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  1. How to Safely Rename the User Folder in Windows 11

    Windows 11 brings many sleek new features, yet sometimes, Microsoft has peculiar constraints baked into its operating system. One such oddity? The inability to rename the User folder easily after it's created during setup. If you're stuck with a cryptic, abbreviated mishmash of letters...
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    looking for an instant filename rename tool

    hey :-) i use to mark file with "#" or "^" as a prefix. is there any tool that let me add a mark in one click from the context menu?
  3. Windows 11 Renaming a Windows Media Device

    I would like to rename a network media device. I'm not quite sure what this is when I see it in File Explorer but here it is under Networks. How do I change the name from Simone's Media to something else? Clicking on it does not provide a means to do so.
  4. Windows 11 How do I rename this user-pc folder? SOLVED

    There is a Media folder in my Windows 11 PC which I need to rename. There doesn't seem to be a way to do it, but surely there must be. Can anyone suggest a method? No reply needed, solved.
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    Windows 10 How to: reorder & rename sub-windows of a program?!

    Lets say I have Firefox on the task bar, which has many sub-windows. How do I reorder and rename them? I tried: - stardock groupy: doesn't work and is incredibly bugged - 7+ taskbar tweaker (set to launch at bootup, firefox doesn't run at background): same doesn't work! Found nothing else to...
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    Windows 10 stdlib rename api opening new handle when trying to write over network to mounted location

    I have a folder present in windows , which i am mounting from mac side using smb. Into this mounted location i'm trying to write a new file over the network. After writing the data into the file , the handle is closed. Now i need to rename the file over network from mac side . So for that...
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    Windows 10 Rename numerous jpg files

    So I have a lot of pictures (jpg files) I need to rename. 001.jpg all the way up to 621.jpg. I have different pictures with the same numbers. Is there an easy way just to rename them, like put an I in front? Like I001.jpg all the way up to I621.jpg Appreciate all the help Mike
  8. Windows 10 error 0X80070057 –Parameter is incorrect.

    I have been trying to rename my user profile and it this error message keeps popping up "error 0X80070057 -Parameter is incorrect". Please how do I solve this.
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    Windows 7 Can anyone help on batch file processing..

    Hi I have a batch file command set up in a folder on my PC of which creates a new subfolder fine but what im trying to do is to be able to auto run that batch file when I click on the folder icon on the desktop. What I need to do then if poss for a message box or something come up to tell me...
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    Windows 8 Trouble Renaming Folders on My Computer: Seeking Solutions

    i can't rename the folders on my computer
  11. Board suggestion: Rename

    Just rename the board to "whoosh", that's a little more accurate at this point ;). Or why not have one "megathread" where you can keep posting. A little more organized that way.
  12. Renaming or deleting a folder on a network share fails with 0x8007003b or 0x80004005 error

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    Windows 8 Help Needed: Organizing Black Sabbath Song Files in Folder

    For some reason my songs are out of order. I tried to rename them but it won't let me. Trying to get it organized like all my other folders. Any ideas?? Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
  14. Windows 7 Renamed pc, problems with network structure

    I have a computer that used to be a pc in our den that I recently made my main media storage in basement, on that computer i changed the name to BasementMedia (vs denpc). I tried ipconfig /flushdns then ipconfig /registerdns but when I restarted it In network i still see denpc i'd like to...
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    Windows Vista How to change user name

    When I go to Control Panel and click on User Accounts there is a user named CAG, but when I go to drive C and click on Users CAG does not appear. However there is an account named Owner that appears to contain all of CAG's sub-accounts. Therefore, I tried to rename the Owner account to CAG but...
  16. How To: Manage Favorites in Windows 10 Microsoft Edge

    Microsoft Edge makes it extremely easy to edit, rename, and delete browser favorites. read more Continue reading...
  17. Windows 8 I somehow renamed my downloads folder to desktop and now my desktop and downloads folder are linked.

    I have no idea how i did this, but while I was trying to change my downloads folder location, I managed to make my desktop the downloads folder. then when I tried to move it back, I somehow linked two folders... Here's a screenshot of my directory folder: If someone knows how to fix this...
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    Windows 8 When renaming, Error: "Folder In Use" even when it is not

    Hi, As the title suggests, I often receive the following error message when renaming folders: "Folder In Use. The action can't be completed because the folder is open in Adobe Acrobat" However that is not the case. I even restart my computer to make sure nothing is accidentally left open in...
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    Windows 7 Using Secondary HDD for Games and Movies: A Guide to Organization and Renaming

    Hello! I recently recieved a hand-me-down laptop from my Uncle after it was restored to factory settings. Basically I have a 270gb main HDD, and a 400gb HDD. The second HDD is (presumably) used for restoration, and I'd like to use it for games and movies. This is what is currently on the drive...
  20. Windows 8 How to unzip and rename jpeg files

    My daughter sends lots of JPEG pictures from her iPhone via email. These pictures are in zip folders. Problem is that all pictures have the same file name, usually "image". These same names make normal extraction on my Win 8 laptop impossible except as a laborious, manual process. Is there...