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How to secure specific folders on a portable SSD that works on multiple devices?
Veracrypt is your best option as it can be made to work on Windows, PC, and I believe Mac. That said **it is unlikely that it will work on devices like Samsung TV's - indeed, I think it's unlikely ...
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Windows - get a sound alert when site is back up
while ($true) {if (Test-Connection -quiet 8.8.8.8) { [console]::beep() }}
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Extract compressed file - Autohotkey
This implementation is used to extract .rar and .zip files and allows you to enter the password if the file contains it:
~^q:: ;CTRL + Q = descomprimir
;inicio
7z := "C:\Archivos de programa\7-...
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Notepad on Windows 11 not respecting Unicode monospace characters
Try a raster (bitmap) font. Unlike scalable TrueType fonts, a bitmap font specifies exactly the color of each pixel in a grid. If a character is designed to be the full height of the line, with no ...
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Is there a way to get file description field from the file metadata using the command line?
If you don't mind using a third party tool, exiftool can do the job:
exiftool -filedescription c:\windows\explorer.exe
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My windows 10 pc keeps shutting down when I press the power button
Hibernate actually includes the shutdown function. The computer saves the RAM to disk, then it literally turns off. It is intended for power saving, especially on laptops. But also works if you want ...
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Is there a way to get file description field from the file metadata using the command line?
Use the following cmdlet in Powershell:
(Get-Item C:\Windows\Explorer.exe).VersionInfo | select FileDescription
FileDescription
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Windows Explorer
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Is there a way to get file description field from the file metadata using the command line?
You can use Powershell's Get-Item to get the properties:
(Get-Item C:\Windows\Explorer.exe).VersionInfo.FileDescription
Result:
Windows Explorer
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Is there a way to get file description field from the file metadata using the command line?
You may use PowerShell to access the metadata attributes of the file.
The following script which you may store in a .ps1 file and execute
in a PowerShell session will get the file description:
$path = ...
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Fast hyperlink creation inside word document
In Windows Desktop Word, the insert->hyperlink dialog seems to have become quite complicated for such a simple operation. I do not see any facility in there for filtering bookmarks or jumping to a ...
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Is there a way to right-click Windows taskbar icons (minimized or not) and mute/unmute them?
In Windows you right-click the Sound icon in the traybar, not that of
the application, to see a menu. Select "Open Volume mixer"
in order to control the sound-usage of all running ...
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Is there a way to right-click Windows taskbar icons (minimized or not) and mute/unmute them?
Unlike Android, on Windows, applications are not tagged nor ask permissions for various resources (Except for Windows Store Apps). Since the OS has very little knowledge of the functionality of each ...
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Windows 11 periodically freeze 1-2 seconds every 3-10 minutes
It seems your problem comes from the Keyboard WASD. Please update the firmware keyboard. Several issues:
https://support.wasdkeyboards.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/1500000861581-Dropped-key-inputs-...
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Is there any way to keep my mouse moving continuously? (without using mouse jigglers)
If you have a laser mouse, you can try to install it on a clock, the moving needle and perpetual changes of position will trigger the detection.
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How do I exit telnet?
"How do I stop it in Windows?"
I miss the good old ALT + 29 ¹ on the numeric keypad. And then "quit".
This works since DOS and (should) work across all KB layouts in windows.
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Is there any way to keep my mouse moving continuously? (without using mouse jigglers)
Not admitting I have done this before (LOL). 1) Open Notepad 2) Get a piece of paper and fold a small piece of it about 3-4 times. Stick between spacebar and the gap (frame) in front. You should see ...
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Is there any way to keep my mouse moving continuously? (without using mouse jigglers)
There is too little information about your work situation, but if you truly want to stick to software, you'll have to be thinking outside of the box.... literally.
If you can do your work inside a VM ...
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Cannot interact with drive D
While this doesn't belong here, I will provide a quick answer: you have somehow damaged the file permissions for your D: drive, possibly setting the permission for Everyone to Deny Write, or changing ...
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VitrualBox Guest that uses NAT but gets it's own IP from DHCP and can still see BOTH Host interfaces
it isn't pulling an IP from the DHCP, which i need to be able to have
the guest reachable from other network assets on BOTH host interfaces
Based on your post and diagram, you need to change your ...
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Unable to access secondary OS (Windows)
Not sure how it happened, but it appears that the partition table of your Windows OS drive has been converted from DOS/MBR style to GPT style. Because it's an old installation that has BIOS variant of ...
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set default "open with" on Windows 11
This is how I do it (adding this line so the AI does not qualify my answer as robotic):
Hold shift button when you do right-click and the "Show more options" menu will show instead.
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How can I search for all the texts in red in a PDF file?
On Page #22 of the example in your question, the line in red is when converted to html, it generates the strings in the line below:
<div class="... baseline;color:rgba(255,0,0,1);">Royal Company ...
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How to get all information concerning a Windows service?
All of a Windows service's information is stored in the registry using the short service name. For example, using spooler:
c:\>reg query HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\spooler
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Disable trackpad when mouse is connected (Dell laptop)
On Windows 11, there is an option directly on the Touchpad, where you can "Leave touchpad on when mouse is connected". All you need to do is, disable this checkbox. I just tested and worked ...
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Using a .bat file how do I copy a file from its current directory to another directory?
