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Batch file running in one account but not another

I wrote a batch file to run a schtasks for a Windows 7 Home machine. When I tested it in my account (standard user), the script runs correctly, but when I migrated the script to the account (also ...
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How to fix CISCO Anyconnect 12 seconds timeout bug?

In reference to this thread: https://help.duo.com/s/article/1146?language=en_US, is there a way to increase the 12 seconds default timeout in Cisco Anyconnect <= 4.7 without establishing a first ...
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Drive boots on physical machine but doesn't on any virtual machine

Some time ago I got a request of making a fairly old (Windows 7 64bit) machine into a virtual machine. I was given a hdd clone of the machine in question however when this drive is used in VirtualBox ...
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I may have gotten a virus on my desktop how do I completely remove all possible bad things? [duplicate]

So basically I’m using an old computer and I visited a site that may have given me a virus so I did some kind of wiping on my computer and restarted it, is there a way to completely remove all viruses ...
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Can't get Windows VHD file to boot

I had a setup where I has 2 windows options on startup. Basically originally I had 1 hard drive with Windows 7 Pro, then I added another hard drive where I setup Windows 10 Pro. Somehow automatically ...
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Windows cannot automatically detect network proxy settings

Using Windows 7 lost my connection to the internet. Received notice, Windows could not automatically detect this network's proxy settings. How do I fix?
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Unable to get Win 7 on a Dell 5820 precision with Power ISO

Hello we have legacy applications that must be installed on Windows 7 but as the Dell 5820 has NVME drives the operating system cannot see it just after we get to the language selection screen. I have ...
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How do i make Internet Explorer portable?

As you know support for Internet Explorer (IE) is dropped, but I'm still using it for compatibility purposes. Eg. Bypass Webp format and save images in pure jpg or png format. I still have my windows ...
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PC Only boots in safe mode/reboots when the windows splash screen shows

ive posted this on other sites and thought id give this a try. First, thanks in advance for any help. I know this seems like an simple and common problem, and maybe it is but ive been at it too long ...
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A way to partition specific folders in windows

I have a server that is running on Windows 7. And I have plans to upgrade it to newer Windows versions (potentially Windows 11). The thing is, nowadays there is no support to make this upgrade anymore ...
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Image with text created in IrfanView is blurry in video editor

I have some images in HEIC format on iPhone. I took them to IrfanView, added text and saved it. When I used these images in a video editor (to create a video/ slideshow) the images are blurry and not ...
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Why sometimes the whole system crashes?

Sometimes when I work with Google Chrome, the whole system suddenly locks and the mouse and keyboard stop working. This usually happens when I'm working with Wampserver. Even once the local database ...
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Strange Ethernet adapter reproducible malfunction that impacts across dual boot Windows setup

The behavior is pretty confusing. The story is about my Ethernet adapter on my retro computing ASUS laptop (2011 model). It currently has Windows 7 and Windows XP on two HDDs respectively. The ...
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Windows 10 22h2 Processor Compatibility

My employer has a number of PC that still run Windows 7 (let's not get into why...), it will be necessary for us to upgrade each of these PCs to Windows 10 22H2 very soon. If I reference Microsoft's &...
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Windows 7 wanting to write various files to a blank disk. But where are they coming from?

I just bought some DVDs from a shop, and I guess they are blank. From the cmd prompt, I do D: (and if that were to work i'd do DIR). And when I do D: it won't work it says "incorrect function&...
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Uneraseable file in Windows 7

We have an old Windows 7 machine that needs to be returned to a client and as such, I need to make sure the free space has been erased. There is single deleted file that is never overwritten. It is a ...
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What to do if I can't connect to the router

I accidentally logged out of the WIFI on my phone, and forgot the password. I'm connected to the internet on my PC with an Ethernet cable, and want to open the router IP, but I can't. I've looked at ...
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Bluetooth audio on windows 7 is horrible but on windows 10 it works properly

I have a Toshiba Protege R700 which has windows 10 installed. I decided to install windows 7 and daily drive it for fun. Everything sailed smoothly except of the bluetooth audio. I tried every driver ...
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Why can't I upgrade to windows 10 my Dell Latitude E6420?

