Questions tagged [windows]
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Firewall drops DHCP with full allowed or disabled Firewall in Fresh unchanged Windows 11 23H2 Installation
I installed a fresh Win 11 23H2 (with lot problems caused to broken Installer-PE, but not the point)
The Network Connection dont work. Its a Reaktek 2,5GbE 8125 Adapter.
I tried:
diffent settings like ...
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How can I make my custom icon for the snipping tool appear in the task bar in Windows 11 Home?
Here is my odd problem - I created a custom icon for the snipping tool.
I can pin it to my Start menu just fine, but if I pin it to the taskbar, the icon is invisible.
I only see the words snipping ...
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Mount SFTP directory in NFS Share
Here's my issue :
I have setup an SFTP with chroot directory is /sftp/usersftp In this chroot directory i have two subdirectory IN/OUT
On the same serveur i had created a user with $HOME=/data/...
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Is there a difference between combining commands with & and running them one at a time?
Say I want to run multiple, computationally complex commands on Windows command line.
Does it makes a difference, performance wise, if I combine them with &:
doSomething1 & doSomething2 & ...
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How to dock and wake Windows laptop without opening it?
I want to plug in the dock (with the dongle for my wireless keyboard) and then wake up my Windows laptop with the keyboard. If the dock/dongle is connected to my laptop before the laptop goes to sleep,...
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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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Windows program uses VPN rather than direct connection [closed]
I have a Windows VPN that is only used for direct connection to a remote server. It is periodically unavailable, and I only make the connection when I need to access the server. One of my programs, ...
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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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Block one specific device from automatically trying to connect via Bluetooth
I have an Asus laptop running Windows 11 (up-to-date with all updates as of now); my wife has a Fitbit Inspire II health tracker, and every time I switch on the laptop I get an absolute avalanche of ...
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Windows Server 2019 ignores disconnection timers
I have to set different conditions of RDP session time limits per user, but my Windows server 2019 ignores this configuration tool:
What should I do?
Logged off users are never disconnected by the ...
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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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anchor build error with path in windows
I have seen error like this here.
but i cannt find correct solution.
so i post this question again
error is as follow:
[2024-05-28T02:18:40.570816900Z ERROR cargo_build_sbf] Failed to obtain package ...
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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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What does gpg: skipped "user": no secret key mean?? (How to solve)?
I am doing a git commit and I am getting the following error:
gpg: skipped "user <email>": No secret key
gpg: signing failed: No secret key
error: gpg failed to sign the data
fatal: ...
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Sorting Windows Explorer's file checkboxes output
I'm writing a rough .cmd batch to do an operation with a few files (4 or 5) in Windows. I want to mark the desired files in Explorer's checkboxes, and drag-and-drop them to the batch file, that will ...
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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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Is this OEM section in an .inf driver file a bug?
I can't seem to find the driver name. Instead of specifying the name, this .inf seems to specify;
[Manufacturer]
%OEM%=OEM,NTx86,NTamd64
[OEM.NTx86]
%PRINTER1%=INSTALL_SECTION,USBPRINT\...
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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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Perform fsutil command always reports "The parameter is incorrect" in Win11
I met a Win11 update problem with 0x80071a91 error code. And I did some research from internet. In all the solutions, the first solution is always to reset the FSRM service. But when I perform the ...
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Windows 11 seems to have disabled all ways to get around Auto Update Restarts. Is there a workaround?
I run Matlab simulations that sometimes take weeks to finish and when Windows restarts I lose all my work so I really need a way to stop auto restarts.
Windows 11 seems to have disabled all ways to ...
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7-Zip Fails to Properly Unzip File via Context Menu and CMD, But Works in GUI
I'm currently encountering a problem with a .zip archive made using 7zip. Whenever I try to unzip it using the context menu (right click -> 7zip -> extract here) or using a bat script (or cmd) &...
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Screen resolution fixed at 800x600 [closed]
I formatted my Windows 7 computer to 8.1, everything is fine. But the screenshot is fixed at 800x600. I tried to download the display drivers using plain logic, but the system replied that it is not ...
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Cygwin SFTP connection closed after PubKey authentication when Match User is set up in sshd_config
I have problem during configuration of Cygwin sftp server on Windows Server.
When I'm trying to change root directory of one user with Match User I got "Connection closed" after sftp to this ...
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unable to write / scribble in WPS Office Writer write using my Wacom Pen Tablet in Windows
I am unable to write/ scribble in WPS Office Writer using my Pen Tablet under the Draw features tab. I can although do the same when I scribble using my laptop touchpad. I am currently using the ...
