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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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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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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How to resolve NFS Mount 'Error 1222' under Windows 10 Pro
I'm running the latest version of 64-bit Windows 10 Pro on my desktop box, which I'll call the Client box. I have another box running the same OS (the Server box) which I use to share six full HDs ...
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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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How to copy unsupported data streams with ffmpeg?
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I have some .wmv files (actually, my full batch file deals with multiple filetypes) with weird data streams that are needed for an external program to recognize them.
I'm trying to remove ...
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Recovered Files from Deleted Partition Are Empty, How Can I Fix This?
I accidentally deleted a partition on my hard drive and used a file recovery tool to restore the files. The recovery process seemed successful as the files were restored with the correct extensions ...
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tree command supporting wildcards
Is anyone aware of a 'tree' tool that supports wildcards?
For example, I would like to see all .h and .cpp files in a 'tree' output.
I don't want to use dir /s *.h *.cpp etc - I want to see a tree, ...
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Charging laptop with a mobile phone USB-C cable: "The PC is not charging. Use the recommended charging cable and cord ..." [duplicate]
I forgot the power adapter for my HP notebook and needed to charge it. I tried it with the charger of my mobile phone which has a 5V 2.4A output.
Yet, my laptop does not load at all:
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How to execute an Extended SMART self-test on a hard drive in Windows?
I have an old internal IDE hard drive that needs to be tested. I used an IDE-to-USB adapter to connect it to a USB port on a Windows PC. Then I tried using GSmartControl to execute the Short SMART ...
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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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Using PowerShell to Close Firewall Port
I'm doing some end to end testing of an application and I need to be able to close then open a port in Windows Firewall using PowerShell commands. I've found a script that adds a firewall rule to open ...
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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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How to solve PowerShell error "Cannot connect to CIM server. The specified service does not exist as an installed service"
I'm trying to run a simple PowerShell script invoked from a .bat file. The script's purpose is to update the properties of an existing Windows Task Scheduler task so it will run at a time specified ...
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Why is the DVD-drive listed as part of the disk 0 in diskpart?
When listing the contents of disk 0 via
select disk 0
list volume
there are entries such as my DVD-drive and mass-storage listed. How comes?
They're in my way to convert the disk to GPT. Help me to ...
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