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How to get a list of connected devices?
I'm experiencing a strange phenomenon. Every now and then (perhaps once per hour on average) my Win7 box emits the "Device connected" system sound (the one you get when you plug in a USB device) for ...
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How to change default view size of Windows 7 Photo Viewer
Is there a way to tweak Windows Photo Viewer so that it automatically opens images in actual size instead of fit in window?
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How can I disable program notifications and popups in bottom right corner?
I have an older computer running Windows 7 SP1. I find that some installed programs, like antivirus trial, Flux, etc. decide they want to present some info to me in the form of a smaller screen with ...
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Can't use local default gateway with Cisco Anyconnect VPN connection
I'm using Cisco Anyconnect as my VPN client on Windows 7. When I connect to VPN, all my traffic is routed through the remote gateway, but I'd like the traffic to route through the local gateway.
I've ...
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Force Windows 7 to store thumbnails locally
I want Windows 7 to store thumbnails cache files in the same folder as the files (thumbs.db) instead of using the centralized location for all thumbnails (By default %userprofile%\AppData\Local\...
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How to reduce the hide-delay of Windows 7 taskbar previews?
When you hover the mouse over a taskbar item in Windows 7, it pops up the thumbnail preview. When you remove the mouse, there is a short delay and then the thumbnail disappears. Does anyone know if ...
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IP Helper service uses 50-60% CPU every 1 minute for 3-4 seconds on Windows 7
I have checked everything - all the processes in the process explorer. IP Helper service is causing CPU usage of over 50 % every 1 minute for 3-4 seconds then comes back to normal. In the task manager,...
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Windows 7 stops sending DNS packets at seemingly random times
Pinging an IP directly (and just about any other direct IP connection) seems to pass through.
On the other hand, when pinging a domain, using chrome to enter a website or attempting to use nslookup ...
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Are there any other modifier keys on Windows?
I'm trying to use the Win key as a modifier key on Windows. So far, the best approach I found is to map it to another key using AutoHotKeys. For example, I can map the left Win key to the left Control ...
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How to temporally disable chrome extensions notifications
with new release of chrome 47, i'm not able anymore temporally disable notifications from bell icon in task bar in windows 7
when i play games in window-fullscreen mode, they appear and i prefer not ...
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Edit text from the preview pane in Windows Explorer
Is there any way to configure Windows Explorer so as to be able to edit text from the preview pane, when previewing text files?
I use Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate.
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Parity errors after verify with Intel RST
I have Intel RST RAID 1 running on a Windows 7 machine. I have it set to do a verify and repair every week. I frequently notice parity errors, some weeks over 100 for a 1 TB RAID 1 array. I've ...
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Computer wakes from sleep instantly. No lastwake information
My parents' computer wakes instantly when put to sleep. It spins down and then starts a second later.
There are no devices set to wake, lastwake gives no information, eventvwr is empty, and the power ...
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How can I remove a keyboard layout that isn't listed in the control panel?
Here's an interesting oddity:
My work computer comes with a corporate disk image preloaded, and it is preconfigured with the German "QWERTZ" keyboard layout.
Using the control panel, I added my ...
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How to minimize Windows Media Player to system tray?
Is there a workaround for this? I try a Google search and find one called wmptrayplugin.zip could not find link that worked.
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