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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What is the location of the file for Windows 10 System Settings?
When I run ms-settings:\\system from an elevated prompt, I get a pop up that tells me the media is write protected. I expect that if I change the file's ownership to me (I am the owner of the system) ...
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When I run ms-settings:system I get a pop up with text "ms-settings:system The media is write protected"
I ran the ms-settings:system from Windows 10 System Internals procexp.exe as Administrator, and I got a pop up with the text "ms-settings:system The media is write protected"
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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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Wamp missing PHP and MySQL configuration
I have installed Wamp which I used also on other PC. Previous version had full of options to configure PHP, MySQL, PhpMyAdmin like version, extensions. But this Wamp package does not have anything. I ...
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How to make Microsoft apps use Edge although my default browser is Firefox?
I use Firefox as my default browser on Windows11 but I'd like Edge to be used when I click a link inside Microsoft apps like Teams/Office/OneNote etc. Based on my research, I don't think this is ...
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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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How to change the default IP protocol version in Chrome?
My web browser—Google Chrome—uses by default IPv4 even if IPv6 is available.
How can I change it to use only IPv6?
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Windows 10 (64 bit) - Realtek is setting wrong ohms for headphones
More detail about my computer motherboard. It's a Gigabyte b450 aorus pro wifi. I have the Realtek audio console installed and when I plug in my headphones into the back of the motherboard it detects ...
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Links not opening in default browser in linux mint
I have Brave set as my default browser. But when I try to open links from some documents or from some app, they open in Firefox.
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control panel resets automatically
I guarantee you haven't heard of this question before.
When I drag a window to the top of the screen Windows10 displays the "maximize" window animation in anticipation of automatically ...
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When change Windows default Icons functions get deactivated
Hey I have changed some icons in the Imageres.dll.mun file. Now some functions are gone can someone explain me why? DO the default Icons contain code? Here one Example.
Here is no bar anymore that ...
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Changing the Microsoft Word paste option for Excel tables?
Is there a way to adjust default Microsoft Word paste option such that it paste table Excel as linked object in HTML Format? In the other words, I want the past/Paste special/past link/HTML Format be ...
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Alter Chrome setting for all users on a single computer
I have a computer on which several people log in to use a particular website. This website requires that it be opened in Chrome and that the setting "insecure content" is set to "allow&...
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How to set default mailto and cc addresses
Every time I create a mail, I have to either enter or paste the email addresses into To and CC sections, the problem is most of the time the addresses are the same.
So I wonder can I do some setting ...
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How to force Action Center to display on taskbar when it's turned on, but doesn't display on taskbar?
I'm trying to open my Action Center, but this is what it looks like:
I looked through Settings and it's turned on, but I can't turn it off, which is ironic, since it doesn't display on the taskbar.
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Windows 10 - How to turn off "This app has prevented you from shutting down"
Windows 10 does not always shutdown because "an app is preventing you from shutting down". Is there a setting to force shutdown regardless of "potential save loss"? I don't care if ...
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How to keep my No Default Browser option [duplicate]
I like not having a default browser. When I select a URL, a box comes up and asks me to select a browser. That's what I want.
At the bottom of the box, it asks the question, "Always use this App?&...
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Change default new excel workbook name from "Book1"
Is there a way in Excel to modify the default name of a newly created workbook from Book1, Book2 etc., ideally via VBA? AFAIK this follows the PC regional/language settings so it is defined somewhere.
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How to make Firefox preference settings survive an upgrade?
Firefox has a dangerous (IMO) default setting for clearing history (cookies) - "last hour" instead of "everything." When a person is in a routine - clicking History -> Clear ...
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Excel 2016 - How Do I Change The Border Line Color from Default Black to Another Color
In Excel 2016, the default border line color is black. Is there a way to change the default to another color?
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How to granulate Chrome's zoom levels?
In Firefox I can do this:
as you can see whenever I ctrl and +, I zoom with my changed values, 115%, 120%, 125%, etc. in 5% steps. How can I do that in Chrome? I don't want to go from 110% to 125% ...
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How can one make the Windows desktop the default location to save documents and pictures?
How can one bypass the Documents and Pictures default directories so that these item types are saved to the desktop instead? Note I do not want to simply move these directories to the desktop.
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Power & Sleep in Windows 10 doesn't match Power Plan settings
When in the "Power & Sleep" settings in Windows (left), the "Screen off and sleep settings" from the control panel (right) don't match those values:
Question 1: Which one is ...
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Change Chrome default username/password for a site
I manage several websites through Bluehost and have all of the usernames/passwords stored in Chrome for ease of login. What I'm wondering is if anyone knows of a way to change which username/password ...
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Default MS Word to single page view
Remember the good old days when MS Word defaulted to single page view when you'd open a document? I do. I prefer that, because I want to focus on what I'm working on, not what's 30 lines away from ...
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windows settings closes down immediately after launching
windows settings closes down immediately after launching. I can open many settings windows(apps, privacy, devices, etc.except for accounts) by going around the home settings page, but going back to ...
