To fix this problem, use the following methods in the order in which they are listed. After each method, check the USB device to see whether the problem is fixed. If the problem is not fixed, try the next method.

This article also includes a workaround that you can try if these methods do not work. 
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Method 1: Use Device Manager to scan for hardware changes
Use Device Manager to scan for hardware changes. After your computer scans for hardware changes, it might recognize the USB device that is connected to the USB port so that you can use the device.

To scan for hardware changes, follow these steps:
Click Start, and then click Run.

Note If you are running Windows Vista, click Start, and then use the Start Search box.
Type devmgmt.msc, and then click OK. Device Manager opens.
In Device Manager, click your computer so that it is highlighted.
Click Action, and then click Scan for hardware changes.
Check the USB device to see whether it is working.
If scanning for hardware changes fixed the problem, you are finished. If this method did not fix the problem, go to Method 2.
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Method 2: Restart the computer
If scanning for new hardware did not fix the problem, try restarting the computer. After the computer has restarted, check the USB device to see whether it is working.

If restarting the computer fixed the problem, you are finished. If this method did not fix the problem, go to Method 3.
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Method 3: Disable and re-enable the USB controller
Use Device Manager to disable and re-enable all the USB controllers. This lets the controllers recover the USB port from its unresponsive condition. The USB controllers represent the USB ports in Device Manager. If you are not comfortable with advanced troubleshooting, try the steps in the "Workaround" section.

To disable and re-enable the USB controllers, follow these steps:
Click Start, and then click Run.

Note If you are running Windows Vista, click Start, and then use the Start Search box.
Type devmgmt.msc, and then click OK. Device Manager opens.
Expand Universal Serial Bus controllers.

Note You might have to scroll down the list to find this item.
Right-click the first USB controller under Universal Serial Bus controllers, and then click Uninstall to remove it.
Repeat step 4 for each USB controller that is listed under Universal Serial Bus controllers.
Restart the computer. After the computer starts, Windows will automatically scan for hardware changes and reinstall all the USB controllers that you uninstalled.
Check the USB device to see whether it is working.
If the USB port recognizes the device and if you can use the device, you are finished.

If this method fixed the problem, you are finished. If this method did not fix the problem, go to the "Workaround" section.

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WorkaroundIf none of these methods worked for you, you can disable the Selective Suspend f...If none of these methods worked for you, you can disable the Selective Suspend feature. However, be aware that when the Selective Suspend feature is disabled, all USB host controller drivers (and therefore all USB ports and connected USB devices) in the system are affected. Therefore, your computer cannot suspend any USB devices that are connected to it, and the USB devices can continue to use power while connected to the computer. Additionally, the Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power check box does not appear on the Power Management tab for the USB Root Hub.

To have us disable the Selective Suspend feature for you, go to the "Fix it for me" section. If you would rather do this yourself, and you are comfortable with advanced troubleshooting, go to the "Let me fix it myself" section.

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Fix it for me
To fix this problem automatically, click the Fix this problem link. Then click Run in the File Download dialog box, and follow the steps in this wizard.

Fix this problem 
Microsoft Fix it 50052

Note this wizard may be in English only; however, the automatic fix also works for other language versions of Windows.

Note If you are not on the computer that has the problem, you can save the automatic fix to a flash drive or to a CD, and then you can run it on the computer that has the problem.

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Let me fix it myself
This section is intended for an advanced computer user.

You can disable the USB Selective Suspend feature as a workaround by editing the registry. The USB device may become unresponsive because of a race condition in the Selective Suspend feature. The Selective Suspend feature suspends the USB device to efficiently maintain battery power by enabling the computer to turn off the USB device. However, sometimes this feature may not correctly wake up the USB device. Therefore, the USB device is unresponsive when you try to use it.

You might want to disable this feature for server products where power management is not important or required.

Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 
322756  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/ ) How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
To disable the Selective Suspend feature, follow these steps:
Click Start, and then click Run.

Note If you are running Windows Vista, click Start, and then use the Start Search box.
Type regedit, and then click OK. Registry Editor opens.
Locate and then click the following registry subkey: 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESystemCurrentControlSetServicesUSB
If the DisableSelectiveSuspend registry entry is present, double-click it. If it is not present, create the entry. To create the entry, follow these steps:
On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD. 
Type DisableSelectiveSuspend, and then press ENTER. 
On the Edit menu, click Modify.
In the Value data field, type 1 to disable the Selective Suspend feature, and then click OK. 
Now go to the "Did this fix the problem?" section.
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Did this fix the problem?Check whether the problem is fixed. If the problem is fixed, you are finished wi...Check whether the problem is fixed. If the problem is fixed, you are finished with this article. If the problem is not fixed, you can contact support (http://support.microsoft.com/contactus) .
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CauseThis problem may occur because of a timing issue that prevents the computer from...This problem may occur because of a timing issue that prevents the computer from detecting the USB device.

Microsoft and the hardware vendors that manufacture the chips that are used for USB have investigated the problem. However, the results were inconclusive because of the intermittent nature of the problem.

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Why Bluetooth Mouse Keeps On Disconnecting In Windows 8?

Bluetooth mouse disconnect device manager power setting manual automatic

When I start win8, my bluetooth mouse works perfectly but after awhile, in stop working. I turn the power of the mouse off and turn it on again to make it work again. But after awhile, it stop working again, so I turn the mouse off and on again to make it work. When the mouse stop working, the light of the mouse is still on therefore I know the mouse is still working but the notebook stops responding to the mouse. The touch pad doesn't have any problem. I don't have this problem in win7.

option 1
Check Device Manager and expanded the Bluetooth menu. I right clicked on each item and selected Properties until I found the one that had a Power Management. Mine happened to be Bluetooth Module. Once I got into the Power Management setting I unchecked 'Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power'.

Option2:
Some exotic things can cause Bluetooth interruption. Check the physical space for any device that puts off a large amount of electromagnetic radiation, such as a big microwave or certain kinds of industrial equipment. These devices actually corrupt the radio waves that Bluetooth devices use to communicate. Battery failure is another common cause of patchy reception. If the batteries are fine, check the power settings as Windows 8 sometimes turns off devices that aren’t in use. The power settings are available from the Settings charm, or by pressing Windows+I.

Some devices may simply not have a fix yet and a bit of time and patience may be required while new problems with Windows 8 are discovered and fixed. Tech support should be notified of any devices that do not yet have an available fix, so that Microsoft can begin work on a patch. Calling the device’s manufacturer for a fix may also be necessary, as there are some things Microsoft cannot fix from their end.
http://windows7themes.net/fix-windows-8-bluetooth-problems-mouse-disconnects.html

Option3:
Bluetooth Problem In Windows 8.1

There are unusual Bluetooth problem in windows 8.1. In Windows 8.1 my Bluetooth mouse, keyboard and headphones were already paired but not able to connect. The blue tooth device connect my wireless Bluetooth devices for few Seconds and then disconnect and searching again and again. My Bluetooth device disconnect again and again and Shows a Error “The btvstack could not be started”. So follow below steps to solve this problem. [tested in dell inspiron and working for all dell laptops].
FIX: Bluetooth Not Working In Windows 8.1
Step 1:

→ Go to RUN (Windows Logo + R) and type “services.msc” and Enter.
Step 2:

→ Now find “Bluetooth Support Service” and double click on it.
Step 3:

→ In General Tab change startup type Manual to Automatic.
Step 4:

→ Now click on Log On Tab and mark on “This Account” and type your account name or browse to find your account name.
Step 5:

→ Now remove both hidden password and restart your PC.

Step 6:

→ Now Re install your Bluetooth drivers. You can download latest Bluetooth drivers from your PC official website.
Step 7:

→ If Bluetooth drivers not compatible with Windows 8.1 then follow simple steps.
Step 7a:

→ Go to RUN(Windows logo + R) and type “regedit” to open registry editor.
Step 7b:

→ In registry editor go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion
Step 7c:

→ In Current Version find Current version and change the value 6.3 to 6.2.

→ Now check your Bluetooth device, If you have any question about this problem please comment below.
http://www.wiknix.com/solved-bluetooth-device-not-working-in-windows-8-1/

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Laptop Battery Calibration For Windows:

battery calibration

Laptop Battery Calibration For Windows:

The goal is to run the battery to zero percent, and for the computer to shut off without going to sleep or going into hibernate mode.
    Unplug your laptop from the wall.
    Change the â€œPower Planâ€ > â€œOn Batteryâ€ > "Put the Computer to Sleep" settings to â€œNever.â€
    If you cannot find these settings you can turn on an internet radio station, and let it play until the computer shuts off. (This is not effective in all versions of Windows)
    After the computer shuts down, plugging in the AC adapter should be required to turn the machine back on. Once the computer starts a message will appear asking if you would like to start in â€œSafe Mode.â€ Restart Windows normally.
    Leave your computer plugged in and charge it all the way from 0% to 100%.
    Remember to change your Power Scheme settings back to what they were.

<h2 style="color: #001c8a;">Battery Is Not Charging To 100%</h2> <h2 style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><inline style="color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-size: 18px;">Questions? Call us at 866-514-2590</inline></h2> <inline style="color: #001c8a;"><inline style="font-size: 24px;">Does your original battery discharge correctly, but never recharge toa higher percentage? </inline></inline><o:p></o:p> If your battery will not recharge at all, but will stilldischarge correctly, you are likely experiencing a problem with your chargesystem. Most commonly this means your adapter is beginning to fail, or you havedamaged the power socket on the side of the computer where the charger plugsin. In more rare cases you could have experienced a failure in the chargecircuit on the motherboard. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <inline style="color: #001c8a;"><inline style="font-size: 24px;">Does your battery correctly discharge and recharge eventhough it does not reach 100%? </inline></inline><o:p></o:p> If your battery will discharge and recharge, but gets stuckat a percentage less than 100%, you may have a failed cell in your battery, aproblem with your power management settings, or a software calibration issue <o:p></o:p> Battery Report: Windows can generate a Ã¢â‚¬Å“Battery ReportÃ¢â‚¬Â which will show thedesign capacity and the current capacity of your battery. For Apple users, youcan find your battery health statistics in System Settings > Hardware >Power. These two numbers will almost always be slightly different, but you willbe able to see if there is a substantial reduction in capacity. If thedisparity is great enough your computer will recommend that you change thebattery. If the short runtime bothers you a new battery will help. <o:p></o:p> Power Management: Some research has shown that the total service life of abattery can be extended by not fully charging and discharging the battery. Insome cases, your laptop will have a power management tool that can be set torestrict the amount of charge the computer gives the battery. If your computeroffers this feature it is a wise idea to make sure the settings have not beenchanged to restrict the charge to a lower percentage. <o:p></o:p> Software Calibration: There is also a chance that the computer's battery softwareis no longer correctly calibrated. This can be a result of swapping betweenbatteries often, not rebooting your computer often enough or simply installinga new battery. Sometimes your laptop can have trouble distinguishing between anew replacement battery and the older worn out battery. The new battery usuallyis charging to 100% even though the power gauge software doesnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t correctlyrepresent this. <o:p></o:p> Often with new batteries, the operating system is unable tocorrectly measure the charge in the new battery. Your battery may be fullycharged, but the power gauge is giving you a false reading. This can be becauseof some stored data relating to the former battery. If your laptop battery isnot charging to 100% you may need to calibrate your battery. <o:p></o:p> Laptop Battery Power Cycle: <ol> <li>Power down the computer.</li> <li>Unplug the wall adapter.</li> <li>Uninstall the battery.</li> <li>Press and hold the power button for 30 seconds.</li> <li>Re-install the battery.</li> <li>Plug in the wall adapter.</li> <li>Turn on the computer.</li> </ol> <o:p> </o:p> If the Ã¢â‚¬Å“Power CycleÃ¢â‚¬Â did not help, a full Ã¢â‚¬Å“Re-CalibrationÃ¢â‚¬Âmight be needed. Below are the directions for calibrating the battery software: <o:p></o:p> Note: If your computer will not recharge the battery at allthis calibration will not help. This process may cause the battery to failpermanently if you are unable to recharge the battery immediately following thedischarge. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Laptop Battery Calibration For Windows: <ol> <li>The goal is to run the battery to zero percent, and for thecomputer to shut off without going to sleep or going into hibernate mode. </li> <li>Unplug your laptop from the wall.</li> <li>Change the Ã¢â‚¬Å“Power PlanÃ¢â‚¬Â > Ã¢â‚¬Å“On BatteryÃ¢â‚¬Â > "Put the Computer to Sleep" settings toÃ¢â‚¬Å“Never.Ã¢â‚¬Â </li> <li>If you cannot find these settings you can turn on aninternet radio station, and let it play until the computer shuts off. (This isnot effective in all versions of Windows) </li> <li>After the computer shuts down, plugging in the AC adaptershould be required to turn the machine back on. Once the computer starts amessage will appear asking if you would like to start in Ã¢â‚¬Å“Safe Mode.Ã¢â‚¬Â RestartWindows normally. </li> <li>Leave your computer plugged in and charge it all the wayfrom 0% to 100%. </li> <li>Remember to change your Power Scheme settings back to whatthey were. </li> </ol> <o:p> </o:p> Laptop Battery Calibration For Mac: <ol> <li>Charge your battery to the highest percent available.</li> <li>Leave the laptop plugged in for 2 hours after you reach thetopmost charge percentage. </li> <li>Unplug the AC adapter and use the computer until it forcesthe machine into hibernation mode. </li> <li>Let the computer stay in hibernation mode for 5 hours.</li> <li>Recharge the battery from 0% to 100%.</li> </ol> <o:p> </o:p> If the re-calibration is performed correctly and does NOT fix the problem a new battery should correct the issue. <inline style="color: #001c8a;"><inline style="font-size: 24px;">Does your laptop say its charging to a certain percentagebut turn off as soon as you unplug the AC adapter? </inline></inline><o:p></o:p> If your computer shuts down immediately after unplugging theAC adapter, your battery has failed completely. The most common reason thishappens is that the battery ran out of power completely. If a laptop batteryruns to 0% and does not get recharged right away the computer will not allowthat battery to be used again. Laptop batteries have a computer chip insideeach battery. This chip monitors the battery status and requests a charge fromthe laptop when required. The chip requires a small amount of energy from thebattery to continue functioning. When the battery loses all charge the computercan no longer communicate with the battery, and as a safety precaution, thecomputer will not allow electricity to be sent to the battery. Without thesoftware in the chip to restrict the flow of electricity there would be apotential fire threat, so the laptop refusing to use the battery is a safetyfeature. Unfortunately, this is a non-fixable state, and a new battery is theonly solution. If your original battery still charges and discharges but your Xtend replacement battery will not, the new battery may have run to 0% or it may be a defective unit. This may be an indication that you need to replace your AC Adapter. It is more difficult to charge a new battery than it is to charge an older "broken in" battery. If your AC adapter is not outputting the correct amount of power you can run your computer, and charge an old battery, but you may be unable to charge a brand new battery. If neither battery will recharge, you are most likely experiencing a failure in the laptop charge system (AC adapter, charge port, or motherboard charge circuit).

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How To Add Google Docs Shortcut To Windows 7 Desktop

shortcut google desktop

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To View Or To Remove The Read-only Or The System Attributes Of Folders

readonly attribute

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Lost My Recycle Bin

restore recycle bin

QUESTION: Help! My trash can is gone and now I can't take out the trash! Actually I can take it out, I just can't bring it back in. The Recycle Bin disappeared off my XP desktop while we had some company (kids and grandkids) over who were using the computer. I can still delete files by right clicking them and deleting them, but I can't go into the Recycle Bin and undelete a file if I decide I didn't want to get rid of it after all. Can you help? -Lou P.

ANSWER: Do you have the TweakUI program installed on the computer? If so, someone might have used it to hide the Recycle Bin. You can use the program to unhide it. If that's not the problem, you can edit the registry to restore the Recycle Bin. Be sure to back up the registry first and be very careful, as a mistake in editing the registry can cause your system to be unstable or unbootable. Here are the steps: 
1. Open your favorite Registry editor and navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion Explorer \ Desktop \ NameSpace

2. Right click the NameSpace key and select New, and then Key. 
3. Type {645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E} and press Enter. 
4. Click this new key and in the right pane of the registry editor, double click the (Default) entry.
 5. In the Edit String dialog box, in the value data field, type: Recycle Bin 
6. Click OK 7. Close the registry editor

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How To Display Shortcut Key Info Without Pressing ALT

Shortcut keys

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How To Link Your Windows 7 User Account With Your Windows Live ID

file sharing network

You can make your various Windows 7 computers (such as a desktop and a laptop) work better together by linking them all to your Windows Live ID. Here's how you do it:

On each Windows 7 computer, click Start | Control Panel
Click the User Accounts applet
In the left pane, click "Link online IDs"
Click "Add on online ID provider" at the bottom of the page
In the web page that opens in your web browser, select the "Windows Live" logo
In the new web page that opens, download and install the Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant
Back in the Control Panel | User Accounts | Link Online IDs dialog box, click "Add linked ID" and provide your logon credentials in the box that appears
Click the "Sign in" button

This will allow others in a homegroup to share files with you, without creating a user account for you on their computers, and it will enable you to use the online ID to access files on your computer from another computer.