Why can't I upgrade to windows 10 or windows 11 my Dell Latitude E6420? I found my old laptop from a decade back. It had following spec i5 2nd Gen 2GB*2 (4GB Ram) 500GB HDD Windows 7 installed I ...
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Exporting data from Chrome not signed in

When using Chrome without being signed in how can I export the saved sites credentials/passwords along with the most visited sites that popup on address bar or as a default short cut in the homescreen ...
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Regarding to change the installation folder from %LocalAppData% to %ProgramFiles%

I didn't notice until I looked for Chrome that all my recently installed programs are being installed within %LocalAppData%, which is temporarily hidden by default, and when I tried to install a ...
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Internet explorer not working. giving cannot display web page error

So im using an old laptop to do a tech course. i have no prior experience but aim to switch jobs. i have just reformatted my hd with a downloaded copy of windows 7 ultimate. the internet explore will ...
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BCD error - Windows doesn't start

I have an old Dell Insparion with Windows 7 64bit, with some important files on it. (I have also access to the current laptop with Windows 11 from which i'm writing). I was tring to unistall from the ...
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Set up USB tethering ON Windows 7

I have an old laptop with an Ethernet port, whereas my new laptop does not have have one. I need an ethernet connection to be able to set up a headless server, but the old laptop is not fast enough to ...
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how can I install and operate printers etc that must run on win xp 32bit, on win7 ult 64bit laptop?

can it be done with or without VM? and if need VM can I include Linux Deb 12 as 3rd OS option? I have newer laptop to merge all on. all 3 laptops are Lenovo Thinkpads. winxp 32bit on a T61, win7 64bit ...
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Error trying to install google chrome on windows 7

I tried installing google chrome on my windows 7 32 bit pc, it started working until it stopped and said: error xc0000139. and I don't know about this error and how to fix it, I tried to search in ...
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No device drivers and windows boot loader available

None my other devices drivers are available. So I can connect to no devices: USB ports, or WiFi, or ethernet. I already tried to. And this device has no Bluetooth. No device driver warning photo My ...
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Headphone/microphone only working when partially plugged into the splitter [closed]

I had a pair of headphones with a microphone that worked fine on this computer a month ago. But they stopped working and while troubleshooting, I discovered that the audio and microphone would work ...
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New self-signed TLS certificate on IIS 7.5 and Windows 7 not recognized

TL;DR: I have Win7 and IIS 7.5 with only one website on my PC, which is a dev copy of a site I am developing for a friend. The site has an admin module that requires HTTPS. Pre-Covid, everything ...
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Windows 7 nVidia drivers either don't install, or don't have audio

I am running Windows 7 64 Bit, and currently have no audio. I do not have an audio device named "nVidia High Definition HDMI Output" in device manager, but when I installed drivers for what ...
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Can this CORS error be avoided on Windows 7?(I tried both Chrome and Firefox)

Access to fetch at 'https://ip-51-105-104-76.dditscdn.com/api/8/envelope/? sentry_key=...&sentry_version=7&sentry_client=sentry.javascript.browser%2F7.51.2' from origin 'https://www....
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How I can fix my network connection where a single PC causes my network to go down?

