Questions tagged [windows-10]
For questions specific to Windows 10. Use [windows] instead for questions involving Windows in general.
38,876
questions
0
votes
0
answers
4
views
Hide or remove 3d objects folder in this PC to a specific user
I have 2 users, one admin and one standard user. Logging into the admin user, I tried applying regedit settings to the standard user. I want to hide the 3d objects folder so I am following this hide ...
0
votes
1
answer
6
views
How can I start the GlobalProtect service?
I use Palo GlobalProtect VPN on Windows 10. It complains the GlobalProtect service is stopped. But I don't see any GlobalProtect service:
How can I start the GlobalProtect service?
- 21.7k
-1
votes
0
answers
16
views
How to download and use Info ZIP open source compress file [closed]
Can anyone help, How to download and use Info ZIP open source compress file to zip my files by using windows command.
FOR %F in ("C:\DB\20240702021721*.bcp") DO zip -j "%~nF.zip" &...
- 1
-2
votes
0
answers
15
views
Questions about the Windows SAM file and System file [closed]
Can someone explain the Windows SAM and SYSTEM files to me. The SAM file is suppose to store the encrypted password. But when I run the commands I found online:
reg save hklm\sam c:\sam
reg save hklm\...
- 27
0
votes
0
answers
16
views
Difference between Internet Sharing (ICS) and bridging [closed]
As in the title: What are the differences between using ICS vs just bridging the internet-cabable interface with the non-internet interface?
When would you use each of them, with the aim to share ...
- 121
0
votes
0
answers
10
views
Bluetooth Support Service doesn't exist in services.msc and paired devices do not connect
I just purchased, received and installed GIGABYTE GC-WBAX2400R, installed drivers and tried to pair my mobile phone to my PC (Windows 10) using that card. I can pair succesfully but then I can't ...
- 441
0
votes
2
answers
21
views
Searching all XMLs in a folder that are missing a specific tag, Windows 10?
I have a folder with hundreds of XML files. I Need to search all (*.xml) files to find files that do not contain a specific tag, and somehow present me the list of those XML files missing the tag.
0
votes
1
answer
7
views
ICS on Windows 10 host with IPv6
My ethernet interface is connected to the internet (dual stack, has both IPv4 and IPv6), and I want to use ICS to share the internet connection to another interface.
When enabled, my non-internet ...
- 121
0
votes
0
answers
22
views
How does Windows 10 eat up the space on system partition?
The free space on my system partition becomes less and less then Storage Sense is triggered. It seems whatever space you leave for the system partition, Windows 10 will eventually eat up that space. ...
- 275
0
votes
2
answers
22
views
Require pin / fingerprint to execute program
In Win10, after already being logged into my account, is there a way to require a password to start a specific app? For example for apps in which I manage finances. I would like the extra step of ...
- 101
1
vote
0
answers
20
views
Set background colour in Windows Terminal, with git bash ANSI escape OSC 11 doesn't work
How do I get git bash to set terminal background colour using OSC Ansi Escape sequences?
printf %b '\e]11;rgb:30/00/00\a'
It works when I do it from WSL bash and for some servers when I ssh to them ...
- 51
-1
votes
0
answers
26
views
Laptop screen suddenly has less contrast/light [closed]
I was playing a game and the screen suddenly lost some light/contrast. The loss of light/contrast was accompanied with a flickering. It is not a big difference but quite straining to the eyes .
What ...
- 9
0
votes
0
answers
3
views
Local Group Policy firewall rules not listed in GPO firewall
I have 100+ rules defined as per LGP. I can see all these rules both in Local Windows Firewall in RO mode as well as in HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\WindowsFirewall\FirewallRules. I also can see ...
- 33
0
votes
0
answers
18
views
How to change output to timestamps for ffmpeg freezedtect?
ffmpeg -i demo.mp4 -vf "freezedetect=n=-60dB:d=5" -map 0:v:0 -f null -
Will output:
lavfi.freezedetect.freeze_start: 324.266667
lavfi.freezedetect.freeze_duration: 5.066667
lavfi....
- 1
2
votes
0
answers
68
views
Windows Explorer says internal HDD is read-only, everything else says it's not, how to fix?
I've been searching a few days for answers but I didn't see anyone else with this particular problem.