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From your description I get the feeling that this .bat file is enough: copy "test.txt" "C:\". This is too simple, so please give more details. Note: The C: root ...
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how to run a single command multiple times with a BAT on CMD
Another way to loop the .bat file is to introduce the .bat filename at the end of the .bat file. That way, the file will invoke itself again, as it is recognized as a command per se.
For example, you ...
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Using a .bat file how do I copy a file from its current directory to another directory?
@echo off
::-------------------------------------------------::
copy /y "%~dp0test.txt" "C:\"
pause
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My computer randomly freezes and I've tried anything that I could
Disclaimer: I'm not trying to promote any of these application that I provide. It's just a software that I use for diagnosing my personal's or friend's Laptop/PCs. Also, sorry for my bad English too.
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Can't enable secure boot in Windows 11
Just disable the secure boot once and then save and exit and then again enable it that fixed this issue for me
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How can I search for all the texts in red in a PDF file?
The answer would be use MSWord to find where the text is red in the source, since the one and only red text in that PDF is A carrier is required all the other text is 2 shades of outline black true ...
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Bluetooth headset doesn't work as headphones only as hands-free (headset) on windows 11
I also had the same problem. So I started looking at the settings.
For me, I had my Bluetooth headphones (Sony WH-XB910N) disabled in the sound settings. Enabling it solved my problem.
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"Super" Hidden Folder?
To add to the fix posted above, I found out both what's causing it in my case, and how to prevent it in the future.
After research, I found out that Robocopy has a bug where it alters
the attributes ...
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Do the Realtek Audio drivers have anything to do with USB headset volume?
If you have a USB headset then it will be completely separate and independent from the Realtek audio system.
The Realtek devices will control the various 3.5mm sockets on your motherboard. You will ...
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Windows laptop wakes up automatically from sleep
I last had that issue a few months back, in my case it was caused by the network device configuration being allowed to wake up the machine.
Below is the best article I could quickly find on how to ...
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What is the windows equivalent for envsubst in linux
Envsubst Equivalent for Windows using PowerShell
There isn't a direct substitute for envsubst built into Windows, but you can achieve similar functionality with PowerShell. Here's a batch script you ...
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Can't disable Windows Defender via Group Policy or the Registry
Create local administrator user if yours it not. (It is needed to be able to login in safe mode. Microsoft account is not working without network and if you use pin to login)
Create "disable ...
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How safe is windows' password system?
You should practice good and normal safety precautions:
In a public place, make sure your computer is locked if you are not using it.
Use Fingerprint access or like as that is very secure along with ...
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How safe is windows' password system?
Nothing has changed in Windows as regarding that hack of entering the
Command Prompt without entering any password. It still works.
Whatever an attacker could do with your app is up to you to answer,
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How do you change a TTF font name?
Download and install FontForge.
Right-click and “Run as Administrator” on this installation file.
Click through the prompts and install a shortcut on your desktop.
To run FontForge, right click on the ...
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How to get disk model and serial number for the disk Windows is installed on
You can run
C:\> wmic bootconfig get description
Description
\Device\Harddisk3\Partition2
Note the index following Harddisk - here 3. That's the index used in the next query.
Run
C:\> wmic ...
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How to run Safe Exam Browser on Linux
I have unfortunately found no answer. But here is how I solve the problem of using SEB:
Remote Connection to my PC at home with Windows 10 and SEB installed were I do the tests.
EDIT:
For the remote ...
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Programmatically detect whether a display is attached to the computer or not
Windows does not seem to log monitor-related power events,
so you will indeed need to write a script or a program to
detect the status of the monitor.
Note that if the problem is that of the monitor ...
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How do I know what proxy server I'm using?
This is what chatgpt talked to me
networksetup -getwebproxy Wi-Fi
and it works
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"Hidden" keyboard layout in Windows 10
Language bar settings and their shortcuts can be set in this menu.
Windows Settings > Devices > Typing > Advanced keyboard settings > Language bar options
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How to use the right click context menu to send files to new folder?
For anyone who doesn't mind installing a 3rd-party utility (or is already using this one), TeraCopy has an option (included in the free version) to add a context menu item which does exactly that. It ...
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Are .tar.gz files made in Linux with identical files identical to .tar.gz files made in Windows?
It's hard to know if your co-worker has the wrong name for something or is just plain wrong.
"signing" would almost certainly refer to digitally signing something, and for that there would ...
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File explorer does not automatically refresh changes when connected to WSL file system
This same question was raised in the bug-report
Need to manually refresh file explorer in WSL to see changes, both windows10 and windows11 #7941.
The only answer was :
This is the expected behaviour, ...
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How to fix numeric keypad ignored even when numlock is on Windows XP running inside VMWare Player?
Try changing not only key HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Keyboard\InitialKeyboardIndicators to 2.
But also do a search of the entire registry for the parameter name "InitialKeyboardIndicators&...
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How to take a screenshot of an entire scroll element?
This happens because the scroll area is not a browser viewport scroll. To confirm, scroll down the page and look for a full viewport scrollbar on the right. For instance on this page, its easy to see.
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How to restore GRUB in my case?
On modern systems (using UEFI) grub is installed in pieces in two places:
An EFI "stub" on your EFI partition
Modules and configuration in a /boot directory.
Typically you use grub-install ...
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