Questions tagged [windows]
For questions not specific to a single version of Microsoft Windows. Otherwise, use a more specific tag such as [windows-7], [windows-10] or [windows-11].
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What Iptables rules need I to forward a windows remote desktop connection?
I have this situation:
network mask. 255.255.255.0
router/gateway: Ubuntu server (only command line, no gui) with internal lan ip 192.168.0.2 and a dynamic dns on the external ip
Windows pc on 192....
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Win7 keeps warning me about "slow performance" and disables Aero & UI effects. It is decidedly wrong
In the last few days, Windows has started giving me warnings about "slow performance" and subsequently disabling Aero and all the UI effects. I'm getting this a few times a day.
This is Windows 7 ...
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AutoHotKey WinClose with CTRL+W
I used the WinClose Script in AutoHotKey to close windows with Ctrl+w (^w). As the Ctrl+w is sometimes already the shortcut to close a window (or tab in Firefox), I send again a Ctrl+w which ends then ...
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'Windows could not prepare the computer to...' error while installing any windows (7/8.1/10)
Currently i dont have any OS installed in my laptop and when i am trying to install windows in it then it is showing the following error just after finishing Installing Updates option:
Windows ...
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What do I need to share a partition for both Windows & Linux?
I wand to use a partition and to be accessible for Windows 7 & Linux Ubuntu for read/write operations. Can anyone recommend me something?
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Most painless way to restore Windows 7 bootloader?
What is the most painless way to restore the Windows 7 bootloader without a Windows DVD?
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How to add a static route to AirPort Time Capsule?
I am building a virtual lab with VirtualBox to simulate a network with multiple servers, using a single physical host with 32GB of RAM. The host PC is connected to an AirPort Time Capsule for ...
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Bluetooth version and capabilities of a USB adapter
Is there a Windows utility that shows detailed information about the current bluetooth device attached to the PC? Like supported bluetooth versions, standards, etc.
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Desktop space reservation
This might be a bit of a stretch, but is there some software or method available to reserve desktop space, but allow certain programs to use it? Sort of like dividing the desktop so that maximizing a ...
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Use Windows 7 installation disk to fix Windows 10 BCD
My whole question is in the title. Is it possible to repair Windows 10 BCD using another version of Windows installation disk, Windows 7 in this case?
I got the Windows 10 BCD corrupted when I ...
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Run GUI application via OpenSSH on Windows 10
I would like to launch a GUI application on a Windows 10 Desktop machine via the built-in OpenSSH server.
The issue is that it doesn't seem to render the GUI in the correct user session?
The ...
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USB to HDMI via a hub does not work
I purchased an HP 250 G8 Windows 11 laptop this year. For video output there is just one HDMI port on the laptop. My goal is to be able to connect and use two separate monitors.
In order to extend ...
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How can I assign the same drive letter for any USB thumbdrive connected?
I would like to know if there's a way to do this:
My PC has 1 usb port, if I connect thumbdrive1, it will get drive letter M: (example), then I remove it. I then connect thumbdrive2 and it will get ...
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How do I delete a hard drive partition/merge it with the main one?
I made a partition to install another OS. But I want to get rid of it now. How do I do it safely?
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Add paragraphs to the legalnoticetext (Before Login Screen)
I know how to edit the legalnoticetext and how to get it to display before the Windows login screen, my question is how do I separate the paragraphs?
So please, if anyone out there knows of a trick ...
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Windows Explorer file dates not matching dates shown on file properties [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the “Date” column in Windows 7 explorer? It matches no date column from Windows XP explorer
Notice the Date (modification date) column in the Explorer detailed file ...
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How do I get the current directory name in a windows command prompt inside of FOR loop?
I'm using Win-10 64-bit.
Given the following directory structure on my windows machine...
c:\tmp\Logs_UAT\
'-> folder1
| '-> test.txt
'-> folder2
'-> test.txt
...I'm trying to ...
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Replace windows primary hard disk without reinstall?
The "official" way to upgrade the primary hard disk of a Windows machine seems to be to install the new drive, install windows, install backup software, then do a restore from backup of the previous ...
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How do I set up file sharing between Windows and Ubuntu
I recently set up an old machine with Edubuntu 9.x (because if its nice set of educational games for my daughter).
I would like to set up file sharing on my home network, which is comprised mostly of ...
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What video codec should I use?
Based on the answer to another question here (which I can't find now), I downloaded and started using Handbrake and I like it a lot so far. Works well on Windows, is lightweight, is pretty ...
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How can I make the whole Firefox window transparent?
I am looking for an add-on or a solution for Firefox which enables transparency on the whole Firefox window.
It would be best if the degree of transparency could be adjusted and there were hot keys ...
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Program starts but does nothing on Windows 7
One of our users is trying to run our (open source) software on his Windows 7 64-bit machine at his work.
Unfortunately, neither the GUI version nor the command line version of the program run on his ...
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How do you set var=/? in cmd.exe?
C:\>set g=/?
C:\>echo %g%
Displays messages, or turns command-echoing on or off.
ECHO [ON | OFF]
ECHO [message]
Type ECHO without parameters to display the current echo setting.
C:\>
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External hard disk can be detected but cannot be accessed
I've plugged an external hard disk on my computers. The device has been detected, but isn't shown on explorer. It is the same situation on both windows 7 and windows 10.
Detected / installed because ...
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Automate UAC to not prompt for admin user/pass when app needs "run as administrator"
Every time I try installing a program that needs elevated permissions in order to do so I'm always prompted to put my admin username and password in. This gets quite annoying when installing or ...