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How Do I Add My XP Computer To A Windows 7 Homegroup?

homegroup network

QUESTION:
I have two Windows 7 computers, a desktop and a laptop, that belong to our home network. We used the Homegroup wizard to set it up. We want to add my wife's old XP laptop to the network but can't figure out how. Can you help? - Todd L.

ANSWER:
The homegroup is a new feature in Windows 7 designed to make it easy to share information on a home network. However, only computers running Windows 7 can join a homegroup. If you want to join XP (or Vista) computers to the network, you'll need to create a workgroup instead. All the computers on the network will need to have the same workgroup name configured so they can "find" each other.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/help/sharing-files-and-printers-with-different-versions-of-windows

This step by step tutorial shows you how to set up a home network and join Windows 7, Vista and XP computers to it.

Prepare your computers that are running Windows XP
Follow these steps on each of your computers running Windows XP.

Top of page1. Run the Network Setup Wizard
1.Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Network and Internet Connections.

2.Click Network Setup Wizard, and then follow the instructions on your screen.

3.On the Name your network page, type the same workgroup name used by your other computers.

4.On the File and printer sharing page, select Turn on file and printer sharing.

Note
If your network includes computers running Windows XP, it’s important to use the same workgroup name for all of the computers on your network. This makes it possible for computers running different versions of Windows to detect and access each other. Remember that the default workgroup name is not the same in all versions of Windows.
Top of page2. Specify what you want to share
1.Right-click the folder that you want to share, and then click Sharing and Security.

2.If you are sharing a drive, on the Sharing tab, click If you understand the risk but still want to share the root of the drive, click here.

3.Select the Share this folder on the network check box.

Note
To share individual files in Windows XP, either put them in a folder and share the folder, or share them using the Public folder.

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Access Skydrive Like You Would A Hard Drive

skydrive sky drive map network cid windows live account

Windows 7 may differ the Windows 8 procedure.

Log in to your skydrive account to get your cid:

First you need to get your cid= number after logging into your Microsoft Skydrive account using your browser. It will have a format like https://skydrive.live.com/?mkt=en-US&v=FirstRunView#cid=8aca12345b98765. Yours may be slightly different since this was the first time I logged in to my account, but the number at the end.

This is the url to map: https://d.docs.live.net/8aca12345b98765/

Open Windows File Explorer

Highlight the word "Computer" on the left hand side.

The network drive Icon will appear at the top middle. Click it.

Use one of the higher drive letters and copy and past the new url into the folder box. Then save.

Windows will try to connect if it can and prompt you for your windows live account user name and password

Now you can copy and save files to your new drive. Just remember the files will only write and read based on your internet connection and speed.

Similar to windows 8 http://rashedtalukder.com/how-to-map-skydrive-folder-on-windows-rt-desktop-mode/

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The One Security Tool Every Windows User Should Know About

tools applications

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/the-one-security-tool-every-windows-user-should-know-about/2848?pg=1
new zero-day security hole in all versions of Windows is the subject of targeted attacksMicrosoft says. The flaw, according to Microsoft Security Advisory 2488013, occurs when an attacker exploits the creation of uninitialized memory during a CSS function within Internet Explorer. The result? It is possible under certain conditions for the memory to be leveraged by an attacker using a specially crafted Web page to gain remote code execution.
Similar holes have been spotted in the past in applications such as Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash, and Apples QuickTime.
The definitive fix for a vulnerability like this is a vendor-supplied patch. But what do you do while youre waiting for the patch? And how do you deal with vulnerabilities in legacy applications that cant be easily repaired?
Thats the goal of Microsofts Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET), a simple but powerful configuration utility that allows you to harden applications that werent originally designed to take advantage of Windows security features. EMET version 2 was released a few months ago and runs on all currently supported Windows client and server editions, including Windows 7, Windows Vista (Service Pack 1 or later), Windows XP (Service Pack 3), Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2003 (Service Pack 1 or later).
Although its possible to configure some of these settings in other ways, EMET offers a straightforward, clean interface that works identically across multiple Windows versions. Its not a magic bullet, but it is an extremely potent addition to a thorough, in-depth approach to Windows security.
EMET gives you more granular control over Data Execution Prevention (DEP), a security feature that has been a part of Windows since XP Service Pack 2. Hardware-enforced DEP blocks the execution of code in memory locations that should contain only data, such as the stack or the heap, preventing a common form of exploit. Using EMET, you can turn on DEP for applications that were not originally compiled to be compatible with the feature. (For more on how DEP works, see the two-part Understanding DEP as a mitigation technology series on the Microsoft Security Research & Defense blog: Part 1, Part 2).
You can also use EMET to overcome a limitation of Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR). This feature is designed to prevent attackers from jumping to predictable memory addresses to exploit vulnerabilities in code. The problem with ASLR is that it works on a per-process basis; dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) associated with that process can still be located at predictable addresses, where vulnerabilities can be exploited. Thats the attack vector used in the unpatched zero-day vulnerability I mention at the beginning of this post. EMET supports mandatory ASLR, which forces the relocation of DLLs associated with a process and thus blocks this entire class of exploits.
Other features in EMET mitigate against common tricks that hackers use to exploit flaws in code, by blocking common heap spraying techniques and validating exceptions before calling an exception handler.
The EMET documentation acknowledges that these are stopgap fixes:
    Please note this is a pseudo mitigation designed to break current exploit techniques.  It is not designed to break future exploits as well.  As exploit techniques continue to evolve, so will EMET.
In fact, thats one of the promises of EMET. It exists outside the Windows code base, so it can be updated more aggressively. As the official users guide explains:
    EMET is a living tool designed to be updated as new mitigation technologies become available.  This provides a chance for users to try out and benefit from cutting edge mitigations.  The release cycle for EMET is also not tied to any product.  EMET updates can be made dynamically as soon as new mitigations are ready.
EMET is distributed as a very small (4.7MB) installer and can be downloaded here. On the next page, I walk you through some of the basics of installation and setup.
Installing Microsofts Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) is straightforward for individual Windows PCs, although Microsoft acknowledges that the current version is not convenient to deploy in an enterprise setting. On Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, you must first ensure that the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is installed. There are no prerequisites for other supported Windows versions.
For a step-by-step illustrated walkthrough, see the accompanying image gallery.
After downloading the installer package, log on using an administrator account and run EMET Setup.msi. A restart is not required. Then open the EMET application using its Start menu shortcut.
The EMET interface is divided into two parts. The top shows the system status; the bottom shows a list of running processes and whether they are currently running with EMET enabled.
You can use EMET to adjust systemwide security settings. Click Configure System to display the dialog box shown here. You can configure any of the three settings individually or use the drop-down menu at the top to apply preconfigured groups of settings.
Although it sounds tempting, I dont recommend the Maximum Security Settings option for Windows 7. Thats especially true in a business setting, where compatibility issues can have financial consequences. For Windows XP, however, this option does make sense. Your XP options are more limited, because XP doesnt support SEHOP or ASLR. Enabling DEP universally on XP is a smart idea.
Most zero-day threats attack commonly used Internet-facing applications, such as Internet Explorer add-ons, Adobe Acrobat and Reader, Apple QuickTime, and so on. To tighten security on one of these individual programs, click Configure Apps.
Click Add and then browse to the location of the executable file associated with that program. For the default 32-bit versions of Internet Explorer, this is C:Program FilesInternet ExplorerIexplore.exe [on 64-bit Windows installations, this file is in the Program Files (x86) folder]. For Adobe Reader, start in Program Files [or Program Files (x86) on a 64-bit Windows system]; the executable file, AcroRd32.exe, is typically in the AdobeReader subfolder (this folder name might include a version number as well).
After you add an executable file, it appears in the Application Configuration dialog box, shown here, where you can enable or disable specific mitigations. By default, all options for a given process are selected.
To view the security status of programs, open the main EMET UI and look in the Running Processes list. If youve just added a program, you might have to close and restart it, then click the Refresh button to the right of the Running Processes heading. Click the Running EMET heading to sort the list so that all EMET-enabled apps are grouped together.
Im interested in hearing feedback from readers who use EMET? Have you noticed specific compatibility issues? Have you checked specific exploits with and without EMET enabled? Leave your comments in the Talkback section or send me an e-mail using the Contact link in my bio, at the bottom of this post.

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How To Change The Wireless Network Priority

wireless network wi-fi

Many folks these days have more than one wi-fi network set up. You might have one that's connected to your Ethernet network and another that's entirely separate. That way, guests, the kids or others who don't need access to the wired network can connect to the second wi-fi network, which allows them to access the Internet. Your Windows 7 based wireless laptop will try to connect to those networks in the order in which they appear in its list of networks - which might or might not be the priority you prefer. The good news is that you can change the order of the wireless networks in your computer's wi-fi properties. Here's how:

Click Start | Control Panel
Click Network and Sharing Center
In the left pane, click Manage Wireless Networks
In the list of wi-fi networks, right click the one that you want Windows to try first, and select Move Up
Move it up to the top of the list
Click OK to close the dialog box

Now Windows will try your top priority network first, which should make connection a tad faster.

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Event Viewer

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In Windows XP, an event is any significant occurrence in the system or in a program that requires users to be notified, or an entry added to a log. The Event Log Service records application, security, and system events in Event Viewer. With the event logs in Event Viewer, you can obtain information about your hardware, software, and system components, and monitor security events on a local or remote computer. Event logs can help you identify and diagnose the source of current system problems, or help you predict potential system problems. <h4 id="tocHeadRef">Event Log Types</h4><script type="text/javascript"></script>A Windows XP-based computer records events in the following three logs: <ul><li>Application log The application log contains events logged by programs. For example, a database program may record a file error in the application log. Events that are written to the application log are determined by the developers of the software program. </li><li>Security log The security log records events such as valid and invalid logon attempts, as well as events related to resource use, such as the creating, opening, or deleting of files. For example, when logon auditing is enabled, an event is recorded in the security log each time a user attempts to log on to the computer. You must be logged on as Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group in order to turn on, use, and specify which events are recorded in the security log. </li><li>System log The system log contains events logged by Windows XP system components. For example, if a driver fails to load during startup, an event is recorded in the system log. Windows XP predetermines the events that are logged by system components. </li></ul><div class="topOfPage"></div><h3 id="tocHeadRef">How to View Event Logs</h3><script type="text/javascript"></script>To open Event Viewer, follow these steps: <ol><li>Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, then click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. Or, open the MMC containing the Event Viewer snap-in. </li><li>In the console tree, click Event Viewer. The Application, Security, and System logs are displayed in the Event Viewer window.</li></ol><div class="topOfPage"></div><h3 id="tocHeadRef">How to View Event Details</h3><script type="text/javascript"></script>To view the details of an event, follow these steps: <ol><li>Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, then click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. Or, open the MMC containing the Event Viewer snap-in. </li><li>In the console tree, expand Event Viewer, and then click the log that contains the event that you want to view. </li><li>In the details pane, double-click the event that you want to view. The Event Properties dialog box containing header information and a description of the event is displayed. To copy the details of the event, click the Copy button, then open a new document in the program in which you want to paste the event (for example, Microsoft Word), and then click Paste on the Edit menu. To view the description of the previous or next event, click the UP ARROW or DOWN ARROW. </li></ol><div class="topOfPage"></div><h3 id="tocHeadRef">How to Interpret an Event</h3><script type="text/javascript"></script>Each log entry is classified by type, and contains header information, and a description of the event. <h4 id="tocHeadRef">Event Header</h4><script type="text/javascript"></script>The event header contains the following information about the event: <ul><li>Date The date the event occurred. </li><li>Time The time the event occurred. </li><li>User The user name of the user that was logged on when the event occurred. </li><li>Computer The name of the computer where the event occurred. </li><li>Event ID An event number that identifies the event type. The Event ID can be used by product support representatives to help understand what occurred in the system. </li><li>Source The source of the event. This can be the name of a program, a system component, or an individual component of a large program. </li><li>Type The type of event. This can be one of the following five types: Error, Warning, Information, Success Audit, or Failure Audit. </li><li>Category A classification of the event by the event source. This is primarily used in the security log.</li></ul><h4 id="tocHeadRef">Event Types</h4><script type="text/javascript"></script>The description of each event that is logged depends on the type of event. Each event in a log can be classified into one of the following types: <ul><li>Information An event that describes the successful operation of a task, such as an application, driver, or service. For example, an Information event is logged when a network driver loads successfully. </li><li>Warning An event that is not necessarily significant, however, may indicate the possible occurrence of a future problem. For example, a Warning message is logged when disk space starts to run low. </li><li>Error An event that describes a significant problem, such as the failure of a critical task. Error events may involve data loss or loss of functionality. For example, an Error event is logged if a service fails to load during startup. </li><li>Success Audit (Security log) An event that describes the successful completion of an audited security event. For example, a Success Audit event is logged when a user logs on to the computer. </li><li>Failure Audit (Security log) An event that describes an audited security event that did not complete successfully. For example, a Failure Audit may be logged when a user cannot access a network drive. </li></ul><div class="topOfPage"></div><h3 id="tocHeadRef">How to Find Events in a Log</h3><script type="text/javascript"></script>The default view of event logs is to list all its entries. If you want to find a specific event, or view a subset of events, you can either search the log, or you can apply a filter to the log data. <h4 id="tocHeadRef">How to Search for a Specific Log Event</h4><script type="text/javascript"></script>To search for a specific log event, follow these steps: <ol><li>Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, then click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. Or, open the MMC containing the Event Viewer snap-in. </li><li>In the console tree, expand Event Viewer, and then click the log that contains the event that you want to view. </li><li>On the View menu, click Find. </li><li>Specify the options for the event that you want to view in the Find dialog box, and then click Find Next.</li></ol>The event that matches your search criteria is highlighted in the details pane. Click Find Next to locate the next occurrence of an event as defined by your search criteria. <h4 id="tocHeadRef">How to Filter Log Events</h4><script type="text/javascript"></script>To filter log events, follow these steps: <ol><li>Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, then click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. Or, open the MMC containing the Event Viewer snap-in. </li><li>In the console tree, expand Event Viewer, and then click the log that contains the event that you want to view. </li><li>On the View menu, click Filter. </li><li>Click the Filter tab (if it is not already selected). </li><li>Specify the filter options that you want, and then click OK.</li></ol>Only events that match your filter criteria are displayed in the details pane. To return the view to display all log entries, click Filter on the View menu, and then click Restore Defaults. <div class="topOfPage"></div><h3 id="tocHeadRef">How to Manage Log Contents</h3><script type="text/javascript"></script>By default, the initial maximum of size of a log is set to 512 KB, and when this size is reached, new events overwrite older events as needed. Depending on your requirements, you can change these settings, or clear a log of its contents. <h4 id="tocHeadRef">How to Set Log Size and Overwrite Options</h4><script type="text/javascript"></script>To specify log size and overwrite options, follow these steps: <ol><li>Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, then click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. Or, open the MMC containing the Event Viewer snap-in. </li><li>In the console tree, expand Event Viewer, and then right-click the log in which you want to set size and overwrite options. </li><li>Under Log size, type the size that you want in the Maximum log size box. </li><li>Under When maximum log size is reached, click the overwrite option that you want. </li><li>If you want to clear the log contents, click Clear Log. </li><li>Click OK.</li></ol><h4 id="tocHeadRef">How to Archive a Log</h4><script type="text/javascript"></script>If you want to save your log data, you can archive event logs in any of the following formats: <ul><li>Log-file format (.evt) </li><li>Text-file format (.txt) </li><li>Comma-delimited text-file format (.csv) </li></ul>To archive a log, follow these steps: <ol><li>Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Performance and Maintenance, then click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. Or, open the MMC containing the Event Viewer snap-in. </li><li>In the console tree, expand Event Viewer, and then right-click the log in which you want to archive, and then click Save Log File As. </li><li>Specify a file name and location where you want to save the file. In the Save as type box, click the format that you want, and then click Save.</li></ol>The log file is saved in the format that you specified.

