Questions tagged [windows]
For questions not specific to a single version of Microsoft Windows. Otherwise, use a more specific tag such as [windows-7], [windows-10] or [windows-11].
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Outlook already running
This is the new mail client for Windows 11 which MS have decided to call outlook. It is not about Outlook that comes with office.
When I first start up the mail client, everything works fine. If I ...
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How can one close all non-existing files at once in Notepad++?
When closing a non-existing file in Notepad++, one gets this window:
How can one close all non-existing files at once in Notepad++? I use Windows.
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Is there a deterministic way to reboot Windows 10/11 from the login screen (if you can't see the screen)
I have a machine that sometimes boots up without activating the discrete Nvida GPU.
Thus I have a machine that's booted, running, at the login screen, but sending video to the wrong place. A reboot ...
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explorer.exe freezing when right clicking desktop with 2 monitors
Since I added a second monitor to my computer, when right clicking the desktop and trying to bring the context menu, the desktop and all other explorer.exe windows will freeze for ~5 seconds before ...
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Android dot folder (hidden folder) is not showing in windows
I make a folder in my android device under that i have some files and .private folder ("dot" folder usually hidden in an android) under that hidden folder i have many important files. When i ...
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In windows, how to change the order of networks priority to use when multiples are availables?
I have an android smartphone with USB tethering connection sharing... it's plugged to my windows PC
I have an ethernet RJ45 wire.... also plugged to my windows PC...
It uses automatically the ethernet ...
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How to Manually Update Microsoft Office 2021 on Windows Server 2019 Without Internet Access?
In our organization, we are using Windows Server 2019 and have installed Microsoft Office 2021. Our server lacks internet connectivity, and we need to update Microsoft Office 2021 to address several ...
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Enter Bios/UEFI from desktop shortcut
I am currently dual booting windows and linux, i dont want to use grub because grub tends to get very flakey the longer things go on.
IS there a way for me to create a desktop shortcut in linux to ...
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How can I adjust settings of my Logitech Brio webcam on Win 10 without using software like OBS or LogiTune? [duplicate]
I want to be able to change the tilt, focus, etc.
LogiTune is super buggy, and OBS is overkill.
Is there a built-in way on Windows 10 (command line is fine but not ideal)?
P.S. Here are the controls ...
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How to know when the last dns flush took place?
I'm on a Windows 10 machine and trying desperately to see when the last DNS flush took place. I know you can look at the TTL in a displaydns but is there no event that shows when the system last did a ...
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Windows 11 freezes on boot screen after I install graphics drivers (multi-GPU setup on workstation motherboard)
I don't encounter this problem on Ubuntu or Fedora, but on Windows 11, after the first boot and after I install drivers for the graphics cards (2x NVIDIA RTX 3090), rebooting will result in the ...
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Switch partition drive on dual boot
I have a dual boot with Ubuntu 22.04 and Windows 11. Each partition is on a specific drive, ubuntu is on a sata 500GB SSD and Windows is on a NVMe 1TB SSD.
The windows partition barely use 200GB of ...
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Is there any way to block connections by process and hostname system-wide in Windows?
In macOS, a firewall app like Little Snitch can block outgoing connections by both process and hostname (as opposed to just IP address), allowing fine-grained control over which network connections ...
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Some UTF-8 characters not being displayed properly in Windows
In some of my applications in windows, I'm don't see some of the UTF-8 icons being rendered properly.
An example is this url in chrome browser which should display a color-palette icon like this: , ...
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How to solve a final pb when merging a series of .ts file with concat command of FFmpeg?
I had dowloaded some videos from the Internet, feaw years ago…
I obtained many files: a series of files in .ts
In my example: a series of 306 files named from segment1_4_av.ts to segment306_4_av.ts
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