I have a network of computers connected to a switch. But my network goes down completely when I connect a specific computer, I connected a laptop to the same node and with the same cable and I had no ...
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Sysinternals Process Monitor device driver: procedure could not be found

The most recent article I have found on this site regarding Systinternals Process Monitor is 13 years old. I must have missed something because I'm still having the same problem. I have Windows 7 on ...
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After changing the configuration, the second monitor stopped working

I have two monitors. The main monitor is FullHD, works via HDMI. The second HD monitor works through the VGA. Connection diagram: The main monitor is connected to the HDMI video card, the Second ...
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Windows 7 won't install on an old laptop

I'm going to tell you a short backstory to help you understand the issue. I've taken a laptop from a person and promised to make it run better. The laptop is old, and needs an older Windows version to ...
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Recovering Windows 7 on new hardware without resetting

I have Windows 7 installed on a hard drive I haven't used since I switched computers (motherboard was Dell Inspiron 580), and tested it only very recently, with it showing "Starting Windows",...
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Something so weird while using netsh

While using netsh, I am in an enterprise network and there are multiple bssids in the network, my device connects to the one that has the best signal by default behaviour as you know. (this is a big ...
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Rufus stuck on same method, creating file system

I tried to install 64-bit windows 7 enterprise k on 16GB usb , but I had cancelled it and repluged. I tried to make my usb formatting, but now it has stuck on “creating file system… (1/12 completed)”, ...
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Bluetooth keyboard stops sending signal after 30 seconds with a pushed key

When I push any key on my bluetooth keyboard (silvercrest, a very cheap one) the signal of a pushed key stops when 30 seconds have been passed. I searched over the keyboard configuration (windows 7) ...
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Windows 7 error 766f6c756d652e63 3f1 after power failure

I have a Windows 7 desktop I bought several years ago, I don't have any installation disk. I am using it to write a book, it is not connected to internet, it does not get any upgrades. Yesterday, just ...
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I am unable to record in windows 7 ultimate 32 bits [duplicate]

0 I have the following problem on Windows 7. The built-in microphone on my laptop does not seem to be working. Either that (i.e., the mic hardware is not working) or it may be a software problem, i.e.,...
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Please..help .Does restore point also keep, index entries and file permissions? [closed]

Lap1-OS-Windows 7 and Lap2- Win10 Here's what happened... I have two laptops, and, on one laptop, started having screen display issues, the top corner, was showing black...so, had to give it to repair....
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AMD GPU pass-through doesn't work on Windows 7 (even though NVIDIA works)

I have a multi-gpu VM setup (Nvidia GTX 970 and AMD RX 6600) with Windows 7, Windows 10, macOS virtual machines. I pass GPU directly to a guest operating system (isolate from host-os and pass them ...
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Can't connect to the Internet in NoxPlayer Android emulator for Windows

I installed NoxPlayer 6.0.5 Android emulator in my Windows 7 and trying to register Viber account by phone number, but I receive error "Could not connect. An internet connection is required to ...
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Windows 11 %USERNAME% still truncated

I understand that some find this problem negligible, but it really bothers me. I have not known this phenomenon before either. It's about the problem known to some that since Windows 10(?) Microsoft ...
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Using Display Ports with Intel 4600 Graphics

I have run into this problem with a Dell 9020 running Windows 7 and a Dell 7020 running Windows 10: but web searches indicate that the problem may be with the built-in Intel 4600 Graphics, as this is ...
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connecting Ubuntu host and Windows 7 guest with samba

I have a Windows 7 guest OS on a Ubuntu 22.04 host and I'm trying to set up a Samba connection to transfer files between them. This is how I understand it should work: On the Ubuntu host: 1: install ...
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Moving a hard-drive that has Linux and Windows 7 installed

My memory is that if one removes a hard-drive running Windows and re-installs it in another computer it immediately craps-out, until one can go through Microsoft to reauthorize it (I hope this makes ...
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Primary vs secondary HDD slots, what are the performance effects

What's the difference between the primary and secondary HD slots in a laptop? On a clean OS install. If I have identical 500gb SSDs in the primary and secondary Drive slots on a M6500 workstation, ...
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Using the Windows 7 installer environment to add missing USB drivers to the OOBE

I'm installing Windows 7 on my computer. It's fairly modern (2020), uses UEFI (with legacy support), and has no PS/2 ports or disk drive and uses a modern chipset. I used NTLite on a separate ...
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