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CrowdStrike outage affecting Window server I find a fix [duplicate]
Boot Windows into Safe Mode or the Windows Recovery Environment
Navigate to the C:\Windows\System32\drivers\CrowdStrike directory
Zip the CrowdStrike folder and delete the unzip folder then reboot the ...
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Unable to copy in bluestacks
I am unable to copy more than 500mb files in bluestacks. I want to copy my obb folder to shared folder. But, I can not copy. I tried many file explorer but bluestacks stops working when copying ...
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Easy way to resize a window to fit the whole screen?
I'm looking for a shortcut or an easy way to make a window fill the whole screen, but without maximizing it.
Right now, I do this by moving the window in the top left corner of the screen then ...
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How to display windows instead of program icons in the Windows 11's taskbar?
In Windows windows are displayed in the taskbar (or at least were -- before 11). With deactivating of grouping it was even possible, that every window got a separate "block". When a program ...
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how to give permissions to specific user "A" in regedit With regini.exe
how to give permissions to specific user "A" in regedit With regini.exe.
I found material microsoft but did not help me
for example :
User: A
PATH: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes
Links:
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Launching 2 Google Chrome windows in different positions
I am trying to create shortcuts (to eventually add to startup folder) on Windows 7 that will launch Google Chrome as two differently sized window at two different positions, in app mode.
I have two ...
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Shortcut in Windows 7 to switch between same application's windows, like Cmd + ` in OS X
Is there a shortcut in Windows 7 to switch between windows in a given application only? I very much like this feature in OS X; what is its equivalent in Windows?
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Converting C:/ partition to Logical Partition
I have an HP dv6 laptop which came with 4 primary partitions:
System Reserved Partition
C: (contains OS)
Recovery Partition
HP_Tools
Now I want to create a new partition (primary) for putting my ...
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Which (default) fonts contain the Windows/Apple logo?
I'm looking for fonts which are installed on Windows respectively Apple by default which contain either the Windows or Apple-logo .
According to this article it should be character
U+F8FF ...
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Can sublime text be used as hex editor?
I am trying to open the skype .dat hex files and I would like to know if I can use Sublime text instead of the other 'dedicated' hex editors.
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Disable or delay Alt+Tab Aero Peek effect in Windows 7
In Windows 7 pressing Alt+Tab shows the transparent windows (Aero) effect. The screen change is distracting while I'm trying to figure out which window to switch to based on the thumbnail preview (...
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Ability to nudge windows using shortcut keys in Windows 7?
I absolutely love using the keyboard for doing things and use Win7's Win+Left, Win+Right, Win+Up, etc a lot. They save so much time.
However, a friend of mine who uses Fluxbox for a window manager has ...
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chrome : your connection to site not secure
Recently, I encountered an error in chrome that the site is not secure and security certificate is not valid.
then i found answer here. it solved this error which was occurring on every site but ...
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Force the program to run minimized or in the tray (prevent maximized windows; not on startup)?
There's a particular program/process (Mailbird Updater) that pops up a window from time to time (not on startup) notifying you about the new available updates. Those windows always appear maximized ...
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Window 7: Inactive restore button. why?
Window 7 has the restore points available, but the restore button is inactive. what could be the reason and whats the fix?
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Same Icon on a folder and its nested sub folder in Windows 7
Does Window 7 provide such a feature where the same Icon can be applied to folders nested folders? Even if a new folder is created it should have the same folder.
The images are shown of all folders, ...
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Initialization files on Windows 7 and Windows 10
Why do win.ini and system.ini files still exists in C:\Windows directory in Windows 7 and Windows 10? The research I found stated that win.ini and system.ini files don't exist in Windows 7 and Windows ...
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How to disable drag on title bar when window is maximized?
The vast majority of the windows I have open are maximized. How do I disable Windows 7/10 from moving windows when I accidentally drag the mouse cursor if they're already maximized? I want to keep the ...
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Why do I get an internal stack overflow error when minimizing and restoring an MS-DOS virtual machine window?
I am using Windows Virtual PC on a Windows 7 machine. I have created an MS-DOS 6.22 virtual machine with 16 MB RAM and a 2 GB hard disk. Whenever I minimize or otherwise deactivate the window, and ...
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Outlook 2010 Inbox window does not open
I know this question has been asked before but none of the solutions offered fixed my user's situation.
current environment
Windows 7 Enterprise x64
Outlook 2010 x64 client
Microsoft Exchange ...
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Can i use Window Remote Desktop to control user's screen without login?
Can i use Window Remote Desktop to control user's screen without login? maybe just prompt a message to ask user to allow the action. Is it possible?
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How many hardlinks in a drive?
I made a backup of one of my external drives to another. They are both NTFS filesystems. I moved ALL disk contents into a folder called a and right clicked to get file/folder/size count. They are ...
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Not able to access the bios menu
I am using Samsung Rv511 which has a phoenix BIOS firmware.
I accidentally alter my BIOS settings and enabled the fast boot due to which I am not able to enter BIOS anymore.
When I restart my laptop ...
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Skype and WAMP conflicting
Skype and Wamp Conflict. I have to quit skype and then switch on WAMP server otherwise, my WAMP server never starts.
Is there a way to which we can align them at boot up time that WAMP should start ...
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Google + is closing in April 2019 is this the same as google chrome? [closed]
Will Google Chrome be closing in April of 2019? I am not sure if Google Chrome is the same as Google x.
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Close unresponsive window without waiting for "... is not responding" dialog
Once a window becomes unresponsive to input (mouse clicks), OS first waits 10 seconds, then window contents lighten, and a dialog appears:
... is not responding
If you close the program, you might ...
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How to set custom, uneven snap/tiling ratio on Windows 7+?
By default two active windows snapped side by side would fill 50% of screen real estate each:
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Windows can't click inside certain windows
So I've had this bug for a while, but it's getting more and more annoying...
It's the bug, that prevents me from clicking on windows. When I'm hovering over a button on the blocked program, I can see ...
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How can I permanently fix a window that starts off-screen?
When running SQL Server Management Studio 2014, the Connect Object Explorer window always starts off-screen:
I've tried the ALT+SPACE+M trick from this SU question and that works to move it, but when ...
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Resizing the 'Save As' window in Windows 7
How can I resize the 'Save as' window so it only fills perhaps somewhere around 25% of the computer screen, or whatever the default size for that window is?
I am running Windows 7 Professional with ...
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