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 do you remove a default program association for file types in Windows 7?
I somehow have set the default file type association for a file type in Windows 7. It doesn't appear to be possible to delete it from the "Change the file type associated with a file extension" ...
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Windows “Open With” application not appearing as an option
For some reason lately I've experienced this issue with trying to set a default application for an extension. The most common ways are the following:
Right Click > Open With > Choose Default Program ...
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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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Can't change Windows 10 default file type association [duplicate]
After installing Sublime Text on Windows 10, I can not change the default application for files with the .txt extension anymore.
Right-clicking on Context Menu > Open With… > Choose Default ...
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Windows 10 won't accept Firefox as the default browser
I have recently upgraded my Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 and basically everything seems to be working fine.
Except for the fact that Win10 won't get Firefox as the default browser in the system...
It ...
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Make function keys behave as normal on a Lenovo laptop [duplicate]
How can I make buttons F1, ..., F12 behave as normal on Windows 10 and as buttons specifically for my laptop when pressing Fn+F...? By buttons which are specific for my laptop I mean volume buttons, ...
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How to make date YYYY-MM-DD (ISO-8601) the default in Excel?
In Excel how can I make the ISO8601 date format, yyyy-mm-dd, the default? Windows locale is English(CA) or English(US). We're using Excel 2013, though a generic answer for as many versions as possible ...
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I want to replace the default Windows 10 calculator with CalcTape.exe in the registry. How?
I want to replace the default Windows 10 calculator with CalcTape.exe in the registry. How and where would I find this in the Windows 10 registry editor? :-)
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Add Google as Default Search Provider for Windows 8.1 IE 11
I have been trying with no luck to use Google as the default search provider for IE11 on Windows 8.1
Currently I can only add Google Australia as an "Accelerator" however this does not provide the ...
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Make style changes in notepad++ permanent
When I select a theme and make changes to the font name and font size, they always default back to original settings whenever I reopen notepad++. Is there a way of making font name and size changes to ...
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Windows 10: Set any browser as default when it does not show up in Settings?
In windows 10, programs cannot make themselves set as default. The only thing they can do is open the Windows Settings page (Settings\System\Default Apps, and allow you to change the Web browser ...
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Windows 7 / 8 stop modal dialogue flash on parent focus
Is there some setting in Windows where I can change the default behavior that causes the border and title of a modal dialogue box to flash like 6 or 7 times when I click on the parent window?
Simply ...
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PowerShell, how to disable Xbox Game Bar?
I really need to disable the Xbox Game Bar with PowerShell. There are many articles on how to delete/uninstall the Xbox Game Bar but that does not work for me as I need this inside Windows Sandbox (...
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How can I update the default directory for Windows Command Processor to be my home directory? [duplicate]
When I run cmd.exe, the directory I start in is my home directory (C:\Users\Edd>)
When I pin cmd.exe to the start menu and run it from there the directory I start in is C:\Windows\System32>
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Problems with Default Settings
I have a Windows 7 laptop, and accidentally changed the default settings for all programs.
Now all of my files and programs seem to have been changed to word documents, and they do not open. I ...
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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Different default keyboard layouts for different applications
I know that it is possible in Windows 10 to switch between keyboard language layouts only for the active application but my question would be about how to make these choices to be default.
I mean, ...
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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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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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Can not change default explorer sorting option
Like the title says: I am not able to change the default sorting option in windows explorer. At the moment folders and files are sorted by date modified, but I'd like to change this to sorted by name. ...
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Changing Windows' default system directory on installation
Long story short: I'm writing a shim for running custom privileged scripts with Windows' native shell. To test that, I'd like to have a set of custom-forged installations, one of which would involve ...
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How to change boot settings correctly?
I have a hard drive with system and sometimes I want to boot from an USB flash drive.
How to change settings of booting correctly so that:
Boot from hard drive if there no flash drive.
Boot from ...
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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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Set file manager view for Save As... dialog in Windows 10
How can I PERMANENTLY set the file manager default view for the Save As... dialog in Windows 10. I know how to change views in the regular file manager, but the dialogs do not seem to be affected by ...
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Windows 10 Disable Animations via regedit/script
Is there a way to turn off the "Play animations in Windows" setting via command line (batch/vbs/reg commands, etc.)? Normally, you have to navigate to PC Settings > Ease of Access > Other Options and ...
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Windows Explorer view settings for a particular subtree
From the "Folder Option" menu in Windows Explorer, I changed the default view for all folders to be Large Icons. As far as it goes, I am happy with it.
What I want to do now is, selectively use "...
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Why does windows not let me to uninstall some apps? [duplicate]
I'm running Windows 10. I've found that uninstall button is grayed out for some apps at Start > Settings > System > Apps & features. Which means I can't uninstall such apps. For example here is a ...
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Default permissions for "Program Files" folder?
I modified the default permissions of "Program files" and now some things aren't working (Windows Mail isn't opening)
What are the default permissions of "Program files" so that I can reset it?
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Where is the registry location for the Settings > Devices > AutoPlay > "Removable Drive"
Where is the registry location, presumably under HKEY_CURRENT_USER, as the setting is user specific, for the Settings > Devices > AutoPlay > "Removable drive" option?
The user has the option ...
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How can I set my default Download folder to be my ftp server? (Linux)
I have a Linux Ubuntu laptop on which I download a lot of movies and I want it to transfer movies that have finished downloading to my ftp server. I tried doing it like this:
xdg-user-dirs-update --...
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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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How do I stop eps files automatically converting to PDFs?
a while ago I think I may have inadvertently changed a setting and now I'm finding all my eps files have converted to PDFs. This happens with new files too, even if I download or re-save. Could anyone ...
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How to direct email hyperlink to Outlook/Office 10
I've been asking Windows 10's Ask me anything and searching without much luck. I am using Firefox, and when presented with an email hyperlink, a box pops up asking me to use an email client I don't ...
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