Desktop client for macOS to connect to a machine that runs Windows 10. On both my Mac and this Windows machine, I use a physically American QWERTY keyboard with ...
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Toggle "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings" From Batch File?

I have a user with an application that isn't compatible with high DPI settings in Windows 10 (UI gets blurry), and of course enabling the option "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings" resolves ...
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How does Windows 10 source drivers for network printers?

We have a Konica Minolta 4695mf on a local domain network. No printers added by GPO or scripts at this time. I have removed all printer shares from PCs, so I am reasonably certain that its only ...
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Time and Date Pop up is HUGE

How can you reduce the size of the Time and Date window? The pop up takes up a huge chunk of the screen. This is what I get when I click on the Time and Date tool.
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bashrc substitute in Windows for making auto execution of CMD commands in each bootstrapping?

I want that each time I start the Windows CMD, a certain command will run. In Nix systems like Ubuntu or Centos, I would just add the desired command to /etc/bash.bashrc or /home/USERNAME/.bashrc ......
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How to connect to a WiFi using CMD only?

How to connect to a new WiFi by entering a password using CMD? For my school project I have decided to make a WiFi_manager program using cmd. I know to display all WiFi networks (in cmd): netsh wlan ...
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How to enable mic input only in headphone

I am making a project in which I need to give instructions to my program and the program will perform some output as per my instructions. Everything is working fine as I am able to give commands via ...
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How to open the group policy editor on windows 10 [duplicate]

I am attempting to disable automatic reboots in windows 10, but looking at the answer here, I find I fail at the first hurdle because I can't even open the group policy editor. I then found this, but ...
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How to press Ctrl + Alt + Ñ?

I am using Photoshop CS6 Extended in Windows 10. In the top menu under View there is a Lock Guides option. The shortcut keyboard combination for this is mentioned as Ctrl+Alt+Ñ. I tried everything ...
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How to disable "Quick Access" on Windows 10 Home?

On a laptop with Windows 10 Home I have tried to disable Quick Access following these steps. However, after rebooting the laptop, Quick Access was still causing issues and appeared in the list of ...
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Missing RAM after dual boot

I have a Samsung NP350V5X-S01IN laptop with 4GB RAM installed. I had windows 10 installed on my system. At that point windows task manager showed available RAM as 3.9GB. Then I installed Kali Linux ...
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Is it possible to change the name of "quick access"?

I've got the CLSID of quick access (679f85cb-0220-4080-b29b-5540cc05aab6) but how would I go about changing the name of it in explorer's navigation pane?
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How to get deletion rights for old Windows folder in cmd [duplicate]

I have an old Windows installation on a secondary HDD and I can't format it because there's data on it. I therefore want to delete E:\Windows but haven't got sufficient rights. So I first took ...
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