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 can I modify the Firefox defaults?
How can I modify the Firefox defaults to contain a few Add-ons?
# NoScript
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/downloads/latest/722/addon-722-latest.xpi
# HTTPS Everywhere
https://www.eff.org/...
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How do I open publisher at 75% or larger page view?
When I open a Publisher document in my Microsoft 365, it never opens at 100% of its size. In fact, it usually opens at 43%-63%. I would be satisfied with the default of 75%, but I want to be the one ...
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Migrating Eclipse from Juno to Luna
I just upgraded my Ubuntu computer from 12.04 to 14.04, and my Eclipse Juno stopped working (couldn't start). So I decided to download Eclipse Luna. Now I can open Eclipse, but all my projects, ...
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How can I make pref changes via defaults command happen immediately?
There are many changes to Finder, Dock, etc. preferences that you can do with the defaults command, i.e.
defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles -bool yes
However, in order to make the ...
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Where are the default audio settings located?
In the audio devices Control Panel in Windows 7, there's a button titled "Restore Defaults" for any given audio device -- Where are these defaults coming from? Where are they stored (i.e., on-device, ...
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What is a good way of synchronising Word Bibilography data between machines
I'm helping a friend to use Word 2010 for university work, and synchronising between two computers using SpiderOak.
I have the following problem, which would have been totally avoidable if Microsoft ...
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How to prevent ubuntu (22.04) from trying to auto connect to any new wifi network it detects?
How to prevent ubuntu (22.04) from trying to auto connect to any new wifi network it detects?
I turned on the wifi, just to find out it trying to connect to a neighbor wifi network... Quite strange as ...
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How to set the default ssh username in Windows 11?
I've tried:
~/.ssh/config
User myusername
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Host *
User myusername
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Putty > Connection > Data > Auto-login username myusername
And even setting the value in the registry
Seems to ...
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Port-forwarding in router ZTE ZXHN F673AV9
I'm trying to use Remote Play on my PS4 through my phone, but I can only seem to do it if they're on the same wi-fi network (which is pointless).
I tried to look up the problem and it seems my router ...
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How to reset Mac keyboard custom mappings using DefaultKeyBinding.dict
Hello I recently wanted to do a custom mapping for my home/end keys to match the windows style behavior. Unfortunately, this also remapped my copy/paste keys. I'd like to revert this.
I mapped the ...
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Batch command to change default apps - Windows 10
I would like to include commands in my batch file that automatically sets the default apps for .html, .https and for Photos. I know how to change the file association by running:
ftype htmlfile="...
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How do I change the default browser to open .htm and .html files in Windows 11
I know this has been asked and answered in the past, BUT the other articles show that these file types should be able to be set in the settings through APPS>DEFAULT APPS>FIREFOX but Firefox and ...
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Firefox mangles theme after update
Whenever Firefox restarts, it ends up looking like this:
I then go to the theme settings and Disable the Dark theme:
This gives me the look I want:
Strangely, after this, I can Enable and Disable ...
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How to send images in Telegram uncompressed and by default
I often send images to friends. Unfortunately, Telegram tries to compress the image every time when I send this image, even though I prefer uncompressed images. I found a solution to send the image as ...
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Can't set Windows Terminal as default because it is not detected in the list of terminals
I am running Windows 11 stable version on my Lenovo S340 since upgrading from Windows 10.
I looked in the settings of Windows Terminal to set it as the default application, but the list of terminal ...
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