Google Drive error: "Invalid MS-DOS function". Is there a workaround?
I'm using the official Google Drive client for Windows, and I'm using Windows Explorer to attempt to copy Google Documents (.gdoc files) from my Google Drive to a local Windows folder, as a way of...
View ArticleHow can I improve my Windows Batch File that merges two PDFs into a separate...
I have a windows batch file that merges PDFs from two separate folders and dumps them into a 3rd folder. One of the PDFs is a PDF of a map survey and the other are any accompanying photos the surveyor...
View ArticleUnable to Uninstall Anaconda3 on Windows 11
I can't uninstall Anaconda3 from my system.I have spent a lot of hours searching for a solution to this and have tried everything I can find and was able to understand.I have Anaconda3 2023.09-0...
View ArticleWhy is the DVD-drive listed as part of the disk 0 in diskpart?
When listing the contents of disk 0 viaselect disk 0list volumethere are entries such as my DVD-drive and mass-storage listed. How comes?They're in my way to convert the disk to GPT. Help me to get...
View Article"If the task is already running..." setting in Windows Task Scheduler
Let's say I have a Windows Console executable MyApp.exeIt can take different command line parameters and depending on parameters can perform different functions.MyApp.exe /1 will execute Function1 that...
View ArticleUmlaut (ä, ö, ü) on English (US) layout
The internet tells me, that I need to use the unicode-code to get those letters, but that can't seriously be the proper way to do it right? There must exist an easier solution (without 3rd party...
View ArticleHow to output batch command to null
@echo offmode con:cols=40 lines=2echo somestring|clipclsecho Wireless Password copied to clipboard.timeout 2 > NULLHow do I make timeout not print any text?
View ArticleAnnoying popup in Windows 11. How do I get rid of it?
My desktop PC is using Windows 11.Starting a few days back, every 15 minutes or so I get the following annoying popup:Which fades away after a few seconds. I cannot click or right-click on it.I tried...
View ArticleHow to execute an Extended SMART self-test on a hard drive in Windows?
I have an old internal IDE hard drive that needs to be tested. I used an IDE-to-USB adapter to connect it to a USB port on a Windows PC. Then I tried using GSmartControl to execute the Short SMART...
View Articlemy laptop does not get high fps while playing game
my acer nitro 5 getting low fps while playing games, my laptop has i9 11th and rtx 3060 and 36gb ram, i tried any suggestions i can find online, update my nvidia driver, low in game setting, but still...
View ArticleBlack screen only on restart
I have an Acer Aspire S3 and using Windows 8.1. Every time when I restart my laptop I get a black screen when it's booting up. But the weird thing is, it only happens when I restart. In order to fix...
View ArticleHow do I change the shared components, tools, and SDKs path in VisualStudio...
I am new to learning the C++ renderer engine and I need to install some workloads and components in Visual Studio 2022, I would like to install them in my E drive but it seems that VS2022 doesn't allow...
View ArticleHow can I delete the kali linux wsl folder on windows?
I installed Kali Linux a while back using the Windows and used a few times to play around with it but a couple days I got another pc and installed Manjaro on it so I could use it full time.So I tried...
View ArticleTask scheduler hibernate after 18:00 with task repeat issue
My use case:Hibernate computer after 18:00 if it's being idle for 10 minutes.But if I turn it on after hibernation I would like this task to be repeated every 10 minutes till next morning.My...
View ArticleHow does hot cloning a running Windows drive actually work?
I'm aware of the software options - what I mean is, how do they actually achieve this, when a running OS may be writing files such as logs, even if I try to not actively use it?I read one comment that...
View ArticleHow to download and install all available languages in Windows 10?
For testing purposes I need to install all languages on Windows 10 and it would be nice if we have a batch script out there or bunde installer from Microsoft?
View ArticleWindows stuck on signing out
My computer had been on the signing out screen for the past 3 hours. I suspect its stuck because my C: drive doesn't have enough space. (my E: drive is still spaceful)Any ideas how I could interrupt...
View ArticleIs there a general purpose scripting language that I can expect to find on...
I'm deciding on the programming language I want to use for a simple script that will make a HTTP request checking for avaliable updates, download the update if avaliable and execute a program. On MacOS...
View ArticleRemove "AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition" from Windows Explorer context menu
When I right click inside a folder in Windows Explorer, there is an option called "AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition":(This option only appears when I right click on an empty space inside the folder I'm...
View ArticleWhen backup programs do not detect newer hard drives, it is because the...
I recently purchased a new laptop and want to back up its C drive. In the past, I've been using a boot USB created by Acronis True Image. However, this time the Acronis program on the USB does not...
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