Questions tagged [user-experience]
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How do I disable (or replace the effect of) "overscrolling" in Windows 10?
I'm an OSX user and don't like that the scrolling feature moves the entire window on Windows 10. This creates a jarring effect on the entire screen, when I'm dealing with only a particular document.
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Scroll by moving the mouse to the edges of the screen
Is there a way to scroll by moving the mouse to the edges of the screen?
For example trigger a scroll down when I move the mouse to bottom of the screen when the browser is focused?
This is ...
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is there a way to disable Windows from switching window focus when I am typing? [duplicate]
Sometimes when I am typing in a notepad, command prompt, webpage, or the file explorer address bar, or even any other place where typing is allowed, it happens that the currently active window loses ...
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Navigate through folder like Mac in win8 or use alternative
The Mac way of navigating file
is making SOOO much sense than windows way of opening a gazillions of windows and confuse myself...
I wonder as a Windows8 user, is there way to make windows folder ...
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how to open closed window in chrome
I have opened two windows in chrome browser,
in each window there are multiple pages .
the first window is the most important for me, the second window is for search tabs.
my problem is that I ...
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Windows, never "lose focus" of the current window
I want the task bar to light up orange and never lose focus to anything. If I'm installing something and then go play a game at some point it will drop out to the finished instillation. Also, if ...
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How do I prevent my cursor from changing fields when loading websites?
I often start typing into a text field on a website before the website has loaded completely, for example to log into Gmail while the login screen is loading, to log into my banking website, etc.
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Is it possible to have alternating colors in Windows 7 Explorer windows?
I know this is doable in Winforms and WPF, but not sure if I can do it for explorer windows. Something that looks like this:
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Windows Server 2012 start icon (button)
How can I create a desktop or start bar icon which would should show the Start Menu in Windows
Server 2012?
I having multiple remote connections in small windows (not full screen) and hovering the ...
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Is there any sound enhancer software for Linux? [closed]
One of my biggest attachments to Windows is DFX Audio Enhancer because it enhances audio from all applications before reaching my speakers (Restore quality, ambiance/surround simulation, etc.). Is ...
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Is IntelHD 4000 powerful enough to give me the best windows 8 experience? [closed]
I have a Thinkpad with i5 3.0Ghz and 6GB of ram. The only thing I'm concerned is that i don't have any dedicated graphics card. Will my Intel HD 4000 suffice?
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Windows 8 - can't drag files from Explorer and drop on applications
In Windows 8 I find I can't drag files to applications like I've been able to do for as long as I can remember. Example:
Drag MP3s to Winamp
Drag folder full of music to Winamp
Drag videos to VLC
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LED Monitor: Native resolution Vs Screen size Vs response time
I'm looking at the available options for a LED monitor having full HD capability (1920x1080 native resolution), and I'm considering the following criteria for choosing a monitor:
Screen size
Native ...
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Are Blu-Ray recordable disks reliable and cost-effective for backups and data storage?
I'm considering moving from DVD-Rs to Blu-Ray Recordable disks to backup my data. I don't have any experience with BD-Rs as of yet, though, and I wonder if it's worth it or I should wait another year ...
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Keeping my Google Chrome tabs always intact
Two days ago I quit my chrome. Yesterday I opened it and used it only in Anonymous Mode. Today I opened it again and my recently closed "21 tabs" are gone from the "Recently Closed" history.
Is there ...
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