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Where does Chrome store the URLs for web apps (desktop shortcuts that open in a new window)?
I am using Windows 10 (21H2) and I have a semi-old chrome shortcut for a site, that I set up to open in a new window (so that it works like an app - create shortcut -> open in new window). Problem ...
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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 from a link to a specific paragraph in OneNote document: the URL seems too long for a shortcut
I am using the OneNote version with Office 365 for Windows. OneNote has long allowed users to generate links to specific paragraphs. When these links appear in other OneNote documents or in Word ...
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Windows make a %shortcut% like %APPDATA%
%APPDATA% (case insensitive) auto expands in windows explorer and the start menu to C:\Users\username\AppData. Is there a way to create one of these variables to point to wherever I want? Is it safe ...
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Two paths for Win10 start shortcuts
Few of my shortcuts in Start suddenly disappeared. When I tried to discover why, I found that there are two paths for shortcuts in Start:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs
and
C:\...
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How do I stop a Windows shortcut from updating its path?
While developing my product, my test device has several versions of the application installed at the same time. However, in order to get the absolute paths that my application is using to work, I need ...
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Can Powershell be used to rename files with paths longer than 260 characters?
I have hundreds of files with paths longer than 260 characters that I wish to rename. Using Powershell, I can find the long names using cmd /c dir /s /b |? {$_.length -gt 260}, but the actual cmdlets ...
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How can I execute a shortcut in my path
I have added a shortcut to an executable into a folder on my path, but I can not execute it as I would expect.
Is there a way to do this? I have a bunch of small exe's I would like to keep organized ...
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Modify target of unpinned applications in taskbar
Example: I do not have MS Excel is not pinned. When opened, its icon shows up in taskbar. To open a new instance, that taskbar icon can be middle clicked. But to open it without loading a blank ...
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How can I make windows always show full folder path
Whenever I Click on "Desktop" in windows explorer, I end up with a "hidden" path, such as this:
which makes navigating to the "one up" folder hard (I can enter a folder within desktop, then navigate "...
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Using relative paths for Windows shortcuts
I have a folder scheme like (highly simplified version):
New Files
>Tools
>Scripts
Tested Files
>Tools
>Scripts
... and I'd like to have a shortcut in each folder from the "New Files"...
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Windows - Relative shortcut path to .exe [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Portable Shortcuts on Windows
How to create a realtive shortcut path under Windows? Currently the path is "C:\myfolder\example.exe"- I tried the following but there comes an ...
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How to go to a certain path (folder containing a certain file) in Total Commander?
Let's say I have a certain - very long - path to a file (let's say: c:\Documents and Settings\Username\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ ) and I would like to quickly access that directory ...
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How do I create a terminal shortcut to open to a particular folder?
I've recently switched to a Mac and want to improve my workflow a bit. I often need to run scripts using the terminal that are in several different folders.
How do I create something like Windows ...
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