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How can one open a browser: edge or chrome or firefox, to specific pixel dimensions?
I have tried the following shortcut for edge, with no success:
Shortcut Definition:
Target:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --profile-directory=Default --...
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Error with Installing PowerToys in Windows 10
I get this error when I try to install Powertoys（PT） on my laptop (Windows 10 Pro 64-bit version).
Error Image
Details:
・I was installing the latest version of PT（0.64.1）
・Using Github Installer
・Ran ...
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How to run TackleTest using Docker image on Windows 10?
We are running on Windows 10. Instructions said to mount a working
directory to a docker container. We have everything and still can't
get Tackle Test to run tests on applications. What are we missing?...
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Python cannot open a text file outside of an IDE (Windows 10)
I am having this problem with any python script that involves opening a text file. I have tried in various IDEs, including VSCode and PyCharm, and all works as intended. But as soon as I run the ...
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How to control Windows 10 Mobile Hotpot settings from C# Windows application [duplicate]
I'm developing a Windows application in C# and distribute it with a PC with Windows Home operating system to customers. I'd like to make the PC a wireless hotspot.
I tried creating a hosted network, ...
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Win10 1607 LTSB - Change Start Menu Layout for Existing Profile (Appx)
We have a bunch of business critical Win 10 tablets (imagine being used by Ambulance drivers when they are out on a call). As part of upgrading the main app used on these devices, I need to run a ...
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Windows/Python check if file is open or in use
I am using python to monitor a folder and check if files are being copied in and if so, replicate those to a new location.
I am using the following to monitor the folder:
fsmonitor
The issue I am ...
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Managing UWP WebView overall memory consumption over extended periods of time
TL;DR
We are looking for a method to force a UWP Webview to clear any cached assets/memory for our library.
Our goal is to be able to re-use the same WebView without calling methods that may adversely ...
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Windows - Create a process in session 0 using CreateProcessWithTokenW
The purpose is to create a new process in session 0 from a process in non 0 console session.
I know some methods that fulfill the purpose, but I want to know why the method described below does not, ...
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Can't set JAVA Path in batch [duplicate]
i have a problem with set a temporary variable in batch for java under Windows10. Java_home is working, but variables for java.exe are everytime empty.....
with:
@echo on
set JAVA_HOME = C:\openjdk\...
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IDataObject asynchronous operation completed notification
There are:
Windows Explorer window opened in a folder (next Folder A) with a large file (next File).
My application window (next App) is registered as a drop target and implements IDropTarget.
A user ...
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Windows 10 C# App will not run says CLRWrapper missing dependencies
I have a WPF application that runs fine on a Windows 10 x 64 development machine and a basic Windows 10 x64 VM. When put on a customer machine get an exception saying:
DispatcherUnhandledEvent: Could ...
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Run a script on task scheduler when RAM usage is 3gb >
as the title says, how do you run a script on task scheduler when RAM usage is greater than 3gb? I want to run a script that changes the power plan (already done).
My only problem is do I configure ...
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How to close main window of uwp programmatically
Unlike wpf, uwp apps can't close their mainpage programatically. Window.Current.Close() fails when executed on mainpage of the app. What is the correct way of closing the mainpage in uwp??
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Access Desktop Items in Win10 vs. Win7?
I'm trying to access the names and positions of desktop icons under win10 with no luck. I posted a similar question and solution (SO#58126669) when I was using Win7. Now I find the solution (which ...
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Set background colour of custom Windows desktop
I have some POS-like application where the user is not allowed to access the underlying operating system. Thus I currently create an own desktop with CreateDesktop() which does not provide access to ...
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How to trigger a BAT file on Shutdown Button Click?
Windows 10's default "Shutdown" option keeps the open apps available on the next startup. So I've been using a BAT file with the simple line shutdown -s -f -t 0.
How can I make my shutdown button to ...
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How to add Windows Terminal to context menu on Windows 10? [closed]
Microsoft released Windows terminal as a Microsoft Store app. How to add it to the context menu or replace 'Open Powershell window here' with it ?
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ERROR : create a file in c disk by cmd in windows? [closed]
When i write nul.> on cmd I get:
Access is denied.
How can I make a file on the C drive? I tried to use the echo.> command but it doesn't work.
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Unable to Authenticate using Domain/Local User on my Azure Windows-10 VM
Since my failover from On-prem to Azure couple of months ago, I have been connecting to my Windows-10 ent VMs using my domain user without qualms.
Sometime last week, I got an "NLA" error when trying ...
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Is there a way to inspect what "ntoskrnl" calls/executes in Windows 10?
[EDIT]: This issue has been solved by a recent Windows update.
Good day folks,
I have an issue and hope you can help me out with it. Here it goes:
After 5 minutes my computer enters away mode and "...
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Control 8 channel surround sound on external USB audio card in Java, Windows 10
Summary: How do I access all 8 surround channels on my external USB Audio soundcard when I can't find them through the javax.sound.sampled Sound API in Java, but the underlying Windows 10 can use them?...
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Handle/Prevent a non UWP Win32 application from being suspended in Windows 10
I have a legacy Win32 application written in C++ that runs on the system continuously to monitor system health related parameters. Recently, I started facing an issue with the application getting ...
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Windows 10 pro only standard user account
on windows 10 pro.
I made a mistake yesterday, I changed the only account on my system from administrator to standard user account and now i cant do anything on my system e.g install applications and ...
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windows 10 context-menu NEW MENU items disappear
for strange reason:
when I open context menu in [C:] there Empty list.
when I open I [D:] all exist as should.
screenshot below
I need some help in equalizing [C:] NEW context menu to be equal ...
