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How can I get my computer to work again after it has cracked using a flash disk [closed]
How to upgrade from windows 7 to 10
How I can get it online
How I can use a flash disk to do that
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Process of automated replacement of existing windows installation with debian
i have a bunch of PCs with windows installed (same Partitions and disk size) and want to switch to debian.
The problem is that all of the PC are not at the same place and can only be accessed via ...
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How do i make Internet Explorer portable?
As you know support for Internet Explorer (IE) is dropped, but I'm still using it for compatibility purposes. Eg. Bypass Webp format and save images in pure jpg or png format.
I still have my windows ...
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Windows 10 22h2 Processor Compatibility
My employer has a number of PC that still run Windows 7 (let's not get into why...), it will be necessary for us to upgrade each of these PCs to Windows 10 22H2 very soon. If I reference Microsoft's &...
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Bluetooth audio on windows 7 is horrible but on windows 10 it works properly
I have a Toshiba Protege R700 which has windows 10 installed. I decided to install windows 7 and daily drive it for fun. Everything sailed smoothly except of the bluetooth audio. I tried every driver ...
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Windows 11 %USERNAME% still truncated
I understand that some find this problem negligible, but it really bothers me. I have not known this phenomenon before either.
It's about the problem known to some that since Windows 10(?) Microsoft ...
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Using Display Ports with Intel 4600 Graphics
I have run into this problem with a Dell 9020 running Windows 7 and a Dell 7020 running Windows 10: but web searches indicate that the problem may be with the built-in Intel 4600 Graphics, as this is ...
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H264_QSV will decode, VP9_QSV will not
Yet another Intel Quick Sync (QSV) issue.
I've been using QSV enabled decoders, encoders, and filters for about a year, and mostly it works, at least for H264. But, as others have reported, HEVC and ...
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How can I install new mouse drivers on HP Desktop retail edition
I recently upgraded my HP rp5800 from windows 7 to windows 10 and a few weeks later, the mice drivers stopped working. I can seem to find the right drivers from the internet and I am unable to run ...
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fixing up very old pc so it can connect to internet again
I upgraded my uncles windows 7 computer to windows 10 and it cant connect to internet now. looking around the internet i find the most common problem being the drivers.
when i go to device manager>...
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Is it possible to determine which Windows program last modified a jpeg?
I keep finding jpeg images on my computers, which are corrupt. Some have a gray band at the bottom, some are reported bad by Bad Peggy (but look normal when viewed in e.g. XNView) and some are just ...
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Windows: Launch menu entry/option of an app via a keyboard shortcut
Here is the properties info/data (via Winlister) of an app's (here, Network Time) Properties window/pop-up (here, launched via right click menu/option, see screenshot).
What info of The Properties ...
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create a single task user in windows
I have a program that I want to run automatically whenever a specific user logs in to their Windows account.
Additionally, I only want my program to run and nothing else, like the desktop or Windows ...
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Suddenly no Windows partition will boot, yet all my Linux partitions do
I have 5 OS to choose from in multi-boot computer. The SSD has a Linux partition and a Win 10 partition. A HDD has 2 Windows 7 partitions and 1 Linux partition.
Up until a week ago all the OSs booted ...
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How can I know who's using an RDP connection?
Two years ago, I was working in a dreadful company. There, all my colleagues were using RDP connections and in order to know if a connection was available, I needed to ask them. So I have asked this ...
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How to switch mouse pointer shape or size when crossing monitors?
I have dual/triple monitor, and I need different mouse pointer size on each monitor.
I'm looking for a way to change mouse cursort depending on the monitor where the mouse cursor is at.
Can it be done ...
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How can I delete Microsoft Account (formerly Windows Live ID) automatically?
I'm looking for a way to delete accounts I've previously logged in with automatically with a script. I'm having trouble searching for the cache location of them. I've looked in multiple different ...
