Thanks for the suggestion. Actually I checked that right from the start but forgot to mention it. The IP address hadn't changed.

However I just now found the source of the problem: Under...

I have a desktop and a laptop computer connected via ethernet. With each, I have mapped a folder from the other computer. Until recently, this worked for both computers. I've just recently...

I want to substitute another .wav file for C:\Windows\Media\Windows Default.wav.

(1) I tried to rename the file (running as Administrator), but got the message that I needed permission from...

Thanks for the suggestions, CB80. I will try them next time the problem occurs. It's strange why it occurs so sporadically. I'm interested to see that all the afflicted computers are Dell's with...

I asked this question back on July 2020, but have updated it and am reposting in hopes that someone knows a solution. Others are experiencing the same problem.

The problem manifests itself as a...

I finally gave up trying to fix the problem and restored a backup I'd made ~10 days ago. The problem is now gone, though I have no idea why it occurred. Thanks for the suggestions.

After more experimentation, I conclude:

The problem always (and I think only) happens after coming out of sleep/standby.
The problem does not occur after booting up.
I ran the Control Panel...

Thanks for the reply and suggestions. I've since found out that putting the computer into Standby and then waking it up again is one cause of the problem. (There may be others.) Here's a summary...

I've suddenly started getting a very annoying problem: I get no sound from my speakers. In Sound Settings, the output device is correctly set, and in the Volume Mixer all devices/applications are...

Thanks lgentry. I have a Microsoft wired keyboard and a Logitech wireless mouse. Under Device Manager>Keyboards it lists two "HID Keyboard Device"s and the Microsoft keyboard. Unchecking the...

Hi nIGHTmAYOR,

I tried Multi-Monitor Tool & it does exactly what I need. Thanks!

(BTW, small point: it appears one cannot set the monitor coordinates directly from MMT, but if you save the...

Changing the coordinates referred to in the macros is what I've been doing so far. The problem is I've got a number of macros that refer to specific screen coordinates, and it's a pain to find and...

The attached screenshot of Setting > Display shows the two monitors as icons that can be moved relative to one another. Monitor 1 is the main monitor, so that one is not a problem: the upper left...

I have a two-monitor Windows 10 v. 2004 system. Settings > Display shows the monitors as two icons that I can drag & drop to adjust their relative position. I have several macros that move the...

Thanks, everyone, for your suggestions! I really appreciate them.

Short answer: I think I have everything working now.

Long answer: Responding to those suggestions, I found the main problem....

I get a similar list. If I'm interpreting it correctly, it shows that the C:, P: and R: drives on the laptop are shared (but strangely not the D: drive, even though "Properties" shows that it's...

When I enter "net view \\192.168.0.103" (the laptop's IP address) from my desktop, I immediately get the message "System error 5 has occurred. Access is denied." (I'm not asked for a password.) ...

I am signed in as administrator on the laptop. (When I do Settings > Accounts > Your info it shows me as administrator.)

I tried net use z: \\192.168.0.103\d$ /user:username password before but...

Thanks Samuria, that's what I thought. "d" is the D: drive on the laptop. "Properties" shows that it's shared with full control to Everyone. I also tried substituting a shared folder in the...

Months ago I mapped a drive on my Windows 10 v. 2004 laptop to my desktop, both on an ethernet connection, using

net use z: \\192.168.0.103\d /p:yes /user:{username} {password}

This has...

When running certain programs in my Windows 10 v. 1909 system with two monitors, sometimes a window displayed full-screen on one monitor (in my case, the one interfaced via the VGA port) will have a...

This is weird. I have Windows 10 v. 1909, but there was no HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AppCompat key in my Registry. I added both the AppCompat key and the DWORD...

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I'm still not following. What is the program in the background of your screenshot? As you can see, when I right-click the executable and select Properties, I get a window with exactly the...

I'm afraid I don't follow. If I right-click the executable file I get a pop-up menu with a number of choices. "Run as Administrator" will of course do what it says, but only that one time. The...

I've set a particular program to be the default for a given extension, so that when I double-click a file with that extension it is automatically opened with the program. In addition, though, I'd...