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How to disable automatic resolution of shortcuts (.lnk files) in Windows 10?...
When a target source file/path is changed, any shortcuts (.lnk files) pointed back to them should no longer work. This helps alert me that something is wrong.This is what I want to see when running a...
View ArticleHow do I install Mice and pointing devices in device manager without using a...
My mouse was working but following the use of a driver updater it stopped.Sadly, Mice and pointing devices is not showing in device manager. I want to view hidden devices to see if it has been hidden,...
View ArticleMove the mouse without clicking using a touchscreen
In many occasions you have to move the mouse over an area of the screen or an element in an interface without clicking on it.is there a way to achieve this?I use windows 8.1 on a Lenovo Yoga Pro 2 with...
View ArticleLaunch a bat file without a command window as administrator?
I've tried many solutions, but they didn't work, somehow.I can currently launch a bat file without command window from a vbs but I don't know how to launch it as admin.VBScript (So I can launch the...
View ArticleUnexpected key presses logged on trigger of a touchpad gesture mapped to...
I'm trying to programmatically assign a key press (F24) to a four-finger tap gesture using the module pynput in Windows. I simply started recording for the shortcut and sent the (F24) key via the...
View ArticleUse clipboard through WSL?
I'm trying to get WSL to utilize my clipboard so I can update files from the output via xsel -b > my-umatrix-rules.txt. However, I'm getting the following error:xsel: Can't open display: (null) :...
View ArticleError 1 File 'Windows.props' not found. Visual Studio 2013 Premium
I'm getting the error Error 1 File 'Windows.props' not found. every time I try to build a JS Store app (Windows, Windows Phone or Universal). I've been getting this error ever since i installed the...
View ArticleHow to automatically disconnect and connect to a different wifi network when...
I have two internet connections & I use with two wifi routers, sometimes one internet connection goes down then how can I automatically connect to my other wifi router(which routing connection from...
View ArticleMaking a program start on every Windows startup AND hibernate awake [duplicate]
I want to make my program (EXE file) start on every Windows start AND awake (from hibernate). Is there a way to do this? I'm targeting Windows 10, and it'll be nice if there's a way that works also on...
View Articleschtasks - Why doesn't this work?
I type this into cmd or in a batch script:schtasks /change /RP user_password /TN "existing_task" /ST H:MIf /ST H:M has two digits in the hour it says ERROR: The parameter is incorrect.If /ST H:M has on...
View ArticleSet wsl2 to use host nameserver
I'm using wsl2 on Windows 11, and I recently encountered a problem where when I change networks, the wsl2 dns (nameserver at resolve.conf) address doesn't update, to match, and there for cannot lookup...
View ArticleApache Tomcat can't create log file and fails
I try to start Apache Maven at Win7 x64 SP1.java version "1.7.0_09"Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_09-b05)Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.5-b02, mixed mode)Apache Tomcat 6.0.36...
View ArticleAutologon on Windows 10 not working
I have several computers in my enterprise with autologin enabled.But, in one computer, this option does not work.I try this :www.intowindows.com/how-to-automatically-login-in-windows-10 (method 1 and...
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Cygwin weird behavior on security permissions
I'm using Cygwin to run periodic backups, for example I do:cp -a "$(cygpath C:\Users\S\Documents)" "$BU_FOLDER"But I've noticed the commands that create folders or files such as cp or mkdir, create...
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"Windows cannot access share" with 0x800704cf error
I have a simple LAN with file server, called FILES, which is a Windows 8.1 Pro machine with a bunch of shared folders. I use several Windows 8.1 Pro and Windows 10 Pro client machines to connect to...
View ArticleUnexpected store exception, Rebooted but now Windows won’t boot. Stuck at...
I’ll explain the situation So yesterday I got a blue screen of dead, with the error code UNEXPECTED_STORE_EXCEPTION. I tried to look online for quite a bit but I can’t seem to find a solution, even...
View ArticleWhy does an `echo` with brackets `()` break the `if` statement?
The if statement in following code shouldn't trigger, but it does. If I change echo () to echo [], it works as intended. So apparently it has something to do with the brackets (). set a=1 set b=2 if...
View ArticleFind out which process is locking a file or folder in Windows
How can I find out which process is locking a file or folder in Windows?For instance, when trying to delete a folder, Windows reports this:The action can't be completed because the folder is open in...
View ArticleDell laptop doesn't wake from hibernation after installing Windows 8.1
My laptop worked flawlessly before upgrade to Windows 8.1 from 8. Now when I close the lid of my laptop and it goes into hibernation, it will not wake again. The LED lights seem to work properly but I...
View ArticleIs there a way to find recently updated passwords in KeePass?
I'd like to find recently changed passwords in KeePass so that I can copy/paste them into another KeePass repository. I see that the date updated is stored as the version in the History tab, but I...
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