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Task Bar Unresponsive in Windows 11 after Upgrade
When I built our Windows 10 Pro SOE with MDT, I used Import-StartLayout to import a custom LayoutModification.xml file, which customised the layout and pinned items of both the Start menu and Task bar....
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PowerShell es-es Language Installation: ErrorCode -2147418113
I'm trying to install language with PowerShell run as admin on another computer but it fails with the ErrorCode: -2147418113 :
PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Install-Language es-es
Install-Language : ...
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Disconnect from smb share with powershell on Windows 10
I'm trying to disconnect a smb share with a Powershell command in Windows 10:
net use * /delete
However, this command does not work, because the share is not shown with net use. The output is There ...
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Powershell lets me create a path longer than 260 characters, but Explorer does not [duplicate]
In Powershell I created a path, longer than the 260 character limit. E.g. a 305 character path as shown below.
cd /
mkdir ...
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Windows PowerShell ISE freezes on launch every time - how do I diagnose?
Every time I launch PowerShell ISE (x64 or x86), I get this:
It is drawn exactly as shown and immediately unresponsive. The black part at the bottom is within the window boundaries.
PowerShell CLI ...
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Remove appx package for all users
Fresh Windows 10 install. Somehow the MSN Weather app became corrupted. (Unable to launch) I removed the app with the following Powershell command:
Remove-AppxPackage -Package Microsoft....
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Installation not working in Virtual Box from the command line when using a path with spaces for the install directory
I've been trying to run
vbox-setup.exe --silent --ignore-reboot --msiparams INSTALLDIR="parent/child 1 2"
but it always fails because the path has spaces in it. Using escape sequences does ...
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How do I start Far Manager from PowerShell?
Just wondering the above. I installed the program using the .msi GUI installer, with the Path feature selected. I then restarted Windows terminal to pick up the new PATH variables.
Googling shows ...
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Run Powershell with parameters from batch file
I have this PowerShell command that I run from directly from the PowerShell terminal on my Windows 10 system and it works great.
PowerShell
Get-AppxPackage | % { Add-AppxPackage -...
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Cannot type in cmd- or Powershell-window when run from Powershell as different user in Windows 10
When I execute the following code:
$creds = Get-Credential -UserName other -Message none
# answering the creds dialogue with correct password here
Start-Process C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe -...
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Powershell error: The type initializer for 'System.Net.ServicePointManager' threw an exception
Whenever I try to open Powershell, it just won't open. When I try to open it from the cmd, I get this error:
The shell cannot be started. A failure occurred during initialization:
The type ...
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Fast kernel reboot with Windows 10 : how to execute a quick partial reboot with a powershell script?
In windows 10, instead of doing a full reboot, it's convenient to do a partial reboot by login out and login in again, for instance to reload a certain set of drivers and OS user related data.
I can ...
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Powershell script completely removing user profile, user's folder, and user's registry key for dormant accounts
I'm trying to create a Powershell script that removes from a Windows computer a user's profile, a user's folder in "C:\Users", and a user's registry key in "HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\...
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Change Windows Display Language (Windows 10) - Local Experience Packs (LXPs) - via CMD/Powershell
I want to add an Local Experience Pack and change the default Windows Display Language via CMD/Powershell.
I came across
Change display language in Windows 10 with CMD or PowerShell commands
But this ...
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Cannot install a Windows store app for all users : The current system configuration does not support the installation of this package
I'm trying to install this Windows Store app on Windows 10 for all users :
PS C:\Windows\system32> winget install --accept-package-agreements --id 9NF8H0H7WMLT --scope machine
The `msstore` source ...
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How can I disable the new Windows 10 search toolbar? [duplicate]
In Windows 10, they recently introduced this horrific toolbar in the middle of the desktop and I wonder how I can from Powershell permanently disable it from ever showing up again?
I got many ...
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How to install language packs for all existing and new users
I have to install 5 languages in an already Windows 10 installation :
"fr-FR","ro-RO","es-ES","it-IT","en-GB"
I have tried :
$languagePacks = @("...
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How to get OS Version through Powershell with WMI?
Does anybody know how to get the OS Version like this:
OS Version: 1607
With using Get-WmiObject?
Couldn't find this Informatin at all..
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Pipe file content into PowerShell command without loading the entire file to memory
I've recently started using PowerShell, hoping to never miss Bash again.
I want to restore an instance of a PostgreSQL database. In Bash, or in the old command prompt, I would type:
psql --...
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Get-HotFix shows no results
This is similar to the question asked here but is over 3 years old, so I will ask again: PowerShell's 'Get-Hotfix' and 'Win32_QuickFixEngineering' WMI class doesn't return any ...
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Scripting connecting/disconnecting a paired Bluetooth device
Is there a way, through powershell, or any other tools to connect and disconnect a paired Bluetooth device? Basically press the Connect/Disconnect button in Bluetooth & other devices, except from ...
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PowerShell keyboard shortcuts
Currently I am using Bash on Windows via MSYS2. I have this file .inputrc:
"\33[1;3A": "cd ..\n"
Whenever I press Alt Up Arrow, it moves to the parent directory. Does PowerShell
have a similar ...
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How to replace the Desktop background image with a solid color, using PowerShell and registry?
I would like to replace the default Desktop background image with a darker solid color, on an unregistered Windows 10 Pro (Insider Preview) edition. I am testing various terminal coloring schemes, and ...
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Windows Update COMPLETE history
I've looking some time for a script that can be used to export a full history of installed updates on a Windows System.
I have alredy tried some community solutions like:
wmic qfe list
Get-Hotfixes
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PowerShell - Cannot uninstall the Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension on several Win10 systems
I have a PowerShell command line to uninstall the HEIF image extension component provided by default on Win10/Win11 OS. This command is the following:
get-appxpackage Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension -...
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Windows 10 Update 1511 Breaks Hyper-V Switches
After upgrading to windows 10 v1511, the Hyper-V switch I had has gone all over the place.
Aside from being disabled, and not being able to start, the network connections manager shows the switch ...
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SSH from PowerShell/CMD to Linux w/out dark blue text
So currently my shell looks something like this when I SSH into my Debian server:
I mostly use PowerShell as the client and customize the background & text colors to match system theme. Command ...
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Windows 10 - Recover missing content of large folder
I have a large pictures folder, most of then "bulk" downloaded using Hitomi Downloader, DownThemAll and similar. Yesterdary I ran a Powershell command I always use to rename the last ...
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Powershell vs Cmd
I am recently shifted from Ubuntu to Windows 10. There are two different terminals in Windows: PowerShell and Command Prompt. What is the main difference between them?
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Opening two edge tab side by side with powershell
I've been trying to create a script that will open two edge tab side by side but my script isn't working and there is no error showing up:
This is the script
# On lance les deux instances de Edge
$...
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