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How To Create A New Network Place

network

To create a new network place, you must have the necessary permissions to access the network resource. To create a new network place: <ol><li>Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Network and Internet Connections. </li><li>Under See Also, click My Network Places. </li><li>Click Add a network place. The Add Network Place Wizard starts. </li><li>Click Next to continue. </li><li>Click Choose another network location, and then click Next. </li><li>In the Internet or network address box, type the name of the network share that you want to use, or click Browse to locate the network share that you want. For example, use one of the following methods (where <var>Servername</var> is the name of the remote server and <var>Sharename</var> is the name of the shared network resource): <ul><li>Type a network address by using the following format: <div class="indent">\\<var>Servername</var>\<var>Sharename</var></div></li><li>Type an Internet address by using the following format: <div class="indent">http://<var>Servername</var>/<var>Sharename</var></div></li><li>Type a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) site by using the following format: <div class="indent">ftp://ftp.<var>domain</var>.com</div></li></ul></li><li>Click Next. </li><li>In the Type a name for this network place box, type the name that you want, and then click Next. </li><li>Click Finish.</li></ol> <div class="topOfPage"></div><h3 id="tocHeadRef">How to Remove a Network Place</h3><script type="text/javascript"></script>To remove a network place: <ol><li>Open My Network Places. To do this: <ol><li type="a">Click Start, click Control Panel, and then click Network and Internet Connections. </li><li type="a">Under See Also, click My Network Places.</li></ol></li><li>Right-click the network place that you want to delete, and then click Delete. </li><li>When you are prompted to confirm the deletion, click Yes. The connection to the shared network resource is removed. Note that this does not remove the files in the remote folder.</li></ol> <div class="topOfPage"></div>

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How To Shut Down All Running Programs With One Click

shutdown applications programs

When you shut down or restart Windows 7, it sometimes spends a bit of time waiting for open programs to close. You can select to force close the programs, but then Windows immediately restarts or shuts down. What if you want to close all your running programs without shutting down? Here's how you can create a shortcut to do just that:

Right click an empty spot on your desktop and click New, then Shortcut.

In the "Type the location of the item" box in the Create Shortcut wizard, type the following: taskill /F /FI "USERNAME eq " /FI "IMAGENAME ne explorer.exe" /FI "IMAGENAME ne dwm.exe"
 
Click Next. 
Type a name for the shortcut, such as KillAll 
Click Finish

Right click the shortcut, click the Shortcut tab and click the Change Icon button

Select an icon that you want to represent the shortcut, and click OK twice to close the dialog boxes 
You can drag the shortcut to the taskbar so it will be visible when many windows are open 
Now you can kill all running programs with the exception of Explorer.exe and the Desktop Window Manager (so you'll still have the taskbar and shell). Note that when you use this "nuclear option," programs you have open will shut down immediately without saving your work, so use it with caution.

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Services That Can Be Killed

administration speed up

Turning off unnecessary services in Windows XP can greatly reduce your exploit risk, while improving system performance. It's a good time to inject that often there are all sorts of "download optimizers" and other cute programs that vendors like to push on users. Most of the time, installing such things slows your computer down at best. It could subject you to potential security risks. The first rule is "If you don't know you need it, you probably don't."

Unnecessary services don't just subject you to security risk. They also slow down the operation of your computer. So, don't get lazy here and think you can just deal with the infections later. Go ahead and turn that junk off and recapture your system from these resource hogs. You get to services by going to Control Panel, Administrative Tools, then Services. You should see a long list of services, some running and some dormant. Use this checklist to help determine which services you can live without.

If you don't know how to find Windows Services in Windows XP, click on Start, Control Panel, Administrative Tools, and Services. Below is a simple step by step to finding and changing your services on Windows XP. Keep in mind that your view settings may make your's appear slightly different, but will be the same basic path.

Windows XP Pro (and Home); Stuff to turn off:
Each service is listed as it is in Microsoft's WIndows XP Professional. These should be similar in Microsoft's XP Home as well. Under each is the definition given in the Services Manager.

Alerter
Notifies selected users and computers of administrative alerts. If the service is stopped, programs that use administrative alerts will not receive them. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: I don't want my personal computer telling me anything, ever. Shut up and work! There's few things I find more annoying than a computer constantly wanting to interact with me while I'm using it to do work or entertain myself. A computer is a tool, not a friend or work companion. No Hal, I don't want to talk to you. Perhaps there's a software vendor that can give you a compelling reason why you need this service, but for most home and SOHO PC use it's just an unnecessary service taking up resources and providing risk. Unless you are running a product that requires this service, disable it.

Updated comment: Someone emailed me to say that if you're on a network where you are required to update your password periodically, failing to do so will generate a notice [if] you have this service enabled. If not, then obviously, your annoying local network won't warn you that you need to change your password and thus you'll get locked out. I've not tested this. But, if you have such a service on your network, you should refer to other admonitions in this article and leave managing your desktop to your IT staff(er). If you're a home network or don't know, read the paragraph above and use personal judgment.

Application Layer Gateway Service
Provides support for 3rd party protocol plug-ins for Internet Connection Sharing and the Internet Connection Firewall 
Comment: Do you want to share your internet connection? That's an article waiting to be written. Let me be clear. Since you can buy a router for $50 or less, and Windows does an awful job routing, using a computer to gateway your other computers to the internet is just stupid. "What about firewalling and admission control?" Well, that's not going to be done through the built-in internet sharing tools. So, we''re not talking about that. If you use a personal computer to gateway your other computers to the internet (and calling it a server doesn't change the reality), you are wasting resources. Buy a $50 router, or a $1000 router for that matter. But, buy a discrete device that is designed to do the job. Use hardware based firewalling (OK, it's all based on software - but I mean a boxed solution, not software installed on a PC that's prone to lose autonomy). And, what about all those cute third-party firewalling tools that plug in to this thing? Man, give me a break. If it runs on top of your Windows installation, it's not a real firewall. Unless this is required by a product you think is necessary, disable it.

Automatic Updates
Enables the download and installation of critical Windows updates. If the service is disabled, the operating system can be manually updated. 
Comment: There's only two options that may make sense with this service. You should either set it to disable or manual. I'd disable it. Automatic Updates is designed as a tool to aid Microsoft in controlling their product. Props to Microsoft for trying to protect their product from piracy. But, some updates have been known to cause problems. Use it when you need it, and disable it when you don't, unless you're too lazy to do updates on your own. Don't you wonder why all the computers in big, well managed networks don't run Automatic Updates? It's mostly because managers of big networks create their own update policies. If you more completely understand the thinking that goes into deciding whether or not to distribute an update, you could better administer your own PC. Either turn it on and assume the risk, or turn it off and regularly visit Mircosoft's update and news page (discussed more below).

Background Intelligent Transfer Service
Uses idle network bandwidth to transfer data. 
Comment: This is one of those tools they require you turn on to enable Automatic Updates. Think about it. It connects your PC to the internet or network and works behind your back to do stuff you didn't explicitly tell it to do. It sounds like a great tool to help hackers collect data from your PC and slowly seep it back to their lair. Unless it's immediately required, disable it. It you use it and then go for some time with no need to use it, disable it. If you can't remember to keep your PC updated with the latest security fixes, you'll need it.

ClipBook
Enables ClipBook Viewer to store information and share it with remote computers. If the service is stopped, ClipBook Viewer will not be able to share information with remote computers. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: So, you want to copy stuff to your clipbook and allow remote computers to access it? I don't. There may be a software vendor that requires this service to run. I've yet to find it useful. I suggest you disable it.

Computer Browser
Maintains an updated list of computers on the network and supplies this list to computers designated as browsers. If this service is stopped, this list will not be updated or maintained. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: If you are on a network with other computers, and need to see them, this may be a useful tool. Otherwise, disable it.

Cryptographic Services
Provides three management services: Catalog Database Service, which confirms the signatures of Windows files; Protected Root Service, which adds and removes Trusted Root Certification Authority certificates from this computer; and Key Service, which helps enroll this computer for certificates. If this service is stopped, these management services will not function properly. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: It is very necessary if you are passing certificates for networking. Unless you are in a large corporate network where connections are managed through authentication, this is unnecessary; disable it.

Distributed Transaction Coordinator
Coordinates transactions that span multiple resource managers, such as databases, message queues, and file systems. If this service is stopped, these transactions will not occur. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: Extremely few personal computers will require this service. If you use it, you may want to review the reasons it is being used. Unless you are accessing network filesystems and databases, disable it.

DNS Client
Resolves and caches Domain Name System (DNS) names for this computer. If this service is stopped, this computer will not be able to resolve DNS names and locate Active Directory domain controllers. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: It's typically good to leave this on.

Error Reporting Service
Allows error reporting for services and applications running in non-standard environments. 
Comment: Erorr reporting is very useful, if you know what to do with the errors or you are running software that adjusts based on error reporting. This is that annoying "feature" in Windows that constantly pops up wanting to ship information about your software failures to Redmond. People promise me it helps find problems and solutions. I've mostly seen problem reports that you could as easily search out yourself. If you're advanced enough to use this, you'll likely use a search engine just as well. Chances are, the best thing for you to do is disable it.

Help and Support
Enables Help and Support Center to run on this computer. If this service is stopped, Help and Support Center will be unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: I don't find this service useful, other than sucking up resources. If you know how to use Google, I'd disable it.

Human Interface Device Access
Enables generic input access to Human Interface Devices (HID), which activates and maintains the use of predefined hot buttons on keyboards, remote controls, and other multimedia devices. If this service is stopped, hot buttons controlled by this service will no longer function. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: Whether or not you should disable this service, depends on other services you need. If you don't know, turn it off and see if it breaks anything. It says that it deals with hotkeys, however all the system hotkeys that most of us enjoy aren't controlled by this service, they are built into the core OS. Control C, for example, to copy and Control V to past, do not stop working when you turn this service off. It seems this has more to do with specific hotkeys that a software vendor may want to insert into their installed program or internet product. Until you see a reason for it, I'd turn this one off. Personally, I consider relying on such services to be lazy programming. But, there may be good reason for using it if it's more efficient.

Indexing Service
Indexes contents and properties of files on local and remote computers; provides rapid access to files through flexible querying language. 
Comment: To date, nobody has shown me real system performance improvements with this technology. Keep in mind, I'm limited in this conversation to Windows. Indexing is very useful. Indexing databases is very useful. Indexing your computer isn't very useful at all. Typically, if you are on a network, you know where on a network to find your chosen data. If you are not on a network, there's no real performance enhancement to this service that justifies the complexity and resource use. Chances are good you should disable it.

IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service
Manages CD recording using Image Mastering Applications Programming Interface (IMAPI). If this service is stopped, this computer will be unable to record CDs. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: Obviously, there may be some usefulness leaving this service as manual, if you have a CD burner installed. If you don't, disable it.

Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
Provides network address translation, addressing, name resolution and/or intrusion prevention services for a home or small office network. 
Comment: This tool does a great job of complicating my internet connection and slowing down transactions. It's not likely this tool is sophisticated enough to make a major impact in your system's performance. You should disable it.

Messenger
Transmits net send and Alerter service messages between clients and servers. This service is not related to Windows Messenger. If this service is stopped, Alerter messages will not be transmitted. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: Turn this thing off! It's a simple kit for anybody that can connect via any network to your computer to access your system and do things you don't want them to. Disable it.

Net Logon
Supports pass-through authentication of account logon events for computers in a domain. 
Comment: Unless you need this to operate inside a domain, it's likely not necessary or useful. If you are using a home or SOHO PC and don't have a local domain based network, disable it.

NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing
Enables an authorized user to access this computer remotely by using NetMeeting over a corporate intranet. If this service is stopped, remote desktop sharing will be unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: Do you really want a built in tool to share control of your desktop over your network connection? There are better tools for doing this kind of work, if needed. If someone you buy software from insists you let them use this tool to help you install it one time, then enable it and disable it immediately afterward. For typical use, you should disable it.

Remote Desktop Help Session Manager
Manages and controls Remote Assistance. If this service is stopped, Remote Assistance will be unavailable. Before stopping this service, see the Dependencies tab of the Properties dialog box. 
Comment: Refer to NetMeeting. If you don't want to share control of your computer through your network, disable it.

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator
Manages the RPC name service database. 
Comment: There are some network programs and protocols that require this to be turned on. Chances are you could just turn it off and see if you break anything. If you are using a single PC in your home or SOHO, it's likely just a security risk. If you don't know you need it, disable it.

Remote Registry
Enables remote users to modify registry settings on this computer. If this service is stopped, the registry can be modified only by users on this computer. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: Seems self-explanatory. You can enable this service to help remote people or programs change your registry. Great hacker tool if you can't secure it. Disable it.

System Restore Service
Performs system restore functions. To stop service, turn off System Restore from the System Restore tab in My Computer->Properties 
Comment: This is almost useless if you ever have a problem with damaged drives, corrupted data, or malware. It uses a lot of resources and isn't useful for most people. You can turn it on before you install a big piece of software. This service allows you to backup to a previous system should you mess your's up with an installation of software or a modification to your system settings, usually registry damage. To improve system performance and take the minor risk of not being able to make your computer work like it did yesterday, disable it.

TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Enables support for NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) service and NetBIOS name resolution. 
Comment: Very few people use NetBIOS at home. This is the Windows built-in protocol for simple networking. You may need it. Otherwise, disable it.

Telephony
Provides Telephony API (TAPI) support for programs that control telephony devices and IP based voice connections on the local computer and, through the LAN, on servers that are also running the service. 
Comment: If you use telephony, you probably use discrete devices or proprietary services that don't rely on this service. However, you do need this servive if you use a modem to connect to the ineternet. It's required by all sorts of hardware you wouldn't think require it, including accessing the internet via 3G telephones as tethered modems. Set this service to automatic to be safe.

Telnet
Enables a remote user to log on to this computer and run programs, and supports various TCP/IP Telnet clients, including UNIX-based and Windows-based computers. If this service is stopped, remote user access to programs might be unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: There's just not a circumstance where I can imagine that turning this service on is a good idea. Unless you need to let people telnet into your computer and have a really good reason for doing so, disable it.

Terminal Services
Allows multiple users to be connected interactively to a machine as well as the display of desktops and applications to remote computers. The underpinning of Remote Desktop (including RD for Administrators), Fast User Switching, Remote Assistance, and Terminal Server. 
Comment: As I've said above, there's better tools for remote desktop administration. The idea of Terminal Services is to allow remote desktop administration of a system, like the user was on the actual console. In almost all circumstances you should disable it.

Themes
Provides user experience theme management. 
Comment: Themes are cute and bloated. Enabling themes is not a good way to increase performance, but you may think it's neat. If you aren't addicted to cute desktop eye candy, disable it.

Uninterruptible Power Supply
Manages an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) connected to the computer. 
Comment: Unless you are using a UPS on your computer and it has the capability of managing the system, disable it.

Upload Manager
Manages synchronous and asynchronous file transfers between clients and servers on the network. If this service is stopped, synchronous and asynchronous file transfers between clients and servers on the network will not occur. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: If you are not in a local network sharing data (files and/or services), disable it.

Windows Time
Maintains date and time synchronization on all clients and servers in the network. If this service is stopped, date and time synchronization will be unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: Sometimes it works. Unless you are really needing your time to sync to something running a Windows time server, disable it.

Wireless Zero Configuration
Provides automatic configuration for the 802.11 adapters 
Comment: Unless you use 802.11 devices, disable it.

Workstation
Creates and maintains client network connections to remote servers. If this service is stopped, these connections will be unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start. 
Comment: If you are not in a local network sharing data (files and/or services), disable it.

If you turn off all the services suggested above and try to use Automatic Updates via WindowsUpdate.Microsoft.com, you will likely see a message something like this:

Windows Update cannot continue because a required service application is disabled. Windows Update requires the following services:

"Automatic Updates enables detection, downloading, and installation of critical updates for your computer.

Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) enables faster, restartable downloading of updates.

Event Log logs Windows Update events for troubleshooting. To ensure that these services are enabled:"

It's easy to just go back to Services, and turn these services on as you need them. An operating system shouldn't need daily updates to run. And, the more services you run, the more likely you are to need updates. See a circle here? Occasionally, a little laziness won't kill you. Though you could just go to Technet (Microsoft's only support for IT professionals) and get all your news and update files with descriptions of their efficacy and safety, you may occasionally just want to veg out and let Microsoft do the work for you. You should still read each update and decide for yourself whether it makes sense. Some of them are flat out bad news. But, turning up these services for a few minutes to run Automatic Updates may be a shortcut to periodic updates.

So, let's look at the services they want you to turn on.

Automatic Updates
Background Intelligent Transfer Service
Event Log

I haven't a clue why you need Background Intelligent Transfer Services to run so you can go to a website, download, and install service packs. But, you can turn it, and the others, on and then turn it back off when you are done. It's just three services.

