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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Is it possible to make a Windows program's browse dialogue (not just explorer windows), default to quick access shortcuts?
In windows, there's a folder option that lets you change the default behavior of the left pane, to default to either "This PC" or "Quick Access".
The problem I have is, this doesn'...
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How do I set a default directory when opening a Command Prompt on Windows 10?
I'm using Windows 10 without admin privileges. I would like the command prompt to default to a directory when I open an instance. I have tried setting the following environment variables for my user
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On Windows 10, is there a file I can modify to configure the default apps?
I know that generally I must rely on Windows prompts to manage the default apps associated to any given file extension or protocol ( https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2015/05/20/announcing-...
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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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Access router firmware files / override them
Hi i recently bought a router "LTE 4G USB MODEM with Wi-Fi HotSpot" It's working properly but unfortunately it's firmawe does not have an option to turn the Wi-Fi hotspot off (I would like ...
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notepad++: How to reset all the setting to default ones?
I change settings a lot. Now, I think I've played with Notepad++ too much. Now how can I reset the settings ?
btw, I don't want to uninstall, then install again. that's not so "superuser"-ish, right?
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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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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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Windows CMD - How to append .txt to the names of all no-extension files in a folder and its nested subfolders?
I copied all my files from Ubuntu to a new Windows 10 computer. Many of these files (literally thousands of them) are plain text files without extensions ...
Every time I try to open one of these ...
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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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Change Outlook calendar default option when editing meeting requests
I use Outlook from Office 365 to manage meetings with other people. Sometimes, after a meeting is set on our Outlook calendars, I want to edit notes associated with the meeting — but I don't want the ...
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Where is the ‘default debugger’ setting located in VSCode's UI?
When you create a new project and run the ‘run without debugging’ command for the first time, VSCode suggests you choose a default debugger (see screen below). Where can I change that default debugger ...
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Update the "Recommended" Default Apps in Windows 10
How do I update the Microsoft Recommended defaults in Settings, Default apps? In other words, I want to change which Web browser would be selected, if I click the Reset button.
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I have a ...
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How to set the default shown mailbox in Outlook
In my Outlook I use several accounts (one MS Exchange from Microsoft from my daughter) and some classic POP/SMTP accounts. When I open Outlook then the "wrong" mailbox is always shown by ...
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To tell browser to set the key Overwrite/Insert mode
How, on Linux, can we set back and forth between key Overwrite/Insert mode in web browser preferably chromium one ?
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