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Use for questions about programming on the Windows operating system. Consider adding a specific version (e.g. 7, 10, Server 2016) if it is relevant. DO NOT use for questions asking for support on using various OS settings, unless they are directly related to programming.

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Q&A How to Suppress System Sound for Keyboard Shortcuts in C++ Desktop Application [closed]

In my desktop application developed in C++, I am encountering an issue where pressing the Ctrl + X, Ctrl + Shift + X, and Ctrl + D shortcut keys triggers a system sound. I would like to suppress o...

0 answers  ·  posted 3mo ago by Junior_Dev‭  ·  edited 2mo ago by Alexei‭

Question c++ windows winapi
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Q&A How to make Box drive have the files prepared for access when I need it?

I have Box drive on Windows. I use it as a regular folder on the computer. I can store images there. When I store a small number of images (on the order of a couple hundreds) and I do not wait lon...

1 answer  ·  posted 7mo ago by Ivan Nepomnyashchikh‭  ·  last activity 7mo ago by Ivan Nepomnyashchikh‭

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Q&A Why can't I run freshly-installed Python from the command line on Windows?

I tried installing Python on an old computer running Windows 8[1]. I know for a fact that there was never any previous installation of Python on the machine. The installation appeared to be success...

1 answer  ·  posted 7mo ago by Karl Knechtel‭  ·  last activity 7mo ago by Karl Knechtel‭

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Q&A Issues with receiving WM_INPUTLANGCHANGE etc. messages when language is chosen using hotkeys

I'm currently writing an input and output handling library for the D language, and I'm not getting any kind of input language change messages when the language is being toggled with hotkeys, and on...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by ZILtoid1991‭  ·  edited 1y ago by Karl Knechtel‭

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Q&A How to programmatically get current wallpaper file path?

I have written a screensaver program that, in part, uses the current wallpaper for some visual effects. However, finding the current wallpaper in different operating systems and environments is les...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by ghost-in-the-zsh‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by ghost-in-the-zsh‭

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Q&A We app is terminated automatically at Windows server

I've my go app the is running a web API and working smoothly at my laptop. I read this and completed the IIS setup using a config file: <configuration> <system.webServer> ...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by hyousef‭

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Q&A Console scripts in virtual environment do not output to terminal in git bash

I have console scripts in my virtual environment in \env\Scripts, installed with packages (e.g. black, pytest, coverage). If I try to execute these in Git Bash, the output is not returned to the te...

1 answer  ·  posted 3y ago by boudewijn21‭  ·  last activity 3y ago by boudewijn21‭

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Q&A How can I crop white margins, when I print a 1 column Word document as 2 pages per sheet? [closed]

My Word document has just 1 column, and I don't want to convert it into 2 columns. When you command Word to print 2 pages per sheet, Word doesn't let you shrink the white margins. How can I improv...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by TextKit‭  ·  closed 4y ago by Lundin‭

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Q&A Is it unsecure to use a password on the command line to run a MySQL script on Windows?

Its possible to execute a MySQL file from the command line like so, mysql -u USER -pPASSWORD < FILENAME which triggers a warning, mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line int...

2 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  edited 4y ago by ghost-in-the-zsh‭

Question mysql windows
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Q&A How do I get IIS UrlRewrite to handle CSS-delivered woff files appropriately?

Context: Azure; Windows Server 2012; IIS 8 First up, here's the (redacted) web.config for reference <rewrite> <rules> <rule name="ReverseProxyInboundRule1" stopProcessing="false"&...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by bugmagnet‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Alexei‭

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Q&A How to store credentials for PHP scripts on a Windows machine?

I have a number of command line PHP scripts that are either run by a user or by Windows Task Scheduler. These scripts use DB and API credentials and I am wondering if there is a better way of stori...

1 answer  ·  posted 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

Question php windows