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Open a Windows app on specific monitor from a shortcut or command line
I need to open an app on specific monitor immediately, either from from a shortcut or command line, and eventually, via a hotkey. A free third-party utility would be good.
Moving a window manually ...
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Downloads shortcut disappeared [closed]
[Windows 10 Pro]
Moved Downloads folder from c:\Users\Username\Downloads to a network location.
After that, the Downloads shortcut (under This Computer) disappeared.
Rebuilding icon cache did not ...
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Why does my Windows shortcut have a target location of "7" in the properties?
I created a shortcut on my desktop which executes a Powershell command to restart explorer.exe. For some reason, in the properties window, the target location is listed as 7. What does this mean?
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Windows 11 - how to quickly start something from desktop without minimizing opened windows?
I just noticed that I am loosing too much every time I want to simply start something from desktop.
Given.
I have lots of applications, documents, etc. as shortcuts on my desktop, they are positioned ...
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Why do Windows 10 / Windows 11 copied/pasted shortcuts not appear, but newly created ones do?
With Windows 10/11 you can access the start menu items in these locations:
"%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
%PROGRAMDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\...
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I can't insert long paths in the "Target" box in Windows 11 shortcut properties (might consider using vbs or batch)
I'm trying to create a Windows shortcut that will be put in my startup folder. The shortcut starts a program (Discord), but with a 1-minute delay. I'm doing this because my (ancient) core i3-2100 PC ...
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Create a Windows shortcut without New > Shortcut
Any web search to create a Windows shortcut on the Desktop advises:
Right-click the Desktop
Select New > Shortcut
The New > Shortcut option is not available on my computer. Is there another ...
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Are there any windows 11 settings for stacked toolbar icons which will shortcut me back to the last opened when I click on them?
I like that the taskbar stacks up multiple windows, but I'd like to save a click when I have two explorer folders open, for example.
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Is there a way to automatically switch between two windows of the same app in Windows 10 [duplicate]
I have two windows of the same program that i am constantly switching over manually, (each window needs the whole screen). Is there a way to automate the process of switching between them for let's ...
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Alt + D Not Working In Windows 11 File Explorer
In Windows 10, I frequently use Alt + D to quickly highlight the path to the current folder in Windows File Explorer so it can quickly be copied. It's the same shortcut that can be used to highlight ...
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How to change pinned Taskbar Icon of Whatsapp?
On my Windows I have the Whatsapp App installed from Windows Store.
Now I would like to change its Icon, without luck so far.
I tried following this answer and it does create a taskbar Icon that opens ...
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Why is the shortcut's target sometimes read-only in Windows 10? [duplicate]
I observe, that sometimes in the sortcut's options the target is setable (s. the first screenshot) and sometimes it's read-only (s. the second one).
Why? What does it depend on? Is there a way to ...
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How to set Windows Shortcut icon to relative path?
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I have a Windows Shortcut that executes a file using a relative path.
Now, I want this shortcut to have a nice icon. I already have the icon image and I placed it close to the bat file my ...
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What are all the URIs paths for windowsdefender://threat?
I wanted to create a shortcut to directly get to the specific windows settings page where I can turn off the "real-time protection" temporarily.
There seems to be a windowsdefender://threat ...
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Win + X, U, U not shutting down my windows 11
Win + X, U, U is not shutting down my windows 11. Language is not the issue as i am using English. Everything is normal, The issue is that when the list opens after Win+X it doesn't response to any ...
