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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...

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How 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...

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Unable 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...

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Why 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...

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"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...

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Umlaut (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...

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How 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?

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Annoying 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...

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How 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...

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my 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...

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Black 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...

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How 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...

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How 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...

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Task 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...

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How 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...

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How 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?

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Windows 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...

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Is 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...

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Remove "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...

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When 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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