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How do I set a custom order for folders on Windows 7 and 10?
I have folders with these names:
Introduction
Theoretical Background
Methods
Results
Conclusion
and would like to keep this sequence.
Unfortunately, Windows 7 doesn't let me and orders the ...
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How to automate uninstallation of program that I can't find the Uninstall Registry Keys for?
I have a program that I want to automate the uninstallation of, and the Control Panel lists the program and lets me run its uninstaller. It's worth mentioning that the program I want to uninstall ...
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How to get the old windows 7 update options back in windows 10?
I am on Windows Education Edition, which has all windows features unlocked.
I want to be able to select the good old "download updates but let me chose when to install them" option, like in the ...
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file runs in windows 7 (albeit with an error message), but in windows 10 it doesn't get that far, it says "This program has been damage..."
I have an executable file that runs to an extent in windows 7 (albeit with an error message), but in windows 10 it doesn't get that far, it says "This program has been damaged, possibly by a bad ...
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How to remove mapped network drives/locations from Windows explorer navigation pane?
I need to remove all mapped network locations from navigation pane and only from the navigation pane for a very specific reason which is mentioned in this question.
This seems like the only way to ...
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The start button in Windows 10 is not really start, how should instructions describe it?
The windows "Start" button was really part of Windows XP and it's just an icon in Windows 7 and 10 but most documentation still calls it start button. Is that correct? Is it acceptable?
Specially ...
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Is there any way to change the location of a custom folder in Windows 10?
As you can see below, Windows User folders have Location option when you check their properties.
Now, the Downloads folder is actually located in C drive. But I changed its location to my E drive.
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Safe to delete win 7 from a drive when using win 10 on a different drive?
Before computer upgrade: Running Win7 on a HDD
After computer upgrade: Running Win10 on an SSD, using old HDD as storage, but it still has all Win7 files on it.
Not running a dual boot setup.
Didn'...
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Dim Specific Windows
Is there a way to dim specific, individual windows?
Problem
I often find the ubiquitous white or almost-white backgrounds of many programs and pages I browse unpleasantly bright. Often they either ...
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Can I use my Windows 7 license to install the latest Windows 10? [duplicate]
I have a retail Windows 7 Home Premium license and installation CDs. I'd like to do a fresh install of Windows 10 on an old PC that's currently running Windows 10. If I wipe the machine and reinstall ...
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Windows 7 and 10. Low on memory error
I have a laptop of about 8 years old. Recently I have changed its hard drive for a new SSD. After that, I installed Windows 7 because there is a notion that it would be faster if you have Win 7 ...
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How to move cursor left or right by word in Windows?
I'm in Windows and the shortcut to move the cursor 1 word to the left or right is supposed to be
CTRL+→ or CTRL+←
However when I do that, in Win 7 or Win 10, it instead moves my Editor window, or ...
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Block msiexec or psexec from installing software to my computer via remote
How to block/prevent msiexec or psexec from installing software to my computer remotely without:
changing the "admin" password
disconnecting from the network
disabling file sharing
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Using an old Windows 7 on a new laptop (and upgrading to Win 10)
I am currently looking to buy a new laptop on a somewhat tight budget. In order to get a bit better parts I have the option of buying it without a Windows license. I need Windows however and after ...
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How to make Windows 10 do nothing in background
Is it possible in the most current Windows 10 to turn off absolutely every background process not vital to the OS existence?
Can I reach a state where only a software I explicitly launched, Plug &...
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Can't boot windows 10 usb key
I have a laptop (DELL XPS p11f) and can't boot on a Windows 10 USB key though I can boot on a Windows 7 USB key. Both keys were created with Rufus 3.5 with the same physical key. I was able to boot ...
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Windows 7 and 8 designed app won't run on fresh Windows 10, but will on Windows 10 upgrade from 8
So, I have been trying to get a Windows 7 and 8 designed app to work in Windows 10, but it seemed like there was no way. Up until today, that was, when I upgraded a PC with Windows 8 to Windows 10: ...
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Why does most of autorun actions doesn't work in windows 10?
Note: this is only for educational purposes.
Basically I have created a simple autorun.inf file and placed it in my USB Drive with below options:
[AUTORUN]
OPEN=file.bat
SHELLEXECUTE=file.bat
ICON=...
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Last Access Time on Windows 7/10 not updating
The last access timestamp does not change when reading/opening/editing without saving a file in both Windows 7 (32-bit, NTFS) and 10 (64-bit, NTFS).
I did use:
fsutil behavior query ...
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File Access Time is not getting modified in File explorer
I am trying to figure out the last access time for file in Windows if user read the file. I know that to improve the performance of NTFS filesystem in Windows vista and above the last access times of ...
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Will i lose my files while upgrading to windows 10?
I'm just about to upgrade my Windows 7 to Windows 10, And i'm wondering if i'm gonna lose any data from my C drive, or anything else from my hard drive.
Thank you.
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Directsound no longer works
So I was on Windows 7 and was messing with permissions on HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT in the registry. Something happened and it broke sound. I could not get directsound to work again in media applications that ...
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How can I set CPU affinity for a device driver in Windows 10
I search about set Custom core for driver
I found Interrupt Affinity Policy Tool
but it does not work for the driver I want
the driver is WDF01000.sys
its cause high ISR so I want to avoid him ...
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How to set many IRQ to lowest priorty
I see in msinfo32.exe that I have a ACPI-compliant system.
For IRQs 54 to 511, I want to set them all to the lowest priority.
by using registry
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\...
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I am not able to run python code open(arg) in Windows, recieving error
When trying to open file in Python, I receive this error.
IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied
I've checked execution policy, and also checked permission in Windows. I have the required permissions ...
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Is it possible to perform an update to a Windows partition without manually booting into the partition?
Specifically I'm dealing with Windows 10 and 7 partitions (mostly 10). I suspect, due to being unable to turn anything up in my searching, that the answer is a resounding "No" possibly followed up ...
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Hot key to focus and raise a window (under cursor) in Win 10?
Is this only me? Sometimes I want to focus and raise a window W that is currently mostly underneath another window. The remaining exposed part of W are mostly some active buttons or links. I only ...
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Prevent Windows from Freezing and becoming unresponsive to any attempts to wake when sleeping automatically
I bought a PC from someone to learn with and it keeps freezing. It works normally, but when it falls asleep, it won't wake up and I have to force it off by holding the power button. If it just goes to ...
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(almost) All text becomes blank except in some apps
From time to time, text will become blank in some parts of the system, such as Windows Explorer and other important apps. Even non-system programs will have problems displaying text.
The only fix is ...
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How to remove Windows 10 from Windows Boot Manager after uninstalling it?
I installed Windows 7 on one partition and formatted the other where I had Windows 10 installed leaving only that one Windows 7 OS on my drive, but I still have two OSs offered in Windows Boot Manager....
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