Comment by Edward Brey on How do I change the user I am logged in with on a...
Before I added the new credential, I had tried to access the share, which Windows authenticated using the HomeGruop credential, even thought it didn't have access. I didn't get an error, only an empty...
View ArticleComment by Edward Brey on How to "Clear All" Windows 10 Action Center...
A keyboard sequence this is. A keyboard shortcut? Seems like a bit of a longcut to me. Sadly, this may be the best that Redmond is offering us. :-(
View ArticleComment by Edward Brey on Create Windows 10 bootable/installation USB drive
You may have to use a procedure compatible with UEFI.
View ArticleComment by Edward Brey on Copy from Excel without Line Break
This method doesn't work if the cell contains a formula and you want to copy the computed value.
View ArticleComment by Edward Brey on shortcut for accessing tab menu in Google Chrome
The "Chrome keyboard shortcuts" you linked to don't include a shortcut for the tab menu.
View ArticleComment by Edward Brey on Is it possible to rename an open Word document...
Regardless of locking, there's nothing stopping Word from having a File > Rename menu item that closes the file, renames it, and re-opens it for you under the covers, so you don't have to pop out to...
View ArticleComment by Edward Brey on Path to current desktop backgrounds in Windows 10?
This method doesn't provide the location of the original photo, but rather the copy that Windows makes in preparation for display.
View ArticleComment by Edward Brey on What exactly is Jungo WinDriver?
The "completely harmless" bit might be true if there were no exploits.
View ArticleComment by Edward Brey on Expose remote desktop directly to the internet
Is the concern about holes, backdoors, and such for RDP different from any other service exposed directly to the internet - web, FTP, DNS, NTP, etc.? Aren't all services vulnerable if exploited and...
View ArticleComment by Edward Brey on What Is the Keyboard Shortcut for Moving to Last...
fn-→ shows the last message, but focus stays on the original message. How do you open the last message or navigate from it with the keyboard?
View ArticleComment by Edward Brey on DPI setting on OSX
This would still cause the problem that the OP mentioned of having the zoom setting saved with the document and then applied undesirably when the document is opened on Windows.
View ArticleComment by Edward Brey on DPI setting on OSX
As you surmised, using Helvetica doesn't solve the DPI mismatch problem.
View ArticleComment by Edward Brey on Change the sorting of "From:" mail accounts in...
On macOS 11.5, com.apple.mail.plist doesn't have any account info.
View ArticleComment by Edward Brey on Windows 11 keyboard shortcut to show hidden files
Why the check for admin? HKCU can be written by any user.
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for How can I change the lock screen in Windows 8 that...
To make a change that is resilient to changing screen resolutions, replace C:\Windows\Web\Screen\img100.png with your new picture. Then delete the resized image caches from...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for How to search for a folder from the Windows 8 Start...
Drink the Start Screen Kool-Aid and don't do it! Instead, just type the folder name and let the folder contents appear in the results. Now that the results display full screen, there is room to display...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for Add text to PowerPoint slide during a presentation
One time PowerPoint setup: Right click the Ribbon and click Customize the Ribbon. In the right hand column, put a check box next to Developer.For each slide where you will be adding content:In the...
View ArticleHow useful are auto-focusing Wi-Fi antennas?
In order to minimize signal drop-out at the far reaches of a house, where the antenna must be in one corner of the house due to practical wiring reasons, I found the "SmartBeam" concept in D-Link Whole...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for How to search for a folder from the Windows 8 Start...
Use this AutoHotKey script:#O::Run search-ms:SendInput ^etype:="File folder"{Space}returnUsage: Press Windows+O. Type your search string and Enter. Use ↓ to select the item. Press Enter to open...
View ArticleWindows 8.1 keyboard shortcut to move a Store app to another monitor
Back in the good ol' Windows 8 days, there was a keyboard shortcut to move a Windows Store app to another monitor (Ctrl+PgUp and Ctrl+PgDn IIRC). On Windows 8.1, nothing seems to work. Is there still a...
View ArticleCreate bootable USB drive for Windows 8 clean install on UEFI
How do you burn a Windows 8.x ISO image to a USB drive such that it can be clean installed on a PC with UEFI enabled? I tried using the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool, but the target PC didn't see the...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for Create bootable USB drive for Windows 8 clean...