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Windows 7 VM in Windows 10 Pro Hyper-V: after years, network no longer works
I created a Windows 7 VM in Windows 10 Pro perhaps 5 years ago.
It worked fine for many years.
I rarely use this VM (maybe once every two or three months, sometimes longer) and very few changes have ...
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how to prevent Windows OS password resetting methods e.g. utilman.exe
I came here because topic is serious about my windows system, here is last day somehow I abled to reset my windows password by doing..
This Windows Commands
Using bootable Windows OS Open Commands ...
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How can I rename a USB sound device (headphone) in Windows Sound settings?
How can I rename the CORSAIR HS70 device, I want to get rid of the prefix "2-". I have searched the registry and replaced all strings alike, but the "2-" seems to come back. After ...
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Is there another method for connecting a pc to a local lan printer?
I'm trying to connect my pc to a printer connected on the LAN. But for some reason, it always fail when connecting and showing the error 0x000000011b.
Screenshot of error showing when trying to ...
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Keep programs on monitor when monitor is turned off
I have a two monitor setup and I always use both monitors. During my day, I tend to distribute the programs I'm working with over the two monitors.
When I take a break or go away for a longer period ...
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How to access Windows 10 partially encrypted BitLocker drive in Windows 7 or Linux?
On my Windows 10 second PC I have an additional SSD which was encrypted by default with Bitlocker using no password or secure key.
Because that PC started to show some other hardware problems I tried ...
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Which Windows 10 version to install on Intel Core2Duo E7400 2.8Ghz with 4GB RAM
I searched but I did not find a satisfactory answer to my specific query thus putting it here.
I have an old PC Intel Core2Duo E7400 2.8GHz with 4GB RAM running a Windows 7 32bit. I want to upgrade it ...
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How to integrate drivers from Windows 10 disc image to Windows 7 disc image
I watched this video, which shows that it's possible to run Windows Vista in modern PCs. The author used NTLite to integrate drivers from Windows 7 to Vista's /sources/boot.wim. I installed NTLite but ...
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RDP Windows 10 full windows size without scrollbars
After upgrading to windows 10, I noticed that one of my RDP settings no longer seems to have the same effect.
My screen size is 2560x1440. I have 4 monitors, this is the first one to the left.
In ...
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Install Windows 10 designed drivers on Windows 7?
My laptop is by default installed with Windows 10. I've tried to downgrade it to Windows 8, but the touchpad wasn't recognized and the screen brightness couldn't be changed due to Intel graphics ...
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Microsoft word file deleted itself - On a USB stick
There was a Microsoft word file that I've been writing on which was in a USB. I've been writing on this file on a desktop which is Windows 7 and I guess the Microsoft Word version is 2007 on that pc. ...
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what happened to my OEM key after windows 10 home upgrade from windows 7 home premium?
I upgrade from windows 7 home premium to windows 10 home, after the upgrade the product id changed and doesn't include OEM in the key anymore. even after running SLMGR /dlv in CMD
it brings the ...
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Kiosk embedded computer: hide as much as possible before the app starts in Windows
What is the industry-standard solution for touchscreen "kiosk" embdedded computers (in public places) running Windows to hide things as much as possible when the machine boots, until the ...
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Windows 10 doesn't remember different RDP auth for different port numbers
I have various RDP configurations pointing to workstations on the same target connection, but using different port numbers. I swear Windows 7 could save different passwords with the connections on ...
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Locked files in Windows.old Documents folder, how to grant permissions?
FINAL EDIT:
All came down to EFS encryption, I had no certificates, private keys or anything, thankfully, windows.old had the AppData folder, where I could get the files needed to follow the guide on ...
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Stardock's Start8+10+11 - horizontal line separators in the Windows 7 and Modern Style start menus
What causes Windows to a show a horizontal additional line separator(it appears above the same type of line divider that acts as a border before the sub menu All Programs) on the Windows 7 start menu ...
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Is there any way to edit 'refresh' entry from desktop context menu?
