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Win 10 won't boot, sfc fails to run from external USB Win 10
HP AIO, 8th Gen CPU. Win 10, newest, startup repair runs, can't fix. Reset also fails. Restore point also fails.
Using a known-good USB ISO also fails to fix (windows resource protection could not ...
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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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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:
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Windows Registry Shows Windows 10 Pro Despite Running Windows 11 Pro
My laptop is running on Windows 11 Pro, and the system settings indeed confirm that it's running Windows 11 Pro. However, when I use PowerShell to query the registry for the Windows version powershell ...
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ODBC entry is working but not visible in ODBC Data Connections
At my work we have Windows 10 and we use ODBC to connect to databases from SPSS, Rstudio and other apps. Recently we added a new registry entry to register a new database connection:
Windows Registry ...
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Some .exe files have blank icons on taskbar despite having icons
Most of games I install are GOG versions and the installers generate loads of unnecessary files, all have uninstallers, and if I want to uninstall, I will just delete the installation folder. I use ...
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Uninstalling a device in Windows 10
I have the devices below, but when I right-click uninstall in Device Manager, it uninstalls correctly, reappearing when I refresh the list of devices.
Is there a way to uninstall the device from the ...
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How Can I Change File Explorer's Default View to "Details" and Group by Type Using CMD/Batch or PowerShell?
I'm looking to customize the default settings of File Explorer on my Windows 10 system. Specifically, I want to set the default view mode to "Details" and have files always grouped by "...
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Getting an error when uninstalling Oracle Analytics Publisher Desktop - The installation source for this product is not available
Oracle Analytics Publisher Desktop has been installed and uninstalled 2 times. Something must have gone wrong the last time I uninstalled it. The program is listed in Control Panel and in the ...
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Disabled EnableLUA in RegEdit, cant run as administrator
I disabled EnableLUA in Dator\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System, this disabled the "credential screen" for running as admin. Stupid thing tho is ...
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Hide the welcome logon screen on Windows 10 Pro
A few weeks ago, I was able to prevent the "welcome logon screen" to be displayed on a Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC (see the details in How to totally remove the Windows 10 login screen?):
It ...
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Change User name in Windows 10 by Editing Registry
I tried to changed my User name in Windows 10 buy making registry edits. I am having some problems and I want to see if there are some other edits that I need to make the rectify these problems.
I ...
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How can i edit this registry key so the context menu opens the application as an administrator rather than as a normal user?
I am currently learning how to edit the context menu via registry key entries, however, i do not know how to open an application as an administrator (in this case a command prompt).
This is the ...
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Delete the autorun key from the command processor in the registry
Every time I tried to run cmd recently it would just pop-up and close immediately, and only Powershell worked on my PC.
I found a solution that asked me to navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\...
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Windows 10 camera won't go to correct resolution
A while ago, I made a camera based on a the Omnivision OV7251 image sensor, and the Cypress CX3 USB3.0 camera controller. I wrote the firmware myself, and so I know that the camera only supports the ...
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How to change a single file type without affecting other file extensions in Windows 10 Pro?
I am attempting to set custom icons for a variety of file types. Those that I work with most so they stand out when looking through a list of files.
In this instance I have created special icons for ...
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Windows Autologin Issues
We have kiosk computers that have been configured to autologin for years with a non-privileged account. All the sudden yesterday, the autologin is no longer functioning on any of them, and it is ...
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How to assign a command to a "microsoft-edge" pseudo protocol on Windows 10 without using Microsoft Store
I am trying to get EdgeDeflector to work to stop Windows from randomly opening Edge for links that come with system dialogs. It's enough that those links are usually useless and opened by accident, ...
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Removing search bar "Suggested" apps list
I want to remove/disable list of suggested apps on the search bar (Windows 10). All of them are irrelevant and annoying, and serve no purpose to me. There are few reddit/Microsoft supports posts about ...
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Change ownership of Registry Key using script
I'm attempting to programmatically change the owner of a registry key but I can't get it to work using a few different methods in CMD or PowerShell. Is this even possible?
The key is owned by "...
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Force Internet Explorer 11 to open instead of Edge on Windows 10
I know IE11 is retired and not advisable to use BUT I need it.
We have a test lab (closed off to the internet) for some Windows 10 PCs (for legacy applications), running Windows 10 Enterprise version ...
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Where are the Start Menu window dimensions/size stored?
In Windows 10 you can resize the Start Menu by click/dragging its borders. I'm assuming this information is stored or encoded somewhere for each user since the Start Menu remembers the dimensions ...
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Can I copy the windows registry configuration from one user to another?
My normal Windows 10 user account (non admin) has some issues with corrupted registry entries.
I have a couple of admin accounts where everything is fine and I would like to restore the values from ...
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"Application not found" when opening folder
I was experimenting with different file explorers and made one of them the default one (I believe it was One Commander). The software was since deleted so I cannot open the folder because there is no ...
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How to edit the registry in Windows 10 (like in Win 7), without having to take ownerships of keys all the time?
As an example, I'm trying to apply the main answer from How do I change "Open with Powershell" to "Open with Command Prompt" when shift-rightclicking in Explorer?.
I'm the only ...
