How to display the size for folder in windows explorer?
Just wondering that if there is a way to display the size of folder in size column inside of windows explorer? by default, it only display the size of a file, you have to use right click and properties...
View ArticleIs there a way to extract domains from a .dll file?
I'm trying to extract domains from tracking browsers such as Opera or Maxthon so I can block them in my hosts file, like this redditor did with Edge.I tried to do the same using this guide, but didn't...
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How to switch between DNS suffixes using CMD (netshell)?
at my job, I have to manually switch between:1) append primary and connection specific DNS suffixes and2) Append parent suffixes of the primary DNS suffixa bunch of times per day (due to a secure...
View ArticleDoes the Windows registry hold details of the processor's capabilities?
I have a strange situation which I hope someone can shed light on. I have an old HP laptop NC6320 with a triple boot running Windows XP, 7 and Linux Mint. It's an Intel Core 2 T5600 which supports PAE,...
View ArticleList all the serial ports (available and busy) on any of windows terminals
The cmd's mode command shows all the available (to be opened) serial ports, omitting the ones which are occupied by other programs. The PowerShell's...
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How do I route audio from a multi-channel (e.g. 5.1) sound to multiple...
Similar to How can I output audio to both of my monitors simultaneously in Windows 7? but I want to do something specific with my two monitors both having audio output.In Windows I can configure...
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Pacman not available on fresh MSYS2 install
I just installed MSYS2 on windows 10 following instructions here : https://www.msys2.org/After installation, a terminal opens, in which I type pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gccThis results in an...
View ArticleHas anyone seen a recently enabled AD account disable itself once the user...
This usually happens within the same hour of re-enabling a user's account. The user will contact us because they have been disabled due to inactivity, we re-enable the account and then they will...
View ArticleIs it possible to manually add addtional codecs to VLC Media Player for a...
I have two DLL files and one OCX file for a proprietary codec format to play some specific videos encoded with it. While I have an "installer" for it that works fine to register the codec for the...
View ArticleHow can I check available space for drives mounted as NTFS folders in Windows?
I have some drives that are mounted in NTFS folders because I've run out of drive letters in Windows. How can I easily check the free space on these drives? I Googled it without success.
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How do I close Microsoft Edge without Admin rights if the "First Welcome"...
I am on a terminal server for which I do not have the rights to CtrlAltDel and which I cannot just restart so that I cannot force the pop up window of Microsoft Edge to close, after I started it.I...
View ArticleHow can multiple, non-regular segments be extracted from a video using ffmpeg...
I'm trying to extract some segments from a video (and optionally combine them) using ffmpeg... but I'm not getting very far.Compared to the various examples I've found here, in the ffmpeg docs and...
View ArticleMake WSL register GPU as the correct GPU and not a microsoft driver
I am trying to run a cuda (qubic.li - Client) program on linux using WSL. I have two main problems.my GPU is AMD (I get around this using ZLUDA)WSL does not register my GPU as AMD meaning that ZLUDA...
View ArticleHow can I make portable Windows XP/7/8.1/10 flash drive?
I have 64 GB 3.0 flash drive I just bought for any purposes First I wanna try to make NOT BOOTABLE, but PORTABLE flash drive. When I plug it into any PC, it opens directly Windows, without any...
View ArticleIs it safe to go into the directory where a program is installed?
Can I mess something up when I go into a programs install path? For example, could I break or alter something by accidentally moving a file from there into a different folder?
View ArticleVisual Studio 2022 build tools
I need to silently install Visual Studio 2022 C++ build tools using a script. The script should download an offline installer and install it on a machine. Visual studio 2022 does not provide offline...
View ArticleCould deleting a file from the folder of a program, not just remove something...
For example: could I change a characters movement speed in a video game, by removing a file from the games directory, or would such a thing require me to modify a file rather than removing one. Sorry...
View Article" and smaller than "">Bigger than ">" and smaller than "
How can I use the ">" and "<" symbols on a Windows 10, with an ANSI physical keyboard, but with a "Spanish" (or any other ISO key layout for that matter like French (AZERTY), Portuguese, etc.).On...
View ArticleIs there any way to compare zipped folders to unzipped file directory?
I know that Windows Explorer, 7-Zip, Beyond Compare, and others can look into a zipped directory to see the file structure and file names.Is there any way to compare those file names to the unzipped...
View ArticleSpanish keyboard layout without ñ in Windows
I am used to the Spanish layout for programming and it is really hard for me to use anything else. I can use most European keyboards fine since they have the same number of keys by setting the layout...
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