How can I make the changes to gamma made in 'Display Calibration' stay saved...
I have lowered my gamma level within the built-in 'Display Calibration' program in Windows 10, but whenever I turn my PC off and turn it on again, or whenever I restarted my PC, the custom gamma...
View ArticlePower button does not wake when connected to docking station
(Just documenting for others with the same problem:) For some time my laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad T480) did exhibit this strange problem when trying to resume from Sleep/Hibernate:When the laptop was...
View ArticleExternal microphone not picking up signal on Dell Inspiron
On a new Dell Inspiron laptop running Windows 11, when I first insert an audio cable (external microphone) into the jack port, a prompt came up from what looked like a third party software that asked...
View ArticleWindows Terminal: Open cmd.exe then run script
I want to create .bat file to open cmd.exe in Windows Terminal and activate python environmentcd D:\pythonAppvenv\Scripts\activatethis successfully open cmd in Terminal and set the directorywt.exe -d...
View ArticleAre there any usable Linux/Ubuntu recovery methods for WSL?
As a previous StackOverflow question alluded to, is it possible to use any normal recovery tools (live booting from usb, grub command line, etc.) on a WSL program and, if so, how?For instance, if one...
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How to track down why 3-4GB of memory being used up as soon as the PC starts?
When I try to do findstr on these non page drives, I either get a really large error strain, or nothing.Even when all the applications are closed, I still see 3-4 gigs of RAM being used.This is a big...
View ArticleExcel VBA: Export/save won’t work correctly
(Hope the formatting is okay. I’m doing this on my phone, so it’s hard to tell.)So, I’m trying to create some VBA to automate the clean up process of data I get from my field crews. Everything below...
View ArticleHow to get the return value of pipe and executable on Windows
I am running some unit tests which involve piping into my executable, like this.cat text.txt | my_exe --optionsRunning these commands, how do I get the return value of my_exe? Even when my_exe returns...
View ArticleCan't ping computers on local network over WiFi on Windows, but can with Mac
Update: It looks like there is something materially wrong with both routers in my house; the issues above seem to resolve if I do a full power-down (i.e. unplug): Pause 1 minute, and then re-power...
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When an update is available, Windows won't let the screen turn off, instead,...
I set my computer (Windows 10, 19045, but I've had this problem for years) to turn the screens off (not sleep!) after 5 min of idling. It works perfectly. After 5 mins of idling, my monitors turn off....
View Articleissue with launching an application with a keyboard shortcut
I am on Windows 11 Home. I have created a shortcut CTRL+ALT+A in the properties to start Ableton Live. I have created a project template that loads automatically when Ableton starts. The template...
View ArticleHow to set default user for manually installed WSL distro?
I have cloned a WSL distro using wsl --export and wsl --import, but now, running wsl newdistro always logs me in as root. I understand that the lxrun command is deprecated and want to avoid it. The...
View ArticleWhy does YouTube keep buffering video playback on a high speed connection on...
I have a Lenovo Ideapad 320-15ISK with Core i5 7th Gen, 8 GB RAM, and 128 GB SSD running Windows 11 Pro. Playing a video on YouTube keeps buffering yet my internet speed is around 50Mbps.This issue...
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Modifying Default Windows 11 System Font
Winaero Tweaker is an app that allows for easy application of various hacks for Windows - where previously it would've taken manually changing settings or editing the registry it's now a click of a...
View ArticleWindows 10 - How to auto switch to WIFI if Ethernet stops working?
I need to use Ethernet most of the time, however my broadband goes down relatively often. When the broadband (connected via Ethernet) stops working I want it to automatically use WIFI (I have a 4G...
View ArticleWhere to find Win32 Disk Imager or an alternative when you don't trust...
I need Win32 Disk Imager in order to write Raspbian on an SD Card. It seems the place to find that software is Sourceforge, which nowaday can hardly be considered a safe place to download software. Is...
View ArticleIs there an easy way to split mp3 files?
I recently learned a neat trick. To join mp3 files together, you simply use the command (in Windows)copy /b *.mp3 joined.mp3and voila, you have one large mp3 file.My question: is there a method of...
View ArticleConnection to localhost refused in Ubuntu subsystem on Windows
I have made a server-client model in python on Linux. When I run the server on Ubuntu Subsystem on Windows, it works just fine. But when I run the client(which tries to connect to the server) I get...
View ArticleInstalling/Rollback To A Specific Version Of Microsoft Edge On Windows
I am looking for a way to rollback Windows Microsoft Edge to a previous version but it seems impossible to do.I understand they dont want people to do this for security reasons. But I have a valid...
View ArticleHow to exclude node_modules directory from OneDrive synchronization?
I’m a front-end developer, and I keep my front-end projects in OneDrive. Due to how Node.js organizes dependencies, each project has a node_modules directory with tens of megabytes of tiny files which...
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