Regardless of Windows language, how can I make the ICACLS command set a...
BackgroundSay I have this commandicacls C:\FullyAccessibleFolder /grant Users:(OI)(CI)FThis works fine in English versions of Windows, but does not seem to work in French versions, giving the following...
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windows 10 How to enable automatic recovery mode without user interaction?
Sometimes during loading windows 10 I have message that windows is not loaded properly and I have to either to reboot or try advanced setting where I just press Continue and windows 10 loads properly...
View ArticleDocker: Service is not running. Windows will ask you for elevated access
I try to configure docker to start automatically after I log on.I have a pop up saying'service is not running''Docker desktop is not running. would you like to start it? Windows will ask you for...
View ArticleEstimate size of Windows Search index
I have to index a rather large amount of data with Windows Search, so I wanted to have an estimation of index size. I've indexed a subset of data (about 60GB; 13e6 pages of text data each about...
View ArticleTaskbar is missing following Windows updates in Windows 11
I just applied Windows updates and shut down. Two days later when I started up, my taskbar is completely missing. I am able to run desktop icons but start menu key doesn't bring up start menu, taskbar...
View ArticleMysterious HDD startups
I am running Windows 10.I have a WD blue HDD which I use to store video clips and nothing else. When it hasn't been accessed in a while, it goes to sleep. When it's asleep and I go to access the drive...
View ArticleWindows 10 file dialogue suddenly extremely slow
Several days ago something happened to my machine. From a certain day on the file dialogue component from any application are very slow and take minutes to open. It is even slow in the feedback hub,...
View ArticleTask trigger when specific USB drive is connected
How to trigger a task when a specific USB drive based on its unique serial number is connected? When you plug in USB drive, event 2003 pops up and it shows the DEVICE and USB unique serial number, how...
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Way to fix some UI inconsistencies on Windows 10 being always blue
If you use WinPalleter to change most of windows UI colors (including classic colors tab), you can notice that most of them doesn't respect the color pallete, even if you fill all registries such as...
View ArticleKeyboard not working after switching user in Windows 10
My PC is a custom built desktop machine. I had used Windows 7, 8, 8.1 on this machine without much issues. For past several months I've been using Windows 10 Pro x64. It was a fresh install. From about...
View ArticleWindows 10 Explorer is very slow when first opened/used
Windows 10 Explorer is very slow when first used after reboot.For instance copy/paste or move a file lasts a minute.Right click mouse (to call context menu) - a minute.But only first time. If I do it...
View ArticleHow can I make the whole Firefox window transparent?
I am looking for an add-on or a solution for Firefox which enables transparency on the whole Firefox window.It would be best if the degree of transparency could be adjusted and there were hot keys to...
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"Ghost" USB Drive in My PC
Ever since I switched SSDs and installed Windows 10 Pro in the one I'm using right now, I see a "ghost" drive (a not existent drive in gray) that only says "Insert a Disk in USB Device (F:)" when I...
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Cloning Windows 10 Home to a new SSD? [closed]
I'm trying to clone my data and licensed version of Windows 10 Home from my old HHD drive to a new Crucial MX500 2.5 SSD using the Acronis True Image for Crucial software. It clones fine but when I...
View ArticleVisual Studio Code unsaved files location
Does anyone know where VS code saves unsaved files on a Windows machine?I have found many discussions about this features, but they don't mention where the files are actually saved.
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Open "Change Your Password" window from command line
Is there a windows command (sent via the command line) that open the "Change Your Password" window as shown below.
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Windows 10 CMD Command Prompt opens and closes for split second. Possible...
Every now and then I get a random command window open and closes for a split second. I can't see what it is. But I'm assuming it is a scheduled thing. I just want to be safe. From the get scheduled...
View ArticleRunning a VPN connection inside a Hyper-V VM on Windows 8, irregular issues
So im running Windows 8 Enterprise x64 on a computer here with the Hyper-V role installed and i want to use this to VPN to work in order to access some server etc, and avoid dropping my connection on...
View ArticleAny way to get modern UI apps for windows 8.1 after the windows store shutdown?
So, as you can see in the title, I really wanna have modern ui apps in windows 8.1 because I'm a windows 8 fan and im still running that version on my tablet.So for example like idk, maybe a modern...
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How to remove WSL directory icon from desktop?
How to remove this?I've tried to remove this icon through WSL. On path /mnt/c/Users there is desktop.ini file, I think that file represents desktop icon of WSL directory. rm -r desktop.ini doesn't work...
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