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    Can't get app in protected folder to launch on startup

    After I reinstalled WhatsApp Desktop on Windows 10 version 20H2, I couldn't find a way to create a shortcut to put in the Startup folder. The only way I could locate whatsapp.exe was by...
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    Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, the...

    Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, the "Allow ... save power" box was already checked. I tried unchecking OK rechecking OK, but that didn't fix the problem.
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    Windows fails to initilize wifi adapter on wake-up

    Windows connects properly to wifi on bootup, but if I go into sleep mode, on wake-up the wifi does not reconnect automatically to wifi. To reconnect, I have to manually disable the adapter, then...
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    Thanks for all your help. I've now confirmed my...

    Thanks for all your help. I've now confirmed my original diagnosis: my secondary computer, which I boot up only for a couple of hours twice a week, has FAR too little run time to update itself, so...
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    In response to your question, I just looked at...

    In response to your question, I just looked at the Windows system info (screen shot attached), and was very surprised with what I found. It seems like its an old version even though it was just...
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    It does help, thanks. But I still have more...

    It does help, thanks. But I still have more questions. How do I run a saved batch file as administrator? How do I get to see notifications of updates? I just looked at my notification settings, and I...
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    When you run updates manually, how do you know...

    When you run updates manually, how do you know when they are completed? Why do you need the SC config lines in addition to stop?

    [Q UOTE=jfniss;1301450]I have a secondary computer running Windows...
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    Thanks

    Thanks
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    If I kill the background process before a work...

    If I kill the background process before a work session, do I need to restart it before shutting down the PC, or will it reset the next time the PC is booted? Is there a way to see what Windows...
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    Can I stop Windows from updating when I need to work on the PC?

    I have a secondary computer running Windows 10 64 bit that I use only twice a week when I work with other people. It's often very slow, and I suspect that's because every time I boot it up, it...
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    By the way, I have a similar problem that I...

    By the way, I have a similar problem that I thought might be solved by the same fix but wasn't. I use a bunch of Dell Latitude D520s, originally with XP, now with Windows 10. I was a great fan of...
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    Disabling Hibernation seems to have solved the...

    Disabling Hibernation seems to have solved the problem.
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    Thanks again!

    Thanks again!
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    Thanks, I'll try that. Can you send me a link to...

    Thanks, I'll try that. Can you send me a link to something that explains Win10 Fast Startup, and why turning off hibernation might change it?
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    Any idea why Windows connects the wifi on a...

    Any idea why Windows connects the wifi on a second startup, but not on the first? The wifi connects and works normally when I do an immediate Restart after a cold startup. To me, that indicates a...
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    There is no Power Management tab in my wifi...

    There is no Power Management tab in my wifi adapter properties. The closest I could find is this:
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    Wifi doesn't connect on Startup but connects on Restart

    I have a laptop running Windows 10 Pro version 1607 that I use only once a week for a few hours. Every time I power up for my weekly session, the wifi fails to connect:
    Pinging 98.139.183.24 with...
  18. Thread: Win 10 won't connect to wifi on boot-up by jfniss
    Forum: Network and Sharing
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    Win 10 won't connect to wifi on boot-up

    I'm running Windows 10, 64-bit, version 1607. When I boot up the system, it doesn't connect to my home network even though I have previously configured the wifi to connecct automatically. I see my...
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    Documentation for spell check/auto-correct?

    Can anyone point me to documentation that explains in detail how spell check/auto-correct works in Windows 10? For example, (1) How does it handle multiple installed languages? and (2) What...
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    Thanks. I've now read through the thread you...

    Thanks. I've now read through the thread you suggested but didn's see any solution to my problem. It bothers me that Windows can start shuffling my personal folders around to places where I and my...
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    Path to 'Documents' folder -- strange behavior

    About three weeks ago I migrated from XP to Windows 10, putting all my personal folders that were in XP's 'My Documents' into Win10's 'Documents' folder. The eBooks for my legacy eBook reader...
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    Thanks, I´ll have a look at the unicode writers. ...

    Thanks, I´ll have a look at the unicode writers. It´s almost always the '≠' I want to access in Notepad or Wordpad, but I use it every day, and I know the hexadecimal by heart. I used to copy and...
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    I looked at and tried some of those Google search...

    I looked at and tried some of those Google search results before posting my query. Some don't work in Windows 10; some don't work with my laptop, which has only an awkward virtual numeric keypad...
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    How to type unicode characters in Windows 10?

    With Microsoft Word, Wordpad and Notepad running in XP and Win7, you could type any unicode character by typing its number followed by Alt+X. For example, you could type ≠ by typing 2260AltX. This...
  25. Thread: Can't bypass login and password by jfniss
    Forum: User Accounts and Family Safety
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    Thanks, that worked. I had to recheck the "User...

    Thanks, that worked. I had to recheck the "User must enter" box, then restart, then uncheck the box. On the next boot, there was no login screen. Evidentally, sometimes the User window can show an...
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