utility

I used a utility for years without problems on Win7 and Win10. Recently I wanted to add it now to an USB flash drive which boots into a Windows 10 WinPE environment. Unfortunately the tool crashes with the popup notification: "The code execution cannot proceed because hhctrl.ocx was not...

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I have an UEFI-based ISO file for a tool on windows (This tool is NOT a WinOS but a separate utility tool). If I burn this ISO onto a DVD and boot it on an UEFI computer (without Secure Boot) everything works. However If I put this ISO with e.g. Rufus onto an USB flash drive then the USB flash...

Printer is not printing in color even though I have color selected. I had this problem before and it was fixed but I had to completely reinstall Windows 10 and lost the info. Ink is fine. Tried another set of cartridges to make sure it wasn't the ink and it did the same thing. Microsoft has...

I have several external drives attached to my Desktop machine. One has Genealogy files, one is for Backups, another is for archiving Photography. When I work on the Genealogical files I like to bring an entire family folder onto the desktop, enter the current research and then have it copied...

I used windows 7's easy transfer to save all my files (PC was Windows 7 Pro, 64 bit) Upgraded to a Win 10 pc Used migwiz (usmt 3( with zero results) Using usmt 4, I got this: Aside from the word "might" spelled wrong, I get tons of errors. I have the migwiz utility, and all related files in...

Anyone familiar with the diskspd utility? I have had success with it testing server storage but how would I test a mass storage device like a Compellent Storage\Cluster? Can I create an iscsi connection to the storage from the server

Since the new update, when I click my "Sleep" shortcut, or hit the related hotkey, I also have to confirm in a popup box that I want Rundll32 to "make changes to my device, thus totally negating the utility of having a one touch hotkey. Is there some way the avoid this second step and let the...

Looking for a way to save/capture downloaded installation files from online set up programs such as .exe,.msi excetera rather than install them or at the very least to save the installation files for future use rather than having to go back online to download them again from their setup files...

Hi Everyone! I started this post when I realized (after reading a post from someone who wanted to know how to find the Windows registration number) that I couldn't remember the name of the application I was about to type in another post. That's one of the joys of being 81 years old. LOL...

Here is a little utility I put together to quickly access any shell location on your system. Download "Shell Launcher.zip" below Unzip Launch "Shell Launcher.exe" Select the shell location you wish to open Click the folder icon

My eyes aren't good, so, I increased the icon size in advanced display settings under display settings- Advanced sizing of text and other items. While that did increase the font size to make it easier for me to see, it also crowded the lines substantially seemingly overlapping the individual...

Hi How to restore Disk Cleanup utility registry settings to default? HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VolumeCaches

I am searching a tool which let me define - a certain time of inactivity (e.g. 30 minutes) with no keypress or mouse movements and - another program (or batch script) (with parameters) which is automatically executed after this time of inactivity. Can soemone give me a recommendation for such...

I have a 5.1 audio system, is there any utility (hopefully freeware) that can visualise the channel level in output? Basically I would like to see the audio bar going up and down (reporting audio playback) for each of the channels while playing of course a 5.1 audio source. Thanks

Mike submitted a new resource: FAT32 Format - Quickly convert exFAT or NTFS back to FAT32 Read more about this resource...

My hard drive is getting full. Is there a way to see all at once which folders are the largest? I know I can open the properties for each one, but I remember years ago before Windows there was a utility called "Keep Track" that showed all the folders and their sizes all at once. That would be...

Ok, strange question. Is there an online word processor that when i type, it looks like random code, but if i hit convert, it will display what i was actually typing? I know it sounds strange but might come in handy Sent from my SM-S920L using Tapatalk

I'll keep this brief because Windows has wasted a fair portion of my life for various reasons. Is there no utility that cuts through the stupidity of not being able to TURN OFF "Read-only" folders and files contained within MY file system FORCING them to STAY write-able? I ask about a utility...

I'm looking to buy a solid DVD ISO ripper program. Any recommendations?