If you turn off all the services suggested above and try to use Automatic Updates via WindowsUpdate.Microsoft.com, you will likely see a message something like this:

Windows Update cannot continue because a required service application is disabled. Windows Update requires the following services:
Automatic Updates enables detection, downloading, and installation of critical updates for your computer.
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) enables faster, restartable downloading of updates.
Event Log logs Windows Update events for troubleshooting. To ensure that these services are enabled:
It's easy to just go back to Services, and turn these services on as you need them. An operating system shouldn't need daily updates to run. And, the more services you run, the more likely you are to need updates. See a circle here? Occasionally, a little laziness won't kill you. Though you could just go to Technet (Microsoft's only support for IT professionals) and get all your news and update files with descriptions of their efficacy and safety, you may occasionally just want to veg out and let Microsoft do the work for you. You should still read each update and decide for yourself whether it makes sense. Some of them are flat out bad news. But, turning up these services for a few minutes to run Automatic Updates may be a shortcut to periodic updates.

So, let's look at the services they want you to turn on.

Automatic Updates 
Background Intelligent Transfer Service 
Event Log 
I haven't a clue why you need Background Intelligent Transfer Services to run so you can go to a website, download, and install service packs. But, you can turn it, and the others, on and then turn it back off when you are done. After all, it's just three services.

If you take a minimalist's point of view to running both software and services on your computer, it will perform faster and more safely than it will if you just randomly load anything anyone tells you to. To better secure your PC, stick to a mindset that if you don't absolutely need a service running right now, you should just turn it off.

For those of you that break stuff when you turn off services I suggest are unnecessary.
If you turn off all the stuff that blatantly doesn't have anything to do with the network, you should be fine. Then, turn off one thing at a time that you /think/ doesn't support your network connection. If you lose your connection, turn the service back on. Next, and this part is very important, make sure your network settings are accurate and set for "on" so you can reconnect. You should find out how your PC connects to your local network before you get started and document it. But, anything you turn off that breaks something needs to be carefully examined and documented (write it down somewhere).

Just because you turn a service back on, doesn't mean your broken software will magically start working again. For example, remember the issue of using a computer in your network to manage your connection? If that's how you connect, you'll have to reconfigure that connection to get online if you kill it by killing a service. Likely, Computer Browser will cause this kind of problem. Also, just enabling the service doesn't turn it on. You need to manually restart it, since the start, enable, stop, settings go into action on bootup. So, if you don't want to wait til your box reboots, you'll need to manually turn off the service if you want it disabled, and manually turn it on if you want to enable it (and see if that given service is your problem).

What about System Restore? Well, I don't like it. If I had a dollar for every time someone fouled up their PC, ran system restore, and were amazed that all wasn't suddenly happy sunshine, I'd have a really nice vacation home. I realize it makes life easier for newbies that randomly screw stuff up and can't be hassled with learning the things they use. But, for most cases, it's a great tool for virus and worms to avoid capture. You delete them, they have a backup switch to recapture control through the restore program. Many antivirus programs don't work properly when you have this feature enabled. You can leave it on if you're a fan. Perhaps it makes you feel good, like it would make everything right again if you had it around. But, it won't save you from a serious problem. Backups and safe computer practices will.

You need to learn enough about your PC to run a functional backup and restoration of your critical data. If you can't do this, you're just waiting to lose everything.

Don't be afraid to learn more about your PC. It's one thing to run through a checklist of stuff I suggest you don't need. But, it's not a guarantee that I address every concern for every user. With a few hours here and there of learning now, you'll save yourself a lot of frustration later. The things I learned about Windows five and six years ago still serve me today. The things I learned about networks running Unix systems serve me every day, no matter what operating system I may run.

Enjoy learning; it's the first line of defense against bad software and broken PCs.

[Check out Run a Faster Windows PC, now that you're done with this article.]

Latest comments:
Hi, three things, and I know I'm a few years late with the first, and maybe you've gotten it a few hundred times already, but I've only recently discovered your article on unnecessary services that windows... [snip]
You know, that article is really, really old. And, to be honest I don't update it and can't imagine why so many people read it. It makes me think I may should spend more time on things like that - keeping it current, etc. So, I will add comments down here as folk email me questions and comments.

You mention that Cryptographic Services is unnecessary unless you work in a large network atmosphere (or something along those lines), plus stuff about certificates.
[snip] ... is required for automatic updates.
I think this is recent behavior. Just yesterday I downloaded TweakUI for a friend and his WinXP complained the software wasn't signed... WHAT!? Microsoft didn't bother using their beloved signing technology even though they act as though anything that's not digitally signed is a trojan or virus? Amazing, but they don't retroactively utilize their own technologies and they often throw new requirements (often for "security" sake) on their old operating systems.

I actually changed my position on this and though it's dangerous on multiple levels, I think considering all it's almost required that you leave auto-updates running, since you can't possibly run a safe PC without daily update checks and who can be bothered to run updates manually every day. Microsoft doesn't exactly make downloading and installing them manually a simple process.

BTW, if you download the updates manually from TechNET, you don't need this service running - but that's not what you want to do, you just want to click a button and have your system automatically update. Automatic and automatic have different meanings here. I mean, the update you're trying to do with the click is automatic, and the update that happens without your involvement at all (scheduled automatic updates) is also automatic.

Telephony Services: you say it's unnecessary if you don't use a modem to connect to the internet, and I was like "Nah, I have cable because I'm t3h 133720r2!" and I tried to turn it off, and it won't turn off. And before I pressed the issue, a question came to mind- is a cable modem still a modem in the sense that you're referring to them? And if so... who the XXX is lucky enough to not need any modem at all to connect to Al Gore's miracle?! So that threw me off a bit.
Well... there's two answers to this question - the implied and the direct.

I used to have a "cable modem," but I used a network connection (via my NIC) to connect. I have DSL now and do the same. Most modern distributions of network connections (DSL/Cable/T1/etc.) use plain ole NICs to connect - some people install that awful driver software, and that //may// require this feature, though honestly I've not personally tested so I don't know for fact.

Let me tell you this - all kinds of crap uses telephony. VOIP, modems, fax, etc. all use it. Even my stupid fax printing software that sends the fax through //EMAIL// uses the telephony service.

Lastly, this one comes from the article you link to at the bottom of the unnecessary services article, about running a faster Windows PC. You suggest Avira Antivir to replace McAfee and Norton, and seeing as how you had thus far proven to be a pretty legitimate tech advisor (I started getting paranoid that in the stead of traditional viruses, people just give you "advice" to delete perfectly vital bits of software and whatnot), I jumped on the free version. I had been a McAfee noob, and had been increasingly frustrated with it.
Avira works great and all, but there's one little thing that drives me crazy that I can't seem to figure out. How the XXX do you get rid of the "Notifier of Avira" that constantly bugs you to buy the premium edition and reminds me of spyware/popups itself?
[snip] ...plenty, so I really can't justify working over 20 whole hard-earned dollars just to make what amounts to be a popup, from a program that is supposed to... [snip]
I'm afraid they've jumped onto the harassment bandwagon with their free product. It's annoying. And, to be honest I just plopped down the $40 and bought the commercial license of Avast recently. I suggest you do the same.

All antivirus companies eventually get dragged into the corporate profit game and leave the good antivirus arena. The fact is, it's not really considered a good growth model to stick to plain ole antivirus software. The big guys lead the track on bloatware, but everyone gets into it. They either offer more bells and whistles and harass you or harass you to spend more money on the basics. Once they feel that they've saturated the "I just want a good antivirus program" market, they start banging on your wallet.

But, for the moment, I'm happy with my commercial Avast.

As for forking over $20 to stop the harassment. I'm sorry, but as a capitalist I don't really mind this so much. And, to be honest $20 for protection without the CPU tax other big brands charge - gimping your entire machine for the promise of safer web browsing - it's a good deal. I'd pay the $20. It's worth it.

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How To Configure And Use Text-to-Speech In Windows XP And Vista

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Text-to-Speech (TTS) capabilities for a computer refers to the ability to play back text in a spoken voice. This article describes how to configure and use text-to-speech in Windows XP and in Windows Vista.

TTS is the ability of the operating system to play back printed text as spoken words. An internal driver, called a TTS engine, recognizes the text and using a synthesized voice chosen from several pre-generated voices, speaks the written text. A TTS engine is installed with the operating system. Additional engines are also available through third-party manufacturers. These engines often use a certain jargon or vocabulary; for example, a vocabulary specializing in medical or legal terminology. They can also use different voices allowing for regional accents such as British English, or speak a different language altogether such as German, French, or Russian.

The Text-to-Speech tab in the Speech tool in Control Panel presents the options for each TTS engine. See the individual Help topics for specific help. In addition to the general options, each engine can have a different set of specific features. For that reason, not all the resulting dialog boxes will look the same. It is possible that no special features have been included and some of the properties buttons will not have an associated dialog box.

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Setting Up Your Hardware
NOTE: This article assumes that you use Classic View in Control Panel. To change views, follow these steps: 
Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
In Control Panel, click Switch to Classic View or Switch to Category View.
Set Up Speakers
Speakers vary greatly in design and purpose. Consult the speaker manual for hardware and software specifics. However, most models can be installed in a similar fashion.

To set up speakers, follow these steps: 
Locate the sound connections and connect the speaker jack to the computer. Most computers use an internal sound card and often the connections are in the back of the computer. These are a series of connections the same size and diameter as the speaker jack. In many cases there are two sound out connections: 
One will be labeled as a line-out connection. Most speakers that require a separate power supply (such as an electrical (AC) adapter or batteries) should use this connection. It is also used to export amplified sound to recording devices including recordable CDs and tape cassette systems. 
The other connection is for the non-powered speakers. Because the signal is boosted by the computer, powered speakers may be damaged if connected. 
Plug the speaker into the proper connection. 
To test the connection, follow these steps: 
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Speech. 
On the Text-to-Speech tab, click Preview Voice to hear the currently selected voice. The text is spoken and the words are highlighted as they are spoken. If the speakers are working properly, you will hear the spoken words. 
If you do not hear sound after you connect the speakers, see the "Possible Text-to-Speech Problems" section of this article for troubleshooting procedures. 
Select an Audio Output Device
To select an audio output device, follow these steps: 
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Speech. 
On the Text-to-Speech tab, click Audio Output. 
Select either Use preferred audio output device or Use this audio output device. 
Use preferred audio device sets the output device as the default for the system. Select this option if you want to use the same output device for speech as all other sound for the system. It is also the default option for Speech properties. Often, computers will have only one output device, such as a pair of speakers. The default device is designated in the appropriate sounds or multimedia properties in Control Panel for each operating system. Additional information for the specific panel is available through the associated Help files. 
Use this audio output device allows you to select another device for speech programs only. The drop-down list is active if other devices are available. In this drop-down list, select the device that you want. This does not change the default device for other audio programs. For example, you may want all speech output to go through your headset rather than the speakers.
Set Audio Output Device Options
By default, this option is disabled. However, other speech engines may include advanced properties for audio line out options. If so, Audio Output will be available. Follow instructions on the screen or those documented separately for the specific engine.

To set up audio output device options, follow these steps: 
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Speech.
On the Text-to-Speech tab, click Audio Output. 
Follow the instructions presented on the screen. 
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Configure Text-to-Speech Options
Determine the Selected TTS Voice or Engine
To determine the selected Text-to-Speech voice, follow these steps: 
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Speech.

On the Text-to-Speech tab, the displayed name in the Voice selection drop-down list is the currently active voice. 
Click Preview Voice to hear the active voice. The text is spoken and the words are highlighted as they are spoken. 
Preview TTS Voice
To preview the Text-to-Speech voice, follow these steps: 
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Speech.

On the Text-to-Speech tab, the displayed name in the Voice selection drop-down list is the active voice. 
Click Preview Voice to hear the currently selected voice. The text is spoken and the words are highlighted as they are spoken. 
During playback, Preview Voice will change to Stop. Click Stop to interrupt the voice playback. 
NOTE:You can change the text to be read by the Preview Voice by highlighting the text and typing in new text. These changes are not permanent and when you reopen Speech properties or select a different voice, the text will reset to the default.

Change the TTS Voice or Engine
To change the Text-to-Speech voice or engine, follow these steps: 
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Speech. 
On the Text-to-Speech tab, the name displayed in the Voice selection drop-down list is the active voice. 
Click the active voice inside the drop-down list, or use the arrow to display a list of available voices. 
Click a new voice to select it.

The newly selected voice speaks the text in Preview Voice box. 
Click OK or Apply to accept the new voice. 
Notes: 
A Text-to-Speech voice is closely associated with a particular speech engine. It may not be clear from the displayed name which language a voice is using. After selecting a speech engine or voice, test the voice and language by clicking Preview Voice. 
The language or voices supported by a speech engine may not be obvious from the engine's displayed name. Refer to the specific user's guide for detailed information about the engine. This includes not only the language supported, but also the lexicon purpose. The lexicon purpose indicates whether it is a general grammar or jargon specific to a profession such as legal or medical. 
Microsoft does not provide additional speech engines (voices), but a number of third-party products are available that support the new Microsoft Speech API. For information on these products, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/speech/evaluation/thirdparty/engines.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/speech/evaluation/thirdparty/engines.mspx) 
Change TTS Voice Rate
To change the Text-to-Speech voice rate, follow these steps: 
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Speech. 
Select the Text-to-Speech tab. 
Move the Voice speed slider to change the rate of the Text-to-Speech voice. By default, it is set to Normal. 
Click Preview Voice to hear the currently selected voice at the new rate. The text is spoken and the words are highlighted as they are spoken. 
To Change the Text-to-Speech Volume
To adjust the volume output levels, follow the procedure below. Note that not all devices support this option in the same way. Some devices will not support volume control and the Volume button will be unavailable. Other devices may use their own display. In those cases, follow the instructions presented on the screen or documented separately with the engine.

Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Speech. 
On the Text-to-Speech tab, click Audio Output, and then click Volume. 
A volume control mixer will be displayed. Adjust the appropriate device to the required level. 
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Using Text-to-Speech with Narrator
Narrator is a Text-to-Speech utility for users who are blind or have impaired vision. Narrator reads what is displayed on your screen: the contents of the active window, menu options, or the text that you type.

Narrator is designed to work with the Notepad, WordPad, Control Panel programs, Microsoft Internet Explorer, the Windows desktop, and Windows Setup. Narrator may not read words aloud correctly in other programs.

Narrator has a number of options that allow you to customize the way screen elements are read. 
You can have new windows, menus, or shortcut menus read aloud when they are displayed. 
You can have typed characters read aloud. 
You can have the mouse pointer follow the active item on the screen. 
You can adjust the speed, volume, or pitch of the voice. 
The accessibility tools included with Windows are intended to provide a minimum level of functionality for users with special needs. Most users with disabilities will need utility programs with more advanced functionality for daily use.

Narrator is not available for all languages and is only supported on the English version of Windows XP and Windows Vista.

To Have Narrator Announce Events on the Screen
Start Narrator by using one of the following methods: 
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to Accessibility, and then click Narrator.

