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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How windows handle the clipboard interface with Xming?
My question comes from a problem:
I Use Xming on Windows 7 to connect to a Linux host (through PuTTY) in order to start and display a gnome-terminal.
I have some troubles using the Windows clipboard:
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Typekit and @fontface issues on all Windows browsers with Ruby on Rails app, especially Chrome
My Ruby on Rails app hates custom fonts and I don't know why. Here are some of the errors and troubleshooting that I have gone through.
First, there were devastating display errors that only happened ...
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Reliable windowed vsync with OpenGL on Windows?
Update 2024-06-26: Question rewritten to include updated information and consolidate research results.
SUMMARY
It seems that vsync with OpenGL is broken on Windows in windowed mode. Even in very ...
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Disabling CPU idle C-states from kernel-mode driver
I'm writing an audio device driver which needs to process device interrupts in real-time. When the CPU enters C3 state, interrupts are delayed, causing problems to the driver.
Is there a way for the ...
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running network mode “host” on windows 10 with wsl2 and docker
Is there a way to use network mode "host" in the docker container run inside wsl2 using docker desktop?
I tried to deploy a docker container inside wsl2 with network mode "host" ...
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Apache Directory Authentication Failed?
I am trying to connect the OpenLdap through Apache Directory Studio and its working upto Network Parameter and check Network Parameter working fine.
But Next step i am trying to Authentication and ...
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Any way to detect URI schema is available in windows using JavaScript in IE
I found few ways to detect where window support current URI scheme for Firefox and Chrome browser, if application not registered i will download and register those application uri
Chrome
var ...
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What happens when I double click an executable, technically
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I'm trying to understand the difference of running a program directly via double clicking the executable vs running it through a terminal or programatically via CreateProcess in windows 10.
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How to resolve writing configuration error while installing mysql?
I am new to MySQL. I downloaded the MySQL windows installer and selected I guess everything I thought I would need for x64 and x86 products especially utilities, workbench and MySQL Server for MYSQL 8....
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How to open new email with attachment in Windows 10 Mail App
I am trying to add a feature to my C# / .Net app for a user to email a file.
When a user has Outlook installed, I can successfully use the Outlook interop APIs to do exactly what I want.
However on a ...
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Out-of-proc COM server stuck
I'm using out-of-proc COM server (COM singleton "Engine" implemented using DECLARE_CLASSFACTORY_SINGLETON), it works in STA (CComSingleThreadModel, _ATL_APARTMENT_THREADED).
COM server clients:
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what is meant by this error "No TransportLayer configured during NetworkInterface startup" in mongodb?
we edited mongod.cfg file for binding server ip address, after editing file mongodb service has stopped functioning, so we thought may service might have got corrupted after edit, so we have deleted ...
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How to manually deploy a driver service?
How do i manually deploy or register a Windows filter driver?
Warning: There's a lot of "proof of research effort" ahead. You don't have to read any more if you don't want to. I just point out, in ...
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Setting the "Title" value displayed in Visual Studio's "Attach to Process" dialog?
When you choose Debug / Attach to Process in Visual Studio, the dialog displayed has a "Title" column. By default this shows the caption of the main window belonging to the process. For example, it ...
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in git bash in windows ln -s /destinations/path/ link_name just copies the destination rather than creates a link
In Git bash i have run the following:
ln -s "//server/path/Resource/" test
When I check if it's worked:
ls -l
It appears as a folder rather than a symlink.
I am using windows and trying to create ...
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