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format EFI, Recovery partitions windows 10 in clean install?
I'm going to do a clean install of Windows, but during the installation I want to format all the partitions and then delete them, but I have some concerns!
As you can see in the picture below, I have ...
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Is there anyway to resume "stuck" cmd.exe in windows 10?
For a lack of a better description, look at this screenshot:
Sometimes, after an out of memory semi-crash, cmd windows remain in this state.
If I click on them, nothing happens.
(some of them work ...
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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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How can I adjust settings of my Logitech Brio webcam on Win 10 without using software like OBS or LogiTune?
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)?
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How to group pinned software icons in the Windows 10 taskbar using native settings or FLOSS?
I'm looking for a way to organize the pinned icons in my Windows 10 taskbar into groups or folders. I prefer a solution using one of the following methods:
Windows 10 native settings or ...
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Getting the Display Version of the current computer with Powershell7 (I.E.: 22H2). But ReleaseId conflicts with DisplayVersion
I've read a bunch of threads on here about this and I want to get the Windows edition (22H2 for instance).
This is the code:
$ReleaseID = (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\...
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Create an image of a drive of compueter running windows 10 to configure multiple computers
At my workplace, we have to configure multiple computers with exact same hardware specs. We need to install our proprietary software on all of them one by one which takes lots of time.
I'm looking for ...
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Enable Sort by Date Modified for all Win 10 Picture Folders
Is it possible to modify the registry or something to make Sort by Date Modified available as a default option for sorting image folders across everything in Windows?
I can enable it one by one folder ...
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Cannot delete file in Windows 10 [duplicate]
On Windows 10, there is a file [%UserProfile%\Videos\Lorem.mkv] that is less thant 9KB and I cannot delete it. The file belongs to me, I have permissions to it, there are no prompts for entering a ...
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Is it possible for multiple people to use a remote desktop at once?
I work at a company where all of our work is done through remote desktops. The biggest drawback, however, is that only 1 person can use the remote desktop at a time. So everyone else can only sit idle ...
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Is there any way to make Windows always start on a specific audio output?
Sometimes I turn off the computer using the headsets, but I usually use the speakers more.
This would be a quality of life feature.
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Unable to create/open Word documents Windows 10
I was trying to clear up storage space on my computer and accidentally deleted something. I now seem to be unable to create Word documents, and the ones I have are all grayed out and ask me "how ...
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MDT removing old VB programs after sysprep
Good morning. I have installed 2 old vb programs on an image build in MDT however when I sysprep and capture the image and apply it to a laptop those programs are gone from the image. Any help would ...
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How to make a specific volume bootable using CMD in Windows10?
Operation system: Windows 10 Home version
The volume containing the operation system is shown as hidden. See attachment on links:
Can this be the cause why my computer won't boot in properly ?
When I ...
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Fairly new computer, windows 10 pro, not able to open cmd in a specific path by typing cmd in the address bar of file explorer
I used to be able to do this on my laptop. But now I have a desktop and when I try this, it just shows C:\>
instead of being in the path I want it to be in. I have no idea how to fix this or where ...
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Can you add new conditions for notifications sounds in Windows?
Let me be clear; I don't want to change the actual sound when I disconnect a device or something. I want to be able to add a new condition that Windows can play a sound for.
Mainly, I'd like Windows ...
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part of ram used by hidden processes in Windows
after some time some hidden processes are using my ram. They are not shown nor in process hacker, nor in system informer.
On attached screenshot on bottom right it shows that 25GB is used in total, ...
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Create a Windows shortcut without New > Shortcut
Any web search to create a Windows shortcut on the Desktop advises:
Right-click the Desktop
Select New > Shortcut
The New > Shortcut option is not available on my computer. Is there another ...
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Why does my internal SSD take a long time (about 30 seconds) to become accessible Windows 10?
When I resume my PC from sleep, a particular SSD takes about 30 seconds to become available (I can see the drive but Explorer freezes accessing it during this time). It otherwise operates normally (...
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"Start in" windows 10 NO SHORTCUT
How do I edit the "start in" box of file explorer properties. It is grayed out for me. I cannot seem to find any answer to this.
Is it possibly becuase I lack "special permissions"...
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The mysterious Win+End shortcut - is it some undocumented black magic?
I am using Windows 10 and Win+End toggles gray screen.
I think if you also use Windows 10, you can
reproduce that.
However, when I look it up in the Internet, I fail to
find any documents about that. ...
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A batch file with an executable file checks if it is not in the processes in order to run another batch file (or code from it)
There are two batch files. Need to add a condition to the first file if the process is running nvcplui.exe then nothing, and if it is not running, then the second file (or the code from it) will be ...
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"Security Alert" certificate in windows, finding the problematic program
You can see I have probably a hundred of these windows stacked up (given the soft shadow now a hard outline). I searched through superuser (here), tried chat GPT, no luck. I am trying to find the ...
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Windows 10 - CORBA::ORB_init Error while trying to start IMC DHCP Manager
recently I've installed DHCPIMC_5.5.21.1 and I can't open it since I always get this error:
failed (Unkown exception trhown by CORBA::ORB_init )
I'm running Windows 10 updated as today, I have ...
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Executables' working directory is always C:\WINDOWS when executing in command prompt from network drive
Ran into a very strange issue with network shares recently on a particular Windows 10 machine.
I have a network share \\server\sharename mapped to the Z: drive, and am trying to work with files there ...