Open an admin command prompt, and enter the following:diskpartlist diskselect disk x (where x is the number of the USB drive from "list disks")cleancreate partition primaryformat fs=fat32...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for Installing Windows 8 from DVD (or USB) - Toshiba
Perhaps the ISO image isn't burned to the USB drive in a way that is compatible with booting from UEFI. Try following the procedure in Create bootable USB drive for Windows 8 clean install on UEFI.
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for Remove a known network from Windows 8
Find and delete the registry keys for the unwanted networks under these locations:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for The User Profile service failed the sign-in
A bug in Update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 1 (KB2932965) can cause this (see the bug report). I worked around the problem by deleting C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VSCommon;...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for Can't uninstall Windows Phone SDK 8 on Windows 8
For anyone with VS2013 Update 2 or later, who comes across this question, there is no separate installation to uninstall. Per the Windows Phone Dev Center:The Windows Phone 8.1 development tools are...
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I accidentally marked a shared folder as "Available Offline" in Windows Explorer on Windows 8.1 computer. This seems to have "woken up" the Sync Center and caused the Sync Center icon to be displayed...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for Can Windows' copy command handle multiple files?
Windows includes robocopy built in, which copies multiple files from a single command:robocopy a\source\folder a\dest\folder file1.docx file2.exe
View ArticleFastest way to delete a large folder [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:Mass deleting files in WindowsWindows 8 provides several ways to delete a folder, but some seem more efficient than others. For example, you can use Windows Explorer, which will...
View ArticleRemove a known network from Windows 8
When Windows 8 detects a network based on the assigned IP address, netmask, default gateway, etc., it remembers the network along with the setting you give it as a public or private network. If you...
View ArticleHow to search for a folder from the Windows 8 Start screen
In Windows 7, if you press the Windows key and type the name of a folder, and the folder shows up among the Start menu search results. In Windows 8, if you do the same thing, no folders are listed. The...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for Windows 10 Settings not indexed
Ugly workaround: Don't a use Microsoft account.Less ugly workaround: Put up with it until Microsoft issues a fix.Fortunately, there are dozen's of reports of this in the Windows feedback app, which...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for Can Windows' copy command handle multiple files?
With the advent of Bash on Ubuntu on Windows, you can now use the native Linux syntax:cp foo bar folder
View ArticleDifference between installing new Windows 10 versions via Windows Update vs. DVD
What is the difference between updating to a new version of Windows 10 (such as the recently released version 1607) via Windows Update compared with running Setup.exe from a DVD or ISO image with the...
View ArticleWindows 10 Settings not indexed
In Windows 10, when I search from the Start Menu or Settings, only Control Panel results appear, but not the new Windows 10 settings. For example, if I type "update", the search results are "Update...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for Cortana's not searching PC files...?
Go to Settings>Cortana>Permissions & History. (Searching in Cortana for "Permissions & History" doesn't work, but that's a separate problem.)Turn off Cloud Search.
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for Expose remote desktop directly to the internet
Modeling the threats helps identify defensive measures. It's helpful to compare the threats and defenses to those of web services successfully used on the internet all the time.Threat: Exploit in the...
View ArticleAdd text to PowerPoint slide during a presentation
I'd like to add text to selected slides during my presentation. The text is based on audience feedback and is "throw-away", intended just to help with discussion and learning at the moment. The text...
View ArticleAvoid getting OneDrive search results for local files
In Windows 10, how can I avoid getting search results that link to files online in OneDrive (and open a web browser when you click them) when those files also reside locally? I want just the local...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for Unable to change the time zone in Windows 10
Windows 10 Home can get in a state where it requires admin to change the time zone, even though there's no group policy. It worked for me to run tzutil as a standard user with privilege elevated via...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for Fixed size disk vs dynamically allocated: is there...
According to the docs, the a performance difference is only noticeable while the disk is expanding; otherwise, it's negligible. Here's how they describe a dynamically allocated disk:While this format...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for Slack on MacOS: Keeping Sidebar open
A subtle cause can be undocking your laptop. You may have the right panel (e.g. for threads) set to a size that makes sense on a large external monitor. When you undock and your window resizes to fit...
View ArticleAnswer by Edward Brey for Disable ALL cookie warnings and hints
2022 update:uBlock Origin has cookie notice blocking built in. Enable Fanboy’s Annoyance filter list, which has EasyList Cookie List built in, or enable EasyList Cookie List directly.
View ArticleWindows 11 keyboard shortcut to show hidden files
In Windows 11, what is a quick way using only the keyboard to hide or show hidden files in File Explorer?Windows 10 provided this through keyboard shortcuts for the ribbon, but the ribbon is gone in...
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