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So I fjust installed VSC and it led me to an intro video on MSDN (I think). I followed the example and typed out the following four cosnole.log commands. But on running, all I get in the terminal window is the folder path: console.log("------------------------------"); console.log("Rise and...

Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928 to the Canary Channel on August 20, 2025, and the flight is a concise but telling example of what the Canary track is for: low-latency platform experiments, targeted rollouts, and rapid iterations that can both surface neat usability...

Creating a reliable, bootable Windows 11 USB from macOS is entirely practical on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs — and with the right preparations you can build media that will install Windows 11 on a PC or an Intel Mac. The community guide this article expands on provides multiple tested...

A tiny green halo that flashes when you copy from a terminal may sound like a cute UI trick, but it addresses a surprisingly common pain point: not knowing whether what you selected actually made it to the clipboard. Microsoft PowerToys may soon offer exactly that — a proposed module called...

For decades, Windows users have relied on a handful of core text editing applications, from the stripped-down Notepad utility that arrived with Windows 1.0 in 1985, to the more modern OneNote and Word offerings available to Microsoft 365 subscribers. Over time, each of these tools has grown in...

When Microsoft unveiled its new command-line text editor “Edit” for Windows, it signaled more than just a modern reboot of a classic utility—it underscored a deeper commitment to developer-centric tooling and a desire to harmonize decades of Windows history with today’s fast-evolving digital...

Warp for Windows marks a significant milestone in modern terminal design, finally bringing the sleek, feature-rich experience of the Mac version to Windows developers. In an era where cross-platform versatility is more important than ever, this new release promises to bridge the gap between...

Hi, I have on my cmd terminal a server quit shortcut of "ctrl + break", but my laptop doesn't have break button, I tried ctrl + every button in keyboard but it didn't work. Can I edit this cmd shortcut ?

Hello everyone! I really need help here. I work at a government company and need to connect with a proxy. On browsers there is no problem, but when i need to install something with npm or choco i cant do it via powershell or cmd as administrator. I have my credentials and the proxy ip and port...

I have windows 7 64 bit 500 GB hard disk with one primary and two other partions.I had installed the latest version of vs code the 'system installation' for all users .it opened correctly the first time.But then I tried the command code . in powershell terminal to open vs code without enabling...

Hi everyone. While Windows 11 has solved several problems that I've had, like not being able to sign in to Widows Terminal as Admin, there is one thing that I think is kind of weird. One is that it will sometimes open multiple copied of programs that it wouldn't do before. I discover that if I...

Dear All, I am using the latest Ubuntu 64 20.04. After several hours of playing video the firefox broswer crashes, the screen freezes, however I can still hear sound. I cant close it via alt+F2 however I can switch to the terminal screen on ctrl+alt+F2, what I want to test is either restarting...

Hey guys, I am currently learning PowerShell in a college course. Right now we are learning to use the Help system efficiently. One thing that is bugging me is that running 'Get-Help' is supposed to output help and automatically scroll to the bottom of the displayed help while just running...

Hello, I am trying to open a file [FILE] with a program [PROGRAM]. I have a shortcut of those two on my desktop. When i drag and drop [FILE] on top of [PROGRAM], it works as expected, meaning that [FILE] gets openend correctly by using [PROGRAM] to open it (Similarly to how you would drop a...

I am playing around with windows server 2008 and learning how to use it. Just a hobby on weekends. I was able to successfully install: php, mysql & phpmyadmin Now the problem is i'm trying to import a database into phpmyadmin, the database is 42.6mb therefore i am unable to import...

I would like to Querying the Index Programmatically (Windows) and I found this link that shows several ways to do it. Basically, I have hundreds of ten-digit numbers and about 300 excel documents. I want to know which documents contain which numbers. I don't care if the output goes to a terminal...

Since I did not have much to do, I thought it would be fun to explore other operating systems. After all, with the recent developments in Windows, you never know where this will end up. I looked at a variety of Linux distros. They have an adorable price of $0 and are easily installed in VMware...

Hello guys, I've wanted to use RLDev on windows 7 so I downloaded Cygwin but the problem is, Cygwin.bat is not working. I can use terminal; mintty.exe but the packages that I download before installation (make, binutils etc.) don't working. I need help guys :(

Is there a way to make the cmd window transparent like in Linux platforms?