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Press CTRL+ESC, press R, type narrator, and then press ENTER. 
In the Narrator dialog box, select the Announce events on screen check box. 
To Have Narrator Read Typed Keys Aloud
Press CTRL+ESC, press R, type narrator, and then press ENTER. 
Select the Read typed characters check box. 
To Have the Mouse Pointer Move to Active Items When You Use Narrator
Press CTRL+ESC, press R, type narrator, and then press ENTER.
Select the Move mouse pointer to the active item check box. 
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Navigating with the Keyboard and Narrator
Reading options 
To read an entire window, click the window and then press CTRL+SHIFT+SPACEBAR. 
To get information about the current item, press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER. 
To get a more detailed description of an item, press CTRL+SHIFT+INSERT. 
To read the title bar of a window, press ALT+HOME. 
To read the status bar of a window, press ALT+END. 
To read the contents of an edit field, press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER, or use the arrow keys. 
To silence the speech, press CTRL. 
Keyboard Options 
To switch to another program, press ALT+TAB. 
To switch to the next button or tool, press TAB. To go back, press SHIFT+TAB. 
To select an item from a drop-down list, use the arrow keys. 
To select a check box or option button, press SPACEBAR. 
To open Utility Manager, press the Windows logo key+U. 
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To Set Narrator Voice Options
Press CTRL+ESC, press R, type narrator, and then press ENTER. Click Voice. 
In the Voice Settings dialog box, select the voice options that you want to change: 
To change the speed of the voice, click a number in the Speed box. 
To change the volume of the voice, click a number in the Volume box. 
To change the pitch of the voice, click a number in the Pitch box. 
Note: When you change voice settings, it may take from a few seconds to a minute before the new settings take effect. 
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To Start Narrator Minimized
You may find it useful to run Narrator minimized (after you have set the options in Narrator), because you do not need to see the Narrator dialog box when Narrator is running. 
Press CTRL+ESC, press R, type narrator, and then press ENTER. 
Select the Start Narrator minimized check box. 
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Text-to-Speech
To determine if Text-to-Speech is working properly, use the following tests. 
Click Start, click Control Panel, and then double-click Speech. 
On the Text-to-Speech tab, click Preview Voice. The text in Preview Voice should be spoken audibly with each word highlighted in turn. If so, TTS and the speakers are working. If you cannot hear the Preview Voice and see words highlighted as they are spoken, see "Possible Text-to-Speech Problems" section of this article for troubleshooting solutions. 
Possible Text-to-Speech Problems
If you do not hear speech after testing the system, consider the following: 
The speaker volume is not turned up or is muted. Some speakers have external controls for volume and muting. Make sure the volume is turned up sufficiently or that muting is off. 
The speakers may not be selected as the current output device. On the Text-to-Speech tab, click Audio Output to make sure that the speakers are selected.
The speakers might not be connected properly. Consult the speaker hardware documentation for additional information. Make certain that the sound card for the computer is also properly seated and installed, and that the correct drivers are available. See "Set Up Speakers" for additional connection information. 
The Text-to-Speech engine may be corrupted. To test for corruption, switch to another engine. See the "Changing the TTS voice or engine" section of this article. If another engine is working properly, reinstall the specific engine from the original source. If no engine is working properly, reinstall the speech engine from the original source or CD.

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Controls

Essential Shortcuts

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Ctrl - Shift - ESC = task manager
WKEY+ "system properties" -> View advance settings -> |Computer Name | Hardware | System Protection | Remote

These are the essential keyboard shortcuts that every Windows 10 user has to know.
2. Use the Keyboard Shortcut
For the fastest way to minimize everything, simply press “Windows Logo + D” keyboard shortcut. This shortcut toggles all your open windows – the first press minimizes them and the second restores them. This is perfect for quick access without reaching for your mouse.

2.1. Use “Windows + M” Keys (Minimize Only)
There’s also another keyboard shortcut “Windows Logo + M” to minimize all open windows. However, there’s a subtle difference between “Windows + D” and “Windows + M”. While pressing “Windows + M” keys will minimize all open app windows, pressing second time will not restore all minimized windows again.

So, if you want a one-way minimize (without the toggle), this shortcut works great. Ideal if you don’t plan on reopening the windows immediately.

Windows key + CMD command prompt
Windows key + Tab switch desktops
To swap between desktops using a keyboard shortcut, press either Win + Ctrl + Left Arrow or Win + Ctrl + Right Arrow. By default, your desktops are arranged with the oldest at the far left and the newest at the far right.

Keyboard shortcut Action
Ctrl + A Select all content.
Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert) Copy selected items to clipboard.
Ctrl + X Cut selected items to clipboard.
Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert) Paste content from clipboard.
Ctrl + Z Undo an action, including undelete files (limited).
Ctrl + Y Redo an action.
Ctrl + Shift + N Create new folder on desktop or File Explorer.
Alt + F4 Close active window. (If no active window is present, a shutdown box appears.)
Ctrl + D (Del) Delete selected item to the Recycle Bin.
Shift + Delete Delete the selected item permanently, skipping Recycle Bin.
F2 Rename selected item.
Esc Close current task.
Alt + Tab Switch between open apps.
PrtScn Take a screenshot and stores it in the clipboard.
Windows key + I Open Settings app.
Windows key + E Open File Explorer.
Windows key + A Open Action center.
Windows key + D Display and hide the desktop.
Windows key + L Lock device.
Windows key + V Open Clipboard bin.
Windows key + Period (.) or Semicolon (;) Open emoji panel.
Windows key + PrtScn Capture a full screenshot in the "Screenshots" folder.
Windows key + Shift + S Capture part of the screen with Snip & Sketch.
Windows key + Left arrow key Snap app or window left.
Windows key + Right arrow key Snap app or window right.
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Desktop shortcuts
On Windows 10, you can use these keyboard shortcuts to open, close, navigate, and perform tasks more quickly throughout the desktop experience, including the Start menu, Taskbar, Settings, and more.

Keyboard shortcut Action
Windows key (or Ctrl + Esc) Open Start menu.
Ctrl + Arrow keys Change Start menu size.
Ctrl + Shift + Esc Open Task Manager.
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Ctrl + Shift Switch keyboard layout.

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Alt + F4 Close active window. (If no active window is present, a shutdown box appears.)
Ctrl + F5 (or Ctrl + R) Refresh current window.
Ctrl + Alt + Tab View open apps.
Ctrl + Arrow keys (to select) + Spacebar Select multiple items on desktop or File Explorer.
Alt + Underlined letter Runs command for the underlined letter in apps.
Alt + Tab Switch between open apps while pressing Tab multiple times.
Alt + Left arrow key Go back.
Alt + Right arrow key Go forward.
Alt + Page Up Move up one screen.
Alt + Page Down Move down one screen.
Alt + Esc Cycle through open windows.
Alt + Spacebar Open context menu for the active window.
Alt + F8 Reveals typed password in Sign-in screen.
Shift + Click app button Open another instance of an app from the Taskbar.
Ctrl + Shift + Click app button Run app as administrator from the Taskbar.
Shift + Right-click app button Show window menu for the app from the Taskbar.
Ctrl + Click a grouped app button Cycle through windows in the group from the Taskbar.
Shift + Right-click grouped app button Show window menu for the group from the Taskbar.
Ctrl + Left arrow key Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous word.
Ctrl + Right arrow key Move the cursor to the beginning of the next word.
Ctrl + Up arrow key Move the cursor to the beginning of the previous paragraph
Ctrl + Down arrow key Move the cursor to the beginning of the next paragraph.
Ctrl + Shift + Arrow key Select block of text.
Ctrl + Spacebar Enable or disable Chinese IME.
Shift + F10 Open context menu for selected item.
F10 Enable app menu bar.
Shift + Arrow keys Select multiple items.
Windows key + X Open Quick Link menu.
Windows key + Number (0-9) Open the app in number position from the Taskbar.
Windows key + T Cycle through apps in the Taskbar.
Windows key + Alt + Number (0-9) Open Jump List of the app in number position from the Taskbar.
Windows key + D Display and hide the desktop.
Windows key + M Minimize all windows.
Windows key + Shift + M Restore minimized windows on the desktop.
Windows key + Home Minimize or maximize all but the active desktop window.
Windows key + Shift + Up arrow key Stretch desktop window to the top and bottom of the screen.
Windows key + Shift + Down arrow key Maximize or minimize active desktop windows vertically while maintaining width.
Windows key + Shift + Left arrow key Move active window to monitor on the left.
Windows key + Shift + Right arrow key Move active window to monitor on the right.
Windows key + Left arrow key Snap app or window left.
Windows key + Right arrow key Snap app or window right.
Windows key + S (or Q) Open Search.
Windows key + Alt + D Open date and time in the Taskbar.
Windows key + Tab Open Task View.
Windows key + Ctrl + D Create new virtual desktop.
Windows key + Ctrl + F4 Close active virtual desktop.
Windows key + Ctrl + Right arrow Switch to the virtual desktop on the right.
Windows key + Ctrl + Left arrow Switch to the virtual desktop on the left.
Windows key + P Open Project settings.
Windows key + A Open Action center.
Windows key + I Open Settings app.
Backspace Return to the Settings app home page.
File Explorer shortcuts
File Explorer includes keyboard shortcuts to help you get things done a little quicker.

These are the most useful shortcuts for the default file manager on Windows 10.

Keyboard shortcut Action
Windows key + E Open File Explorer.
Alt + D Select address bar.
Ctrl + E (or F) Select search box.
Ctrl + N Open new window.
Ctrl + W Close active window.
Ctrl + F (or F3) Start search.
Ctrl + Mouse scroll wheel Change view file and folder.
Ctrl + Shift + E Expands all folders from the tree in the navigation pane.
Ctrl + Shift + N Creates a new folder on desktop or File Explorer.
Ctrl + L Focus on the address bar.
Ctrl + Shift + Number (1-8) Changes folder view.
Alt + P Display preview panel.
Alt + Enter Open Properties settings for the selected item.
Alt + Right arrow key View next folder.
Alt + Left arrow key (or Backspace) View previous folder.
Alt + Up arrow Move up a level in the folder path.
F11 Switch active window full-screen mode.
F2 Rename selected item.
F4 Switch focus to address bar.
F5 Refresh File Explorer's current view.
F6 Cycle through elements on the screen.
Home Scroll to the top of the window.
End Scroll to the bottom of the window.
Settings page shortcuts
This list includes the keyboard shortcuts for the dialog box legacy settings pages (for example, Folder Options).

Keyboard shortcut Action
Ctrl + Tab Cycles forward through the tabs.
Ctrl + Shift + Tab Cycles back through the tabs.
Ctrl + number of tab Jumps to tab position.
Tab Moves forward through the settings.
Shift + Tab Moves back through the settings.
Alt + underline letter Actions the setting identified by the letter.
Spacebar Checks or clears the option in focus.
Backspace Opens the folder one-level app in the Open or Save As dialog.
Arrow keys Select a button of the active setting.
Command Prompt shortcuts
If you use Command Prompt, these keyboard shortcuts will help to work a little more efficiently.

Keyboard shortcut Action
Ctrl + A Select all content of the current line.
Ctrl + C (or Ctrl + Insert) Copy selected items to clipboard.
Ctrl + V (or Shift + Insert) Paste content from clipboard.
Ctrl + M Starts mark mode.
Ctrl + Up arrow key Move the screen up one line.
Ctrl + Down arrow key Move screen down one line.
Ctrl + F Open search for Command Prompt.
Left or right arrow keys Move the cursor left or right in the current line.
Up or down arrow keys Cycle through the command history of the current session.
Page Up Move cursor one page up.
Page Down Move cursor one page down.
Ctrl + Home Scroll to the top of the console.
Ctrl + End Scroll to the bottom of the console.

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How To Stop Apps Running In Background In Windows 11

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How to Disable Services:

Open the Services Manager: Type "services.msc" in the Run dialog (Windows Key + R).

Locate the Service: Find the service you want to disable in the list.
Stop the Service (if running): Right-click the service and select "Stop".
Disable the Service: Right-click the service, select "Properties," and change the "Startup type" to "Disabled".
Apply Changes: Click "Apply" and then "OK".
Restart (if needed): Some services may require a restart to fully apply the changes.

Several Windows services can be safely disabled to potentially improve performance or reduce attack surface, especially if they are not used. Some of these services include Windows Update Delivery Optimization, Windows Search, Remote Desktop Services, and SysMain. Other services that are commonly disabled include Windows Insider Service, Parental Controls, Windows Image Acquisition, and the Print Spooler if you don't use a physical printer, according to XDA Developers and IT Pro.

Press Windows key + I to open Settings.

Click on the Apps option on the sidebar.
Older version require going to programs

Click on the Installed Apps option on the right panel.

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Find the app and click the Menu (…) icon on the right side of the app name.

Choose “Advanced options.”

Choose “Never” from the “Let this app run in background” dropdown.

Do the same for other background apps and you are done. Remember that if you don’t see the Advanced Options option for an app, it doesn’t support disabling background permission.

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Disable Background Apps From Power & Battery Settings
On laptops, Windows 11 keeps track of apps running in the background and drains the battery on the Power & Battery settings page. You can stop these background apps directly from here. Here’s how:

Open the Settings app by pressing the Windows key + I shortcut.

Navigate to the System > Power & Battery page in the Settings.

Click the expand the Battery usage section to see all the background apps.

Click the Menu (…) icon next to the app name and select the Manage background activity option.

Select Never from the Let this app run in background dropdown menu.

Do the same for other apps in the Battery Usage list to disable all the background apps.

Note: If you don’t see the Manage background activity option in the app menu, that specific app doesn’t support managing background activity via the Settings app.

disable background apps from battery settings
Disable Background Apps for All Users Using Group Policy
For those managing multiple users, Windows 11 Pro users can use the Group Policy Editor to disable the background app. Here’s how:

Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box.

Enter gpedit.msc in the Run dialog box and click OK to open the Group Policy Editor.

Go to the Computer configuration > Administrative templates > Windows components > App privacy folder.

Double-click the Let Windows apps run in the background policy to open its properties.

Select Enabled and click the Apply & OK buttons.

Close the Group Policy Editor and restart your computer.

Once the computer has been restarted, background apps for all users have been disabled.

disable background apps from group policy
Disable Background Apps for the Current User Using Registry
If you are looking for a simpler way to disable all background apps for your user account at once, you can use the Registry Editor. Before proceeding with the below steps, back up the registry.

Open the Start menu, search for Registry Editor, and click on the top result to open the Registry Editor.

In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following folder.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows

Right-click on the Windows folder and select New -> Key.

Set the new folder name as AppPrivacy.

Right-click on the AppPrivacy folder and select New -> DWORD Value.

Set the new value name as LetAppsRunInBackground.

Double-click on the value you just created.

Enter 2 in the Value Data field and click OK.

Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer.

With that, the background apps are disabled in Windows 11.

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How to Disable Background Apps on Windows 11
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Several apps run in the background on your computer at any given time. These apps, even when not in use, can drain your battery quickly and significantly reduce your system’s performance. Thankfully, you can stop these background apps quite easily. In this article, we’ll show you four methods to disable background apps on Windows 11. Let’s get started.

Disable Background Apps from Installed Apps in Settings
You can disable background apps directly from the Windows 11 settings app. All you have to do is find the app and change its background permissions. Here’s how to do it:

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Press Windows key + I to open Settings.

Click on the Apps option on the sidebar.

Click on the Installed Apps option on the right panel.

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Find the app and click the Menu (…) icon on the right side of the app name.

Choose “Advanced options.”

Choose “Never” from the “Let this app run in background” dropdown.

Do the same for other background apps and you are done. Remember that if you don’t see the Advanced Options option for an app, it doesn’t support disabling background permission.

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Disable Background Apps From Power & Battery Settings
On laptops, Windows 11 keeps track of apps running in the background and drains the battery on the Power & Battery settings page. You can stop these background apps directly from here. Here’s how:

Open the Settings app by pressing the Windows key + I shortcut.

Navigate to the System > Power & Battery page in the Settings.

Click the expand the Battery usage section to see all the background apps.

Click the Menu (…) icon next to the app name and select the Manage background activity option.

Select Never from the Let this app run in background dropdown menu.

Do the same for other apps in the Battery Usage list to disable all the background apps.

Note: If you don’t see the Manage background activity option in the app menu, that specific app doesn’t support managing background activity via the Settings app.

disable background apps from battery settings
Disable Background Apps for All Users Using Group Policy
For those managing multiple users, Windows 11 Pro users can use the Group Policy Editor to disable the background app. Here’s how:

Press Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box.

Enter gpedit.msc in the Run dialog box and click OK to open the Group Policy Editor.

Go to the Computer configuration > Administrative templates > Windows components > App privacy folder.

Double-click the Let Windows apps run in the background policy to open its properties.

Select Enabled and click the Apply & OK buttons.

Close the Group Policy Editor and restart your computer.

Once the computer has been restarted, background apps for all users have been disabled.

disable background apps from group policy
Disable Background Apps for the Current User Using Registry
If you are looking for a simpler way to disable all background apps for your user account at once, you can use the Registry Editor. Before proceeding with the below steps, back up the registry.

Open the Start menu, search for Registry Editor, and click on the top result to open the Registry Editor.

In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following folder.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindows

Right-click on the Windows folder and select New -> Key.

Set the new folder name as AppPrivacy.

Right-click on the AppPrivacy folder and select New -> DWORD Value.

Set the new value name as LetAppsRunInBackground.

Double-click on the value you just created.

Enter 2 in the Value Data field and click OK.

Close the Registry Editor and restart your computer.

With that, the background apps are disabled in Windows 11.

After rebooting, all the background apps are disabled for your user account.

And there you have it! It’s that simple. You can follow any of the four methods to completely stop the apps from running in the background. I also recommend you disable startup apps or delay their startup for improved startup time.