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Only PNG thumbnails are not shown on Windows 10, unless the defail app is Paint.NET
On my ASUS laptop with Windows 10 (UX425J) I have a problem very similar to what is described in Thumbnails (only .png) and some icons on taskbar stop showing (Windows 10) and Can't see PNG previews ...
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Is there a way of permanently disabling a device without using a GPO / Device Manager?
So I have an issue with the Intel Smart Sound for USB Audio device keeps getting re-enabled and is causing all kinds of USB issues. We can solve it by manually disabling the device; however this doesn'...
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How to replace default context menu items to user modified items When a specific folder is right clicked in win10
I am going to replace win10 default context menu items to user modified items, I mean remove all the items already existing and add my own items when a specific folder is right clicked.
I have added ...
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Is it possible to configure edge full-screen speed?
When you press F11 on the Edge browser to show the sites in full screen, if the mouse hovers over the top border, the address bar shows up and takes a lot to hide back. How can we make it hide/show up ...
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Some keyboard keys have been turned off
I've been struggling for weeks with this problem: CTRL,ALT, SHIFT,FN, and WIN keys are not working!
When I bring up the on-screen keyboard, those keys function correctly. When I connect an external ...
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How do I find/generate the registry key name associated with a program?
A bit of background information on why I'm asking this question and my goal:
I'm trying to get the volume mixer to save my settings but it doesn't work for certain apps, namely Windows Media Player. I ...
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windows scrollbars changed to very thin, registry changes keep reverting
Suddenly vertical and horizontal scrollbars became very thin. Impossible to read excel tab names as they are in the scrollbar.
Changing the Registry entry as advised in How to Customize the Scrollbars ...
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STILL no file paths longer than 260 characters in Win Explorer, in 2023? [duplicate]
When I try to create a subfolder in a folder whose file path is already cca 260 characters, I get this message:
The file name(s) would be too long for the destination folder. You can shorten the file ...
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"The configuration registry database is corrupt" when putting in "netsh http show ssl" on administrator command prompt
I've been trying to fix this error:
An error occurred while using SSL configuration for endpoint Type=0 Index=0. The error status code is contained within the returned data. (Event 15021)
From the ...
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Register a file extension for all users
Lets say, I belong to Administrators in Windows 10 and I want:
I.
All other existed users.
Users not created yet.
When anyone from the above list press "enter" on a PDF file, then PDF ...
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Next desktop background by cmd, Powershell or batch?
I have set slideshow as my Windows 10 background. I can right click on the desktop and select Next desktop background to change it to the next image. Is there any way to do this via cmd or powershell ...
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How to change theme/background settings in Windows 10 automatically or with one click?
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I set my background to slideshow that changes every 10 minutes. It also choose the accent color automatically from my background and show the accent color on start, taskbar, and ...
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Can %~n1 be Used in the Registry?
I am currently trying to integrate a program into my shell, the program in question is a CLI tool that has multiple options for files passed to it. I know that it is possible to run 'code' in the ...
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How to disable Numlock permanently on Windows?
I have tried some approaches as shown below to disable numlock permanently on my Windows machine, but none of them is working:
https://technoresult.com/how-to-disable-num-lock-completely-in-windows-10-...
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How to remove icon of a running program from system tray in Windows 10
Any way to do this, maybe through registry editor? What I'm trying to do is, I have a time tracking/keeping software running the whole time (to keep track of what my kids do on the pc), but the ...
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Windows machine trying to path into another machine using the network folder
Does anyone know what the registry change is to c$ into a system from the file explorer ?
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How to manually upgrade Windows from an ISO file?
I have a Windows 10 installation that got into a blue screen boot loop after a system crash. I assumed the registry got corrupted since that happened 32 times in the past with this device and putting ...
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Something overwriting some settings set in HKCR for image files
What I'm trying to achieve: Change the file type description that is shown in the explorer file type column, when creating a new file etc.
What I tried to do but failed: Until now, I have been doing ...
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Where are windows printer's preferences saved?
I'm trying to automate the setup of printer settings, are settings stored to a standard location?
The preference window is just a proprietary driver window
I'm aware of some of the registry values ...
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How to identify which shell-bag was last saved -- windows
I am trying to identify which Windows 10 64-bit Shell Bag was most recently saved, but as I have 5000 Bags the "max bag" parameter from powershell is useless and the BagMRU key in the ...
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Can't find registry key on Windows 10 Education N to deactivate start menu web search [duplicate]
I have Windows 10 Education N, version 21H2. I'm trying to turn off the web search function of the start menu by editing the registry, but I don't know which key I have to edit in my Windows version, ...
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Batch for Windows Registry
So I need to know if it's possible to create a batch file for this darn thing.
Create a new key in the following path named Explorer
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\
And on ...
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How to edit start menu in Windows 10 in a way that it doesn't "fall back" on updating Windows or software pieces?
I'm using Classic Shell, so my experience in restructuring Start Menu is more like in Windows 7: I open C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs and edit folders and links there and that ...
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'Get-Service' fails to list *all* services due to one causing an issue
As a "normal" UAC-elevated user (i.e. member of the BUILTIN\Administrators alias, but not .\Administrator), how can I list all services using Get-Service and sidestep the issue described ...
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is there a way to decouple the screen saver activity timer from the lock timer?
I'm looking for a way to separate the functionality of "lock the PC" from "activate a screensaver" or "turn off the display".
In my ideal world, these two functions would ...
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