Questions tagged [windows]
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Why is HWiNFO reporting some CPU cores are thermal throttling even though the CPU core temperatures according to HWiNFO/CoreTemp is much below TjMAX?
Why is HWiNFO reporting some CPU cores are thermal throttling, even though their temperatures according to HWiNFO and CoreTemp is much below TjMAX?
HWiNFO says thermal throttling is based on CPU core ...
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How to intercept/modify keystrokes before the Microsoft Chinese IME processes them on Windows?
I’m using Microsoft IME (Chinese Simplified) and I need to type a backslash (\) while Chinese mode is active.
However, when I press the backslash key, the IME always converts it into the Chinese ...
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Why am I unable to keep Quick Access links in Windows 10?
I accidentally removed the desktop folder from Quick Access in File Explorer of Windows 10. When trying to add it back, it doesn't stay there for long. I did try deleting the Recent folder with del /F ...
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Why am I unable to see a specific WiFi access point in Windows 11 Pro?
My laptop is using a AX201 card, which support WiFi 6 and band 149, however it's unable to see my router's access point when the laptop is running Windows 11 Pro, but it can in Ubuntu 24.04. The ...
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How to prevent a batch file call from escaping a caret character?
I am trying to call a batch file from another batch file and pass an argument containing a caret ^. Here's a minimal example:
@REM @echo off
call composer.bat require "psr/log:^3.0"
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Windows 11 Home - issue with USB hub driver update
I am using Win 11 Home on a Dell XPS 13 9360. I plug a USB hub into it using USB c connector. This normally provides power, HMDI, wired network and USB A connectors. This has worked just fine for a ...
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Why does Windows copy first file fast (sometimes) but then craters (200MB/s -> 1MB/s)?
I have two LaCie 16TB d2 Professional hard drives, NTFS formatted, connected to a Windows 11 host via USB 3. On the root of each drive was a single folder, with file sharing enabled. One was a clone ...
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Is Codepage 1252 guaranteed to be available on all Windows systems?
I have an application written in non-Unicode-aware Delphi (D2007) that uses ANSI encoding/decoding utilities. The app works fine on all systems regardless of locale.
On updating the application to a ...
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Why are Windows Powershell repair scripts failing under Windows 10?
Windows Search doesn't work under Windows 10, version 10.0.19045.4046.
Windows.Shell.ExperienceHost is showing as one of the reasons, seems it's not installed "correctly"
I tried the ...
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Windows 10 and 11 (tried both) install always fails, all partitions were deleted without backing up, tried multiple times, need help please
I did a clean install of windows 10 on my lenovo laptop. After deleting all partitions, the installation process fails before reaching 100%. Sometimes 81%, other times it fails earlier in the ...
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Why do subtitles appear constantly in bold in Windows 11? Only embedded subtitles display correctly
I just reinstalled Windows (Windows 11 25H2, 10.0.26200 Build 26200). Now the subtitles look like this and appear in bold or bigger shadow/outline. Before I noticed this problem, I changed several ...
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Why does my laptop keyboard stop working shortly after boot?
The keyboard on this second-hand laptop is non-functional.
After consulting online tutorials, I performed the following troubleshooting steps:
Accessed Device Manager.
Uninstalled the keyboard ...
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How can I tell whether Intel VMD (Volume Management Device) was enabled when Windows was installed, without booting that Windows install?
I have a Windows installation on a drive that I cannot/should not boot: I only have the disk attached to some WinPE / Linux live USB. I want to know whether Intel VMD was enabled in the firmware at ...
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How do I stop "Zmbie" synced Chrome bookmarks re-appearing?
I have three Windows Machines, an Android Tablet and two Android phones. Something has gone wrong with the Bookmark sync in Chrome. Even though I keep deleting them, they keep coming back! Sometimes ...
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After installing the libusbK driver, I do not see the usb stick as a drive. How can I get back the working mass storage driver on Windows?
I installed the libusbK with the zadig tool to install the libusbK 3.1.0.0 driver to plug in an antenna.
After this, my USB stick (or rather the adapter that holds the SD card) could not be browsed ...
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