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How to stop Windows 10 feature "focus assist" from being enabled?
I'm using C# WinForms to create an overlay. The overlay needs to be the same size as (or bigger than) the current screen. However, it needs to not enable the "focus assist" feature.
I have tried ...
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Enumerating window handles including virtual desktops
I've been using the particularly handy EnumWindows() to collect the handles of currently open windows. Unfortunately, this function only picks up handles from the current desktop - if I open a new ...
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Cannot rename files from within sandbox
Do Win10 handle file permissions differently than Win7? Even when Properties > Security > Advanced permissions for files/folders seem to be identical?
Problem:
For several years, I've been ...
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Install language pack + Set UI language powershell
im trying to install and use a new language in Windows 10 1809 with powershell.
I'm installing the language pack using:
Add-WindowsPackage -Online -PackagePath .\lp_de.cab
After the installation is ...
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can we disable right click for a certain folder or desktop?
Is it possible to disable to right click for only a particular folder of desktop?
I tried the Reg-Editor method but it will disable the right click for the whole system.
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I can't seem to pydoc raw_input in the terminal(Windows)
I am a newbie in programming and I am using Windows and Python2.7.
I tried to run python -m pydoc raw_input in the terminal, but it says:
'more' is not recognized as an internal or external command, ...
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Problem while getting the original filename of a windows app with GetFileVersionInfo and VerQueryValue API
I'm testing GetFileVersionInfo and VerQueryValue functions to get the original filename(OriginalFilename) of a file on Windows 10(64bits, version 1803).
I could get an original filename of some ...
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Creating custom screen under Privacy settings of Windows
I want to create custom screen under Privacy settings on Windows. It should look something like the following:
I have no clue how to achieve this. Please assist.
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Why does my application requires admin priviliges when placed in C:\Program Files on windows 10 but not on windows 7?
My Java RCP application (App.exe) was recently converted from 32-bit to 64-bit. Since it is a 64-bit application i have used NSIS to create an installer which will dump all the required files along ...
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Building a custom lock screen (and screensaver) for Win7 and above
I have a client that uses Windows desktop computers that are "always on," and which are accessed by multiple users, who interact with the same program instances. (For the sake of simplicity, imagine a ...
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Customize Windows 10 Start Menu
I have a potential requirement of modifying the Windows 10 Start Menu structure. I know that you can customize the groups and tiles: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/deploymentguys/2016/03/07/...
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I am unable to install Java in my Windows 10 machine
I am trying to install Java JDK on my Windows 10 machine
on clicking on the EXE I am displayed with a message saying
"Do you want to allow this app to make changes to your device?"
When I ...
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Add entry to right-click menu for a specific filetype
What I want
I want to add a custom entry to the menu that appears when right-clicking a .jpg/.jpeg for my program (editing images).
What I tried
I added to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell a key ...
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CouchDB 2.1.0 does not work with windows 10
I tried to install couchDB on windows 10.
now I know that there was a problem with couchDB and windows 10 creator update,
but the problem was supposed to be fixed in version 2.1.0 like they said in ...
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Windows process abandon parent. How to get hold of them?
I wrote a program launching and monitoring and generally manage other programs. In the general case I prepare a System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo and invoke Process.Start. Later I start one thread ...
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Windows 10 will not update until Samsung Easy Settings is manually uninstalled [closed]
When I try to run the [Samsung] Easy Settings uninstall, Windows 10 blocks it from running saying that it is for a different version of Windows and might be unsafe.
I can't seem to find any valid or ...
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Reinstalling Windows 10 [closed]
So I took my laptop (a Lenovo Yoga 2 pro) in to best buy after it had water spilled on it. They said they'd fix it under warranty and I left it with them. A few days later I came to pick it up, but ...
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Management of internet connections?
The status says - connected.
In windows 10 I have list of configured internet connections, how I can get that list and connect to or disconnect from one of them programmatically with C++?
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Local user account created with Powershell is NOT shown in settings "Family & Other people"
I am working on Windows 10 Assigned Access for Desktop for version 1607.
Mission: I need to get Assigned Access to work with Powershell.
Steps done:
I create a new LocalUser account with New-LocalUser ...
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Bash on Windows 10, no loop devices
I've just tried Bash on my Windows 10 PC, and it works fine. However, I found that there is no such thing as loop devices by ls /dev/, and modprobe loop gives an error output.
Does it mean this Bash ...
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Show touch keyboard (TabTip.exe) in Windows 10 Anniversary edition
In Windows 8 and Windows 10 before Anniversary update it was possible to show touch keyboard by starting
C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe
It no longer works in Windows ...
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Android Studio 2.1 doesn't install in Windows 10 pro 64-bit system(build 10240)?
When setup file that i downloaded from android developer site is run, it says "This app can't run on your pc to fin a version for your pc, check with the software publisher". My PC specs are as ...
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Desktop C# - Referencing Windows.Devices
I am trying to create a classic desktop application for Windows 10 in C# that will be able to talk to BLE devices.
I followed the instructions (Bluetooth 4.0 (low energy) API for windows desktop C# ...
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Scaling the non-client area (title bar, menu bar) for per-monitor high-DPI support
Windows 8.1 introduced the ability to have different DPI settings for different monitors. This feature is known as "per-monitor high-DPI support." It persists and has been further refined in Windows ...
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An Extra Drive is Showing in My Computer but not in Disk Management in Windows 10 [closed]
Hey Any one please help me !! An unknown extra drive is shown in My Computer and when i tried to open it ... it says Access Denied .... I don't know from where it come from and when i checked it in ...
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