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The tag 'auto open' on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about automatic opening behaviors in Windows. Common topics include configuring USB drives to auto-open when inserted, troubleshooting unwanted automatic web page openings in browsers like Chrome, and setting up specific folders to open automatically when a USB drive is plugged in. Users also discuss auto-opening photos in email clients, opening files upon waking from sleep mode, and preventing DVD/CD trays from auto-opening. These threads span Windows 7, 8, and 10, focusing on user control over automatic actions and resolving related issues.
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    Windows 7 USB auto open

    Win7, 64 bit. When I insert a USB into my desktop computer, it doesn't auto open. However, when I insert it in my Win 7 laptop it does auto open. I would like to set my desktop computer so it auto opens a USB.
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    Opening Microsoft Edge to Specific Websites and Pages Using Windows 10 Shell Commands

    Using special Windows 10 shell commands for Microsoft Edge, you can quickly open the new browser to specific sites and pages. read more Continue reading...
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    • auto open browser helpful guides microsoft edge productivity shell commands tech tips url commands website windows 10
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Live RSS Feeds
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    Windows 8 Something automatically opening web pages

    I don't really know what could be causing this problem, and it's kind of specific so I don't know what to search for on the internet. Something on my computer is opening web pages in my default browser (chrome) very often, with the frequency ranging from opening once every hour, to opening it 10...
    • MercuryFish
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    • auto open behavior browser chrome computer issues default browser frequency malware msn no program popup privacy settings software bugs tech support troubleshooting user experience webpage windows xbox
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 open specific folder when USB drive is plugged in

    How do you setup an external USB dive to automatically open a specific folder when it's plugged in?
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    Windows 8 How do you make the photos that people send you in emails auto open

    In Windows 7, when you opened an email that had photos embedded in it, it would automatically display those photos. In Windows 8 ie, that sometimes happens but not always. I've gone to the settings for the two emails that I use, Hotmail, and Gmail, and put the setting to automatically download...
    • terryleemartin
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    • auto open display email gmail hotmail image photos settings windows 7 windows 8
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
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    Windows 7 Can you open a file automatically when coming out of sleep mode?

    Windows 7 Startup folder allows you to open a file when starting the computer, but I seldom shut off my computer. Instead, I would like a file to open every time I put in the password to bring it out of sleep mode. Is that possible?
    • mwideman
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    • auto open file opening password sleep mode startup folder user experience wake from sleep windows 7 windows settings
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 auto open DVD/cd tray

    Hello Here my first question on this forum I have a pc with a front door and the burning sw included with windows 7 auto open the dvd tray when clicking on the dvd drive or burning tool. So the tray will be damaged. I can't find a solution for this. Any help is welcome. Thanks in advance...
    • already
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    • auto open burning software cd tray dvd tray hardware issues help request users windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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