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Windows 11 Home cannot be activated nor purchased via the store due to "hardware change"
Yesterady I bought a brand new ASUS F16 gaming laptop without any OS installed. I used Microsoft's official tool to prepare a USB drive for Windows 11 installation. Not sure if this contributed to the ...
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Windows 11 - opens multiple instances of some programs (like cmd)
When I run cmd and some other programs, it will open 2 (sometimes more) instances of it. This is regardless of whether I open it from a shortcut, the taskbar, or just typing 'cmd' into the Start Menu ...
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Windows shared folder LAN transfers an order of magnitude slower than SFTP transfers between the same machines?
I have a Windows 11 laptop and a Windows 11 desktop. The desktop shares folders that the laptop accesses using either UNC paths or a mounted drive letter. I get about 4 MB/s (32 Mbit/s) reading or ...
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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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How can I enable a .crx extension in Chrome?
I coded an extension for Chrome, packed it as crx via Chrome, and loaded it in Chrome. How can I enable it? The enable button is greyed out, clicking on it does nothing.
I use Chrome Version 125.0....
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Batch command with quotes fails to move files and delete folder with special characters
I have a custom batch program that I update and run to negate having to constantly waste half an hour just to clean up the Windows start menu every time I'm forced to reinstall Windows. It saves me a ...
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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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What is the concept of permissions under security tab versus sharing tab?
I have a shared folder.
When I right click on it and click properties, then,
Under security tab I can see list of users.
Under sharing tab, under permissions I can see a list of users.
It looks like ...
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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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Reset Windows Update settings back to default, including respective local policy, by command-line only?
I have many Windows 10 and Windows 11 machines, which are in different states of windows update settings. Unfortunately, some machines have local policies active for windows update settings.
I need to ...
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how to determine application preferences location
I just installed some old software from a few years ago (i can't get it to run because it is expired and out-of-production (123DMake)
Even when using runas software (allows you to change the date and ...
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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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Mystery daily Explorer popup window trying to view my my boot partition
Something is mounting my boot partition (the 100MB partition with the Windows boot loader) as drive I: and opening it in Windows Explorer, leaving an Access denied error popup. It happens every day. I ...
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How to manage permissions for IIS sites with 'Authenticated Users' group
Have multiple sites (2) hosted on IIS with PHP. Each site runs under its own application pool, therefore each instance of w3wp.exe (IIS Worker Process) and php-cgi.exe runs under the respective ...
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Aside from the Task Scheduler, how can tasks automatically fire on a fresh Windows Server 2019 machine?
I have a Windows Server 2019 machine. It is pretty much an empty box. My company has installed a handful of things on it, but I am convinced that I have checked it all. Mysteriously, the CPU goes wild ...
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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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Creating a bat file to force close microsoft excel
First of all, i am sorry if i post this in a wrong community as i am new to this.
So i am trying to run a bat file whenever something goes wrong, the code for the bat file is as follows:
taskkill /IM ...
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Windows 11 Task Scheduler - How to stop a running powershell script task?
In Task Scheduler, how may I stop a running task sooner than 1 hour, say immediately after execution?
I've tried manually entering '1 minute', but the Task is still 'running'. Suggestions?
I'm running ...
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How to run an .exe file in command line without adding PATH variable in Windows? [closed]
I've recently downloaded ffmpeg and I need to run it through command line. I'm not able to do that because I don't have admin rights. How do I work around that?
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Azure VM login failing through Entra ID error
Unable to access Azure VM using almost all Entra IDs apart from one. I have tried multiple Entra IDs with same administrative access and roles but somehow only 1 ID works.
The issue isn't due to MFA ...
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Files and folders on shared drive created on Linux are not visible in Windows (dual-boot)
I have a dual-boot with Linux (Manjaro) and Windows installed on two separate SSDs, plus I have a shared ex-fat HDD which contains documents and the like.
Problem is, very often, when I'm on Linux and ...
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Can a directory junction in a trusted folder be a trusted mount point in Windows 11?
For example, I have a home directory c:\users\me.
Inside that, I have c:\users\me\Dropbox.
I also have a junction c:\users\me\Cloud -> c:\users\me\Dropbox to indicate that my current Cloud provider ...
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Windows 11 apps showing my location as the wrong country
my laptop is doing this odd thing where it suddenly decides I'm in Australia and changes my timezone to that (I'm not, I'm in the UK). Obviously I can bypass it by manually setting it but I'd rather ...
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How to Get Console Font Size from Script?
I opened PowerShell console window, then checked the font size in properties is 16.
How do I get that via script?
I looking for $Host.UI.RawUI not in there.
Looking the registry:
(Get-ItemProperty &...
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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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