Questions tagged [default-settings]
Settings or values automatically assigned to a software application, computer program or device, outside of user intervention.
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How to set gpg2 as default implementation of gpg on debian?
My debian installation came with gpg 1.4.12, while I would like to be running 2.0.19.
The former comes in the package gnupg and the latter gnupg2. They can coexist peacefully as far as I know, but I ...
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How Do I Set Another Program as JPG Default in Windows 11
My computer was recently upgraded to Windows 11 and my default program for JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg) was changed from my preferred program of JPEGView to Photos (Windows default app). Photos takes a while to ...
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How can I keep a Windows registry key constant?
Is there a way to lock a system registry key from being changed? Or to somehow keep it constant?
In Windows 7, I'm trying to prevent a system registry key from being automatically changed any time a ...
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Permanently and globally stop openoffice calc from autocorrecting dates/time
When I type "15:45" or "21/12" openoffice Calc changes it to "15:45:00" and "21-12-2011".
How do I disable this globally and permanently?
I know you can use "Format cell..." and then select text, but ...
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How to change LibreOffice default text encoding?
I want to change the default text encoding used by LibreOffice when saving a document as a Text document. Where can I find this setting?
I want it to be UTF-8 WITHOUT the BOM, which I believe is ...
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How to always highlight playing track in Foobar2000 playlist in the Default UI?
In Foobar's default user interface, the current playing track is signaled only by a very discreet arrow - no bold, no highlight, no different color.
The only 'highlighting' happens by selecting ...
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Set Default Browser Using Command Prompt on Windows 10
This command no longer works:
chrome.exe --make-default-browser
How can I change the default browser via command line in Windows 10
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Set default font for received and unstyled HTML messages in Outlook
Many mail programs (Thunderbird, for instance) and mailing lists send HTML mail without additional CSS or inline styles, leaving it to the mail client to decide what font to choose.
In Outlook 2010 ...
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Default program not listed in windows10 settings [duplicate]
TL;DR: read only bold text + check pictures.
I was trying to change .txt files default program to visual studio code,
the problem is, that when I open settings in windows 10 and try to change it ...
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Windows 10 file selector: How do I specify details view as the default?
Whenever the user needs to select a file - for loading into a program, or saving, or any other reason - the file selector dialog ensues. In Windows 10, it is like a miniature Windows Explorer (or File ...
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Set the Windows 10 default mailto handler to a program not listed
When I go into the System settings in Windows 10 and look at the "Default apps", the Email option provides Google Chrome, Mail, Microsoft Outlook, and "Look for an app in the Store" as my only options....
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Restore deleted default folders
I was tinkering with my new laptop and, on purpose, deleted those default folders in my "home" directory: "My Music", "Links", "Favorites". This, because, i decided i wanted all my data on another ...
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Port-forwarding in router ZTE ZXHN F660: hidden settings
In my company, we have a ZTE ZXHN F660 router, and we need to do a port-forwarding to access a DB allocated in one of our machines through public IP.
We have login into router admin page (visit ...
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Unable to set Brave browser as default browser in Windows 10
Brave is a new web browser from Brendan Eich (the inventor of the JavaScript programming language). I installed it yesterday on my Windows 10 (Enterprise edition, 64-bit) PC and want to set it as the ...
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Disable Windows logo key + Ctrl + S keyboard shortcut
can someone tell me how to disable Win+ctrl+S shortcut in Windows 10?
My OS:
OS Name: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
OS Version: 10.0.17134 N/A Build 17134
This new ...
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