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  1. Windows 11 Microsoft Powertoys breaks Greenshot

    Hello, I installed Microsoft Powertoys and it broke my Greenshot app. When I press the Prnsc button, it opens the default app from Windows (although I deleted it). What can I do? Thanks.
  2. A strange problem with modeless dialog boxes - V2

    I have solved the problem! See the original post, "A strange problem with modeless dialog boxes", for details. This is a repost, incorporating the latest simplifications of the problem statement, and a minimal reproducible example of the code... I'm having a problem with modeless dialog boxes...
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    How to prevent "Microsoft defender SmartScreen prevented an unrecognised app" warning for my own python based app

    Hi, I have developed a python based application for windows 10 and I created a setup exe for installation into Program Files (x86) folder via inno setup tool. My problem is whenever I execute my setup.exe file on another windows device, SmartScreen shows "Microsoft defender SmartScreen...
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    Start an app automaticaly

    A friendly hello to anybody, I wrote an app to inform me about appointments. The app is invisible if it starts and showes a window if an appointment is active. If I start the app manualy I'm asked if I want to start the app of unknowen source. If I try to start it with Autostart, Registry run...
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    Help Needed - Error Code 0xc0000142

    Hi All I am reaching out to seek assistance regarding a critical issue I am facing with my Intel vPro Processor Laptop. I recently encountered the following error: "Error code 0xc0000142: Application not found - The application executable is missing or corrupt. Reinstall the program or check."...
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    Why would a Windows developer/packager not provide the option to install-for-all-users

    Some applications can be installed "for all users" (from an admin account), and some can't. AFAIK, the availability of such option is a design on the side of the packager (or developer+packager?) Is there any rationale for a developer/packager not to provide that option, so the user decides?
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    windows 10 Application 0xc000041d unable to start

    Hello. My last post seems to have disappeared. I've been running an older application on several system for many years without problem. It currently runs on a W10 laptop, a W11 laptop, and until two days ago, it was running on a W10 desktop. When I launch it, it loads, but it does not...
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    W10 Day-Timer 2000 Program suddenly stops working

    Hello. I'm new to this forum and hope to get help. I've been running an old application since the XP days on various systems. I'm currently running it succcessfully on a W10 laptop, a W11 laptop, and it used to run on my W10 desktop. Starting yesterday, when it starts to load, it is...
  9. Windows 11 Windows Crashing every time laptop is idle for around 10 min

    Faulting application name: xTendUtility.exe, version: 2.0.11.0, time stamp: 0x60ab4729 Faulting module name: xTendUtility.exe, version: 2.0.11.0, time stamp: 0x60ab4729 Exception code: 0xc0000409 Fault offset: 0x000000000004cabd Faulting process id: 0x0x2098 Faulting application start time...
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    how to give administrator access to a application in windows 10 without administrator popup

    Hi, I need to change the system time using a Qt application. I have a specific function in Qt Creator that handles this task. However, changing the time requires administrative privileges for the application. The issue is that this application is running on a Single Board Computer (SBC) and...
  11. Pin At Start Access Denied from VBscript and PowerShell command line

    Windows 11: I receive "access denied" by calling "Pin At Start" from the command line, no mather wich language PowerShell or VBscript. Both are called using administrator rights. PowerShell ========== Error ===== PS C:\Users\roberto> .\t.ps1 Pin-App : App(s) not found: C:\Program...
  12. XAMPP Installation Issues: Apache and MySQL Shutdowns Due to Port Conflicts

    5:25:12 PM [main] Initializing Control Panel 5:25:12 PM [main] Windows Version: Enterprise 64-bit 5:25:12 PM [main] XAMPP Version: 8.0.28 5:25:12 PM [main] Control Panel Version: 3.3.0 [ Compiled: Apr 6th 2021 ] 5:25:12 PM [main] Running with Administrator rights -...
  13. Windows 10 Scan a document or picture - Microsoft Support

    Use your scanner and download an app from Microsoft Store to scan a document or picture to your PC. Continue reading...
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    Windows 10 Steam app won't upgrade, podcasts intermittently run and stop

    While my PC has sufficient internet connectivity speed to allow for seamless viewing of videos, podcasts hardly run at all. The audio just plays for a moment and then stalls. This is also causing the loading of the Steam game app to fail because it tries to automatically update immediately...
  15. Delivering Microsoft Edge WebView2 Runtime to managed Windows 10 devices

    Microsoft Edge WebView2 is a UI control that allows developers to embed web content into their Win32 C++, .NET, and WinUI applications. It powers many applications today such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Power BI, and Visual Studio. Earlier this summer, we announced that we were beginning to...
  16. Windows 11 Install Same App Twice

    Hello, Can I install the same aplication, for example Picasa3 twice, each one in a different directory, and when I open it, each one has his own configuration? Thanks for your help José Paiva
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    Windows 10 prank your friends with bluescreensimuator.exe

    prank your friends with bluescreensimuator.exe. is the best application to prank your friends with a fake BSOD. Sent from my G3 using Windows Forums mobile app
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    Windows 11 Boot menu Application Menu

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    Windows 10 Is there an app which makes the cursor inert until I actually click it?

    Is there an app which will make my cursor inert until I actually click it?
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    Windows 10 Shortcut Icons Target Changes

    Often when I create a shortcut and later open it, it will take me to the Google homepage. Below I show two target settings. One from a shortcut that works the other from one that takes me back to Google. "C:\Program Files\NordVPN\NordVPN.exe" C:\Program...