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"For" cmd in Windows recovery console

I ask if my CMD prompt in windows recovery environment can accept this kind of script, as a paste only script.I know it works ok in the regular cmd console, but I'm not really sure about the recovery...

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Prevent user from reading or copying file

Imagine I have some content in file which I don't want anyone to read. Also encryption here doesn't help because I need to store the key anyway - and we have some problems with this.Is it possible on...

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A very simple screen capture and stream on Win64+ffmpeg

I need to stream my desktop to a TV, what I need is soo simple and I'm getting crazy to find a solution trying and failing with everything, please help me.VLC and udp streaming, works very bad, please...

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How to suspend Windows PC for a specified period of time using Powershell?

Using Powershell or batch scripts, how to make a PC with Windows OS automatically suspend during the weekdays and automatically reactivate for every weekend?I know that in Linux OS this can be achieved...

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Establishing an Azure VPN connection from CLI/PowerShell

I've installed Azure VPN Client app and configured an Azure VPN profile. It works when I manually start it via the app's UI.How do I initiate the connection via command line, Azure CLI or...

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Cannot delete file in Windows 10

On Windows 10, there is a file [%UserProfile%\Videos\Lorem.mkv] that is less thant 9KB and I cannot delete it. The file belongs to me, I have permissions to it, there are no prompts for entering a...

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Automatic sign-in New Outlook desktop app

In the old Outlook desktop app I was always signed in. This means that whenever I got a mail, a popup window would occur. But now in the new Outlookdesktop app, I have to sign in every time I start up...

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Hundreds of rundll32.exe processes running at once, freezing computer

Lately, I've been noticing my computer slowing down, until it freezes completely, allowing only mouse movement and no other interaction (until eventually, sometimes, the mouse freezes too).Having a...

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Is there a way for Windows to behave like a Mac when drag a file into a...

When uploading an item like attaching a file on email on Windows, when I drag the file into the popup window, Windows will move the file to that current directory of the window, where Mac will instead...

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KB4093120 update for windows server 2012

Is the KB4093120 update availlable for Windows Server 2012 R2? Or is this update only available for Windows Server 2016 + Windows 10?

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Windows 10 Cursor goes off screen to the right

How can I stop my cursor from going off the right side of the screen. Would like it to stay on the screen and not get lost off to the right. Hopefully a simple fix!

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How to open a URL in a new browser window with AutoHotkey?

With AutoHotkey on Windows you can associate a shortcut to open a URL - web page or link - in the default browser with the following script:^!g::Run https://mail.google.com/This will open Gmail in a...

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Are Pause and Ctrl+S different in Windows Terminal & Console Host?

I know that Windows terminal applications have changed over time when looking at how they allow users to make the terminal pause accepting output.Ctrl+S (XOFF) and Ctrl+Q (XON) used to work, then...

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Connecting to remote desktop from windows through ssh

I am sitting on a Windows computer, on a network, that doesn’t allow me to connect to a Windows server outside the network on RDP - however I am able to SSH into a third server outside the network.Is...

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100% of RAM used despite little usage in Windows 11

I have am running Windows 11 on a cleanly-installed computer with 32GB RAM. Both Resource Monitor and Task Manager report that 100% of my memory is used, although if you sum the memory committed by the...

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Unable to start computer with docking station button while connected to a...

I am placing a laptop (ThinkPad L530 running Win 7 32bit OS) on a docking station within a cart and placing the laptop inside the cart and closing the lid, then connecting an external monitor to the...

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GRUB: Windows Memory Diagnostic

I've been trying to add the "Windows Memory Diagnostic" utility to my GRUB bootloader. I have not had any luck, though. Every script I've tried writing has resulted in an error message, with one...

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What's inside APPDATA and will it be reinstalled if WSL Ubuntu files...

I was installing WSL and got some problem with the environment variables after doing nano adding 'export $PATH' to the ~/.bashrc. The WSL no longer able to do 'ls' commands nor doing anything else....

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Packages being skipped when installing using winget sequentially

I have a bootstrap script which does a lot of things to setup a new Windows installation. It calls other scripts within that script, including this one which installs some packages using winget:@echo...

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Ctrl+Backspace inserts a small box instead of erasing

When I press Ctrl+Backspace, sometimes a small square is inserted, instead of the entire word being erased.The problem only happens in some text boxes; in others the shortcut works like it should.Start...

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