The purpose of this article is to describe how to access Windows Services, which can be used to troubleshoot issues.
Answer:
For Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2012 R2

1. Right click on the Start button and select Computer Management
2. Expand Services and Applications
3. Select Services

OR

1. Press and hold the Windows button on the keyboard, then press the R key to open the Run dialog
2. Type "Services.msc" and then press Enter

For Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012

1. Hover mouse over bottom left corner of desktop to make the Start button appear, click Start.
2. Right click on the Start button and select Computer Management
3. Expand Services and Applications
4. Select Services

OR

1. Press and hold the Windows button on the keyboard, then press the R key to open the Run dialog
2. Type "Services.msc" and then press Enter

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Customizing

Add A Program To Startup In Windows

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Windows

C:UsersSteveAppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup

C:UserssteveAppDataRoamingMicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick LaunchUser PinnedTaskBar

To add a program to startup in Windows, you can copy and paste the program's shortcut into the Startup folder. You can also use the Startup Apps option in the Windows search bar.
Steps

Open the Start menu and find the app you want to add to startup

Right-click the app and select Open file location
Right-click the app again to create a shortcut
Press the Windows logo key + R
Type shell:startup and press Enter to open the Startup folder
Copy and paste the shortcut from the file location to the Startup folder

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Windows 11 pro cannot connect to shared folders

Anonymous
Jun 22, 2024, 10:43 PM
I recently pulled an old Win 8.1 computer out of retirement to use as a 'sever.'

I set it up and got it up to date with Windows Updates and other updates.

Then I tried to share folders from this PC to a Windows 11 PC. I also am running a Windows 7 PC for remote desktop and testing..

When I clicked on the PC icon in Network, the shares would not be exposed from win 11 to win 8.1 as the server.

I had some success, but intermittent problems seeing Win 7 shares from Win 11.

I ensured Network Discovery was turned on and I tried toggling password protection for shares on and off.

I searched the Net for days and tonight, I found an article that describes a known and acknowledged problem withe Windows 11, Microsoft Accounts (vs local accounts) and shared folders.

It appears that when I log into a Microsoft Account on my Win 11 machine, I am not able to reliably see shares on other computers. Some shares work fine and others do not work at all. The most common problem was that I would click on a computer to expose its shares and I would be prompted to log into the share--at the computer level.

In my experimentation, I discovered that if I logged into an Admin account, shares worked. I thought it was some sort of security issue, and I wasted much time trying to discover the correct security settings.

The Admin account is and has always been a Local account, and the account I use daily is a Microsoft account. The problems I was having were NOT security issues as much as they were an acknowledged bug related to MS account logins and network shares.

I converted my regular user MS account to a Local account and I was able to see shares across the variety of Win 7, Win 8.1 and Win 11 computers.

I do not use MS services that require a MS account--like Office, On Drive, or the many other services that are available, so converting to a local account is expected to be painless and shares between computers if very important to me.

How to convert MS account computer login to a Local account login:

If you are using MS services, they will require some tweaking to make them work after the conversion!!

(1)Open Settings

(2)Open Accounts --on the left

(3)Under the title "Account Settings," open Your Info

(4)Under Account Settings, open Microsoft Account-->Change to Local Account

(5)Follow instructions to set the Local password.

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When done setting password, you will be forced to sign out and then sign in again.
(6)Try to use you network shares !!

I hope this explanation helps others avoid problems I have experienced.

Microsoft, The article I found describing this fix was dated Sep 2023 and the root cause of the problem is still a problem for people using folder shares from older Windows versions to Windows 11 (10?) when logged into a Microsoft Account.

Make it work !!

Jim

***moved from Windows / Windows 11 / Settings***

Windows Windows Client for IT Pros Networking Network connectivity and file sharing

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Jun 24, 2024, 11:20 PM
Hi Jim,

Thank you for sharing your detailed experience and solution regarding the issue with shared folders between Windows 11 and older Windows versions.

Summary of the Issue and Solution

You described that when using a Microsoft Account on your Windows 11 PC, you experienced intermittent problems accessing shared folders on other computers, specifically those running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. The shares were more reliable when using a local admin account rather than a Microsoft Account.

You found that converting your Microsoft Account to a Local Account resolved the issue, allowing you to access shared folders consistently across your network. Below are the steps you followed to make this conversion:

Steps to Convert a Microsoft Account to a Local Account

Open Settings
Navigate to Accounts:
On the left panel, click on *Accounts*.
Open Your Info:
Under the title "Account Settings," select *Your Info*.
Change to Local Account:
Under "Account Settings," click on *Microsoft Account* and then select *Change to Local Account*.
Set the Local Password:
Follow the instructions to set a local password.
After setting the password, you will be prompted to sign out and then sign in again.
Test Network Shares:
After signing back in with the Local Account, try to access your network shares again.
Additional Recommendations

Network Discovery and File Sharing:
Ensure that Network Discovery and File Sharing are enabled on all your devices.
Go to Control Panel > Network and Sharing Center > Change advanced sharing settings to verify these settings.

Password Protected Sharing:
Depending on your security requirements, you might need to enable or disable password protected sharing.
This setting can be found under the same advanced sharing settings menu mentioned above.
Verify SMB Protocols:
Ensure that the SMB protocol versions required by your devices are enabled.
On the Windows 11 PC, go to Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows features on or off and verify that the necessary SMB versions (SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support and SMB Direct) are enabled if needed.

Further Assistance

If you continue to experience issues or have any other questions, please feel free to reach out. We appreciate your feedback and will continue to work towards improving the user experience.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

Best regards,

Rosy

Forum Support Team

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Anonymous
Aug 11, 2024, 7:34 AM
I also have this issue, but having followed all of the steps above it is still not solved.

I have a Windows Vista PC and a Windows 8.1 laptop.

I am able to access shared folders between these two using the HomeGroup facility in Windows 8.1

I recently added a Windows 11 pro machine. Following the advice above it has a Local account with password.

In the network section of Explorer I cannot see the Windows 8.1 machine,

I can (apparently) open it as a media library source in wmp, but there is no content found in Music, Videos or Pictures.

The Win11 PC can see the Vista PC, but when I try to open it in explorer it fails.

The Windows Network Diagnostics reports:

Your computer appears to be correctly configured, but the device or resource (XXXX-XX) is not responding

'Detected', yellow warniing triangle

The Vista PC can see the Windows 11 machine, but opening fails. The diagnostic reports:

Network diagnostics pinged the remote host but did not reeceive a response

On the Windows 8.1 laptop I can see both the Vista machine (which I can also access) and the Windows 11 machine, but opening the latter fails. The diagnostic reports:

Windows can't communicate with the device or resource (XXXX-XXXXXXXX)

'Detected', yellow warniing triangle

There is also a mouse-over hint with the message:

It is available but is not responding to the connection attempts. A firewall or network security policy on the remote computer might be blocking the connection on port 'file and print sharing resource'.

In Windows Defender

Domain network = Firewall is On

Private network (active) = Firewall is On

Public network = Firewall is On

In Windows Defender, Domain network

Active domain networks = Not connected

Microsoft Defender Firewall = On

Incoming connections = Unchecked

In Windows Defender, Private network

Active private networks = [wifi connection]

Microsoft Defender Firewall = On

Incoming connections = Unchecked

In Windows Defender, Private network

Active public networks = Not connected

Microsoft Defender Firewall = On

Incoming connections = Unchecked

In Windows Defender, Allowed Applications

There is a long list of entries, those which I thought most relevant are:

On - Core Networking

Off - Core Networking Diagnostics

On - File and Printer Sharing

On - File and Printer Sharing over SMBirect

On - Network Discovery

Off - Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol

Off - SNMP Trap

On - Wi-Fi Direct Netword Discovery

On - Windows Media Player

Off - Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service

On - WLAN Service - WFD Application Services ...

On - WLAN Service - WFD Services ...

On - Workplace or School Account

On - Your Account

Under Firewall & network protection, Advance settings

There are three sections in Overview:

Domain Profile
Private Profile is Active
Public Profile
All three have the following entries:

Windows Defender Firewall is on
Inbound connections that do not match a rule are blocked
Outbound connections that do not match a rule are allowed
Changing the 'Inbound .... blocked' entries to Unblocked appears to disable the Firewall

Under Inbound Rules and Outbound Rules there are many, many entries

There are no entries under Connection Security Rules

Temporarily disabling the Microsoft Defender Firewall does not make any difference.

There is an Apple computer on the network. The Win11 PC can log into this Apple PC using a guest username and password

There is a smart TV on the network with an external HD connected. The Win11 PC can open and edit a text file that I put on this drive.

I would be happy to provide any more data.

Regards

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Anonymous
Aug 15, 2024, 4:49 AM
ps

I also posted my reply on this forum: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_11-wintop_connect/win11-unable-to-seeconnect-to-shared-folders-on/fe2a32e8-459a-40ca-bfe2-ac979ae62599?messageId=9a6bbedc-9b37-45d1-a072-571604ad821f

And a response there led me to a solution - I installed the Client for NFS on the Win11 machine and it was then able to see and access the Win8.1 PC (everything under C;Users)

The Win81 machine was also able to acccess the Shared folders on the Win11 PC.

No change with the Vista machine but I can live with that.

(Note: the SMB protocols referred to in the answer above are being retired due to a security problem)

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03/22/2025

Windows >=10

Customizing

Remove Keyboard

remove keyboard

Windows 11

To remove a keyboard layout in Windows 10, you need to12:
Press the Windows key on the keyboard and click on Settings.
Click on Time & Language, then click on Language.
Under the "Preferred languages" section, select the current default language and click the Options button.
Under the "Keyboards" section, select the keyboard layout you want to remove and click the Remove button.
Learn more:

Windows >=10

08/11/2024

Windows >=10

Customizing

Disk Manager

hard drive letters

External Hard Drives

Using Disk Management:

Open Disk Management: Search for "Computer Management" in the Start menu and open it as an administrator.

Locate the drive: Find the external hard drive in the list of volumes.
Change or remove drive letter: Right-click on the volume and select "Change Drive Letter and Paths".
Remove the letter: Choose the "Remove" option to unassign the drive letter. If you want to assign a different letter, select "Change" and choose from the available letters.

This video demonstrates how to use Disk Management to change or remove a drive letter:
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Using Diskpart:

1. Open Diskpart:
.

Search for "cmd" in the Start menu, right-click on "Command Prompt", and select "Run as administrator". Then, type diskpart and press Enter.
2. List volumes:
.
Type list volume and press Enter to see all volumes and their corresponding numbers.
3. Select the volume:
.
Type select volume X (replace X with the volume number of your drive) and press Enter.
4. Remove or assign the letter:
.
To remove the letter, type remove letter=X (replace X with the drive letter) and press Enter. To assign a new letter, type assign letter=Y (replace Y with the desired letter) and press Enter.
5. Exit Diskpart:
.
Type exit and press Enter.

Windows >=10

07/28/2025

Windows >=10

Files

Finding An Application

locate search apps applications start

This a cool feature. just move your cursor in bottom-left corner and click on "START". When the tiles screen appears use the keyboard. To find the "calculator" start with the letter "C" and windows will give you a list of icons and files. The calculator appears right away. Each character typed will continue to narrow the search.

Windows >=10

991

09/09/2023

Windows >=10

Files

Disk Management

computer disk management

Hard Drives

press windows key then type "computer management"
Look for "storage" then "Disk Management"
right click on which disk you want to look at. My case I wanted to "change drive letters and path" to assign a letter to one of my external drives.

Windows >=10

08/02/2025

Windows >=10

Files

New Tab In File Explorer Using The Command Line

new tab file explorer

File Eplorer

To enable the "Open in new tab" feature in Windows 11 File Explorer using Regedit, follow these steps:

Press Win + R to open the Run dialog, then type regedit and hit Enter.
Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerAdvanced.
Right-click on the right pane and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value.
Name the new value OpenInNewTab and set its value to 1.
Close Regedit and restart File Explorer for changes to take effect.
Test the new feature by right-clicking a folder and selecting "Open in new tab."

To open a new tab in File Explorer using the command line, follow these steps:

Open Command Prompt or PowerShell.
Type explorer.exe followed by the path you want to open.
To open in a new tab, use the /n switch: explorer.exe /n, "C:YourPath".
If you want to open multiple tabs, repeat the command with different paths.
Ensure you have the latest version of Windows for tab support in File Explorer.
Alternatively, use keyboard shortcuts like Ctrl + T in File Explorer for new tabs.

This option will work if the Open each folder in the same window option is already selected or enabled in the Folder Options. Here are the steps:

Type regedit in the Search box and hit the Enter key. The Registry Editor window will open
Select the Explorer Registry key. Here is the path:
HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorer
Double-click on the OpenFolderInNewTab DWORD (32-bit) Value. If for some reason, this value is not present, then create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value and rename it
In the Edit DWORD (32-bit) Value box, add 1 in the text field
Press the OK button.
To turn off this setting, add 0 in the Value data field of OpenFolderInNewTab value, and press OK.

Hope this helps.

Also read: How to disable tabs in File Explorer on Windows PC

How do I open the same folder in a new tab in Windows 11?
Open a folder in a File Explorer window. Right-click on the tab title and select the Duplicate tab option. This will open the same folder in a new tab in the same File Explorer window. In addition, you can also right-click on a folder in a File Explorer window and use the Open in new tab option to open that folder in a separate tab within the same window. You can repeat this to open the same folder multiple times in new tabs of a File Explorer window.

How do I change the default folder to open in File Explorer in Windows 11?
By default, File Explorer opens to the Home menu on a Windows PC. But you can make File Explorer open to OneDrive or to This PC on Windows 11/10. For this, open the Folder Options, and access the General tab. Open the drop-down menu available for the Open File Explorer to option and select a location to make it default. Press the OK button.

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09/07/2025

Windows >=10

Formatting

Windows_edb_devicenotify Process?

index shutdown

Windows Shutdown

To change indexing options in Windows 8.1,
search for "Indexing Options" in the Start screen or Control Panel, click the "Modify" button to add or remove indexed folders, and click "Advanced" to access options for rebuilding the index or changing file types and indexing settings. You can also select specific file types, choose to index file contents or only properties, and manage the index location.
Accessing Indexing Options

Using the Start Screen: Type index into the search box on the Start screen and click on Indexing Options.
Using the Control Panel: Open the Control Panel, set the "View by" option to "Large icons" if necessary, and then click Indexing Options.

This video shows how to open Indexing Options from the Start screen:

YouTube • Joli Ballew

Modifying Indexed Locations

In the Indexing Options window, click the Modify button.
A new window will appear showing the folders currently being indexed.
Check or uncheck the boxes next to the folders or drives you want to include or exclude from the index.
Click OK, then Close, to apply the changes and allow the system to update the index.

Changing Advanced Indexing Settings

From the Indexing Options window, click the Advanced button.
A new "Advanced Options" window will open.
File Types: Select the File Types tab to choose whether to index just the file properties or both properties and content for specific file types.
Index Settings: On the Index Settings tab, you can:
Rebuild: Click the Rebuild button to delete the current index and create a new one from scratch, which can be helpful if search isn't working correctly.
Index Location: Click Select new to change the location where the index file is stored.
Diacritics: Choose whether to treat words with diacritics (like accents) as different or identical for better language support.
Click OK to confirm and apply your changes.

This video demonstrates how to access advanced options and rebuild the index
:

YouTube • Windows Ninja

What is the windows_edb_devicenotify process?

Hi,

Recently I've had to log out and restart my machine every day or so because it becomes so sluggish. Every time I do, I find this process takes a long time to stop:

windows_edb_devicenotify

I suspect it could be related to my slowdown problem but I have no idea what it is or what it does.

Does anyone know?

Thanks,

L
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Hi L,

I am Dave, I will help you with this.

windows_edb_devicenotify is related to the Windows 10 Indexing utility.

That may be in a loop, it can be a bit buggy sometimes, the best option is to delete the index and then let Windows recreate it.

Click your Stat Button, then just type index and from the resulting list, open Indexing Options

On the resulting utility, click the Advanced Button, and on the next dialog, click the 'Rebuild' button and click the 'Okay' button.

Also, back on the first Index dialog, click Modify, there you can choose what folders are indexed on your PC, to keep the index small and efficient, only have folders of your personal files in the Index, remove other folders like system folders that do not need to be indexed.
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03/23/2025

Windows >=10

Formatting

Change Windows Date Format

time date format

Windows 11

Control panel
Date And time
Button Change date and time
Link "Change calendar settings
Select "English United states"

Windows >=10

08/14/2024

Windows >=10

Formatting

Check Disk Chkdsk

check disk bad

Hard Drives

What is CHKDSK

Check Disk (CHKDSK) is a Windows built-in tool that scans your hard drive for corrupted files, repairs bugs and errors, and cleans up disk space to maintain your PC’s health. Use this tool when your PC is slow due to an almost full or failing hard drive.

