94 Answered Questions for the topic windows
06/17/19
What is the Windows equivalent of the Unix command cat? ?
I want to do exactly what unix "cat" does, but on my PC. Is there a simple equivalent command for the Windows command line? Specifically I want to create a file from all the files of a given type...
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06/17/19
How can I display the contents of an environment variable from the command prompt in Windows 7?
In Windows 7, when I start the Command prompt, is there any command to display the contents of an environment variable (such as the `JAVA_HOME` or `PATH` variables)?I have tried with `echo $PATH`,...
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06/17/19
How to stop jucheck from running? Java won't remember "Check for Updates Automatically" setting?
I've installed Java on Windows Vista, and every day I get a Vista security warning asking me if I want to run "jucheck". Apparently this is the Java automatic updater.Well, I don't want it to run...
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06/10/19
How to add Subtitles to already created video file for .avi format on Windows 8?
Can I create subtitle (.srt) file manually (to add subtitle) for .avi file?I have created .avi file using Snagit but there is no option to add subtitle as well. So can I create subtitle file...
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06/02/19
Prevent Office 2013 from creating "Custom Office Templates" directory in My Documents?
Office 2013 keeps creating the directory `C:\\Users\\user\\Documents\\Custom Office Templates`. I like to keep My Documents tidy for quick access.Is there anyway to prevent Office from continually...
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06/01/19
FileZilla alternative (free FTP Client) without bundled crapware?
I just tried to download FileZilla from SourceForge.
It tries to install some random homepage from an unpopular and useless provider.
It is definitely not reliable anymore.
So what is the...
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05/30/19
Modern' browser that will work in Windows 98SE?
I have a little Windows 98SE virtual machine I run as a curiosity. I occasionally need to/want to download software to test on it, but the version of IE on it has trouble rendering many modern...
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05/30/19
Is there a good stable free PDF editor?
I work for a non-profit organization and we have a lot of staff that need to work with PDFs. Our designers etc have the Adobe suite but that is quite expensive and I do not want to purchase a lot...
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05/29/19
Alternative for Sketch on Windows?
I recently came across a tool called "Sketch", which is great for designing apps and other responsive layouts, and has great resources as well. For now, it's only available for Mac though. What...
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05/29/19
Any way to use an Android tablet as a cheap touch-screen (display + pointer-input-device) for Photoshop?
Is there a way (a hack; a commercial app; etc...) which enables me to use any of the available <300$ tablets as a pen-input device to my PC? And specifically in Photoshop?Wacom's offerings are...
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05/25/19
Make my computer screen's tint warmer at night?
I use my computer at night, but my computer screen looks like daylight and I find it too bright to use at night.
So, what is a good tool to make my computer screen warmer at night? I'm using...
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05/22/19
Tool to remember clipboard content?
Often I use the same terms/sentances/code-segments and want to reuse them during development.
I could define snippets in my IDE but I want to use those anywhere and I want to be able to search in...
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How to convert DOS/Windows newline (CRLF) to Unix newline (LF) in a Bash script?
How can I programmatically (i.e., not using `vi`) convert DOS/Windows newlines to Unix?
The `dos2unix` and `unix2dos` commands are not available on certain systems. How can I emulate these with...
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05/17/19
How to delete each number at the beginning of a line in Microsoft Word?
I have a list like this: 1 http:// 2 http:// 3 http:// 4 http:// 5 http:// I would like to remove 1,2,3,4,5 without doing this manually for each line. The only tool I am using is...
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05/14/19
Music software for writing scores?
I would like a software that I will be able to write music sheets/scores.
Nothing really fancy, just to be able to write all kinds of notations.
I would prefer a free one for Windows.
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05/14/19
Fast alternative for Adobe Reader on Windows?
Can anyone recommend me a good alternative for Adobe Reader ? I need a software that is fast and light which works on Windows.
05/14/19
IDE for web development (including PHP and JS)?
What's the best web development IDE that you've come across, that also handles Core PHP work and JS very well (eg. AngularJS)?
**Required:**
- Extremely fast -- *there's nothing more annoying...
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05/07/19
Change the language of fields in Microsoft Word?
I am using Word 2010 and some built-in features with fields, such as bibliography. My Word installation is English and I am writing a report in US English. However, my computer has its locale set...
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05/06/19
How to copy drawing from LibreOffice Draw to MS Word?
What is the best way to copy a drawing (complete document) from LibreOffice Draw into an MS Word document (using MS Word) on Windows? A "naive" copy&paste form Draw to Word gives next to...
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05/03/19
OneNote alternative for Windows, Linux, and Android?
I’m looking for an alternative to Microsoft OneNote. I usually use OneNote to sync my notes between my Windows 8 computer and my Android phone, but I’ve been using Linux (Ubuntu 14.04) quite often...
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04/30/19
Win10's Explorer does not show thumbnails for PSD files from Photoshop CC 2016?
When I save PSD files in Photoshop CC 2016 on a computer running Windows 10, I do not get to see thumbnails of images in the File Explorer, but instead the Photoshop logo is displayed in place of...
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04/28/19
Is there a program to control other computers from another computer?
Is there a good **remote desktop software tool** that I can use to control my Windows and Linux PCs from my Mac, and vice-versa?
I don't care if it uses up lots of internet bandwidth.
Desired...
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04/20/19
Can I lock (or make uneditable) portions of a word document?
I am looking to make a letterhead for my company. Right now I currently have an image within the header of the document and an image within the footer of the document.Is there any way I can lock...
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04/20/19
Note-taking application that can sync between Windows, Ubuntu and Android?
Evernote has been one of the most used note-taking application for me, with it syncing between my Windows PC and my Android device. I usually use the Evernote desktop client on my Windows PC and...
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04/20/19
How do I install pip on Windows?
[`pip`](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/) is a replacement for [`easy_install`](http://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/easy_install.html). But should I install `pip` using `easy_install` on...
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