Questions tagged [windows]
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An app to automatically reload file whenver it is externally modified [closed]
I am looking for an app that can keep the file reloading without any user trigger (focus change or keyboard shortcut) whenever it changes externally.
The file in question is log file of an app and I ...
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Auto Shutdown of Laptop Lenovo Legion blue screen windows stopcode
Recently from past 1 week my laptop got shutdown after getting kernel message, windowstop code, blue screen. Start button is on but I do not see any screen after trying all methods shown on lenovo to ...
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How to make clicking on an application icon immediately switch that application in Windows the same was it works in macOS?
In Windows if you click on the icon of an application in the Taskbar (the footer area of the operating syste), Windows shows thumbnails of all the open windows of that application. To switch to the ...
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Dual boot (Windows 11 + Windows 11) keyboard issues
I have a peculiar problem, that is:
I have 2 copies of Windows 11 installed on my machine (separate sdd's)
Sometimes I am unable to select system to boot into - keyboard is not working...
It works ...
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How to set the password expiring date for a local user remotely?
I am building an app to manage some local passwords. I already have some functions working and I can get the expiring date of the local user's password.
However I can't seem to find a way to set a new ...
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Powershell program, displaying function not working [SOLVED]
Morning to everyone,
I have an issue with a powershell script.
Context
I'm trying to create a program to edit tf2 pop file in powershell, right now I'm trying to have a program that open a txt file, ...
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The definition and application of the word 'Shell' in computing
I have been researching and ended up going down a rabbit hole. My problem starts when I was reading this article: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/application-management/svchost-service-...
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Windows 10 randomly shut down because secure boot is disabled - how to prevent?
Having inspected Windows system logs come morning, I saws that around 6 AM my pc shut down because, quote,
The Secure Boot update failed to update a Secure Boot variable with error Secure Boot is not ...
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How can one automatically check if the text in one of the pages of a PDF exceeds the page margin?
I have a PDF with 10 pages. How can one automatically check if the text in one of the pages exceeds the page margin?
Example of a page that exceeds the page margin (I added the vertical black margin ...
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Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services not working
I'm using Windows 11 Pro x64 fully patched. I'm trying to experiment with a service that uses Active Directory for authentication.
Install a unique instance of AD LDS.
Instance name: win-ad
Computers ...
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Dynamic IP causing frequent connection dropouts on my devices, any solution in router settings?
So I recently had my router replaced by my ISP since the old one stopped working, but when it was working it worked great, specifically with my range extender. The new router on the other hand has ...
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Windows 10 - Block File Transfer
I would like to disable file transfer via Bluetooth while allowing other Bluetooth services to function normally such as mouse, keyboard, audio, etc.
The devices are not on a domain and are not ...
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Why did I have to restart my router to install programs
I have had a Windows 11 PC for 6 months. Recently, it wouldn't install any programs. It would run Chrome, but wouldn't run games that needed updates to play. Installing other programs like Firefox ...
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Windows extremely slow, doesn't sleep when closed, BIOS screen when closed
A week ago I found that my computer had suddenly become extremely slow. Both Windows processes and the browser take a very long time to load. For example, the BIOS start time hovers around 40 seconds. ...
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Win11Pro23H2 OEM custom The product key entered does not match any of the windows images available for installation. Enter a different product key [duplicate]
I've tried to create a custom Win11 Pro Image with preinstalled apps using this article:
https://woshub.com/create-custom-windows-image-preinstalled-apps/#comment-11977
Tried to install the image, get ...
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RDP with having to create a AD
I'm trying to connect to a Windows Server 2022 cloud-hosted machine using a remote desktop connection.
How do I force rdp to connect without any domain name? Or without having to create an Active ...
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Add-in installed under user profile, administrators can not uninstall [closed]
Weird issue and I am still scratching my head on how to explain this :)
Add-in installed under user profile can not be uninstalled by any members of administrator group nor can the user uninstall it ...
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How do I save a ffmpeg stream from another device?
I am streaming a desktop capture using ffmpeg -f gdigrab -framerate 30 -i desktop -vcodec mpeg4 -q 12 -f mpegts udp://IP:PORT . I can use ffplay -f mpegts udp://IP:PORT to play the streamed video on ...
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Way to force open powershell in cmd or start Windows Terminal with no tabs
I'm starting a new commandline tool from a script that requires user input. To minimize user errors and have a cleaner interface I don't want the new terminal to open in a tab, preferably just in old ...
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Windows 10 installation ssd partion issue
I am building a PC with intel I7 12th gen, Lga1700 asus proart b760 chipset, 250gb ssd, cleaned and partiotioned with primary for 10gb C:.
I am stuck at Windows set up screen where I will choose the ...
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How can I have a cumulative total from a table that changes daily?
I have a daily schedule of when people get breaks. I would like to capture that data in a second table. The Daily table is changed daily but I would like the information to be captured and added to ...
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Windows Media Player automatic playlist creates multiple duplicates of the same music file
For some reason Windows Media Player does a very bad job of keeping unique files unique in their automatic playlists, as the image in the link shows. WMP snapshot showing 8 dupes of Bronski Beat - ...
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Windows 11, display resolution to 75% [duplicate]
coming for help as I am not sure that can be done, as I have not found a easy way to it
Scenario: I have a good sight, so my monitor is a 4K with 100% zoom, plenty od space for apps, and so on My ...
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Fix a HDD that got bricked due to reboot during formatting
Someone gave me a 1TB Western Digital WD10SPZX HDD that got bricked due to a reboot during formatting. The formatting was being done using Windows File Explorer. Western Digital Dashboard no longer ...
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What order does the Windows Photo App use for images on the Desktop, and can this order be changed?
Within the Windows Photo App, there are left and right arrow buttons on the left and right sides of the app window, respectively. These allow the user to leaf through several images in some order ...
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NTFS Permissions - Folder Traversal
I want to have users be able to look through file shares/directories to reach sub folders they have access to. One example is:
[Root Folder]
[Sub Folder 1] ,[Sub Folder 2], [Sub Folder 3]...
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How to establish a ssh connnection to a windows ssh server from windows computer using a private key and public key generated with "ssh-keygen"
I am trying to connect to a Windows SSH server from another Windows computer. I generated public and private RSA keys using the command "ssh-keygen," and I added a passphrase to them. I ...
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How to re-add cloud status "Removed" songs with Windows Apple Music?
In the old Windows iTunes, the "Add to iCloud Music Library" option allowed us to re-add cloud "Removed" songs.
How can we achieve the same thing with Apple Music? Specifically, I ...
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Install Debian 12 alongside Ubuntu 22.04 and Windows 11
I have a laptop with a succesfully installed Windows11 and Ubuntu 22.04.
I have 2 nvme ssd disks.
I can start Windows11 or Ubuntu 22.04 via dual boot.
On my first nvme disk (named nvme0n1) have the ...
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Create a duplicate Thunderbird [closed]
Some of my present Thunderbird files are corrupt and I cannot delete them. How can I create a duplicate Thunderbird and copy just the usable files to it?
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