CHKDSK commands:

chkdsk - Scans the hard drive for bugs or errors with no attempts of repair.
chkdsk [drive letter] - Replace “[drive letter]” to specify the internal or external drive to scan. For example, chkdsk C:
chkdsk /f - Attempts to fix bugs or errors while scanning the hard drive.
chkdsk /r - Attempts to fix sectors on the hard drive to make them readable in the file system.
chkdsk /x - Disconnects a drive to scan and fix it.
chkdsk /f /r /x - Scans the file system and its sectors, and fixes any errors found. If needed, this also disconnects the drive.

Run CHKDSK from File Explorer
If there only a few bad sectors on your drive, you can run CHKDSK command and format the drive to repair those bad sectors:
1. Press the Windows key and type cmd.
2. Right-click "Command Prompt" and choose "Run as administrator".
3. Type chkdsk E: /f /r /x and hit

Windows >=10

04/21/2025

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Network

Powershell To Discover Uses

power powershell network

Network

Make sure that the user you are using to access the shared folder is granted access permissions on the remote share. Open the properties of the shared folder on the server and make sure your user has at least read permissions. Also, you can check the SMB file share permissions on the remote host using PowerShell:
Get-SmbShareAccess -Name "dropbox"

Then check the NTFS folder permissions:
get-acl E:dropbox |fl powershell: check shared folder and ntfs permissionsIf necessary, edit the permissions in the folder and/or share properties;

Make sure you are using the correct username and password to access the network folder. If you’re not prompted for a username and password, try removing saved (cached) credentials for remote shares in Windows Credential Manager. Run the command rundll32.exe keymgr.dll, KRShowKeyMgr and delete cached credentials for the remote computer you are trying to access.

To change directories in PowerShell, you can use the Set-Location cmdlet or its alias cd. Here’s how you can do it:

Example 1: Using cd
Copy the code
cd C:UsersYourUsernameDocuments

Example 2: Using Set-Location
Copy the code
Set-Location C:UsersYourUsernameDocuments

Example 3: Navigating Relative Paths
To move up one directory:
Copy the code
cd ..

To move into a subdirectory:
Copy the code
cd SubfolderName

PowerShell is case-insensitive, so you don’t need to worry about capitalization. If the path contains spaces, enclose it in quotes, like "C:My Folder".

Windows >=10

06/19/2025

Windows >=10

Query

Cmd Ftype|clip

cmd ftype

Access.ACCDAExtension.16=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE /NOSTARTUP "%1"
Access.ACCDCFile.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1"
Access.ACCDEFile.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Access.ACCDRFile.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /RUNTIME "%1" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Access.ACCDTFile.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1"
Access.ADEFile.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Access.Application.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Access.BlankDatabaseTemplate.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP /NEWDB "%1"
Access.BlankProjectTemplate.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP /NEWDB "%1"
Access.Extension.16=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE /NOSTARTUP "%1"
Access.MDBFile="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
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Access.Project.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Access.ShortCut.DataAccessPage.1="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP /SHELLSYSTEM [OpenDataAccessPage "%1"]
Access.ShortCut.Diagram.1="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP /SHELLSYSTEM [OpenDiagram "%1"]
Access.ShortCut.Form.1="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP /SHELLSYSTEM [OpenForm "%1"]
Access.Shortcut.Function.1="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /SHELLSYSTEM [OpenFunction "%1"]
Access.ShortCut.Macro.1="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP /SHELLSYSTEM [ShellOpenMacro "%1"]
Access.ShortCut.Module.1="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP /SHELLSYSTEM [OpenModule "%1"]
Access.ShortCut.Query.1=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE /NOSTARTUP /SHELLSYSTEM [OpenQuery "%1"]
Access.ShortCut.Report.1="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP /SHELLSYSTEM [OpenReport "%1", 2]
Access.ShortCut.StoredProcedure.1="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP /SHELLSYSTEM [OpenStoredProcedure "%1"]
Access.ShortCut.Table.1=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE /NOSTARTUP /SHELLSYSTEM [OpenTable "%1"]
Access.ShortCut.View.1="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP /SHELLSYSTEM [OpenView "%1"]
Access.UriLink.16=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16protocolhandler.exe "%1"
Access.WebApplicationReference.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1" %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9
Access.WizardDataFile.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1"
Access.WizardUserDataFile.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1"
Access.Workgroup.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE" /NOSTARTUP "%1"
accesshtmlfile="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE"
accessthmltemplate="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSACCESS.EXE"
acrobat="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" /u "%1"
Acrobat.aaui="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" "%1"
Acrobat.acrobatsecuritysettings.1="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" "%1"
Acrobat.Document.DC="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" "%1"
Acrobat.FDFDoc="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" "%1"
Acrobat.pdfxml.1="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" "%1"
Acrobat.RMFFile="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" "%1"
Acrobat.XDPDoc="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" "%1"
Acrobat.XFDFDoc="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" "%1"
acrobat2018="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" /u "%1"
acrobat2019="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" /u "%1"
acrobat2021.oauth2="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" /u "%1"
acrobat2024="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" /u "%1"
AcrobatBPDXFileType="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" "%1"
AcrobatPDXFileType="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" "%1"
AcroExch.Document="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" "%1"
AcroExch.Document.7="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" "%1"
Application.Manifest="C:WindowsSystem32rundll32.exe" "C:WindowsSystem32dfshim.dll",ShOpenVerbApplication %1
Application.Reference="C:WindowsSystem32rundll32.exe" "C:WindowsSystem32dfshim.dll",ShOpenVerbShortcut %1|%2
ArchiveFolder=%SystemRoot%Explorer.exe /idlist,%I,%L
batfile="%1" %*
BlackmagicRaw.Clip="C:Program Files (x86)Blackmagic DesignBlackmagic RAWBlackmagic RAW PlayerBlackmagicRAWPlayer.exe" "%1"
Blend.sln.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEblend.exe" "%1"
Blend.slnf.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEblend.exe" "%1"
bootstrap.vsto.1=rundll32.exe "c:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedVSTOvstoee.dll",InstallVstoSolution %1
brmFile="PrintBrmUI.exe" /import /file:"%1"
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CERFile=%SystemRoot%system32rundll32.exe cryptext.dll,CryptExtOpenCER %1
CertificateStoreFile=%SystemRoot%system32rundll32.exe cryptext.dll,CryptExtOpenSTR %1
certificate_wab_auto_file="%ProgramFiles%Windows Mailwab.exe" /certificate "%1"
chm.file="%SystemRoot%hh.exe" %1
cmdfile="%1" %*
comfile="%1" %*
CompressedFolder=%SystemRoot%Explorer.exe /idlist,%I,%L
contact_wab_auto_file="%ProgramFiles%Windows Mailwab.exe" /contact "%1"
CRLFile=%SystemRoot%system32rundll32.exe cryptext.dll,CryptExtOpenCRL %1
desktopthemepackfile=%SystemRoot%system32rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%system32themecpl.dll,OpenThemeAction %1
Diagnostic.Cabinet=%SystemRoot%system32msdt.exe /cab "%1"
Diagnostic.Config=%SystemRoot%system32msdt.exe /path "%1"
Diagnostic.Document=%SystemRoot%system32msdt.exe /path "%1"
Diagnostic.Perfmon.Config=%SystemRoot%system32perfmon /sys /load "%1"
Diagnostic.Perfmon.Document=%SystemRoot%system32perfmon /sys /open "%1"
Diagnostic.Resmon.Config=%SystemRoot%system32perfmon /res /load "%1"
DLNA-PLAYSINGLE="%ProgramFiles(x86)%Windows Media Playerwmplayer.exe" "%L"
dqyfile=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE "%1"
dropbox-client="C:Program Files (x86)DropboxClientDropbox.exe" "custom-url+%1"
Dropbox.Backup="C:Program Files (x86)DropboxClientDropbox.exe" /openext "%1" %*
Dropbox.Binder="C:Program Files (x86)DropboxClientDropbox.exe" /openext "%1" %*
Dropbox.ExternalBackupLocation="C:Program Files (x86)DropboxClientDropbox.exe" /openext "%1" %*
Dropbox.Paper="C:Program Files (x86)DropboxClientDropbox.exe" /openext "%1" %*
Dropbox.PaperT="C:Program Files (x86)DropboxClientDropbox.exe" /openext "%1" %*
Dropbox.Passwords="C:Program Files (x86)DropboxClientDropbox.exe" /openext "%1" %*
Dropbox.Shortcut="C:Program Files (x86)DropboxClientDropbox.exe" /openext "%1" %*
evtfile=%SystemRoot%system32eventvwr.exe /l:"%1"
evtxfile=%SystemRoot%system32eventvwr.exe /l:"%1"
Excel.Addin="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.AddInMacroEnabled="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.Backup="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.Chart=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE "%1"
Excel.Chart.8="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.CSV="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.Macrosheet="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.OpenDocumentSpreadsheet.12="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.Sheet.12="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.Sheet.8="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.SheetBinaryMacroEnabled.12="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.SheetMacroEnabled.12="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.SLK="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.Template="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.Template.8="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.TemplateMacroEnabled="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.UriLink.16=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16protocolhandler.exe "%1"
Excel.Workspace="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" "%1"
Excel.XLL="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE" -xlls "%1"
Excelhtmlfile="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE"
Excelhtmltemplate="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE"
exefile="%1" %*
Explorer.AssocActionId.BurnSelection=%SystemRoot%explorer.exe
Explorer.AssocActionId.EraseDisc=%SystemRoot%explorer.exe
Explorer.AssocActionId.ZipSelection=%SystemRoot%explorer.exe
Explorer.AssocProtocol.search-ms=%SystemRoot%Explorer.exe /separate,/idlist,%I,%L
Expression.Blend.csproj.5.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0BlendBlend.exe" "%1"
Expression.Blend.jsproj.5.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0BlendBlend.exe" "%1"
Expression.Blend.sln.5.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0BlendBlend.exe" "%1"
Expression.Blend.vbproj.5.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0BlendBlend.exe" "%1"
Expression.Blend.vcxproj.5.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0BlendBlend.exe" "%1"
FaxCover.Document=C:WindowsSystem32fxscover.exe "%1"
feed="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /share "%1"
feeds="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /share "%1"
FirefoxHTML-308046B0AF4A39CB="C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe" -osint -url "%1"
FirefoxPDF-308046B0AF4A39CB="C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe" -osint -url "%1"
FirefoxURL-308046B0AF4A39CB="C:Program FilesMozilla Firefoxfirefox.exe" -osint -url "%1"
Folder=%SystemRoot%Explorer.exe
FormsCentral.fcdt="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe" "%1"
GoogleEarth.kmlfile="C:Program FilesGoogleGoogle Earth Proclientgoogleearth.exe" "%1"
GoogleEarth.kmzfile="C:Program FilesGoogleGoogle Earth Proclientgoogleearth.exe" "%1"
group_wab_auto_file="%ProgramFiles%Windows Mailwab.exe" /Group "%1"
hlpfile=%SystemRoot%winhlp32.exe %1
htafile=C:WindowsSysWOW64mshta.exe "%1" {1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5}%U{1E460BD7-F1C3-4B2E-88BF-4E770A288AF5} %*
htmlfile="C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe" %1
http="C:Program Files (x86)MicrosoftEdgeApplicationmsedge.exe" "%1"
https="C:Program Files (x86)MicrosoftEdgeApplicationmsedge.exe" "%1"
IE.AssocFile.HTM="C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe" %1
IE.AssocFile.MHT="C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe" %1
IE.AssocFile.PARTIAL="C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe" %1
IE.AssocFile.SVG="C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe" %1
IE.AssocFile.URL="C:WindowsSystem32rundll32.exe" "C:WindowsSystem32ieframe.dll",OpenURL %l
IE.AssocFile.WEBSITE="C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe" -w "%l" %*
IE.AssocFile.XHT="C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe" %1
IE.FTP="C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe" %1
IE.HTTP="C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe" %1
IE.HTTPS="C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe" %1
IMEDictionaryCompiler="%WINDIR%system32IMESHAREDimewdbld.exe" "%1" %*
imesxfile="%WINDIR%system32IMESHAREDimesearch.exe" "%1"
Intel.GraphicsControlPanel.igp.1=C:WINDOWSSystem32DriverStoreFileRepositorycui_dch.inf_amd64_03c6376789dc6e23GfxUIExN.exe %1
InternetShortcut="C:WindowsSystem32rundll32.exe" "C:WindowsSystem32ieframe.dll",OpenURL %l
iqyfile=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16EXCEL.EXE "%1"
IrfanView="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.aif="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.ani="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.asf="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.au="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.avi="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.b3d="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.bmp="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.clp="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.cr2="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.cr3="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.crw="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.cur="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.dcm="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.dcx="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.dds="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.djvu="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.dxf="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.ecw="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.emf="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.eps="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.exr="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.flv="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.g3="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.gif="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.hdp="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.heic="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.ico="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.iff="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.jls="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.jng="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.jp2="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.jpg="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.jpm="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.jxl="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.mid="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.mng="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.mov="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.mp3="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.mpe="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.mpg="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.ogg="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.pbm="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.pcd="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.pcx="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.pgm="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.png="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.ppm="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.psd="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.psp="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.qoi="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.ras="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.raw="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.rle="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.rmi="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.sff="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.sgi="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.sid="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.swf="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.tga="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.tif="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.ttf="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.wav="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.wbmp="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.webp="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.wma="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.wmf="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.wmv="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.xbm="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
IrfanView.xpm="C:Program FilesIrfanViewi_view64.exe" "%1"
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JSFile=C:WindowsSystem32WScript.exe "%1" %*
launchreader="C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat DCAcrobatAcrobat.exe"
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mailto="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" -c IPM.Note /mailto "%1"
malwarebytes="C:Program FilesMalwarebytesAnti-Malwareassistant.exe" -uri "%1"
mhtmlfile="C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe" %1
microsoft-edge="C:Program Files (x86)MicrosoftEdgeApplicationmsedge.exe" "%1"
Microsoft.PowerShellConsole.1="C:WindowsSystem32WindowsPowerShellv1.0powershell.exe" -p "%1"
Microsoft.ProvTool.Provisioning.1="%SystemRoot%System32provtool.exe" "%1" /source ShellOpen
Microsoft.System.Update.1="%systemroot%system32wusa.exe" "%1" %*
Microsoft.Website="C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe" -w "%l" %*
Microsoft.Workfolders=C:WindowsSystem32control.exe /name Microsoft.WorkFolders
MMS="%ProgramFiles(x86)%Windows Media Playerwmplayer.exe" "%L"
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ms-availablenetworks="%SystemRoot%system32LaunchWinApp.exe" "%1"
ms-controlcenter=%SystemRoot%system32ShellHost.exe url=%1
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ms-mmsys=%SystemRoot%System32rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%System32shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL %SystemRoot%System32mmsys.cpl %1
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ms-msime-imjpdct=C:WindowsSystem32IMEIMEJPIMJPDCT.EXE %1
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ms-office-storage-host=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16protocolhandler.exe "%1"
ms-olk-oauth="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /huboauth "%1"
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ms-powerpoint=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16protocolhandler.exe "%1"
ms-publisher=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16protocolhandler.exe "%1"
ms-rdx-document=%SystemRoot%system32rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%system32RDXService,OpenRDXDocument %1
ms-settings-connectabledevices="%SystemRoot%system32LaunchWinApp.exe" "%1"
ms-settings-displays-topology="%SystemRoot%system32LaunchWinApp.exe" "%1"
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ms-virtualtouchpad="%SystemRoot%system32LaunchWinApp.exe" "%1"
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MSDASC=Rundll32.exe "%CommonProgramFiles%SystemOLE DBoledb32.dll",OpenDSLFile %1
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MSEdgeMHT="C:Program Files (x86)MicrosoftEdgeApplicationmsedge.exe" --single-argument %1
MSEdgePDF="C:Program Files (x86)MicrosoftEdgeApplicationmsedge.exe" --single-argument %1
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MSStorageSense=explorer ms-settings:storagesense
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OfficeListShortcut="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSPUB.EXE" %1
OfficeTheme.12="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE" "%1" /ou "%u"
OneNote="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16ONENOTE.EXE" /hyperlink "%1"
onenote-cmd="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16ONENOTE.EXE" "%1"
onenote-cmd.URL.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16ONENOTE.EXE" "%1"
OneNote.Folder.1="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16ONENOTE.EXE" "%1"
OneNote.Notebook.1="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16ONENOTE.EXE" "%1"
OneNote.Package="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16ONENOTE.EXE" "%1"
OneNote.ProtectedSection="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16ONENOTE.EXE" "%1"
OneNote.Section.1="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16ONENOTE.EXE" "%1"
OneNote.TableOfContents="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16ONENOTE.EXE" /navigate "%1"
OneNote.TableOfContents.12="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16ONENOTE.EXE" /navigate "%1"
OneNote.URL.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16ONENOTE.EXE" /hyperlink "%1"
OneNoteDesktop="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16ONENOTE.EXE" /hyperlink "%1"
OneNoteDesktop.URL.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16ONENOTE.EXE" /hyperlink "%1"
opensearchdescription=%SystemRoot%explorer.exe
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Outlook.File.ics.15="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /ical "%1"
Outlook.File.msg.15="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /f "%1"
Outlook.File.oft.15="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /t "%1"
Outlook.File.pst.15="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /pst "%1"
Outlook.File.vcf.15="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /v "%1"
Outlook.File.vcs.15="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /vcal "%1"
Outlook.URL.feed.15="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /share "%1"
Outlook.URL.mailto.15="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" -c IPM.Note /mailto "%1"
Outlook.URL.ms-olk-oauth.15="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /huboauth "%1"
Outlook.URL.ms-olk-recall.15="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /select "%1"
Outlook.URL.stssync.15="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /share "%1"
Outlook.URL.webcal.15="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /share "%1"
P7RFile=%SystemRoot%system32rundll32.exe cryptext.dll,CryptExtOpenP7R %1
P7SFile=%SystemRoot%system32\rundll32.exe cryptext.dll,CryptExtOpenPKCS7 %1
pbkfile=%SystemRoot%system32rasphone.exe -f "%1"
PerfFile=%SystemRoot%system32mmc.exe %systemroot%system32perfmon.msc /F "%1"
PFXFile=%SystemRoot%system32rundll32.exe cryptext.dll,CryptExtOpenPFX %1
PhotoViewer.FileAssoc.Tiff=%SystemRoot%System32rundll32.exe "%ProgramFiles%Windows Photo ViewerPhotoViewer.dll", ImageView_Fullscreen %1
piffile="%1" %*
PowerDirector21.0cdadjfile="C:Program Files (x86)CyberLinkShared filesEffectExtractor.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0dlpfile="C:Program Files (x86)CyberLinkShared filesEffectExtractor.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0dz3dtfile="C:Program Files (x86)CyberLinkShared filesEffectExtractor.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0dzafile="C:Program Files (x86)CyberLinkShared filesEffectExtractor.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0dzblfile="C:Program Files (x86)CyberLinkShared filesEffectExtractor.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0dzepfile="C:Program Files (x86)CyberLinkShared filesEffectExtractor.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0dzlfile="C:Program Files (x86)CyberLinkShared filesEffectExtractor.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0dzmfile="C:Program Files (x86)CyberLinkShared filesEffectExtractor.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0dzpfile="C:Program Files (x86)CyberLinkShared filesEffectExtractor.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0dzsfile="C:Program Files (x86)CyberLinkShared filesEffectExtractor.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0dztfile="C:Program Files (x86)CyberLinkShared filesEffectExtractor.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0dztrfile="C:Program Files (x86)CyberLinkShared filesEffectExtractor.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0dzvcfile="C:Program Files (x86)CyberLinkShared filesEffectExtractor.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0pdlcpfile="C:Program Files (x86)CyberLinkShared filesEffectExtractor.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0pdlfile="C:Program FilesCyberLinkPowerDirector21PDR.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0pdmfile="C:Program FilesCyberLinkPowerDirector21PDR.exe" "%1"
PowerDirector21.0pdsfile="C:Program FilesCyberLinkPowerDirector21PDR.exe" "%1"
PowerPoint.Addin.12="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE" "%1" /ou "%u"
PowerPoint.Addin.8="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE" "%1"
PowerPoint.OpenDocumentPresentation.12="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE" "%1" /ou "%u"
PowerPoint.Show.12="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE" "%1" /ou "%u"
PowerPoint.Show.8="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE" "%1" /ou "%u"
PowerPoint.ShowMacroEnabled.12="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE" "%1" /ou "%u"
PowerPoint.Slide.12=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE "%1" /ou "%u"
PowerPoint.Slide.8=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE "%1" /ou "%u"
PowerPoint.SlideMacroEnabled.12=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE "%1" /ou "%u"
PowerPoint.SlideShow.12="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE" /s "%1" /ou "%u"
PowerPoint.SlideShow.8="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE" /s "%1" /ou "%u"
PowerPoint.SlideShowMacroEnabled.12="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE" /s "%1" /ou "%u"
PowerPoint.Template.12="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE" "%1" /ou "%u"
PowerPoint.Template.8="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE" "%1" /ou "%u"
PowerPoint.TemplateMacroEnabled.12="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE" "%1" /ou "%u"
PowerPoint.UriLink.16=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16protocolhandler.exe "%1"
PowerPoint.Wizard.8="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE" "%1" /ou "%u"
powerpointhtmlfile="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE"
powerpointhtmltemplate="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE"
powerpointxmlfile="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16POWERPNT.EXE"
prffile="%SystemRoot%System32rundll32.exe" "%SystemRoot%System32msrating.dll",ClickedOnPRF %1
Publisher.Document.16="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16MSPUB.EXE" /ou "%u" "%1"
Publisher.UriLink.16=C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16protocolhandler.exe "%1"
ratfile="%SystemRoot%System32rundll32.exe" "%SystemRoot%System32msrating.dll",ClickedOnRAT %1
RDP.File="%systemroot%system32mstsc.exe" "%1"
regedit=regedit.exe "%1"
regfile=regedit.exe "%1"
RemoteAssistance.1="%systemRoot%system32msra.exe" -openfile "%1"
ResolveBinFile="C:Program FilesBlackmagic DesignDaVinci ResolveResolve.exe" "%1"
ResolveDBKeyFile="C:Program FilesBlackmagic DesignDaVinci ResolveResolve.exe" "%1"
ResolveDrpFile="C:Program FilesBlackmagic DesignDaVinci ResolveResolve.exe" "%1"
ResolveTemplateBundle="C:Program FilesBlackmagic DesignDaVinci ResolveResolve.exe" "%1"
ResolveTimelineFile="C:Program FilesBlackmagic DesignDaVinci ResolveResolve.exe" "%1"
rlogin="C:WindowsSystem32rundll32.exe" "C:WindowsSystem32url.dll",TelnetProtocolHandler %l
SavedDsQuery=%SystemRoot%system32rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%system32dsquery.dll,OpenSavedDsQuery %1
scrfile="%1" /S
scriptletfile="C:WindowsSystem32NOTEPAD.EXE" "%1"
search=%SystemRoot%Explorer.exe /separate,/idlist,%I,%L
search-ms=%SystemRoot%Explorer.exe /separate,/idlist,%I,%L
SHCmdFile=%SystemRoot%explorer.exe
SPCFile=%SystemRoot%system32rundll32.exe cryptext.dll,CryptExtOpenPKCS7 %1
stssync="C:Program FilesMicrosoft OfficeRootOffice16OUTLOOK.EXE" /share "%1"
svgfile="C:Program FilesInternet Exploreriexplore.exe" %1
telnet="C:WindowsSystem32rundll32.exe" "C:WindowsSystem32url.dll",TelnetProtocolHandler %l
tfs=C:Program FilesCommon FilesMicrosoft SharedTeam Foundation Server11.0TfsProtocolHandler.exe "%1"
themefile=%SystemRoot%system32rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%system32themecpl.dll,OpenThemeAction %1
themepackfile=%SystemRoot%system32rundll32.exe %SystemRoot%system32themecpl.dll,OpenThemeAction %1
TIFImage.Document=%SystemRoot%System32rundll32.exe "%ProgramFiles%Windows Photo ViewerPhotoViewer.dll", ImageView_Fullscreen %1
tn3270="C:WindowsSystem32rundll32.exe" "C:WindowsSystem32url.dll",TelnetProtocolHandler %l
Undecided=%SystemRoot%system32OpenWith.exe "%1"
Unknown=%SystemRoot%system32OpenWith.exe "%1"
VBEFile="%SystemRoot%System32WScript.exe" "%1" %*
VBSFile="%SystemRoot%System32WScript.exe" "%1" %*
vcard_wab_auto_file="%ProgramFiles%Windows Mailwab.exe" /vcard "%1"
VCU.AutoPlay="C:Program Files (x86)AimersoftVideo Converter UltimateVideoConverterUltimate.exe" "3" "%1"
VisioViewer.Viewer="%ProgramFiles% (x86)MicrosoftEdgeApplicationmsedge.exe"  -ie-mode-file-url  -- "%1"
VisualStudio.accessor.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.accessor.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.AddIn.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.androidproj.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.appxmanifest.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.appxmanifest.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.asa.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.asa.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.asax.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.asax.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.ascx.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.ascx.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.ashx.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.ashx.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.asm.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.asm.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.asmx.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.asmx.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.asp.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.asp.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.aspx.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.aspx.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.AtlTraceTool.TraceFile="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7ToolsAtlTraceTool8.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.bdcm.10.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.bdcr.10.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.bmp.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.bmp.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.c.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.c.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cc.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cc.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cd.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cjs.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cod.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cod.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.coffee.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.coffee.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.config.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.config.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.ContentInstaller.vscontent="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSContentInstaller.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.ContentInstaller.vsi="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSContentInstaller.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.coverage.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.coverage.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.coveragexml.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cpp.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cpp.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cppm.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cs.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cs.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.csh.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cshader.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cshtml.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cshtml.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.csproj.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.csproj.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.css.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.css.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cts.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cur.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cur.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cxx.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.cxx.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.dds.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.def.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.def.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.dgml.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.dgsl.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.diagsession.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.disco.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.disco.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.dmp.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.dmp.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.dsh.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.dshader.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.dsp.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.dsw.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.dtd.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.dtd.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.edmx.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.fbx.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.fs.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.fsi.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.fsproj.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.fsscript.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.fsx.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.fx.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.fx.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.generictest.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.gsh.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.gshader.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.h.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.h.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.hdmp.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.hdmp.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.hh.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.hlsl.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.hlsl.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.hlsli.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.hlsli.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.hpp.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.hpp.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.hsh.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.hshader.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.hta.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.hta.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.htm.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.htm.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.html.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.html.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.hxx.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.hxx.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.i.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.i.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.ico.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.ico.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.idl.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.idl.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.inc.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.inc.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.inl.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.inl.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.ipp.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.itrace.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.ixx.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.js.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.js.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.json.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.jsonld.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.jsproj.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.jsproj.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.jsx.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.Launcher.csproj.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.Launcher.csproj.15.0="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.Launcher.fsproj.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.Launcher.jsproj.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.Launcher.ls3proj.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.Launcher.lsproj.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.Launcher.shproj.15.0="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.Launcher.sln="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.Launcher.slnf="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.Launcher.sqlproj.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.Launcher.vbproj.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.Launcher.vbproj.15.0="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.Launcher.vcproj.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.Launcher.vcproj.1708aeb9="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.Launcher.vcxitems.1708aeb9="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
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VisualStudio.ls3proj.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSLauncher.exe" "%1"
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VisualStudio.lst.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
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VisualStudio.mfcribbon-ms.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
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VisualStudio.sln.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" "%1"
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VisualStudio.snippet.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
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VisualStudio.sqlproj.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
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VisualStudio.srf.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.StvProj.10="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SDKsWindowsv10.0AbinNETFX 4.8 ToolsSvcTraceViewer.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.svc.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.svc.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.SvcLog.10="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft SDKsWindowsv10.0AbinNETFX 4.8 ToolsSvcTraceViewer.exe" "%1"
VisualStudio.targets.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.testrunconfig.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.testrunconfig.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
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VisualStudio.testsettings.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.TextTemplating.11.0="%VsInstallDir%devenv.exe" /dde "%1"
VisualStudio.tlh.11.0="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0Common7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
VisualStudio.tlh.1708aeb9="C:Program FilesMicrosoft Visual Studio2022ProfessionalCommon7IDEdevenv.exe" /dde
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vstfs="C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesMicrosoft SharedMSEnvVSWebLauncher.exe" /openTfsLinkAsIs "%1"
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vsweb+githubsi="C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual StudioSharedGitHubProtocolHandlerMicrosoft.VisualStudio.GitHubProtocolHandler.exe" "%1"
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WAB.AssocProtocol.LDAP="%ProgramFiles%Windows Mailwab.exe" "/ldap:%1

