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Hyperlink to Windows Special Folder
I would like to email link in Outlook which opens Devices and Printers. I can copy and paste the following into Start > Run or an Explorer address bar.
C:\Windows\explorer.exe shell:::{A8A91A66-3A7D-...
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Making application always run as a different user
I am looking for a runas alternative.
Is it possible to set up a particular application to ALWAYS RUN under a different account?
This is very different from defining a short-cut that does a run-as (...
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How to check if a program is configured to run as administrator?
It seems there are tons of threads asking how to check if a prorgam is running as admin or how to set a programto run as admin in windows, but my question is How can I check to see if a program is ...
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Disable Port from command line (CMD) (Devcon it can not disable a port when there is nothing plug in; I need to do this 100+ PC)
How do I disable this port from command line?
Is it possible to disable Port#0005 and only Port#0005?
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Windows update error 0x80246016
Since yesterday I have this Window Update error on both my Windows Mobile 10 phone (yes...) and my Windows 7 desktop machine.
On my phone I tried to change networks, and changed the storage to SD ...
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I accidentally changed a User folder into a a desktop. Is there a way to restore original user folder?
I was trying to move my user folders to another location. In doing so, I incorrectly pointed the Desktop to the user folder. Now the Users folder shows "Desktop" instead of the name of the user ...
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.Net Framework installation statistics
I have tried my best to find something relevant, but failed. I quit Windows development almost 8 years ago, so my knowledge is pretty outdated. Back then there were still huge amounts of Windows ...
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Language hotkeys get removed on reboot in Windows 10
I have more than 2 languages, so I find it comfortable to work when the hotkeys are specified in the following way:
English - Ctrl+1
German - Ctrl+2
Swedish - Ctrl+3
On Windows reboot the settings ...
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What is the difference between modifying 'Indexing Option' and 'Allow files in this folder to have contents indexed in addition to file properties'
This article explains how to turn off the index(Link). I'm not interested in turning off the index, but I'm curious about 2 different options.
In "Turn Off Indexing Selectively" section from the ...
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What are the steps I need to take before removing an old Windows folder?
I had Windows 7 Ultimate and Windows 10 set up as a dual boot on my machine. I have been doing some research, but when it comes to removing a second OS from my computer I am super green and cautious ...
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Windows acting like there's two registries?
We have a software which saves its connection info to the Windows registry, under HKLM\Software. It's only a 32bit application, not 64bit, and we're well aware of the different locations for that (...
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Login to Windows account simultaneously? (RDP)
I'm trying to enable an RDP session in Windows 10 while my parents are logged into the same account. Is this possible? I know there are third-party solutions (vnc, teamviewer, etc) but it would be ...
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How do you toggle credential manager persistence from login session to enterprise?
I have a situation where when domain users are logged in credential manager persistence is set to session, so when they try to cache their Outlook credentials, it only lasts the login session. If I ...
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Not Able to Install any Windows Version
I have a problem with Windows installation on my laptop. Here is what I have done so far;
I tried using 2 different USB (16 GB Toshiba and some other 8GB USB) to install Windows.
I tried burning to ...
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Find Windows DNS info?
It's possible to change the DNS server using Control Panel and cmd, but is there a file which contains the DNS IP addresses?
Can we manually modify the DNS IPs using a notepad or something?
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Disable type to search at Start Menu on Win10 LTSB
I'm trying to find out a way of completely disabling the type to search option on Win10's start menu.
I have tried several combinations of GPs to do so but all of them have been unsuccessful.
My ...
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Is it possible to send Shared Drive's login information via Scheduled Task Arguments?
I have an application stored in a shared drive that requires user and password to login and access its files. I also have a scheduled task that is supposed to run that application on a local pc.
Is ...
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What is the difference between Windows Credentials and Generic Credentials?
I have noticed that when I add credentials for a shared drive as Generic Credentials instead of Windows Credentials to the Windows Credentials Manager they don't work, but when they are added as the ...
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Scheduled task running on demand but not by itself with stored Windows credentials
I have a scheduled task that is supposed to run an application located in a server.
The access to the server is only allowed to a specific user, so in order to be able to execute such application, or ...
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In-place upgrade of Win7 x64 ENT to Win10 x64 ent
The Organization I work for his migrating to windows 10 and some Lenovo X1 Carbon laptops are being upgraded from Windows 7 x64 ent to Windows 10 x64 ent we launch the installer but the option to keep ...
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File sharing between Windows 7pro and windows 10 Home?
I have been trying to share drive from my old laptop(windows 7 pro) to the new one (windows 10 home). but I am getting an error every time. I have followed all the regarding sharing.
Assign the ...
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Does Windows 10 hide extensions for known file types by default?
I realize this is a yes or no question, but that's all there is to it.
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Import Windows 7 links to Windows 10?
I want to import Windows 7 links (so the favorites for Windows Explorer) to Windows 10 (it's called quick access there)
If I just copy paste the C:\Users\$USERNAME\Links to C:\Users\$USERNAME\Links ...
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How to Find and Recursively Read Files Using Powershell?
I'm new to PowerShell and trying to recursively find XML files in a directory and read (or cat in unix) each file.
If this were a linux machine, I'd do something like:
$ find /path/to/dir/ -type f -...
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What happens when you delete the Windows 10 update file and try to reset the PC?
I have deleted my old Windows backup file and also the Windows update file via clean up disk option. So now if I choose to reset this PC, will my PC be restored to Windows 10?
(Reverting back to ...
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Remove software entirely from system
What way can I remove a software entirely from my Windows OS?
Most Games and Programs leave a lot of trash after uninstall from Program Files and this really makes a problem since I often have to ...
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Upgrading Windows 10 home to institutional Pro via the institutional volume licensing server
I bought a laptop with Windows 10 Home. Our university has a licensing server that maintains Windows 10 Pro.
The question is whether and how I can upgrade to Windows 10 Pro without formatting the ...
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Is there a photo capture app built into Windows10 or Windows 7?
My windows laptop has a camera built-in. Can I use it to grab a photo. Does windows come with an app to capture a photo like "Photo Capture" on mac? Thanks.
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Is there a barcode scanner built in windows 10 or windows 7? [closed]
I am looking for a barcode scanner on windows. Is there a barcode scanner built in windows 10 or windows 7?
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System causing high Disk Usage across network
This question has been asked numerous times on this site, but usually it refers to a specific computer. My problem is broader and across a wider array of machines, making me think it might be a ...
