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After installing Win8 x64 RC, Metro apps worked correctly, but desktop OpenGL apps were slow and unresponsive. I installed the latest Win8 nVidia drivers, and the OpenGL apps started working correctly. At the same time, because of annoying permission messages, I changed the C: drive and all its files ownerships to my user, and gave […]

I have Windows 10 ver 2004. Since Windows Defender changed to Microsoft Defender Antivirus I’m unable to turn it off. In Local Group Policy (gpedit.msc) under Computer Configuration/Administrative Templates/Windows Components/Microsoft Defender Antivirus there is a key "Turn off Microsoft Defender Antivirus". Every time I check "enable" and log out or reboot the key is back

I am looking for a way to minimize WhatsApp (the official Windows app) in the system tray. I am using Windows 10. Solution: I have modified the RBTray app to work with the WhatsApp desktop client. Download WhatsappTray here Important: DON’T start the application with admin rights unless WhatsApp is also running with admin rights!Otherwise,

Is it possible to have multiple versions of Internet Explorer on the same computer? Solution: Microsoft now provides free virtual machine images with a number of different versions of Internet Explorer preinstalled. You can grab a copy of the images on the modern.ie website, which currently includes the following combinations: IE6 on Windows XP IE7

There are about 40 computers at work with this problem. They all have an ASUS P5KPL/1600 motherboard. They are all running SUSE Linux 11.1. When I tell the computer to shutdown either through the UI or by issuing shutdown -h now in a root terminal, the computer wull shutdown for about 1 second and then

There is a radio station that intermittently plays through my headphones when they are plugged in. It does not play through the stereo speakers of my laptop. When I open the volume mixer, it does not show any sound being played, even though there is sound coming through my headphones. The sound does not get

In a .exe shortcut, I can use extra arguments. But how to pass those arguments in a .bat file? Solution: To pass argument to bat or cmd file – you just run script with parameters, like this: script.cmd parameter1 parameter2 Inside script – if you pass arguments – you will have %1 %2 %3 special

I have a Mac and a Windows PC at work.  I use both at the same time with Synergy and SynergyKM, which is a great setup for me. The Mac has built-in speakers and the PC has a sound card, but no speakers.  I don’t want to get speakers for use at work; instead I’d

Okay, so I have this bluetooth headset (it’s a Skullcandy Hesh 2 Wireless). I want to use it with my PC which is running Windows 8.1. I can pair it just fine. After pairing it adds three devices under the “Sound” setting window: Hesh 2 Wireless Stereo (corresponding to the Audio Sink service) and Hesh

Are there any solutions to prevent applications stealing focus from the active window? This is especially annoying when I’m starting an application, switch to do something else and the new application starts receiving half a sentence of text. Solution: This is not possible without extensive manipulation of Windows internals and you need to get over