Windows >=10

12/02/2025

Windows >=10

Setup

Running Check Disk On A Hard Drive

hard drive errors

Hard Drives

winkey - S
cmd

chkdsk F: /f /r /x

How to Run CHKDSK in Windows 11
Running CHKDSK in Windows 11 will help you find and repair file system errors and bad sectors on your hard drive.

Step 1: Open Command Prompt as Administrator
Press Win + S, type “cmd,” right-click on Command Prompt, and select “Run as administrator.”

Opening Command Prompt with admin privileges is crucial as CHKDSK requires elevated permissions to perform disk repairs.

Step 2: Enter the CHKDSK Command
Type chkdsk C: /f /r /x and press Enter.

The command instructs CHKDSK to scan the C: drive, fix errors, locate bad sectors, and dismount the drive before the scan.

Step 3: Confirm the Scan
Press Y if prompted to schedule the scan for the next restart.

Scheduling the scan ensures that CHKDSK runs during the next system boot, as it can’t scan the drive while it’s in use.

Step 4: Restart Your Computer
Reboot your system to allow CHKDSK to perform the scan.

Upon restart, CHKDSK will begin scanning and repairing the drive, which can take some time depending on the disk’s size and condition.

Step 5: Review the Results
Once the scan is complete, Windows will boot normally, and you can check the scan results in the event logs.

The results will indicate any errors found and whether they were fixed. You can review them in the Event Viewer under Windows Logs -> Application.

After you complete these steps, your computer will boot up normally, and you’ll have a detailed report on any disk issues that were found and fixed. Your system should now run more smoothly, free of the errors that CHKDSK addressed.

Windows >=10

04/13/2025

Windows >=10

Video

How To Record Any Type Of Screen Activity In Windows With Xbox Bar

screen capture

Windows 11

https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-screen-record-in-windows-10-or-windows-11/

1. Go to Settings

In Windows 10 or 11, go toÂ� Settings > Gaming > Captures. The screens look different between Windows 10 and 11, but the settings are all the same.

By default, your screen recordings are saved in your user folder under VideosCaptures, but you can change the location if you wish. Next, you can opt to record activity that has already occurred.

In Windows 10, turn on the switch forÂ� Record in the background while I'm playing a game. In Windows 11, turn on the switch forÂ� Record what happened. You can then determine the duration for background recording. Click the dropdown menu forÂ� Record the lastÂ� to set the time to anywhere from 15 seconds to 10 minutes.Â�

Background recording option for Xbox Game Bar — Enable background recording for Xbox Game Bar.
Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET

2. Enable your recording options

Next, check the boxes forÂ� Record even when my PC isn't plugged inÂ� andÂ� Record while wireless projecting my screenÂ� to enable both options.Â�

Also:Â� How much RAM does your Windows 11 PC need?

Click the dropdown menu forÂ� Max recording lengthÂ� to set it to 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, or 4 hours.

Maximum recording length options — Set maximum recording length.
Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET

3. Enable capture and control audio during screen recording

To capture and control the audio during a screen recording, turn on the switch forÂ� Record audio when I record a gameÂ� orÂ� Capture audio when recording a game. You're then able to set the quality of the audio, the recording volume for your microphone, and the volume for your PC.

Audio customizing options — Customize the audio.
Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET

4. Turn off Capture mouse cursor when recording a game

The recommended frame rate is 30 frames per second. You can bump that up to 60fps, but 30fps should suffice for most recordings. The default video quality is set to standard, though you can change that to high if necessary. Finally, you can turn off the switch forÂ� Capture mouse cursor when recording a gameÂ� if you don't typically record the mouse cursor.Â�

Video quality options — Set the video quality.
Screenshot by Lance Whitney/ZDNET

5. Control keyboard shortcuts

Next, several keyboard shortcuts are available to control Xbox Game Bar. In Windows 10, you can view and even change the shortcuts in the Settings screen. For this, go toÂ� Settings > Gaming > Xbox Game Bar.

Also:Â� How to control Windows 11 with your voice

In Windows 11, you have to open the Game Bar interface to view and modify the shortcuts. The following shortcuts are ones you'll want to keep in mind:

Windows key+G: Open Xbox Game Bar.
Windows key+Alt+R: Start or stop recording.
Windows key+ Alt+G: Record the last 30 seconds of screen activity.
Windows key+Alt+B: Turn HDR on or off,
Windows key+Alt+PrtScn: Take a static screenshot of your screen activity.

Windows >=10

09/09/2023