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  1. Thread: How to directly scan a file or folder with Windows Defender? by mmo
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 3 Views 1,093

    Just repeated that with several examples and I...

    Just repeated that with several examples and I think you are absolutely right!
    I hadn't spotted that! Thanks for making me aware!
  2. Thread: How to directly scan a file or folder with Windows Defender? by mmo
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 3 Views 1,093

    How to directly scan a file or folder with Windows Defender?

    On my previous system (also a Windows 10 laptop) when I right-clicked a file and picked "Scan with Windows Defender" then immediately THAT file or folder was scanned and the results shown. No further...
  3. Thread: OneNote: Can't sign in with a microsoft account.... :-( by mmo
    Forum: Microsoft Office and 365
    Replies 1 Views 4,031

    For the benefit of anyone stumbling over this...

    For the benefit of anyone stumbling over this thread:

    THIS finally did the trick for me:
    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftAccount]
    "DisableUserAuth"=dword:00000000
  4. Thread: OneNote: Can't sign in with a microsoft account.... :-( by mmo
    Forum: Microsoft Office and 365
    Replies 1 Views 4,031

    OneNote: Can't sign in with a microsoft account.... :-(

    On my business laptop (Windows 10 Enterprise / 20H2) we are using Office 365. One of the applications is OneNote which I also use on my mobile using a private Microsoft account. With that I often...
  5. Replies 11 Views 2,054

    What I meant to say with "that's not explorer" is...

    What I meant to say with "that's not explorer" is that I *do* see programs that cause disk activity like e.g. SearchIndexer but Explorer is not among the top users during such phases.
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    No - no disk activity. And my system has an SSD,...

    No - no disk activity. And my system has an SSD, so no defragmentation, either.

    - - - Updated - - -


    If the goal were to reduce system load and background activities in general I would see...
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    What can cause Explorer to consume >50% CPU for extended periods?

    Well, the subject says it already. I again and again witness that my tablet (Surface Pro 7) gets very hot, even though I am only browsing or reading a PDF. When I then check the CPU-load with...
  8. Thread: Win 10 keeps re-arranging my desktop? by mmo
    Forum: Customization
    Replies 3 Views 6,695

    trunkmonkey Interesting catch! Thanks for...

    trunkmonkey Interesting catch! Thanks for reporting this!

    I don't have any Logitech SW installed, though, so I don't think that they were the reason here. But I'll have an eye on possible similar...
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    How many more decades will it take MS to master pen input?

    My first OS that provided pen supportwas "Windows for Pen computing" back in 1995!
    Since then I am sold on this idea but I found no OS, yet, that really, handles this decently such that one could...
  10. Thread: Desktop icons not reacting to drag'n'drop by mmo
    Forum: General Support
    Replies 3 Views 605

    Desktop icons not reacting to drag'n'drop

    I have a very odd "phenomenon" or with one of my Windows 10 boxes:

    All desktop icons (except Explorer-related icons, i.e. drives, folders, etc.) do *not* react onto objects that are being dragged...
  11. Thread: Installation/Enabling of SSH-Server not working by mmo
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 2 Views 3,686

    Nevermind - after having located the page Install...

    Nevermind - after having located the page Install Win32 OpenSSH . PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH Wiki . GitHub I removed that Windows built-in stuff again, removed all content from...
  12. Thread: Installation/Enabling of SSH-Server not working by mmo
    Forum: Network and Sharing
    Replies 2 Views 3,686

    Installation/Enabling of SSH-Server not working

    For a project I need SSH (both the client as well as the server) on my local machine. So I did an "add optional feature", picked the SSH client as well as the SSH server and installed both. The...
  13. Replies 1 Views 2,024

    PowerShell: How to get keyboard shortcuts working?

    I lately switched to PowerShell as my CLI and like it. What I don't understand, though, is, why not all keyboard shortcuts work as one would expect.

    E.g. if I open the upper-left corner menu and...
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    Not really. From what I understand this refers to...

    Not really. From what I understand this refers to meetings and meeting descriptions (updates) that contain Skype invitations. But - while I do have Skype installed and am also using it - this often...
  15. Replies 4 Views 7,138

    The operation cannot be performed because the message has been changed

    I again and again have the infuriating experience that I start composing an email and when I finally hit the send button then I get the subject error message.

    Of course it has been changed! I just...
  16. Replies 3 Views 1,198

    When will we finally see a method to pull off-screen windows back?

    Ggrrrr! This is such an infuriating bug in Windows!

    Frequently switching between a big external monitor and the small laptop screen I regularly run into the situation that an application opens its...
  17. Replies 3 Views 1,743

    Thanks - I did. Ztruker I like your signature...

    Thanks - I did.
    Ztruker I like your signature line! :-)
  18. Replies 3 Views 1,743

    Why is correcting a single character often a maddening experience?

    When using my pen as input device I often run into situations where the character recognition is one character off. When that happens this beast often turns into a nightmare! Correcting a single...
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    Ah - that might explain why it didn't work for me...

    Ah - that might explain why it didn't work for me in the first attempt. But why would a browser "obey" such non-sense and limit a user by honoring such a restriction.
    Seems similar to some sites,...
  20. Replies 5 Views 1,971

    Very strange! When I just double checked again it...

    Very strange! When I just double checked again it indeed worked for me, too. Yesterday evening I had tried multiple times and it had *not* worked. Odd!
    Thanks for responding!
  21. Replies 5 Views 1,971

    New Edge beta: why can't I save URLs using drag'n'drop?

    I installed the new Edge beta and like it a lot. The time and screen real-estate savings due to its anti-tracking features are extremely welcome!

    But one feature is again lacking (as initially...
  22. Replies 2 Views 14,916

    Half of my taskbar icons are black on black ||-( How to make visible?

    I find it unspeakably maddening that MS occasionally fiddles with basic UI settings and pesters users with "features" they never asked for! E.g. this "dark theme" that pops up everywhere is about as...
  23. Thread: Definition of Exclusions not working by mmo
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 3 Views 2,853

    Sure! Windows Defender But meanwhile I ran the...

    Sure! Windows Defender

    But meanwhile I ran the 1909 feature update and since then things are back to normal, i.e. the former list is displayed again (so they must have survived somewhere -...
  24. Thread: Definition of Exclusions not working by mmo
    Forum: AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security
    Replies 3 Views 2,853

    Definition of Exclusions not working

    Since I am a developer I want to exclude a couple of directories from constant virus scanning, not only because I know the code being in there but also because occasionally the scanning seems to lock...
  25. Thread: 50-100% system interrupts? by mmo
    Forum: Performance & Maintenance
    Replies 2 Views 3,344

    50-100% system interrupts?

    l regularly have situations where my Windows 10 system (MS - Surface Pro) behaves extremely sluggish or gets completely non-responsive. When I then fire up task manager I often see 40%, 50%, up to...
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