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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Open source software to merge and rotate pdfs on windows [closed]
How to rotate and merge pdf pages the simplest way on windows?
it can be CLI method
please help
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Executable should automatically start with realtime priority on Windows
On an Windows 7 PC (used for legacy music software), I notice that enabling Windows Task Manager > Right click on process > Set priority > Realtime on a particular audio software improves ...
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Can't enable reagentc whatever I do
While trying to enable secure boot in order to upgrade my PC to Windows 11, I used the mbr2gpt tool to convert my disk to gpt, since without doing this, upon enabling secure boot my PC would boot ...
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Setting up an emulated windows 98 machine for old scientific measurement instrument?
We have an old Powder X-Ray Diffractometer that was built way back when, which operates using a software called "XRD Commander". This program only runs on Windows 98 and we are still months ...
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How to locate a device by container ID?
After bringing my machine up from a power failure, my Windows 11 machine pinged at me every few seconds, playing the "device was disconnected" sound. Pulling open the Device Manager ...
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Why screenshots are being saved in moved folder?
In my work system of Windows 11, I moved the contents of the default Pictures folder into D: drive from C: drive. I tried to take a screenshot by the Win+Prt Scn shortcut, it took the screenshot but ...
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BitLocker Encryption Stuck on 0.9%
As the title says, bitlocker encryption for my drive is at 0.9%, after running for many combined hours.
Running many commands that interact with bitlocker or the drive hang the console and all other ...
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How to SFTP a symbolic on Windows
I have a SFTP server with a jailed environment by doing:
Subsystem sftp internal-sftp
Match User Jailed_User ChrootDirectory "C:\SFTP_Jail" X11Forwarding no AllowTcpForwarding no ...
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Wake on lan keeps disabling itself every now and then
I work mostly from home so it's not something i check often, but every now on then when i go to the office and try to wake my machine up , it won't. I wouldn't normally be too fussed about it but it's ...
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How can I concatenate videos that don't always have audio using ffmpeg?
I have 5 video files (although, it could be 100s), some with audio, some without. They are more-or-less a consistent size but I'll force that by using something like -vf "320:240" on the ...
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Force installation of Pro, Enterprise or other editions of Windows from 24H2 onwards
In a system with an Original Equipment Manufacturer license tied to the motherboard, it's not possible to freely choose what edition of Windows to install.
Changing from say, Windows 11 Home Single ...
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How can I get back my grub menu after Windows update?
I have a dual boot installation on my laptop, I have both Debian 12 and Windows 11 installed. I updated Windows 11 yesterday and my laptop boots directly into Windows after the update, no grub menu is ...
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OneDrive downloaded files with wrong permissions
We have a Windows Server 2019 that has OneDrive configured. The OneDrive folder is being shared at the same time as a shared drive on users computers. There are a few users that have direct access to ...
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Mumu player emulator not utilizing my GPU
im currently using mumu 12 for some reason its only using my CPU on 100% despite the "forced use of discrete graphics card" option being on
ive tried to disable HyperV and various other ...
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Windows 11 - how to quickly start something from desktop without minimizing opened windows?
I just noticed that I am loosing too much every time I want to simply start something from desktop.
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I have lots of applications, documents, etc. as shortcuts on my desktop, they are positioned ...
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