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How can I let Windows how the current default "Downloads" and "My Documents" folders from COMMAND LINE? How can I change from COMMAND LINE the default "Downloads" and "My Documents" folders to lets say "D:\myspecial\"? How can I change directly in Registry the default "Downloads" and "My...

All the options just kind of disappeared. Various methods I've tried and failed include: shell:startup ctrl+alt+del startup menu Windows Settings>Apps>Startup /ProgramData/ path to the startup folder (created one to see if it'd populate, it didn't) /AppData/ path to the startup...

Each time I start up I get the following item. I click OK and it goes. I have tried Ccleaner but it does not remove it. Is it important and how do I remove it. Regards Terry Green

I installed Swift for Windows 2.0 on my Windows 10(x64) laptop. Apparently it installed only partially. I need to remove it from Add/ Remove Programs. But I get a message. I tried to give access to the temp folder etc. Nothing worked. How do I remove this program? Can I just delete Swift For...

I was wondering if it is possible to enter a custom Display Setting for Scale & Layout value in the Windows 11 Registry. I have tried the default 100% and 125 %. Unfortunately, I could us a value in-between the two default settings. If it can be changed, where? Thank, you, Ed

Posting this here, although I'm not sure it is a network problem per-se, but it is network related. The problem is that some applications will not open files on a networked PC via the list of recent files that appears when starting the app fromthe Start Menu. I get The item you selected is...

I am getting the below error on server 2019 when try to install the patch manually on the server:-1: Windows update “Update for Windows (KB5005625)” could not be installed because of error 2147943409 “The configuration registry database is corrupt.” (Command line...

I have attempted to uninstall WinDVD12 but some left over files have remained preventing me from reinstalling. When I go the usual route of "remove program", there is no directory for the program but clearly there are left over files floating around. I've been online looking for help but the...

Windows 10 Pro 21H1 Hi All, I am after the build (21H1). What is the difference between the "ReleaseID" and the "DisplayVersion"? "DisplayVersion" gives me the build???? Many thanks, -T C:\NtUtil>reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion" -v ReleaseID...

For some reason without warning my Edge (latest version) picked up a menu label at the bottom on the “settings” panel; "Browser is managed by your organization" and the auto fill-in password scheme stopped. It took me awhile to look for the reason and to solve it, with a boat load of erroneous...

I'm not sure of the correct terminology here as Microsoft keeps changing it and well, I tend to think in terms used by Apple in GS/OS (the Apple IIGS operating system, although very similar to the Mac's System 6.0.8) back on my first computer. On the scrollbar is a shaded region that shows...

Hello all... Let me say from the beginning that this is my fault. I have several Digital To Analog converters attached via USB to my Windows 10 Machine. I am running version 21H1 with the latest update being KB4023057. I play music and also various sounds through these devices. Even though...

Hi I want to make the system sound when ever I Logon, Logoff or Shutdown my PC. I already went through the process (regedit) of enabling the option in the sound scheme but any sound I put in there doesn't sound. There are work around that I found that use .vbs and PowerShell Commands using Task...

Some of my settings in settings(the program) have the sentence "Some of these..... by your organization" and my laptop is personal. I tried many tutorial like enable "Alow Telemetry" then disable it again, it did work for the Diagnostics and Feedback settings but not work for the Clipboard one...

So i cant turn on the optimized downloads, because "some of these settings are hidden or managed by your organization" but, i dont have any school, or work accounts linked. Does anyone know how to fix this? Here is an image:

I can get recycle bin and device connect, disconnect and fail working. I can also get the System start up sound working via vbscript and a login task. But no other sounds like error, exclamation, asterisk, notify etc. Is this normal for Server? My WIn 2012 R2 the sounds work ok. I compared the...

I don't know what did this but if I am in a program that ask me to select a folder for a video to be saved to or imported from it has changed the name of a directory path even in windows explorer it shows an incorrect complicated path that looks like something to do with zune. I have created a...

I'm trying to turn on hardware acceleration for autocad. I changed registry values from 0 to 1 for hardware enabled and hardware available. After opening autocad hw/ac option seems turning on. But after some time it turns off automatically. I opened regedit once again and see that hardware...

In my post "Vista: UserProfile service corrupt" I request help to resolve this problem but have had no suggestions beyond the proceses that I have already tried. Q: The hex value that shows in the registry in ProfileList S-1-5-21 must have a corresponding value somewhere else in the registry to...

Wanted to upgrade my old HP laptop from using Vista Home Premium to Win 7. Installed a clean copy of Win 7 Pro N. Installation not good and product key given not valid. Using on-line guide to restore Vista from "Windows.Old" was able to return setup to Vista ' almost. On start received the...