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Deleting a user login name from the start window in windows 10

When Logging in I accidentally started a new login. I never completed it but now when I login the second name appears in the list of login options. Now I must click on my login name to complete the ...
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How do I change the default directory where GitBash opens?

I'm using GitBash on Windows 10. Following some instructions online, I tried changing the directory where GitBash opens by updating the "Start in" field in the Properties' shortcut tab to ...
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Why am I getting "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect." in this situation on Windows 11?

On Windows 11, I am trying to do this in a .bat file: start "nginx" cmd.exe /U /K "C:\nginx\nginx.exe" -c "C:\Users\John Doe\Documents\PHP-dev\Nginx\nginx.conf" -p "...
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Cannot launch modern (UWP) Microsoft Store apps from Start Menu or App Installer (error 0x800700B7)

I came across a rare problem that I cannot solve for a week. This happened to my primary Windows 10 version 21H2 account which happens to be Administrator. Whenever I launch some of modern (UWP) ...
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Windows 10 start menu, any way to search for folder names like Win7

I miss how win7 used to allow you to search out and manage the start menu. For me I have a bunch of folders where the installer named them in a hierarchical way. Say Red-Gate > SQL compare, or ...
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Why does this bat not work

@echo off start ButtonFix.exe cd "D:\KASE-EO\FruitMachine\LED\LEDBlinky" start AttractActivate.exe cd "D:\FME FX3\JoyToKey\bin" start JoyToKey.exe" cd "D:\FME FX3" ...
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PC sometimes turns on and sometimes not with different outlets

When the Pc is plugged to an outlet and I press the on button, it will sometimes turn on. when the pc is on and goes into sleep mode, it won’t turn back on again. I tried replugging the cord to same ...
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Docker Desktop can't start at first time in Windows 10

I click on the Docker Desktop icon, the Docker upload window appears and after some time it closes, I repeat these steps about 5 times to start successfully. I am using Windows 10 Pro, my processor is ...
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Windows 11 Start button and search menus unresponsive

Earlier, my taskbar was blank with no icons, Start menu or search bar. I went into regedit, to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell\Update\Packages, created ...
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How to put a shortcut to a .bat file on the taskbar

I'm trying to make a shortcut on my taskbar for phoenixminer. It's already configured and everything, and It works fine if I have it in a folder anywhere else on my computer. I've had it working ...
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