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I understand why “Size on disk” is larger than “Size”. I have three NTFS-formatted drives with the same exact data on it. Their allocation unit is 4096 bytes. The number of files … Windows – Why does “Size on disk” vary when “Size” does not with the same set of files?Read more

On Windows 10, I have a file called truffle.js in my current folder.I write truffle in the cmd window, expecting to invoke the truffle program which resides elsewhere on my path. Instead, … Windows – Why does a file get opened when I write its name, without extensions, in the command line?Read more

I just got a new Lenovo Laptop which has been installed with Windows 7 and is supposed to have 250 GB hard disk. Windows 7 reports that the hard disk drive has … Windows – Why is the effective hard drive size lower than the actual size?Read more

Using cmd and ping on Windows gave me the following results: Pinging “localhost”: Pinging “192.168.0.10” (local IP address): Aren’t both situations exactly the same? I mean, I’m pinging the same interface, the … Windows – Why is there a difference between ping “localhost” and ping “local IP address”?Read more

It’s supposed to be zero but for some reason the result produces a peculiar series of digits at the end. Also, here’s the .xlsx of it: http://83.212.111.36/Book1.xlsx Solution: This happens because of … Windows – Why is this simple Excel calculation not netting Zero?Read more

I’m experiencing an issue with Windows Vista (and now Windows 7) with my laptop. When I close the laptop lid the monitor goes blank but will not come back on after I … Windows (7 & Vista) laptop monitor does not come back after closing lidRead more

I am having a weird problem on Windows 10 with my wireless adapter recently. My wifi connections perform very poorly when my laptop is not in line-of-sight with the router. As soon … Windows 10 – Acer Aspire V5 wifi connection drops & proximity issueRead more

I would like to add bookmarks to Microsoft Edge, not by importing from IE but simply by dumping the bookmarks in the Edge bookmark folder. This was possible in the Spartan builds … Windows 10 – Add Bookmarks to Microsoft Edge manuallyRead more

When I connect to https://www.feeguarantee.com, Chrome gives me an ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR.  Firefox gives SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG.  Edge gives some generic error.   All other sites appear to work fine, including sites I know to be … Windows 10 – Chrome ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR on known working siteRead more

So I have this laptop that had Windows 7 original and I updated to Windows 10, so I got a digital key. Since 2 weeks ago my PC got infected and I … Windows 10 – Digital license after PC formatRead more