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How is the font value in Windows Registry is organized?
This comment https://superuser.com/a/1069328/1664175 explains some crucial facts about the font value of Windows Registry but not completely.
I would like to know more about the font value. Especially ...
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Accidently deleted Registry key 'wow6432node' from 'HKLM\software'
I was installing/uninstalling some software and found some leftovers in the Registry, and thinking wow6432node was also a leftover, clicked delete. It said unable to delete and I Ignored it, but then ...
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Restore Notepad to your preferred size and position in Windows 8
How to change back and restore the default size and location of Notepad window as well as font and other settings to it's previous state in Windows 8.1?
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Add file mime type in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT with script
I have a few Win8 VMs that don't include .xlsx in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, so it's not recognized by the OS, and to add it manually for each VM would be inconvenient.
Is it possible to add such type via a ...
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Where is the location of Screenshots folder stored in Windows and how to reset it?
Unfortunately I lost the location of my screenshots folder location.
I frequently change the Screenshots Folder location. I messed up something and now I can't locate the folder. My PC is taking ...
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I lost the track of my screenshots folder while trying a batch command and I don't know where to look for my screen-shots
I regularly take Screenshots using the Win + PrtScr .
My work involved frequent changing of Screen-shot folder, so instead of going to Folder-properties and Moving Location everytime, I decided to ...
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Windows 8.1 Registry: HKLM\Drivers key randomly vanishes and reappears
As I was navigating through the registry on my Windows 8.1 machine, I found myself presented with the error message:
Error Opening Key:
DRIVERS cannot be opened.
An error is preventing this key ...
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How do I find my laptop keyboard's correct scan codes
Hello guys I'm facing a problem that two of my keyboard key is not working i.e.(LShift and RShift) so I want to replace one of them with other key i.e.(RCtrl).While I was trying to re-map these keys ...
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how can i change my windows 8.1 font, without changing the icons? if possible, is there also a way to find all of the icons and replace them? [closed]
i am writing my first question here (ever).
but i would like to focus on changing my font on windows 8.1.
i already attempted this with this tool called winaero tweaker
the tool changed the fonts, but ...
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Windows 8.1 standalone updater hangs searching for updates on computer
There are some similar threads but I am quite certain this is not quite a duplicate of any of them.
I have a machine at home with dual boot openSuse Linux and Windows 8.1. I don’t use Windows that ...
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EXPLORER.EXE doesn't Autorun upon startup or CMD doesn't work
Upon windows startup, I only see a CMD window where I have to run explorer.exe and from there everything goes "normal".
I am pretty sure this has something to do with the AutoRun Registry which can ...
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Need to disable AV driver load via registry to fix Windows. But how?
The recent Microsoft patch against Meltdown isn't supposed to install unless the Antivirus software (if any) has previously set a specific registry key to signal it's compatible with the patch.
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Does Windows "hide" registry key strings and values?
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I have Windows 8.1. Whenever I reboot, I have to reinstall all of my fonts. The only fonts that do appear in the Windows Font Viewer prior to reinstallation are vgafix.fon, vgaoem.fon, and ...
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How to install Chrome extension through windows registry in Windows 8.1?
Used the following tutorial:
Using the Windows registry
Find or create the following key in the registry:
32-bit Windows: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Google\Chrome\Extensions
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How to add a custom file template to the right click --> "New" menu in Windows Explorer
I'd like to add a custom file template to my "New" menu when I right-click in Windows Explorer and go to "New." I want this custom template to simply be a LibreOffice Writer .odt document (as one of ...
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