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Is it possible to configure the default folder of the "Save as" -dialogue in Windows 10?
Caveat: A user who knew DOS inside out, but has lost touch since.
Is it possible to configure the "Save As"-dialogue in Windows 10 in such a way that the default folder (=the folder whose ...
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Permanently swap Powerpoint presenter view and slide show
I have a dual monitor setup where my main monitor is monitor #2.
Whenever I start a Powerpoint slideshow, the slideshow itself appears on monitor #1, and on monitor #2 I get a "presenter view&...
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MacOS Locking Down DNS Settings
I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to lock the DNS settings on a Macbook (Settings > Networks > Advanced > DNS)? I want to set DNS settings and not be able to access them afterward. I was able ...
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Windows Photos App "Save" instead of "Save a Copy" as the default
Every time I wish to Save a photo, instead of creating a new file for the edits just made, I have to click on the arrow which gives the "Save" option instead of the "Save a copy" ...
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windows 10 - change default windows browser to a portable app application, Firefox or Chrome
Can you change Windows 10 default browser to a portable app, Firefox or Chrome/chromium portable from portableapps.com
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Start (windows logo) > Settings > System > Default Apps > Web Browser > Click ...
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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 ms-screenclip protocol handler to Snipping Tool on Windows 10
Starting with Windows 10 build 1903, the usual Snipping Tool shortcut Win+Shift+S no longer opens the Snipping Tool.
It looks like that this shortcut launches the ms-screenclip: protocol which is ...
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Excel offers different options for markers in different runs - why?
When I look at the built-in marker options in Excel, on of my running sessions offers cross as an option, another one does not.
What could be causing this and how to fix this easily?
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defaultUser0 remnants - What's going on? Remove that user?
just working with my home PC here, I hope this is a relevant question for SU.
For some context I was clearing out my recycle bin like a responsible user and found 1 file that I was curious to see ...
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Why is TIDAL's default volume just 50%?
Every time I've made a fresh install of TIDAL the default volume has been set to 50%. I've a TIDAL HiFi subscription.
Why is that?
Is anything over 50% artificially boosting the audio?
Is it ...
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Prevent powershell properties from resetting after system update
Every time Windows updates, the "Windows Powershell" Properties get reset to the original defaults. For the Colors tab that looks like this
I don't like these defaults and every time Windows updates ...
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Re-enable the selected files are identical" message in winmerge
When two identical files are compared in winmerge the message "the selected files are identical" has a check box "don't display this message again".
Is there away to reset this setting back once it ...
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How to Set Default Apps on Windows 10 with a script?
I am in an enterprise environment and I am trying to set the default apps on several systems by using a .bat script. This is what my script is doing, nothing complicated.
@ECHO OFF
dism /online /...
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How to enable Automatic Breakpoints by default?
When launching Fiddler "Automatic" Breakpoints are always set to "Disabled".
Unlike How to enable various Fiddler's settings by default?, this isn't a boolean choice so there isn't a related true/...
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How to enable various Fiddler's settings by default?
When launching Fidder, various options are always disabled.
How can these option be enabled by default?
For example, "Disable Caching":
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Windows: how to set a shortcut so it open the current default browser defined in the system?
I have created a shortcut using the Windows' 7 new shorcut option. Now I have entered the following instrution as emplacement: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" http://...
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How to do diacritics insensitive search in Visual Studio Code?
While using local file search or global search in VSCode I want the search, by default, to be diacritics insensitive, that is if I search for ofertă it should always match both ofertă and oferta.
I ...
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how switch to the application clicked on the taskbar?
I am using windows 10, I have many apps on my taskbar:
When I click on one of the apps, for example google chrome, it shows the several instances it hasof that application:
The problem is that when ...
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Make .cpp file to open as default on Windows 10
I am creating the header files for Arduino, so I created 2 files with .h and .cpp. the .cpp files open by default with notepad. I want it to look like .h files given in the image. How to change ...
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Slow MySQL queries, how to optimize?
I worked on some project with more than 30M columns. Some requests take too much time on my local machine (SSD, i5-8300, 16GB memory) and I think it is because I set up my PHP/MySQL incorrectly.
My ...
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Setting NULL as default results in 1067 error Invalid default value for 'created'
Trying to set the default value of a column to NULL results in 1067 error: Invalid default value for 'created'.
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WHY in XP is it NOT POSSIBLE to set the Folder Options view for ALL folders [closed]
There are NO answers because of the impossibility. The bags business is useless, NO magic codes for any view. Folder Options useless because (1) whatever you do does not stick, and (2) your thousand ...
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Am I up against an uncrackable UEFI chip on this HP notebook?
I recently got a new HP laptop with Windows 10 installed and prefered some versatility, so I plugged in one of my many Linux live USBs to get to work. I was greeted with ENTER ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD, ...
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Making printer preferences permanent
Windows 10 lets you set some printer properties/preferences before printing, via a dialog box. The settings can be saved to a file for later reference ("Printing Shortcuts").
Anyway, every time you ...
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