Questions tagged [windows]
Writing software specific to the Microsoft Windows operating system: APIs, behaviours, etc. GENERAL WINDOWS SUPPORT IS OFF-TOPIC. Support questions may be asked on https://superuser.com
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Dell Latitude 7275 Touchscreen reactivation [closed]
I have a ‘Dell Latitude 7275’ and deactivated the touchscreen 1-2 years ago, but I can't remember how. I am currently trying to reactivate the touchscreen, but all the options I have tried so far have ...
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Windows 11: Explorer.exe crashing because of Faulting module name: UxTheme.dll, version: 10.0.22621.3810
Whenever I start Windows 11, it stays on blank screen. I have to press Ctrl + Alt + Del, and from the menu, start 'Task Manager' and from the Run New Task, have to execute 'Explorer.exe' multiple ...
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In the windows registry, what values are stored in microphone's (or any hardware's) LastUsedTimeStart key?
For example, checking the microphone usage in Discord, my key Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CapabilityAccessManager\ConsentStore\microphone\NonPackaged\C:#Users#...
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Problem With Adding SFML 2.6.1 To Dev C++ (Linker Error)
I'm trying to add SFML 2.6.1 to Dev C++ (I use Windows 7). I added lib and include to Libraries and C++ Includes in Compiler Options; and added "-lsfml-graphics -lsfml-window -lsfml-system" ...
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Python needs Windows Long Path
I tried to run this install: pip3 install msgraph-sdk
And it gave me this error:
It says I need to enable the Windows Long Path using this link:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/...
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C#, BluetoothLEAdvertisementWatcher hangs unexpectedly
I have created a hardware product that does a specific thing and sends data within a Manufacturer chunk of an advertisement packet. I've already written a fully functional app for iOs/Android for this ...
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Excel files stored in USB drive, seem to be altered after it got plugged on to a computer [closed]
my boss gave me a usb thumb drive to save some music in it. In the drive there was already saved some excel spreadsheets, I didn't touch them, even though my boss said that they have some kind of ...
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Giving application window active focus when opening a file
In the documentation for QWidget::activateWindow() function, the following is said:
... On Windows, if you are calling this when the application is not
currently the active one then it will not make ...
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LNK2019 unresolved external symbol in function defined in static library
I am trying to compile a driver through the use of cl.exe on Windows 10. It is written in pure C. I am using the Enterprise Windows Driver Kit to provide source files and compiling for X86. I ...
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Pushing a branch from a local repo to a separate clone of the same remote repo on the same Windows machine
I have a Git repository, let's call it Foo, which I have cloned twice on the same Windows machine. Let's call the two local repositories Foo1 (in C:\repos\Foo1) and Foo2 (in C:\repos\Foo2).
Now the ...
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Yarn PM not working in Windows when the User folder(UserProfile env var) has space in folder name or path
As stated in title, the Yarn PM(package manager), that I just installed in my system(Windows 11 64Bit) doesn't work if there's space(s) in my UserProfile folder path.
My User folder name is "...
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the procedure entry point hb_ot_tags_from_script_and_language could not be located in the dynamic link library ...libfreetype-6.dll
I'm developing an application on windows that manipulates images.
I'm using msys2/ucrt64 version of gcc for compiling and msys2/ucrt64 version of openimageio library for image import/export.
My code ...
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How to securely store and retrieve sensitive data in a .NET Standard 2.0 cross-platform (Windows+Linux) library
I have .NET Framework 4.7.2 library to store and retrieve sensitive data (like tokens for our desktop apps communication) with help of CredentialManagement package on Windows. Now I need to make this ...
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In windows 10 dark mode, windows file explorer's status bas stays white
In windows 10 dark mode, windows file explorer's status bas stays white, the font however switches to white from black, so it becomes close to invisible. Check the screenshot below.
I had tried ...
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Failed to update help in windows powershell
I am an absolute beginner to Command Line Interface and noticed this when trying to update the help (I'm following Learn Enough Command Line to Be Dangerous, which I suppose is for Linux and I am ...
