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CTRL+C isn't working as interrupt in command prompt

When I run a command and I wanna to stop it via CTRL+C in CMD or PowerShell nothing happens.If these shells are run with Administrator group CTRL+C is working fine. Yes I have UAC enabled.On cygwin's...

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Why doesn't my HP laptop start normally and just shows a black screen while...

My HP laptop works on Windows 11 and is acting weird lately. Whenever it turns off or goes to sleep and then I try to power it up again it shows the HP loading screen then the screen is on but...

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Windirstat reports Websense using 80GB, but FileExplorer says Websense using...

What does it mean when c:\program files\Websense is reported by Windows File Explorer to use 480MB but WinDirStat reports the same directory as using 80GB?

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Windows 7 Clean Install: Installing Driver through Windows Update or Manually

Whenever i doing clean install of my Thinkpad T410, I'm always wondering if it is better to use Lenovo's own tools (Thinkvantage System Update), or Windows Update to install drivers (Graphic Driver,...

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I always have to boot windows through the BIOS

My problemEvery time I boot my Windows 10 laptop, it gets stuck in a BIOS loop. In this loop, the BIOS apparently can't find my hard drive, so it reboots the system, loads up the BIOS again and fails...

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Windows 10; crash after few minutes after startup; restarts and never crashes...

I turn on my computer. Windows 10 boots up and the desktop appears. I login and get to do my work. After a few minutes, the computer restarts by itself suddenly (no BSOD). Windows boots up and I get to...

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Laptop issues since windows update(Sound ,Bluetooth and Device Manager)

I wake up and boot my laptop but says installing an update and I left it STUCK at 7 Percent for over 2 hrs till I boot to safe mode after that it finally Boots up to WindowsThe next day boot it up then...

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How to determine why Windows security event log ID 4624 are occurring and...

I work for a smaller company that has an IT guy that is a real hot-head, who thinks he’s God. I’ve noticed lately that I have a bunch of event ID 4624 (successful logon) events popping up in my Windows...

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What Equivalent %* of Batch in PowerShell

Batch Script:@echo offif not "!!"=="" setlocal enabledelayedexpansionfor /f "tokens=4*" %%a in ('dir /AD "%USERPROFILE%\" ^| find "DIR" ^| Find /v " ."') do if "%%b"=="" (set $dirs=!$dirs!"%%a" ) else...

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How can I remote wipe a Windows computer?

Is there a way to wipe the hard drives of a Windows machine remotely? Like the remote wipe function that's built into iOS.So I can still use Remote Desktop to access (with admin rights) the machine, so...

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Easy way to recover Windows.old folder after Windows 8 PC Refresh?

I recently did a Windows 8 PC refresh, hoping it would solve an issue I'm having, which it didn't. Now I'm hoping there's an easy solution for undoing the refresh.Is there an easy way to recover any...

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How do I ensure that BitLocker can't be bypassed with a recovery key?

I want to encrypt my hard drive using BitLocker, but it requires me to create a recovery key. Now, I understand why this is important, as there may be cases where my password alone can't unlock the...

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Allow Bluetooth devices to wake PC

I have a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard attached to my Windows 10 desktop. However, neither of these devices are able to wake the computer from sleep and no guide online appears accurate.If and how this...

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Count number of files in each subfolder, windows command line

There are many solutions for getting the total number of files within a directory using command line, but is there a way to get the number of files per sub directory using command line on Windows...

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How to uninstall gmssl in Windows?

According to the official website of GmSSL, I used CMake to build and VS Command to compile the project in Windows.Now I want to uninstall GmSSL,but I can't find any related command in official docs...

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Ubuntu not showing in boot menu (Dual boot Ubuntu and Windows)

A couple of years ago, I set up my machine to dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu. At that time, it worked as expected and I was able to switch back and forth between Windows and Ubuntu. Today, I tried to...

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How do i see the same options when right clicking multiple files as for single?

For example, I'm using ecmo unlockit to delete files, when I right click a single file/folder, there is an option in the context menu to delete it. When I click more then one file/folder, there is no...

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How can I change the default shortcut in Windows for closing programs?

I like the close program keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X which is ⌘+Q. Nice and convenient for hand placement. In Windows however, the equivalent shortcut is Alt+F4, a little awkward.Is there a way to...

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Copying files in network share from folder to folder

I'm trying to copy files on a network share from one folder to another, so I'm just doing copy and paste, I have TeraCopy installed and it shows a speed of 2KB/s to 7KB/s.I'm working from home and the...

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windows control left/right arrow to end of line

On my mac, on any line of text (in any sot, if I press command + arrow left/right, the cursor jumps to the beginning or end of the line, and if I press option + arrow left/right, the cursor jumps to...

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