I have searched through all context menu entries in windows registry editor (in places like HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell) but was not able to find anything linking to the 'refresh' ...
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Is Windows 10 scheduling algorithm throttling back my processes?
I have a 10-core, 20-thread Intel Core i9-7900X 3.3GHz CPU. I've been running between 18 and 20 threads on it for around four years, mostly under Windows 7. A few months ago I switched to Windows 10. ...
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No signal / KVM switch
I have a VGA KVM 2 port switch running a Win. 7 & Win. 10 computers through. The Win. 10 computer shows no signal when I start up the computers. The Win. 10 computer is a gaming computer that I ...
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Windows 10 login like 7 or XP
Is it possible to make login screen of Windows 10 to look like Windows 7. I mean 2 or more user icons (profiles) in center of screen and show password field below icon. Instead of icons in lower left ...
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Dual boot W7 and W10 second partition not working
Disk type is GPT
I have installed Windows 7 then made full backup using Aomei Backupper
Then wiped disk and installed Windows 10 and made full backup using Aomei Bacupper.
Then wiped disk and restored ...
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Does clicking mouse wheel (which makes pointer into double headed arrow) and moving mouse up or down scroll page faster in windows 10?
I used to click the mouse wheel which transformed the pointer into a double headed arrow and I moved the mouse up or down to scroll back and forth. This worked on windows 7 and I don't remember using ...
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Windows 10: Fix the default new folder view customization
I want to set the default new folder view to Documents, whatever its contents.
I have set all drives and subfolders in the "optimize this folder for" to view as Documents, and applied it to ...
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Is it possible to change the tooltip delay for files in Explorer on Windows 7 or 10?
In Explorer, one can view tooltips for files by hovering over them, as below:
This tooltip can show some helpful information, such as full file names which are too long for the current Name column ...
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How is the font value in Windows Registry is organized?
This comment https://superuser.com/a/1069328/1664175 explains some crucial facts about the font value of Windows Registry but not completely.
I would like to know more about the font value. Especially ...
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Will I be able to update my windows 7 PC to windows 10
My pc is from 2011, I have a Intel core 2 duo e6600 Processor, 4gb ram.
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How to display windows instead of program icons in the Windows 11's taskbar?
In Windows windows are displayed in the taskbar (or at least were -- before 11). With deactivating of grouping it was even possible, that every window got a separate "block". When a program ...
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Windows 10 can not see HD SATA after ssd installation
I had a setup as below
1 SATA 160 gb Bootable (windows 7)
1 SATA 160 gb
1 SATA 350 gb
1 SATA 500 gb
I decided to buy an Samsung evo 256 gb SSD in order to replace the bootable disk
and i performed a ...
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Can't see W10 shares from W7
I have a similar problem asked by Chuck about 2 years ago: my configuration is a small home network with two W7, a W10 desktop and a Zyxel NAS (linux)
the situation is
W10 sees all other three boxes' ...
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Dual boot 2 version of Windows
-I have windows 10 installed on a computer and want to make it in dual boot with windows 7 is it possible without removing 10 and then installing 7 and then reinstalling windows 10?
look at this two ...
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Explorer.exe Restore previous folder windows at logon fails
Having the restore option selected in Folder Options works fine, except for vpn drives and virtual (subst) drives that are not initially available at the time explorer.exe tries to connect.
The ...
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possible to manually copy printer driver from win 7 to win 10?
I have a venerable but still very serviceable HP6840 network printer, and my old 64 bit Windows 7 box has a driver for it and happily prints to it.
However, my windows 10 laptop doesn't find a driver ...
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Upgrade Windows 7 to Windows 10 via MDT: The system registry cointains invalid file paths
I try to upgrade Windows 7 machines to Windows 10 with MDT Microsoft Deployment Tool. The installation is getting stuck at 30% after a reboot. I tried several solutions but none of them worked.
Delete ...
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