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Free commandline CD/DVD burner for Windows working without installation [closed]
I'm looking for a freeware CD/DVD, command-line burner for Windows without installation requirement. Found CommandBurner, but unfortunately it needs to be installed. Is there any portable alternative?
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How to stop Windows from adding a Bluetooth shortcut in the SendTo folder?
I'm under Windows 10 x64, and my problem is that when I insert a removable device (a smartphone) a Bluetooth-related shortcut is created inside the SendTo folder (at C:\Users\{username}\AppData\...
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Application to group windows together
Is there an application that will group arbitrary windows into a single window (in MS Windows). For example, I'd like to have two notepads in a single window side by side or a notepad and a HTML ...
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Remove Main Partition (C:) and make other Parition (D:) the main
Basically I installed windows 8 and windows 10 on the same HDD. I created a partition on the HDD for each. I started with windows 8 on C: and then created a partition (D:) and installed windows 10 on ...
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How can I use CUPS' basic authentication from a windows client?
I've set up a CUPS server, and configured a printer to require a "valid-user". I have set up a Linux user on the box with a password. I've tested that it requires the username/password from a Linux ...
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How can I fix this error in the DISM log file?
I want to repair a corrupted Windows installed on a hard disk through another PC.The wim file that I use as a source for repair was extracted from another wim file that contains several versions of ...
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Lock keyboard - Ignore input, leave mouse working
I'm looking for a small utility that would allow me to ignore keyboard input, to release it I would have to click some key combination. The same keyboard locking we today have with the Nokia phones.
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Is there a way to set environment variables for explorer.exe that aren't there when windows is restarted?
Is there a way to set environment variables for explorer.exe that aren't there when windows is restarted?
I was looking at some of the comments View process environment variables in Windows and they ...
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Change title of taskbar icon in windows xp
How do i change the name/title of taskbar icon in windows xp? for example, I got 3 firefoxes with similar websites opened (the same portal but different webpages) and I want to differentiate them. I ...
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Run a task when screen sleeps
I have a task in task scheduler and I want to run this task once the screen sleeps not the computer. I’ve tried setting the Trigger to be “On Idle” but didn’t work, and I tried setting the trigger to ...
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Change windows pro N to pro version
I currently have windows 10 pro N. I want to install the normal windows 10 version.
To do this I tried running https://www.microsoft.com/nl-nl/software-download/windows10 the installs medium for ...
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How do I toggle my touchscreen with a keyboard shortcut, or from a script?
I want to press a keyboard shortcut to toggle my touchscreen state on/off. How do I do this?
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Is there a way to pipe audio between these two networked computers?
I have an old machine running Windows 98 and a brand new machine running Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit. I would like to pipe the audio from the Win98 box to the Ubuntu box.
Basically, I need an audio driver ...
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Enabling VPN split tunnelling at the OS level
I'm creating a generic sandbox VM that can be given to a variety of potential corporate customers. I need to be able to query a specific ip address from a whitelisted source to access some of the ...
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Add MS-DOS boot option to Windows 2000
I've got an old laptop that is running Windows 2000 & Windows 98 in a multi-boot configuration. I need to add MS-DOS to that list of startup options.
I've already added a primary partition, ...
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What can I do to trace the origin of a DNS resolution in Windows 7?
How do I trace the origin of a DNS resolution in Windows 7?
Hosts involved:
Windows 7 host WIN7 where I'm trying to remove the name-to-IP mapping
home router running a DHCP service
host ABC renamed ...
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Is there a way to crop screen resolution in windows 7
i'm using a dual monitor setup with a 23,6" monitor and a 24" one. But because one of them is slightly bigger my mouse and other things get off.
Is there a way to make some kind of black bar at the ...
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Decrypt files moved to USB drive and back
I'm on a Win10 Notebook and I have the following issue:
I've encrypted a folder including all subfolders using the builtin encryption feature which you get when you right-click on a folder > ...
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My computer asks me to choose which OS I want when I boot
I tried to split my hard disk with master partitions, but I don't want my second operating system any more, so I deleted the partition where my second operating system was; but it still asks which ...
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Your device is not eligible to join the windows insider program on windows 11
I was a Dev-Channel Insider when there was no Windows11.
Once upgrading from win10 to win11 became available for Dev-Channel insiders, I did so.
Now that I'm using Windows11, I want to become Dev-...
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Can I see what happens behind the Windows (Dell, in that case) boot logo?
Since something(TM) happened with my laptop (Dell Latitude E6440) yesterday (I suspect a Windows Update, but who knows), my Windows 10 Pro installation (17134.1, if that matters) does not boot any ...
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H264 in Firefox on Windows 7 N without Media Feature Pack?
How can I play H264 videos and MP3 audio in Firefox on Windows 7 N Professional without installing Windows Media Feature Pack? I know you can use GStreamer on Linux, but it doesn't work on Windows. I'...
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Changing focus to app started with Task Scheduler
I use the method of Task Scheduler to start apps with admin privileges via shortcut to bypass the UAC.
How ever, I cannot seem to make it switch focus to the started app. It used to be that case in ...
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Tool for viewing used and free memory on windows system
I'm looking for a tool that will allow me to see all of the memory used by by Windows XP/2003 machine. I know that Process Explorer and others will show you what memory is being used by each process, ...
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Automation of Loopback Adapter install on Windows
I have a piece of Software that requires a Loopback Adapter on Windows.
Is there some sort of scripting or a batch file that could automate installing and setting up a Loopback Adapter with a certain ...
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