Questions tagged [windows]
For questions not specific to a single version of Microsoft Windows. Otherwise, use a more specific tag such as [windows-7], [windows-10] or [windows-11].
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Best way to convert UIF to ISO
I have a UIF file and would like to convert it to an ISO file. What is the best way to do this on Windows.
Simon Cardy
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Turning off the cmd window beep sound
Is there a way to essentially mute the Beeping function of the Windows command shell?
I'm working on a PowerShell script right now which ends up printing several lines of text to the screen. I'm ...
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Can the new MacBook / MacBook Pro Support Dual EXTERNAL Monitors
I'm a looking at getting a new MacBook or MacBook Pro, but what I'd like to do is have it drive 2 external Dell 24" monitors 1920x1200, and I want to close the lid on the laptop itself
Can the ...
danswain
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Make Excel 2003 Open Spreadsheets in new instances
In Excel 2003, It seems to be putting each spreadsheet I open into the existing Excel application as a new window. this makes it very difficult in a dual monitor set up to put one spreadsheet on each ...
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Which command can I use to recursively rename or move a file in Windows?
What command in Windows emulates the recursive move / rename command from Unix?
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How to avoid keyboard layout automatically changing on windows
I have two input languages in my language bar (windows xp).
The problem is that windows likes changing between them without any intervention.
That's really annoying!
I know about the shortcuts and ...
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Password Cracking Windows Accounts
At work we have laptops with encrypted harddrives. Most developers here (on occasion I have been guilty of it too) leave their laptops in hibernate mode when they take them home at night. Obviously, ...
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How do I set the desktop background on Windows from a script?
On X Windows I had a cool 'silent-alarm" reminder script that would change my root window (background) color to solid red, just for a few seconds a few moments before changing it back. Is there a way ...
David Leonard
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Copy boot partition from one disk to another
I'm currently facing a hardware HD problem.
One of my HDs has semi-died. It works, kind of; data is being read, but once in awhile now and then, it decides to not respond for a while.
Windows hangs ...
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How do I make Windows launch a new instance of explorer.exe when I open My Computer?
How do I make Windows launch a new instance of explorer.exe when I open My Computer? I know there is a setting that does this. I turned it on previously, and the performance increase was noticeable.
mike
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Can you configure Windows to open JAR files like ZIP files without a 3rd party tool?
I'd like to be able to examine the contents of a JAR file without having to install Winzip or some other tool and without having to rename the file. Windows Explorer can open ZIP files just fine; is ...
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How do you list all processes on the command line in Windows?
Is there a command equivalent to 'ps' on Unix that can list all processes on a Windows machine?
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Why doesn't ZIP Compression compress anything?
A 398MB directory was only compressed to 393MB using 7Z and Normal ZIP compression. Is this normal? If so, why do people continue to use ZIP on Windows?
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VirtualBox from an existing partition
I installed VirtualBox on my Ubuntu Hardy Heron installation, and I would like to use it to virtualize Windows for those rare occasions that I actually need to do something there.
Unfortunately, I ...
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