How can I verify the authenticity and edition of a Windows Product Key?
I know that toolsexist to check that a Windows Product Key works, but these programs are typically freeware and I am not convinced that they will not collect my keys. I am looking for an official way...
View ArticleHow to disable HDMI port?
Is it possible to disable the HDMI output in Windows, so that, when you connect an HDMI device, the system doesn't react to it?There's usually a second screen connect via HDMI, but I just want it to...
View ArticleWindows 11 Snipping Tool: Screenshot copied to clipboard, but couldn't save
This has been happening on my Windows 11 ever since I installed KB5027231 (OS Build 22621.1848). Every time I use Win+Shift+S to make a screenshot, Windows Snipping Tool fails with this (super...
View ArticleHyperlink to a file using the current user
I am trying to create a hyperlink which will work for everyone on different machines. For example, this works for me:C:\Users\bob\text.txtHowever, will not work for users on a computer who do not have...
View ArticleWindows Pin Keyboard does not work on particular user profile
My daughter's pin on Windows is not working to log in. When she tries to log in she can only enter numbers - that is to say the number keys on the keyboard work but none of the letter keys work.When...
View ArticleWhy is my keyboard not working after moving to an SSD?
I just cloned my Windows 7 hard drive to a new SSD.The system will boot from it, and when it does the USB mouse works, but the USB keyboard does not. It's plugged into a USB 2.0 port, and it does work...
View ArticlePermanently disable wake-on-mouse in Windows 10
I have always had the same issue with all of my Windows 10 computers - it is essentially impossible to put the computer to sleep with the mouse. When I click Start > Power > Sleep, the computer...
View ArticleHow to get German QWERTY on Windows?
Well I'm used to having the world standard keyboard which is qwerty and not qwertz... But on Windows I can't find the choice for German input which would be qwerty, not qwertz. In Linux there was...
View ArticleHow to disable Alt key shortcut for special characters on Laptop numpad
Windows 11 laptop, English UK keyboard, it has built in numpad separate from main keyboard.My numpad has HOME,END,PGUP,PGDN,DEL and arrow keys for NUMLOCKOFF input.However when I use Alt+NUMPAD (with...
View ArticleDisplay switch with a timeout in a Batch script
I have my PC connected to my monitor and TV. I want to be able to switch my display to the TV and launch an application through a script.As I do this, I would like to set the audio to be the TV...
View ArticleApps on Win 10 workstations suddenly saying .net v4.0.30319 needs to be...
We have several machines running windows 10 which have suddenly started displaying errors when opening dotnet apps which previously worked. Amongst these is MSTeams but several apps on the same...
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What is a WQL query to get all devices connected to a specific hub?
What is the WMI / WQL Query syntax to get all devices connected to a specific USB Hub?I can open up a PS terminal and enumerate all USB Hub Devices, as such: gwmi Win32_UsbHub | fl *The output will...
View ArticleStuck Windows update on Windows 10: Is it possible to force it to start again?
So Windows has downloaded the update in the background. When I try to restart the machine it tries to install the update. At about 99% it then says something has gone wrong and rolls back the changes...
View Articlewhat is the best way to sync files across my home server and multiple PCs...
I can only think of creating one shared network folder on the server and using symlinks on each PC
View ArticleCreate Windows installation media in a disk partition of internal second hard...
I have windows 10 installed in a SSD and my laptop has another internal HDD. I frequently mess up windows trying new thing. So, i always need a Windows installation media available (created a bootable...
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95% of a partition on my external HDD is invisible and disk analyzing...
On my 2TB external HDD is a NTFS primary partition 480GB large.Combined size of the files present is 18.5 GB, mostly the pagefile.sys and the free space is 256MB. 18.5GB + 250MB is about 18.75GB, this...
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Windows 8.1 stuck on "Checking for updates..."
Windows 8.1 doesn't appear to be updating. When I go to check for updates, it seems to just continuously check for updates without making progress. I have left it for a few hours with no luck. I don't...
View ArticleRemoving the protection of Windows for serial communication
I am running an Arduino on the USB serial port. I am trying to access the data from the serial port and print it on the python output terminal. However, when I get this error message from python:File...
View ArticleCan't access PC by name, but can by IP address
I'm currently having a problem where my computers B and C can access computer A by name (ie. \\computerA), but computer D cannot use the name.Computer D can only access A through its IP address (ie....
View ArticleGetting “System error 8646 has occurred.” when trying to change a user...
I'm trying to change my password via the command prompt on Windows 10. I'm not on a guest an account or anything mind you, I am the main user. Anyway, I load up cmd as an Administrator and try to...
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