Questions tagged [windows-10]
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OneDrive fails to sync when offline for a long time (weeks)
I have a Microsoft 365 subscription which comes with 1 TB Onedrive storage. I am using it in multiple computers regularly.
The syncing of files is smooth enough when I am logging in the computers ...
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USB Keyboard Disconnects Randomly Every Few Days
So, I'm on my PC, everything works fine for a few days, then suddenly, I hear the hardware disconnect sound, and my keyboard becomes completely unresponsive. The lights on the keyboard stay on, but ...
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Program bypasses file security settings
I'm trying to block a website with the hosts file, so programs need to be able to read the file for the blocking to work. Editing the file is easy. The blocking works just fine at first. Then when I ...
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SATA SSD not detect in BIOS, stuck on loading in computer management, but shows up in Acronis
Brand 1TB: FIKWOT Solid State Drive - This one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B4J9HHW6
I have this SSD SATA drive below. I plugged it into my computer and the bios doesn't detect it. But when I ...
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Process of automated replacement of existing windows installation with debian
i have a bunch of PCs with windows installed (same Partitions and disk size) and want to switch to debian.
The problem is that all of the PC are not at the same place and can only be accessed via ...
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Cannot delete file in Windows 10 [duplicate]
On Windows 10, there is a file [%UserProfile%\Videos\Lorem.mkv] that is less thant 9KB and I cannot delete it. The file belongs to me, I have permissions to it, there are no prompts for entering a ...
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csrss.exe , using 10% gpu
This is my pc (relevant) setup:
System: windows 10
Intel: i5-9600k
GPU: nvidia 2060 super
My system is on samsung 960v ssd
The problem: each time I’m moving my mouse the csrss.exe is jumping to 14% (...
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A copy of 'Default', 'Sam', 'Security', 'Software', 'System'
I would like to make a copy the aforementioned files - 'Default', 'Sam', 'Security', 'Software', 'System'. all of these are under
"C:\Windows\System32\Config"
It seems like mission ...
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KVM Input issues - is my motherboard broken?
I'm trying to diagnose a problem with USB input through a KVM. I have two computers and a KVM:
PC 1: A laptop running linux
PC 2: A desktop dual-booting linux and windows 10
KVM: HDMI+USB, outputs ...
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Trouble Running VM using QEMU and QtEmu on Windows 10
I recently followed the steps in a YouTube video to install QEMU and QtEmu on my Windows 10 machine to run a VM for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. However, even after setting everything up according to the ...
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Laptop connected with HP USB-C Dock G5 cannot shut down properly
I use an HP USB-C Dock G5(S/N: 5CG321Z29T) with my Dell Latitude 5531 laptop. Specifications below,
OS: Windows 10 Pro
OS Version: 22H2
RAM: 32GB
I connected the dock to the USB-C port of the laptop....
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Video game taking up 4TB of disk space
For context, I do own a 4TB HDD but this game is stored on my 512GB SSD and was running smoothly up until recently. Now my HDD is showing as almost full even though I am still able to store large ...
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Is it possible for multiple people to use a remote desktop at once?
I work at a company where all of our work is done through remote desktops. The biggest drawback, however, is that only 1 person can use the remote desktop at a time. So everyone else can only sit idle ...
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How can I prevent users from opening the same app multiple times in Windows 10 Assigned Access
I configured a multi-app kiosk for some of my users using Assigned Access on Windows 10 .
It works great but I'm struggling to prevent them from opening multiple instances of the same program.
I've ...
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Fresh Windows install, wrong version
Back Story: Way back when, I bought a Thinkpad W540, it came with Windows 7 Pro. I did the free upgrade to Windows 10 Pro. This was all connected with my Microsoft account At some point I also ...
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Right clicking caused windows to corrupt
This has happened 3 or 4 times now
This time I right clicked on my desktop and everything got a white faded out look. Task manager showed Exploere.exe was not responding and rebooting take me to the ...
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Setting default programs for only one file in Windows
I will explain my problem through an example. I have three PDF files (A.pdf, B.pdf, C.pdf) with Chrome set as the default program to open them all. Now, I want to configure it so that file A opens ...
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Resize bar makes my keyboard and mouse not work
I have an MSI tomahawk z390 with an Intel i6 9600k and a 2060 nvidia gpu.
I wanted to try enabling resize bar, but whenever I would go about and do that my keyboard and mouse would shut off and as a ...
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Issues using snipping tool to attempt to grab items from a drop down menu
Snipping tool max delay set at 5 seconds and confirmed. Then I open (right click) my Windows 10 explorer on a desktop folder the drop down menu (many items) shows, but if I do anything to copy it the ...
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Windows calculator launches only on the third try
Since the May 2024 patches for Windows 10, launching Calculator is no longer reliable. Does anyone recognize this problem and have a fix?
The first attempt will bring up a window with the calculator ...
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Windows Terminal: repeated key-mappings do not work properly
I'm using Windows 10. In Windows Terminal, I want to map the Ctrl-_ (control-underscore) to null in order for it to have no function.
In the "actions" section of my Windows Terminal settings....
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How to recover which partition is the Windows 10 EFI bootloader is looking for?
In order to install Linux alongside Windows 10, I've done the following procedure:
Boot into Windows 10 (on a NVMe SSD, UEFI mode), "Shrink volume" to a smaller size
Reboot into a Linux ...
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Trying to hide a batch file from Nirsoft SoundVolumeCommandLine
The problem I'm facing is that some commands don't work, that's what I'm doing
I'm using:
svcl.exe /SetDefault High-Speakers 1 or all
what I done was creating a VBS file with:
CreateObject("...
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How to prevent or easily fix off-screen items when connecting via Chrome Remote Desktop and resizing the screen?
My Windows host computer is running 4K resolution normally, and when I use chrome remote desktop I have it set to auto-resize, so it resizes the display to 1080p. When this happens, most apps are ...
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Windows 10 glitch. When maximizing a window, its upper part becomes kind of transparent
I encountered a strange bug in Windows 10, you can watch a video of this bug here.
Under circumstances that are not clear to me (which I can't exactly reproduce), there is a glitch that causes the ...
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Cloning windows to another partition in a different ssd drive [duplicate]
My windows 10 is installed on "Samsung SSD 750 EVO 120GB" and after checking crystaldiskinfo, it's health is at 1% with 38 tb written. since it's on such a low health I'm planning to clone ...
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Can't format entire Dynamic drive (Windows 10)
I have an SSD that I want to format, but there is a left over boot sector with GPT that I can't seem to write over. This disk had an Ubuntu OS installed on it with its own Dual Boot menu that I ...
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Output disparity on Chkdsk and Drive Properties
I recently noticed that one of my drives is having issues and I suspect it may be failing. Apps on this drive are slow to load (sometimes wont load at all and freeze), and any game that is on this ...
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Windows 10 won't boot either from HDD or live USB. Ubuntu boots fine. How do I diagnose the issue?
I have an Acer Aspire 3 A315-21G-962Y that refuses to boot into anything Windows.
When I attempt to start the laptop, the OEM logo shows up and then it reboots after a few seconds. This mostly goes on ...
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Emojis are shown in black and white in MS Word
I recently reinstalled Windows 10 and also reinstalled the fonts and Microsoft Word. Prior to the reinstallation, emojis were displayed in color. However, after the reinstall, they appear in black and ...
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