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Extracting Opus from WebM losslessly with FFmpeg or MKVToolNix

I have come across a strange problem when remuxing Opus audio stream from WebM to another container like ogg or opus. Running the output files through a spectrum analyzer clearly shows that there is ...
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How to make vEthernet (Default Switch) appear in Network Connections of Control Panel again?

In my Windows 11 machine I do not see the vEthernet (Default Switch) shown in the Network Connections of the Control Center (Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections) or Settings (...
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Snip & Sketch tool always flickers when using any annotation tools

tl;dr: Drawing any annotation in Windows 10's Snip & Sketch tool causes a screen flicker. Is there any workaround to this? Snip & Sketch is a gem in Windows 10 and it makes my life really ...
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How can I hide a Window from the task switcher (Alt+Tab)?

To make clear what is this question about, this is the Windows Task Switcher: The closest to hide a window from the AltTab Task Switcher that I have found is the Minime tool, but it hides too the ...
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Is it possible to record only a part of screen using Game Bar screen recording of Windows 10?

I have been trying to record a part of screen in my windows 10 machine. I found that Windows 10 offers a built in tool called Game bar (shortcut: Win + G), which can be used to capture screen or ...
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How to make robocopy delete excluded files in destination directory

I have a cross-platform build toolchain which copies some folders to destination. I use robocopy on Windows and rsync on macOS because they support console progress output. The commands were in this ...
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Injecting 360 video metadata with ffmpeg

I'm working on a library that injects/embeds/writes metadata into a .mp4 file to allow the video to be displayed correctly as a 360 video. The input file is a standard .mp4 file in the equirectangular ...
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How to stop Windows Alarms (Clock) app from asking access permissions on startup without saying yes or signing in?

Sometime this year, the Windows Clock App that comes with Windows 10/11 asks for permissions every time on startup: Let this app access your info? Windows Alarms needs your permission to: Read your ...
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How to get the true textual verbose "No GUI boot + OS boot information" working again in Windows 10?

I find myself frequently needing much more information at Windows 10 startup than what we can seem to coax out of it now. It used to be possible to go into msconfig and select some options to get the ...
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Multi-column Taskbar When It's on Left/Right in Windows

When the Windows Taskbar is at bottom/top (horizontal) it can be multi-row, but when you put it on left/right side of screen (vertical), it only has one column (row!). Is there a way to have two ...
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Get a list of user profiles on machine local and domain

Is there a way, either by PowerShell, batch, C# to get a list of all the profiles currently on the local machine. I need to collect a list of profiles and show whether they are local users, or domain ...
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How does Windows decide whether to use Deflate or Deflate64 for zipping files?

I am observing issues when trying to unzip files from C#. These files were created with the built-in zip feature of Windows Explorer (in Windows 8.1 x64). The issues are based on the fact that ...
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Set default volume for new apps in Windows 10 mixer

My headphones (HyperX Cloud 2) are normally way too loud for most apps with any volume above 10%. However, I want certain apps such as Teamspeak to be 50%. The problem is new apps default to the max/...
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Can I use my pc as a bluetooth headset with windows 10

This Article worked for me on windows 7 but now That I am using Windows 10 I can't seem to figure out how to make it work. All Hardware is the same only Windows has changed. Can I use my PC as a ...
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Connecting Android to Windows VPN

I have set up a VPN on my Windows 10 computer by going into Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections and hitting Alt and then going to File > New Incoming Connection... and setting up ...

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