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How do I properly add parameters to program called within a windows command shortcut?
How do I properly add parameters to program called in a windows command shortcut?
Passing parameters to the console alone, is trivial:
cmd.exe /h
... but what if you want to both open a console &&...
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Is it possible to trigger a scanner from a remote computer?
Is there any method of triggering a scan command from Windows Scan and Fax from a remote computer either using PowerShell, a batch file or even possibly a shortcut?
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Is it possible to retrieve a shortcut location and use it as a variable in the target of itself?
I created a VBS script (C:\Script\ReadFolder.vbs) that accept a folder path as parameter.
I would like to create a shortcut to run this script in different folders.
First, I created a shortcut in &...
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Create shortcut to newest file matching pattern
Whenever I donload new versions of an app under development, they are labeled like
C:\Users\...\Downloads\twinBASIC_IDE_BETA_{123}\twinBASIC.exe
Where {123} is some release number (incrementing ...
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A shortcut to turn off the display, sleep monitor
I need a shortcut to turn off my monitor (not put my computer to sleep) that doesn't require downloading a third party application.
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Can I hide specific network shares from sidebar in Windows Explorer?
I have a number of network drives mapped and other network locations added to Windows Explorer so I can have quick access to other network shares for backups and whatnot. I also added some FTP ...
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Is it possible to launch a shortcut in current directory path?
I am trying to launch a Command Line Tool named cmder in the current working directory e.g. C:\Users\USERNAME\Downloads.
Important note: I do not have Admin rights.
To achieve this I have created a ...
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SendTo menu is missing in Windows 10
Issue Description
I'm using Windows 10.0.19041.450 x64
I have my frequently used destination shortcut files inside the SendTo folder at:
C:\Users\Administrador\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
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Shortcut works, but properties dialog says target name is invalid
I created a shortcut (in C:\Users\Public\Desktop) to a text file. I then right-clicked it and selected Properties. This opened the Properties Shortcut tab. I want to grant another user permission to ...
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Windows custom keyboard shortcut has delay of 3 seconds
I created a shortcut in C:\Users\guill\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Ubuntu and when I press the combination of keys then there is a delay of 3 seconds before the app starts.
I ...
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Windows 10 Desktop shortcut not starting new session
I have created batch file with specific settings for my work. I have created desktop shortcut to launch batch file and assigned Shortcut to it. But when I press shortcut keys, It only launches one ...
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what does "ctrl + f6" do in chrome?
of course I checked the google support page first
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/157179
and it is specified as "Skip to web contents"
what does this exactly do while browsing? ...
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Is there a way to create a shortcut for a system shell virtual directory?
I wanted to quickly be able to access a system virtual directory, like the "Applications" folder (shell:AppsFolder)
Ive tried just running "shell:AppsFolder" inside a shortcut, but ...
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On Windows, how can i restore all minimized windows (maximize) with Win+M shortcut? (make Win+M a toggle)
Is it possible somehow to minimize AND maximize (like a toggle) with Win+M shortcut?
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VirtualBox: Shortcut Error on Windows Guest On First Use Only
I'm running a Xubuntu 20.04 host and a Windows 10 guest. Inside the guest, I have a couple of folder shortcuts on my Windows desktop that map to folders on my host. Each time I start up my guest and ...
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