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When I create a file (or a script creates a file) in the windows command shell, I am unable to edit it from notepad++, ultraedit etc. I am logged in as Don (which is an administrator account). And files and folders created in windows Explorer have owner 'Don'. When I launch the Windows...

Hi everybody New forum member today (Sept1st); been working with computers since early '60s. Have just upgraded from Windows 8.1 to 10 - although my question is not about Windows 10 (or should I say - not yet!). I would like to know where to post a query about the command prompt; is this the...

One of the major issues I and others have had is using Microsoft Edge on the internet. Yes its fast but noise on the net really get the best out of Edge. If you have not managed your host file, you seriously do not know Microsoft Edge. (Note, there will be an ad block for Edge eventually but...

For those of you who have SSDs, limited space, or just want to keep your user data on another drive or partition, I wanted to share the results of some experimentation as a followup to my own question on this subject. I know that there is another method of relocating the User Profiles to...

This error means the download is corrupted in some way. 1. Go into "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download" and delete everything in that folder. 2. Now, run the command prompt as an administrator. Type in "wuauclt.exe /updatenow". 3. Go to your Control Panel > Windows Update and your Windows...

This all started several months ago. My laptop was stuck in processing updates for hours, even when I had got off work. I turned it off by holding down the power button, the I turned it back on. After booting up, it continued to process updates. I turned off again the same way I did the first...

I recently moved into a new place; it's a roommate situation, and our wifi is in my roommate's name. But my roommate has been threatening to change things so that only he has access to the wifi, and then I'll have to make some other arrangements if I want internet. This is because he's...

With Microsoft’s latest open source code contribution to the Cocos2d-x project [https://github.com/cocos2d/cocos2d-x/pull/12107], Microsoft has enabled Cocos2d-x to run on Windows 10 on the Universal Windows Platform. The Universal Windows Platform (UWP) makes it possible to target all Windows...

No Icon has appeared. I have a legit OS of W7 Pro, with all the latest updates including the one necessary to get the Icon. I have tried everything that has been posted including the command prompt route and nothing works. Is it that I will not be able to use W10? Is there a way to test this...

I was attempting edit something that required a .jar file earlier for a steam game, and I ended up with every single .exe on my system (including the important stuff that would help me fix this mess like, command prompt). Is there a way I can fix this without having to restore the system to...

• I know, the command "shutdown / h" makes the computer hibernate, immediately. I want to do the same command, but with: + timer to run. • Like as the command "shutdown -s -t 5400" makes the computer off not immediately, but after 90 min. I want to hibernate computer. • Question: How to Write...

I have a question about running "executable" programs in Windows without having to type the extension. I've recently learned that, in addition to the command prompt and run box, you can also run executable files (.exe, .bat, .lnk, .vbs) from the Windows Explorer address bar. The only problem...

The other day a friend and I decided to have a game of L4D2 although for some strange reason the game would start but then crash. Whilst searching for a fix, a solution was found which involved using the System file scanner to repair system files. The trouble is that with recent builds the SFC...

Hi guys I hav an activation loop issue on my win xp for quite a time now and was using the method below that is going into safe mode and run cmd and using this regsvr32 regwizc.dll regsvr32 licdll.dll rundll32.exe syssetup,SetupOobeBnk And that worked great for 3 or 4 times, now my...

I guess I'll start with what gave birth to this problem: I was curious about OpenSUSE so I thought I'd try it out, I dual booted Windows with OpenSUSE and everything was fine, I gave it a go, exactly what I wanted to do, and then I was done with it. In the process of installing OpenSUSE however...

I was trying to access the Device Manager recently to uninstall all the unused drivers I've accumulated that have been causing me problems, I came to the conclusion that the Device Manager just won't open/run for me. There are no error messages, It just won't open. From everything I've read...

I have a Lenovo Ideapad s510p running original Windows 8.1. Bought it in May'14. The problem is that it's not able to find & run some bat & exe files given in the '%Path'. Whereas it can find some - it can't find some others. So it doesn't run them unless full path is specified. This is a big...

I have a problem with WinExplorer under 64bit Win 7: I inserted a BlueRay or DVD media and want to see the content (approx 12 big zip files) in Windows Explorer. But WinExp does not show them (on the right side in details list). If I click on the drive in WinExplorer nothing happens. Only the...

Hello guys, I need some help with my "Windows 7 professional" computer. My computer is suddenly not detecting external USB hard drive While trying to fix this issue I came across 2 further issues: 1) The command prompt window when opened closes immediately due to which I am unable to type in...