Windows Settings > Devices crashes. Alternative for Bluetooth?
I'm trying to get some Bluetooth headphones working on Windows 10 x64 Build 18362.900, but whenever I open Settings > Devices there is a brief pause (less than 1s), then Settings crashes.Event...
View ArticleHeadphones not showing up in playback devices menu - windows 10
I recently upgraded my computer to windows 10 from windows 8.1, and I'd like to set my audio output quality to studio, and apply the same audio enhancements that I used on windows 8.1 . I can't do...
View ArticleGaining administrator privileges from Function PowerShell
1. GetAdmin from function inside Scriptfunction test { GetAdmin if ( $(fltmc).count -eq 3) { 'Not Admin' } else { 'Admin' } write-host "`'$PSCommandPath`'" pause; exit 0}function GetAdmin { if (...
View ArticleWindows XP KB2686509 Update Keep Failing
I just reinstalled my netbook's Windows because it got infected by virus. The original OS was Windows XP Home Edition SP3 with HP OEM, I reinstalled with a normal Windows XP Home Edition SP3 CD. After...
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How to open the CMD or the PowerShell in the Windows terminal when you open...
I noticed that when I open the CMD or the PowerShell in non-admin mode, it always opens in the terminal; however, when I open the CMD or the PowerShell as admin, it always opens the old window. Indeed,...
View ArticleMultithreading in ffmpeg with -f rawvideo
The newly released verion 7.0 of ffmpeg has greatly improved multithreading support for transcoding on the commandline. (https://ffmpeg.org/download.html#release_7.0) Previously transcoding with ffmpeg...
View ArticleKill a process which says "Access denied"
I have a process that I can't kill with either Task Manager or Process Explorer - I get the error "Access denied". The process isn't a Windows executable.How can I kill it? Is there some tool I could...
View ArticleCreation of the Policy.vpol file by the lsass.exe process
I discovered an EventID 11 (Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational) event in the Windows logs, in which the Policy.vpol file is created by the process C:\Windows\system32\lsass.exe on behalf of the...
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How can I disable or reassign the 'Windows' key?
Between Ctrl and Alt, modern keyboards have an abominable key: the 'Windows' key :PBy default, when this key is pressed alone it opens the Start menu. Many applications and a great number of games work...
View ArticleWindows 10: how to disable the "Windows key" without using the keyboard
My Windows 10 laptop thinks that the Windows key is stuck. I have tried to clean it, but my guess is that it may be a heat problem. I tried booting a Ubuntu OS, but this gave the same results.If I...
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How to Prevent Windows Mail from Being Replaced by Outlook
Windows 10/11 came with a default Mail app, which became my preferred email client on Windows due to its simplicity and allowing me to connect to various email accounts. However, even without toggling...
View ArticleHow can I disable Windows key while gaming, so Windows does not kill me?
Is there a way to disable the Windows key, while I'm in a full-screen game?
View ArticleStrange entries in Netstat output
Out of curiosity, I ran Netstat on my Windows PC, and I found some strange entries...
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Make windows honor my setting to do nothing when I close the lid of my computer
My Windows Version 10.0.15063 computer (Dell Precision 5520) will go to sleep when I close the lid, even though in the settings I have specified to do nothing. See image:I've tried restarting my...
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Windows media player not showing album art in "Now playing" view mode
I have edited all the metadata correctly in Mp3tag, added the album art and it's not showing up in the windows media player. The album art is showing up correctly on my phone. Any suggestions? But it...
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Why Windows10 64bit sees only 4GB RAM on 8GB installed?
Scenario:Windows Home edition 64bitRAM: 2x4GB DDR2 800mhzMotherboard: Foxcon Q45M (Intel Q45/Q43)(up to 16GB RAM 4x4GB slot)CPUZ sees 2x4GB modulesProblem:The Bios sees 2x4GB = 8GB RAM but Windows sees...
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Open Cygwin/MinGW/PowerShell/Cmd in current folder open in Windows Explorer
Lets say I have a folder open in Windows Explorer like this:I want that I be able to open a Cygwin terminal directly here by using keyboard shortcut or alteast by doing right click and selecting an...
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How to identify a driver causing every exited process to become a zombie,...
I have a pretty new Windows 11 Pro installation, it has about a week. I noticed that my RAM usage is constantly going up. It was concerned because procexp readouts did not match the total used RAM...
View ArticleHow to get out of a Windows recovery options loop?
Windows 11 Laptop goes to recovery options after failed Windows Update, can't boot into Windows.Using the command prompt under the "advanced options" I can see that all my files in my C drive are still...
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How to save / access audio file, sent by Skype?
I got MP3 file sentUnfortunately, I can only play it withing Skype. I can't find it in %appdata%/Skype/My Skype Received Files neither I can save it with Skype context menu or drag-n-drop.Is it...
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