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    Windows 11 about windows batch file on startup

    What commands will get a batch file to stop trying to start a program on windows startup? The following code below is what I had used to execute said program as a batch file: C:\Users\drumm\Desktop>start "" "C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe" -pc MY-PC -launch
  2. News

    Survey unwraps what moms really want this holiday season

    Eighty-eight percent of millennial moms would prefer to have more quality time with family and friends this holiday season than to spend time shopping for gifts This year, Microsoft Store is on a mission to minimize holiday planning stress for moms so they can be more present for what...
  3. MikeHawthorne

    Windows 11 Update on Windows 11, and a question!

    Hi again, Well, I'm really liking Windows 11, I like how if you have two windows open, and you click on the one not showing it minimizes the one on top and expands the other, instead of putting the smaller one on top of the larger one maybe Windows 10 would do that two, but it wasn't on my...
  4. News

    Microsoft Edge features help give you the most out of Microsoft 365 to reduce the pain of context switching

    Deb Dubrow, Principal Program Manager, Microsoft Edge Sean Lyndersay, Partner Group Program Manager, Microsoft Edge Work smarter, not harder. We’ve all heard it. But with today’s world of more freedom—in how we work, when we work, and how we communicate while working—this statement is nothing...
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    Our top new features to help you save time and money and stay safer online as you get ready for back-to-school

    Summer is in full swing. It’s hard to imagine but back-to-school is quickly approaching. There is still a lot of uncertainty in terms of what form the new school year will take. Regardless of whether our children will be returning to school in person, hybrid or online, every parent knows that...
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    Windows 10 Why doesn't my cpu work at 100% for a lengthy big job?

    I don't understand why it hovers 75% average. This is doing video processing. Can I make it 100%? Thanks in advance.
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    Windows 10 Multi-tasking on an old CPU

    I upgraded an old Laptop from Windows 7 to 10 64 bit. The CPU is Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz. It does not have Hyperthreading in the cores and when there are two tasks to be done it just stops until I quit one of the programs and then it can continue normally. Is there a program that can mange...
  8. News

    Download Power Automate Desktop for Windows 10 to automate tasks and processes at no additional cost

    On Tuesday at Microsoft Ignite, the company announced that Power Automate Desktop is now available at no additional cost, allowing Windows 10 users to harness the power of low-code robotic process automation (RPA). The technology is available as a download and will be included in Windows Insider...
  9. JosephDoe

    Windows 10 Multiple desktops in a multi-monitor setup

    Hi, I'm new to windows, so I'm sorry if this is a dumb question. I'm using Windows 10 after 15+ years using mac and Linux (switched from XP), and considering adopting Windows as my main OS. I'm trying to use win+ctrl+arrow to change between desktops, with a multi monitor setup. The problem is...
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    How Microsoft Edge and other applications manage memory

    With much of your to-do list now online, you expect your browser to be fast and reliable every day. Your browser is the tool you rely on to get things done. Online productivity now depends on how fast your browser is, so that to-do list can disappear. So, don’t you hate it when your browser...
  11. News

    Introducing the Microsoft Edge enterprise roadmap and release schedule

    Since releasing the new Microsoft Edge, we’ve heard feedback that customers, especially in enterprise environments, need more visibility into our feature roadmap and release schedule so they can plan deployments and prepare for upcoming changes. Today, we are announcing the availability of...
  12. News

    Multitasking improvements in Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge

    Web browsing doesn’t happen in isolation, and users frequently multitask between their web browser and other apps using the Taskbar and Alt + Tab. Traditionally, these surfaces have been almost exclusively focused on apps, forcing users to take additional steps to get to the tab they need—until...
  13. FireMarshalBill69

    Windows 10 Any ideas on how I can maintain the location of OPEN windows on a remote machine across sessions?

    I am using RDP to connect to my workstation, from which I rarely log out, leaving all open applications as is from session to session. Do you know of any way I can maintain the relative position of OPEN windows on the desktop? Every time I disconnect from RDP, I have to rearrange everything. :-(...
  14. TechGust

    Windows 10 My "Mail" App freezes so i cant see my emails through there.

    Sometimes my Mail keeps freezing. Like i go in there last email 10 days ago but in my gmail on opera i get email everyday. I need help. Windows specs: Windows 10 Pro Windows 1909 specs: Gpu: Amd radeon 5700 rx Cpu: Amd ryzen 5 3600 6 core motherboard: Msi bazooka v2 please help me.
  15. Skynotempty

    Windows 10 Batch file to kill MS Word

    Working with a few documents in Win 10 using MS Word Closed the files, quit MS Word and then started doing cleanup I was informed MS Word was still open or the file was still in use by Word In Win 7 I had a batch file that rested on desktop which with one click would kill the task Can this be...
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    Windows 7 How to edit (e.g. name) of a task in built-in Task Scheduler?

    Assume I setup a task in Task Scheduler. It appears in Task Scheduler as active task with the status "Ready". Now I want to edit this task e.g. the name of the task. How can I achive this? If I mark e.g. the task in task list or double click on it then I still can not edit the entry...
  17. News

    Introducing Driver Module Framework

    The Microsoft Devices team is excited to announce the release of an open source framework for Windows driver developers — Driver Module Framework (DMF). With DMF, not only can you easily develop simple and structured Windows Driver Framework (WDF) drivers but also share code amongst your...
  18. brkkab

    Windows 10 Windows Central has a article on getting Cortana to do custom commands.

    Article link: How to get Cortana to perform custom tasks on Windows 10
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    Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Task Scheduler

    Our domain is at the Windows Server 2008 R2 Forest level. Our servers are running Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and Windows 2012 R2 Standard Our workstations are running a mix of operating systems including Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10. I have created a scheduled task in Group...
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    Video Player 2nd window floating feature.

    I have searched for two days and downloaded 15 windows video players in search for what I want. The thing is that I remember this feature was available in 2005 during the Windows XP Era. I don't remember the name of the player that could do it. I found the backup software CD I had since that...
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