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How to make Windows Desktop icon size stay permanent?
At some point I needed to resize the (Windows) desktop icons.
So I adjusted the relevant windows registry items, for both icon size and spacing, as widely described elsewhere. Specifically:
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How to glue a browser window to the desktop?
A student with ADHD has asked me for a way to to "glue" his school schedule to the desktop so he will not be able to close or ignore it. It's in a Google Docs document, and it should be ...
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The system shortcuts like "Computer Management" keep resetting their position on Windows 10 desktop
When I create a shortcut for any MMC service (e.g. "Computer Management") on my desktop, it keeps resetting its position on reboot.
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Enter Bios/UEFI from desktop shortcut
I am currently dual booting windows and linux, i dont want to use grub because grub tends to get very flakey the longer things go on.
IS there a way for me to create a desktop shortcut in linux to ...
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Hide taskbar on specific desktop
I am using Windows 10 but this question can probably apply to other versions of Windows.
I want to open multiple desktops in windows and swap between them using the WIN+TAB shortcut. I don't always ...
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Monitor signal cutting in and out repeatedly after hibernation
I am on Windows 11. This started happening only a few days ago after I had manually ended the LampArray Translation Service from Task Manager. Many users are suggesting this task interferes with ...
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Windows 7 - Block Wallpaper Change BUT allow Selected Slideshow Wallpapers
System: Windows 7 Pro with SP2
Please can you help me find a solution to Allow Wallpaper Slideshow using a preselected folder BUT block anyone from changing the wallpaper.
The issue I am coming up ...
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windows 11: how to display on the desktop just the folder and icons of choice?
Having the desktop of my windows 11 PC full of folder and file icons I would like to know if it is possible (with a free app or other way) to make visible only the ones I choose; all the available ...
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Windows 11: how to unhide recycle bin icon when all desktop icons are set on hidden?
I set my desktop icons hidden, but I need only the recycle bin. How to unhide it without changing the settings of the other desktop icons?
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HP Swift1 running Win 10 Home has given me file icons with non-ASCII characters
After moving some files around to reorganize the file system on my laptop, I noticed several weird icons on the Desktop. These file icons have names like [], [][], e| ¼[][], where the [] is of ...
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How do I get my monitor to go in standby when my computer is off or sleeping?
Brief description of the problem:
Whenever I turn my computer OFF or into sleep mode, the monitor does not go into standby mode, and shows "No signal" indefinitely.
I recently changed ...
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Auto restart a desktop app after windows host reboots
I have a desktop windows app that runs on Win Server 2019 that contains its own scheduler and other controls to configure and run a daily batch processing task and check logging. The host is often ...
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No usb devices will connect on boot
I have a new pc. I added a 2tb hard drive, to expand my storage from my 512gb nvme. My nvme has windows 10 and boots seemingly fine, goes right to windows login screen. The problem is that no usb ...
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Add "Next Desktop Background" to context menu in Windows 11
I have tried numerous times to add Next Desktop Background Picture to my context menu in new windows 11 to no avail.
Does anyone know ho to get it there permanently?
It shows up when you change themes ...
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Problems removing desktop shortcuts from multiple user's desktops
Similar issue as here but didn't solve my problem (I don't have any Public Desktop folder): Problems removing desktop shortcuts from multiple user's desktops - Microsoft Community
After installing a ...
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Can't click on the start button on Desktop Computer and Taskbar doesn't let me click it
I've had this problem for about 1 year now and can't seem to resolve.
When I click on my start button on my Desktop (Windows 10) nothing happens. When I right click on my taskbar settings > ...
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How to get rid of desktops mini windows
There are these mini desktop windows open on my computer. I cannot close them, and they interfere with other tasks that I'm doing.
I tried a web search to find the name of the process or service for ...
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Screenshot of desktop despite lock screen?
Do you know how to make a screenshot of the Windows desktop (and not the lock screen) while lock screen is active?
Technically it must be possible since for screen recording there is this solution ...
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How to remote connect into a Windows machine running Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Workstation OS from an iPad on different networks
I am trying to set up a few computers connected to different networks (e.g. different countries) in such a way that I remotely connect between them, but also use an iPad Pro 12.9 inch to remote ...
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PRevent Windows 10 Shutdown as long as process is still running
I habe a Windows 10 host system that runs a VMWare Workstation virtual machine. I would like to prevent shutdown or logoff on that host system as long as the VM is still running, preferrably ...
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Outlook rules don't run automatically
I have a set of "rules" implemented on Outlook Desktop.
But each time I receive a message that matches one of them, it does nothing.
I have to run the rules manually to make them work.
What ...
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Add computer name to Windows 11 Taskbar
I would really like to have my Computer Name displayed in the windows taskbar or overlaid onto it. I used to do this in Windows 10 by adding a toolbar to the taskbar but this seems to have been ...
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Windows 10 File Explorer replace desktop
This is a weird question but is it possible to replace the whole idea of the desktop and have File Explorer instead of the desktop, so when I open my PC it just has that instead of a desktop?
What I ...
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Custom taskbar per virtual desktop on Windows
I'm trying to separate applications for work from applications for free time on Windows 11.
My initial approach was to organize the windows for these apps in separate virtual desktops. However, ...
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Is there any way to cycle through virtual desktops with the mouse wheel when in "Task View"?
What I mean by that is when you have all of the virtual desktops open at the top and can click on whichever one you want to switch to. I was just wondering if it's possible to cycle through them with ...
