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Show all windows from a grouped program in the taskbar (Windows 11)
Since you can not ungroup items on the taskbar anymore in Windows 11 I'm looking for a way to show all windows of a single item/program on the desktop (e.g. "unminimize" them and bring them to the...
View ArticleHow do I check the sha256 sum of my file's certificate (not the sha256 sum of...
I am checking the integrity of the gpg4win installer on Windows and I would like to check the sha256 sum of my file's certificate. My windows (Windows 11) only show the sha1 sum of my file's...
View ArticleWhy is my Wi-Fi driver not connecting on an HP Pavilion running Windows 10?
Lately I've been experiencing abnormal behaviour by the Wi-Fi on my laptop. It sometimes works and sometimes doesn't.I've checked the device manager and noticed while the Wi-Fi doesn't work the adapter...
View ArticleHow to fix "sharing violation" message when editing hosts file?
I'm running textpad as administrator. When I try to save the changes, I get a message "Encountered a sharing violation while accessing C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts."I checked using Process...
View ArticleCan I delete the folder C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\?
There is a new folder full of installers located at C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\. I believe this is from Visual Studio 2012 RC. Can I delete these gigabytes of data without consequences? Are they all...
View ArticleHow to disable HDMI port?
Is it possible to disable the HDMI output in Windows, so that, when you connect an HDMI device, the system doesn't react to it?There's usually a second screen connect via HDMI, but I just want it to...
View ArticlePrevent user from reading or copying file
Imagine I have some content in file which I don't want anyone to read. Also encryption here doesn't help because I need to store the key anyway - and we have some problems with this.Is it possible on...
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How to record what's playing on the soundcard using FFmpeg on Windows 8?
I am trying to record what's playing on my soundcard in Windows 8.1I ran the following to determine what devices I have:ffmpeg -list_devices true -f dshow -i dummyThe output listed:DirectShow video...
View ArticleAre all versions of Windows case insensitive?
I know the Windows OS is (generally) case insensitive. Is this true for all the Windows OSes (from Windows 95 up to Windows 7)? Is there any registry setup to make Windows case sensitive?
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How to block all outbound connections except web browser using Windows Firewall?
goalBy default, the integrated Windows 10 Firewall allows ALL outbound connections. This seems crazy to me.I want to block ALL outbound traffic and whitelist only those few programs which really need...
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System date change tracking in windows xp
I wanted to track when system time was changed in a PC.By looking at event viewer for event id 520 i will get it. But when i changed date manually in windows and look at event viewer i found 4 entries...
View ArticleHow to use a textmarker on emails stored in Thunderbird?
I need to highlight text portions in my emails stored in Thunderbird.Is there any other solution than to manually edit the .eml source files in an external text editor ?To clarify: I am not talking...
View ArticleHow to open an email stored in Thunderbird using an external text editor?
How can I modify the source code of emails stored in Thunderbird using an external text editor ?My current cumbersome workflow is this:Move the message from its current folder to an empty folder named...
View ArticleNeed help recovering old Windows 11 boot entry after new Win 11 installation
This is the way my system was before I installed Windows 11 again.240GB M.2 SSD contained Ubuntu, it's grub menu had Windows boot entry256GB SSD had Windows 11, it had it's own boot entryBecause the...
View ArticleWindows corrupted spanned dynamic disks how to put back together (hack)
I spanned some (3) disks together as a temporary measure in windows 10 meaning to copy all the data over to a 6 disk raid for safety's sake, To make a sad story short , I never got around to getting...
View ArticleHow do I redirect output from python to file
I want to redirect all output (stdout and stderr) of console to the text file. I make the following steps:Open cmd.exeStart command: "python.exe">"file.txt"After that, I'm waiting for the python's...
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Can't enable secure boot in Windows 11
I am using Windows 11 and can't enable secure boot. I tried to enable it in BIOS, but it still doesn't work, and in system information, it's off.
View ArticleHow can I make Shift+End select text again?
Shift+End is supposed to select all the text from the current position to the end of the line. For some reason my computer stopped behaving that way yesterday. Now my cursor doesn't move when I click...
View ArticleIs there any way to keep my mouse moving continuously? (without using mouse...
There is an app that continously monitors all the other apps that I'm using, but it only registers me to be "working" if my mouse/keyboard is moving. So is there any way to get my mouse to move or my...
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How to stop apps asking for focus on Windows 11? [closed]
I'm having this annoying situation on Windows 11, that some apps keeps asking for focus and disturbing me.In the example below, the culprit is this app with the blue circle logo, note that its windows...
View ArticleHow do I diagnose this crazy slow screen update caused by low GPU clock?
Display updates get insanely slow sometimes when not plugged in. Like dragging a window across the screen can take 15 seconds and only do two or three display updates during that time. Same with simple...
View ArticleWhere are Notepad temp/unsaved .txt files located?
Since Windows 11 (or maybe earlier) Windows Notepad internally stores unsaved files so if the application (or Windows) crashes they will be still there later. For example, Notepad++ stores those temp...
View ArticleLink to download java 1.6.0_26 version for windows 64 bit machine
I want to download java version 1.6.0_26 for my windows 64 bit machine.Can somebody provide link for it ?
View ArticleNo reaction to click left mouse button - Windows 11
I have a problem in Windows 11. Randomly, the Laptop stops responding to left mouse button clicks. It doesn't matter if it's a laptop touchpad or another external mouse. After refreshing the system (i...
View ArticleAccess host's smart card reader via Remote Desktop Connection
I have a Windows 7 machine that has a smart card reader. I have an application running on that machine that can successfully read the contents of the card.I have another Windows 7 machine that I use to...
View ArticleMultiple MAC addresses on a single network interface
Since the other question about this (Multiple network interfaces on a single NIC in Windows) only asks about different routing, I'm going to ask this again:Is there any way to create multiple virtual...
View ArticleDrive letters messed up after migrating Windows to different partition
I used to have two different installations of Windows – one old and the other newly installed. I wanted to get rid of the old installation, and to do so, I copied the contents of the new Windows...
View ArticleWindows 10 Cannot remove kiosk mode: Error: Try your changes again
I have just setup kiosk mode (Assigned Access) on my Windows 10 Pro Version 10.0.18363 Build 18363. After playing around with it for a bit with the assigned app set to Clock I wanted to get rid of it...
View ArticleWindows won't boot up after Pop!_os installation
I just installed linux (Pop!_os) a couple of days ago for the first time. After the installation I tried turning my laptop off and on and unfortunately the only thing that boots now is Pop!_os. If I go...
View ArticleProxy server on residential network using `tunnel`
I am trying to solve this problem for 2 weeks and I still cant find a solution. I just need to run a proxy server on my windows 11 home computer (residential network) in such a way that I can configure...
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