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Black rectangle when changing volume, when Opera browser is running
Even if the browser window is minimized, and I change the volume this black rectangle will appear in the left top corner, and stay for a significant amount of time.Is there some way to turn it off ?
View ArticleHow can I recover lost partitions?
My primary SSD has its boot sector erased, thus all partitions are not recognized by the computer. I can't boot the operating system on it, and I am currently using a spare HDD with bad sectors, and...
View ArticleProcess not showing in Process Explorer, even though it's running
Something strange is happening, I am running the game "Sheep dog 'n' wolf" via the SheepD3D.exe executable.While it is running I alt-tab and open SysInternals' Process Explorer (latest version). The...
View ArticleHow to show the tree of a root folder only for the first child level, and...
Setting down a guide about a repository, it should help the reader to look through folders and files in only that sub-folder which makes the core of the task at hand, and without any sub-sub-folders....
View ArticleWindows FOR loop won't set a variable properly
I'm trying to write a command procedure that will pick up the height of a video file and put that into the file name. I've done a number of similar command procedures before, but this one is giving me...
View Articlewhy is cmd taking like 20 seconds to open up in windows 11?
When I run cmd.exe, it takes ~20s to load, but when run as Administrator, it works immediately.I've tried:closing background apps, with memory and CPU usage being normallooking online, but all the...
View ArticlePrevent programs from writing to a partition
I have a hard drive in one partition with important data on it.I want to prevent programs from writing to it.It would be nice, for example, if I could grant access to certain programs like a whitelist?...
View ArticleNTP Time - Get time of remote NTP server in command line
Essentially, I want to get an accurate time from a public NTP server, in DOS or powershell.I know there's the w32tm which can query a remote ntp server, but the result it gives is how much out my...
View ArticleIs there a way to auto elevate cmd as system whenever it is called?
I know you can elevate it to admin with a reg key, and I know you can run it as system by using psexec but that requires some manual commands every time. I would like it to happen automatically if...
View ArticleHow to check to see if a VPN is working correctly?
How to make sure, that all traffic (e.g. from web browser) is passing through VPN and no data is leaking through normal internet interface? Or how to check, what interface (VPN or other) is used by...
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 ArticleUse EgisTec ES603 fingerprint scanner without BioExcess on Windows 7?
I've heard success for Windows 8.1 and above getting the ES603 to work with Windows Biometric Framework (Win8.1: how to Get fingerprint sensor EgisTec ES603 to work?), so BioExcess isn't needed. Can...
View Article/usr/local or /opt on Windows
On Linux systems, you have directory trees like /usr/local or /opt where you can put "custom-installed" applications which don't have a package in your distribution and, thus, do not fit nicely into...
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Windows 10/11 widget/system icon for a bluetooth device battery
Normally we often check bluetooth devices battery by this way:But it will be more convenient if we can see it on the system tray like laptop's battery:or have a 3rd party app display it like this...
View Articleis it possible to take over tbe default delete handler in windows?
Like the copy handler when different software like teracopy takes over but for deleting stuff like I want byenow to kick in when I press delete, not Microsoft delete trash box.
View ArticleHow can I have Skype for Business automatically join meetings planned in the...
I'm on a Windows 7 Enterprise computer. My company uses Microsoft products like Skype for Business, Office 365, etc.I have meetings on the calendar throughout the day listed in my Outlook calendar and...
View ArticleFFMpeg: How to get the real return value in bash
I've always used ffmpeg via a cmd-script and I always could check the %ERRORLEVEL% which was always '0' on success or '!0' if an error occured.I'm trying to recode my cmd-scripts in bash (using msys2...
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How to ask Windows "Task Manager" to automatically maximize on startup?
I'm on Windows 11 Pro. Every time when I right click the Taskbar and select "Task Manager" it'll start with a very small window and I have to click the maximize icon. How can I make it auto maximize on...
View Articletry compile ffmpeg with cuda 11.1 on window10 but get error when run make -j 8
I am trying to compile ffmpeg with cuda 11.1 on Windows. I run configure like this:./configure --arch=x86_64 --target-os=mingw64 --enable-cuda --enable-cuvid --enable-nvenc --enable-nonfree...
View ArticleVBS script execution blocked on Windows 10
Posting this question on behalf of GNU Octave trying to troubleshoot execution problems. We've recently had a handful of Windows users install the software and be unable to run the program. Often they...
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