I have an internal 4TB WD Blue SATA drive purchased in 2018. I moved this drive to a new build in ...
- 21
0
votes
0
answers
28
views
100% disk usage with no read/write, chkdsk /r freezing
specs
OS
Windows 10
mobo
asus prime b650-plus
cpu
Ryzen 5 7600X
ram
2*16 GB DDR5
video
RX 6650 XT
problem drive
M.2 kingston SNV2S2000G
Almost at my wits end but I figure it's better to ask ...
-3
votes
0
answers
28
views
Hello world! My query may be a repeat but..... reputation points dont build themselves? VM + Windows 10 [closed]
So im running win 10 home and have an i7 8700k, of course with virtualization on.....
My question is this.... Is there a way to boot into a virtual machine ive set up? i already have dual boot with an ...
- 1
0
votes
0
answers
13
views
How to plot the history of download and upload per hour for a given service or process on Windows 10?
I saw on https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/does-dosvc-download-anything-other-than-windows/25b1812f-cbc2-4797-92b4-ac87f1b2aea0 the history of download and upload per hour for the ...
- 21.7k
0
votes
0
answers
29
views
Miracast connection to Samsung CU8572 fails with Latitude E7270
I have installed all firmware and driver updates SupportAssist has suggested (including flashing the latest BIOS), but am failing to connect to a Samsung CU8572 TV (wireless display); all of my other ...
- 1
0
votes
2
answers
23
views
How can I edit the user registry for a child account on Windows 10?
I have a parent and child account on a Windows 10 box. I want to edit the child's registry to turn off the ability to make web searches from the start menu (I need to add a key to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\...
- 704
0
votes
1
answer
22
views
Windows 10 is stuck in safe mode and I'm unable to log in
What happened
I was experiencing a graphical issue after updating my AMD GPU drivers. I was in the process of rolling back to a previous version of the drivers when I ran AMD's cleanup utility. That ...
0
votes
1
answer
53
views
How do you create an ffmpeg lossless image without re-encoding?
I'm using the command below but not sure if it’s really lossless and without re-encoding? Is there specific command to create lossless image and without re-encoding? I'm new to this.
ffmpeg -lavfi &...
- 25
0
votes
0
answers
21
views
Windows 10 limits my file name to LESS than the standard 256 [duplicate]
The entire filename in question is only 207 characters long. I just want to add a "1" to the front of it, and it will not allow me to type anything into it.
I have tried the following:
...
2
votes
1
answer
64
views
+50
Startup file works when submitted manually but not when the system starts
I have a file called startup.cmd in my Windows 10 startup directory called C:\Users\myuserid\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. The contents of the file are:
@echo off
...
- 345
0
votes
0
answers
24
views
How can I make Windows 10 stop asking me to confirm my login for everything, everyday?
A few months back, I switched the login used for Minecraft and the Microsoft store for my son's (in order to check if it was working since his Minecraft was crashing). I then switched back to my ...
- 8,138
0
votes
0
answers
26
views
Static Route Windows issue
I would like some help and thank you for taking the time to read my question.
As far as I know, Windows routing has route preference following this rule:
1 - More specific route, i.e. smaller or ...
- 23
0
votes
1
answer
27
views
Why all my windows refresh and stutter every half hour, at exactly 00 and 30 minutes?
I'm using Windows 10 Professional on a desktop PC. At exactly 0 and 30 minutes of each hour the whole system stutters and lags for a moment. I.e. every half hour. Looks like this: each window gets a ...
- 241
0
votes
1
answer
25
views
format EFI, Recovery partitions windows 10 in clean install?
I'm going to do a clean install of Windows, but during the installation I want to format all the partitions and then delete them, but I have some concerns!
As you can see in the picture below, I have ...
- 1
1
vote
0
answers
38
views
Is there a tool in Windows 10 that I can use to draw an arrow in any direction? [closed]
It seems hard to do this in mspaint although there's some workaround. I don't want to use a third-party tool, just want a tool accompanied by Windows 10 or can be downloaded from Microsoft.
- 275
1
vote
0
answers
41
views
Is there anyway to resume "stuck" cmd.exe in windows 10?
For a lack of a better description, look at this screenshot:
Sometimes, after an out of memory semi-crash, cmd windows remain in this state.
If I click on them, nothing happens.
(some of them work ...
- 281