How 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...
View ArticleWindows 10 booting to GNU GRUB before actually booting Windows
I recently unplugged my desktop, when I plugged it back, apparently my CMOS was cleared and BIOS reset to default settings. After changing boot order back, now every time I turn on my PC I see the GNU...
View ArticleWays to mute audio interface's recording device via Windows Sound Control Panel
Environment: Windows 10Device: Teyun Q12 audio interfaceWhat happens: In Sound Control Panel > Recording tab > Right-clicking the interface's recording device > Levels tab > Clicking the...
View ArticleHow to set path for MinTTY under windows/cygwin correctly?
I made windows shortcut with the following target:D:\APPS\cygwin64\bin\mintty.exe /bin/env PATH=/local/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH /bin/bash --login -iI was expecting it prepend path with my given values,...
View ArticleShortcut to open specific link in specific chrome profile
Is there a way to create a shortcut to a site in a specific Chrome account?For example, I might want to open bbc.co.uk in my Home profile via a desktop shortcutOr, I might want to open...
View ArticleWindows Boot PreSessionInit time up to 140sec Struggling to find reason
Windows Boot PreSessionInit time up to 140sec. Struggling to find reason.OS Name: Microsoft Windows 8.1 ProOS Version: 6.3.9600 N/A Build 9600Processor(s): 1 Processor(s) Installed. [01]: Intel64...
View ArticleHow to delete the partition table of a running system on Windows? [closed]
For test or administration purposes, I sometimes need to delete the partition table of the disk from which Windows was started. It is a quick and simple way to prevent the computer from booting...
View ArticleCorrupted file yields in error "The file cannot be accessed by the system"...
This is a well known error, but the common solutions don't seem to work and I'm also seeing something else that I think is new, I'll go through each troubleshooting step because I hope some of them...
View ArticleHardware change with Windows
I wanted to know why is it necessary to reinstall the operating system when a CPU or motherboard change is made. I once changed the CPU in a Windows 7 and it got detected automatically. However, this...
View ArticleWhy is switching desktops in Windows 11 on a Surface Pro so slow? [duplicate]
Why is switching desktops in Windows 11 on a Surface Pro so slow?My Surface Pro works like a molasses with a i7 processor it lags when switching virtual desktops.Do anyone know a fix to this? I may...
View ArticleWhy is switching desktops in Windows 11 on a Surface Pro 4 so slow? [duplicate]
My Surface Pro works like a molasses with a i7 processor it lags when switching virtual desktops.Do anyone know a fix to this? I may simply not use virtual desktops but folks from Microsoft should know...
View ArticleI need a way to mass convert multiple PDF into Multipage TIFF files [closed]
I have a lot of PDFs that I was tasked with converting into multipage TIFF files on windows, they also need to be in 200 dpi and black and white.
View ArticlePTK and GTK where are they stored?
So I know for unicast traffic PTK is used to encrypt and obtain ciphertext; and for multicast traffic GTK is used to encrypt and obtain ciphertext. I know PTK is produced at a 4 way handshake, and also...
View ArticleIs there a way to automatically switch between two windows of the same app in...
I have two windows of the same program that i am constantly switching over manually, (each window needs the whole screen). Is there a way to automate the process of switching between them for let's say...
View ArticleOn Windows, how can I gracefully ask a running program to terminate?
On Unix or Linux, it's easy to gracefully ask a running application to terminate: you send it the SIGTERM signal. If its process ID is 1234, you can simply run kill 1234 or kill -s TERM 1234 or kill...
View Articleno boot logo on windows after dual boot fedora
I dual booted fedora 39 with windows 11 the boot logo (vendor logo lenovo) during windows boot is black just the loading circle is there.But when i boot to fedora or screen before grub the logo is...
View ArticleChrome fails to open links from external applications
Yesterday I encountered a problem regarding chrome. Whenever I click a link in an external application, obviously Windows tries to open it with the default browser. However, I am getting the following...
View ArticleCannot connect to SoftEther VPN from Windows SSTP or L2TP client, but server...
I set up SoftEther VPN server on a VPS on Centos 6.10. Strangely, I can access the server with VPN Server Manager and do whatever I like with it, but when I try to make VPN connection (from the very...
View ArticleCannot SSH to Windows with public key authentication [duplicate]
I'm trying to connect to Windows through SSH with public key authentication. But apparently not working.Here are what I have done.I installed and activated the SSH on the windows.Get-WindowsCapability...
View Articleenable Google Chrome policies otherwise only available with Active Directory
There are a number of settings for Google Chrome which are applied as "policies". Under the hood, these are registry entries, typically located at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome....
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