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Why won't console window remain hidden while using Task Scheduler hidden property? [duplicate]
I'm trying to get my console program to run without being visible on the desktop. In Task Scheduler in Windows 11, I tried enabling it as a service and ticking the hidden checkbox, but it doesn't do ...
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Can you show only specific Desktop Icons on Windows?
I would like to know if there is a way to show only specific desktop icons on the Windows desktop? I usually keep a clean wallpaper look by not showing any icons by right clicking on Desktop > View ...
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windows not booting after installing docker desktop
I installed docker 4.9.0, after the installation I restarted the system as suggested.
I got error "your device run into a problem and needs restart"
My system is windows 10 pro 12gb of Ram ...
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How to make desktop wallpaper private in video call?
I use my pc for gaming and work,
I used two different accounts in windows but it's a lot of hassle when installing a program or setting up networks.
Is there any way to make the wallpaper of the ...
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Windows Desktop Stuck on Invisible Screen
I really messed up my windows PC today. I tried to connect my laptop to a projector via HDMI. When nothing was showing up on the projector I went to the display settings to see if I could fix the ...
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Remote Desktop Connection | Scrambles open app windows when reconnecting
Problem: When I connect to my pc inside my office bubble via RDP on a PC that is on the other room(Trading floor) all the application windows I had previously carefully placed on either monitor 1 or 2 ...
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Windows 10 desktop icon grid broken on cold-start
A few days ago I had some problems with my Windows pc. When I started the PC the explorer.exe wouldn't start correctly and I had to force-shutdown my PC.
After that, every time I start my PC in the ...
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How can I dynamically hide and unhide the taskbar?
I want to be able to have my taskbar auto-hide when I'm focused on my desktop instead of any windows. I should be able to still hover my mouse down at the bottom to reveal the taskbar, but I just want ...
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Windows split screen into unequal sides?
When one drags and drops a window to either side of the screen, it automatically snaps to that side, filling 50% of the screen. Is there a way to override this value in the settings/registry? I have ...
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How to prevent Windows from attempting to save every desktop file operation to a network share
I have a Windows machine that - for some reason - is attempting to perform a file operation on a network share every time I perform one. If I drag a folder across my desktop, refresh it, anything - it ...
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How do I switch my Windows 10 desktop *out* of list view?
I'm running Windows 10 (Enterprise, 21H1), and, for unknown reasons earlier this morning, the desktop began displaying in list view. I understand that many people love this, and so the general advice ...
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Minimize all other windows from the current application?
How do you minimize all other windows from the current application you are using?
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Windows Background randomly updates to green
If my desktop somehow updates, the wallpaper gets replaced with green color. That looks like this:
If I right-click and do “Refresh”, the whole background gets green.
I think that has something to do ...
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How to transfer data from a desktop pc to a USB flash drive?
On a windows 10 Home Edition desktop pc how do i transfer data Firefox browsing history to a USB flash drive? I see a lot of how-to's on the web, but they don't tell me exactly on how to do it.
They ...
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How to use a folder besides the Desktop folder as the default for opening and saving files in Windows?
Many desktop applications (such as Mozilla's Firefox web browser) use the Desktop folder as the default to open/save files. For example, in Firefox, if you go to VirusTotal and click on the Choose ...
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How to get rid of annoying overlay icons for desktop icons? (picure included)
How to get rid of annoying overlay icons for desktop icons? The three main ones I noticed were the blue on white curved up arrow, the shield icon, and the two blue arrows hitting eachother. I know ...
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How to create desktop shortcut and placed on a specific location on the desktop using scripts only
I know how to create shortcuts using Windows Script Host (link). But what I need is to create shortcuts and placed at specific locations without having to use the mouse manually to place them. Is this ...
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Why am I getting a weird, blocky black background on my Windows desktop?
My Desktop looks like this.
The icons show the desktop background behind them only after hovering over them. It doesn't happen all the time. The desktop became that way upon highlighting it, as you ...
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Turn on laptop while folded and without pressing laptop button
Planning to make my windows laptop act as a console and would like to hide it in a tight space which wouldn't allow me unfold my laptop. Would be great if there's an external switch that could be ...
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How to bring windows back up, after opening a new window on the desktop in Win10?
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How to bring windows back up, after opening a new window on the desktop in Win10?
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Lets say you have 3 windows of applications A, B, C currently opened on your screen, and welly ...
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Desktop icons keep rearranging after reboot
I've got a weird issue with my Windows 10 - after every restart it rearranges icons on desktop, since I've got multi-monitor setup it's a little bit annoying.
It looks like running a game in lower ...
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Managing windows overlapping: docking a window on the desktop
I'm looking for a way to manage the windows overlapping. In particular, I'd like to reach this goal: given more than 1 window (e.g. Chrome, Excel), I want to dock the Excel window on a part of the ...
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Adding computer's description to BGInfo
Is it possible to add the computer description value to BGInfo?
The closest information I've found so far is the <Host Name> (available in the defaults field) but I guess I would have to write a ...
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Is there a clever way to group a bunch of files together besides using a folder (for Windows desktop background images)?
I have many photographs, and I want to pick about 1000 of them to use as Windows desktop backgrounds (aka wallpapers).
The easiest thing to do is copy the ones I want into their own folder, and then ...
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New Windows 10 computer has desktop icons from old computer that don't work
I was trying to search for this, but I'm not finding any relevant results.
I bought a new laptop, because my old one was getting too slow. During setup I selected some option to sync activities ...
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