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logman trace unusable: no names or "<unknown>" everything
I have a USB device that, only on two specific computers, spontaneously disconnects and then cannot be reconnected to the same computer for a short if arbitrary timespan.
Because the device works fine ...
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Notepad with dark background and white font
I am using windows 10 with dark theme colors. My favorite applications, notepad, when high contrast setting is on becomes black with white font.
I would like my notepad to look like that, but without ...
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Windows 10. Lost access to my files as administrator
I am the administrator and I can no longer access my files in d drive. I can not change the access permissions back either even if running Explorer.exe as administrator.
I was trying to create a ...
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My Hyper-V virtual machine can't boot anymore due to errors
I created a VM last week and had it running smoothly and doing exactly what I needed. Unfortunately this week whenever I try and start my VM I get an error code that says "The session was ...
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Why do Pinned Start Menu items periodically disappear?
Every few months, all my pinned Start Menu items in my Windows 10 setup disappear, and are replaced with a "Productivity" group. I mean this literally: every 2-3 months, over a period of ...
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Android MTP - Windows explorer default file sorting
When an Android phone connected to Windows PC via USB "Transferring files" (MTP), explorer by default shows files sorted alphabetically.
How to set default sort by modified date?
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How to right click mouse without focusing an item underneath cursor in File Explorer window?
I want to achieve that even if there is an item underneath cursor.
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Windows 10 Qemu Intel haxm "-accel hax: invalid accelerator hax"
I'm trying to get Intel Haxm acceleration working on qemu/windows 10.
I followed this guide..
https://www.qemu.org/2017/11/22/haxm-usage-windows/
I have Virtualization enabled in bios, hyper-v ...
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add network route with higher priority than wifi on windows
I'm trying to configure the following:
General access to internet - via WiFi
Access to specific internet IPs - via USB Tethering on mobile phone
I run command ...
route add 123.123.123.0 mask 255....
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Will "Reset This PC" on a Bootcamp partition also erase the MacOS from my SSD?
I was trying to fix my Windows Defender on windows 10 in my bootcamp partition (windows defender wasn't loading as it is supposed to) and in doing so have altered values in the registry, and now my ...
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How to make file information (from the "details" section) copyable?
When checking the "General" tab of the properties of a file, one can select and copy the corresponding information, as you can see in this example:
After pressing CtrlC, opening Notepad and ...
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How to Display "Keywords" Property in Windows File Explorer's Details View Columns?
Following this post, I have a PowerShell script that uses ExifTool to add metadata to PDF files. Specifically, it adds a tag to a PDF's "Keywords" property. The script is available here on ...
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Windows Photo Viewer always shows a specific photo, not the photo opened
My friend has a problem on his Windows 10 computer. When he opens any photo in Windows' default photo viewer app, after 2 or 3 seconds it will instead show a different photo, specifically a photo of ...
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How to set affinity in task manager
Can anyone help me understand the cause of this error window? Every time I attempt to "set affinity" on MsMpEng.exe in Task Manager a message appears stating my access is denied. Im not sure ...
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"Uwfmgr Filter Reset-Settings" is no longer supported. Is there an alternative?
As of April 2024, the docs about UWFMGR tool contains the following statement for the "Filter Reset-Settings" command:
Restores UWF settings to the original state. If you added UWF to your
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How do I quickly position two windows side by side in Windows Tablet mode with a keyboard shortcut instead of moving the window to the side?
When in Tablet mode:
I cannot just press the shortcut as in How do I quickly position two windows side by side? to split the screen into two windows:
Win + arrow
and then choose the other window ...
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PowerShell equivalent to DISM's /Cleanup-Image in Windows 10
What is the PowerShell equivalent to DISM's /Cleanup-Image in this command:
DISM /Image:%mounted_image% /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup /Resetbase /ScratchDir:%scratch_dir%
Within Use DISM in ...
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Black rectangle when changing volume, when Opera browser is running
Even if the browser window is minimized, and I change the volume this black rectangle will appear in the left top corner, and stay for a significant amount of time.
Is there some way to turn it off ?
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How can I restore all Programs from a corrupt Windows 10 System to a new Install of Win 10
I have a corrupt Windows 10 (in Windows.old) and could install a new entity of Windows 10 in Windows on C:.
Can I restore all Programs from my windows.old by transferring the Registry hive under ...
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two Win10 OS on different physical ssd device
I currently have two SSDs installed on my computer. On one SSD, I have Windows 10 installed for work-related tasks and office work. Recently, I acquired a new SSD specifically to store and run games. ...
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How to edit a keyboard layout on Windows 10?
I need to add just one symbol from one of the standard Windows layouts to another one. It should be triggered by Alt Gr + one of the letter keys pressed.
PowerToys doesn't let you type symbols from ...
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How to find a file lost after a Windows crash?
I have a computer that was running outlook 2010. It crashed. Windows looks to be unrestorable - motherboard update that seems to messed up the boot and many attempts to restore system going no where....
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Cannot Delete Registry Keys
I am trying to delete the registry keys provided in the attachment below in order to change the order of other context menu values but regedit prevents me from doing it.
What I have tried:
Running ...
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Why am I getting an “Access Denied” error for an external hard drive folder?
I know this question has been asked before, but I've tried multiple solutions and none worked.
I am trying to access a folder [Local Disk] on my external hard drive, but it says Access Denied.
I made ...
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How do I use the "Remove display from desktop" feature on Windows?
It says that: "This display will be available exclusively for special-purpose apps that require it."
So my question is, what are these special purpose apps?
For example, I set this option ...
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