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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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 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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Firefox preference to set default permission for handling various protocols (e.g. "tel:" links)?
I have the tel: protocol's default handler set to Microsoft Your Phone, so I can place calls and send SMS from my computer. When I click a tel hyperlink in Firefox (e.g. tel:(555)555-5555), I get a FF ...
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How can I change the default browser using command line or registry in Windows 10 without admin rights?
I am trying to find a way to change the default browser in Windows 10 from the command line or through a registry file. Is it possible?
My use-case is unique and specific to a project I am on.
I know ...
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adding RAM diminishes my hard disk space
I have Two Dell Precision 7810 towers, I just upgraded the first one to 256 Gb ram (dual procesor) and all went as expected running windows 10 pro 64 bit.
Now I did the same with the second but I had ...
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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"
UPDATE: I ...
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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 ...
