Category "windows"

Unable to install the Android USB driver on Windows 7

So I want to use my new Nexus 5 for debugging my apps.I tried to install the Android USB driver via the device manager But my nexus is listed as portable devic

Can't start MySQL, port 3306 busy

I'm trying to start MySQL from XAMPP (under Windows Vista), but it's saying that's port 3306 is busy. What would be the best way with check what application is

How to create tar.gz file in windows by only one step?

I know that i can create tar.gz file by 7-zip in two steps. First step for tar format and second for tar.gz format. But is there a way to get tar.gz in only one

Qt 5.1.1: Application failed to start because platform plugin "windows" is missing

Edit: Some people started to mark my question as a duplicate. Do not forget that many similar questions existed when I asked this one (see e.g. the list below).

Distinguish between left and right shift keys using RAWINPUT

RAWINPUT provides two flags (RI_KEY_E0 and RI_KEY_E1) to check whether the left or right version of a key is pressed. This works great for CTRL, but not for lef

Windows batch file to process camera images

I am trying to create a batch file to take photos off a camera or sd drive (which are specific and don't change. I then want to move all the *.jpg to a differ

Is there a way in AutoHotkey to know between a mouse click and touchscreen click

I have two monitors one of them is a touchscreen. do somebody now a simple code in autohotkey. that you received a value, between a mouse click and a touchscree

how to get Oracle vm VirtualBox 6.0 and wsl working at the same time [closed]

when i Turn on Windows Subsystem for Linux option in Windows features on or off VirtualBox out an error every time i run a vm Call to WHvSe

How to get date in BAT file

I need to get today date in Window *.bat file. After it I would like to get day, month and year. How can I do this? I can't use PowerShell

Docker for Windows stuck at "Kubernetes is Starting" after updating to version 2.1.1.0 Edge (or Stable)

I recently updated my Docker for Desktop to latest Edge channel version: 2.1.1.0 on a Windows 10 machine. Unfortunately, after updating, Kubernetes was no longe

How to create a link without .lnk extension?

If I have a file named "C\Test\mypic.jpg", can I create a shortcut with path "C\Test2\mypic.jpg"? Windows always seems to add a ".lnk" suffix, which is unwanted

Greek VAT validation number code

Is there anybody which can assist me with a code in VB.NET visual studio 2010 for validating Greek TAX Registration number (VAT).

How to make a window modal to Page in WPF?

I know how to make a Window Modal to a Window I have a Page as my main window. I want to open a window and make it Modal to the Page. Is it possible? Does Page

Python os.system() call runs in incorrect directory

My coworker is having trouble with a Python install. When running the code below, from 'C:\my\folder\', 'C:\' is returned instead of the current working direct

Can a thread call SuspendThread passing its own thread ID?

Can a Windows thread suspend itself with SuspendThread()? I can awake it from another one but, can it call SuspendThread(GetCurrentThreadId())?

How to execute MSI file on Github Actions (windows-latest runner)

Context I created a Github Actions workflow that generates a .msi file that I wan't to execute afterwards to test if the application is working as expected. The

Why does Vim on windows use \n for searching?

So I was changing code from foo() { to foo() { and I noticed that the searching pattern required me to search for \n, but when I tried to replace it with

TOX can't find the browser binary

I met a strange issue - I'm running Selenium tests with Tox on local machine (Windows 10) and it can't find the browser binary unless I pass all env variables t

Powershell - windows hard-disk health status is giving inconsistent results

I am using the below PowerShell script to fetch hard-disk health status of windows machine: Get-PhysicalDisk | Select HealthStatus Issue: For few of the machine

Set up Python simpleHTTPserver on Windows [duplicate]

I want to set up Python SimpleHTTPServer on Windows XP. I have Python installed on my computer. I am executing the following command: python