Startup usually refers to the processes or events that occur at the start of a program, at the beginning of execution of a code block, or when a device is first booted.
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Powershell run job at startup with admin rights using ScheduledJob
To ease some of my work I have created a powershell script which needs to :
Run at startup.
Run with admin rights as it has to write in c:\program files folder.
I created the startup service using powershell like this :
function…

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What is security cookie in C++?
I have read from Google that it is used for controlling buffer overruns at application level and it is called by CRT.
It also says that
" Essentially, on entry to an overrun-protected function, the cookie is put on the stack, and on exit, the value…

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How to log all active properties of a spring boot application before the beans instantiation?
There is already a question asking for logging the active configuration, there is a correct answer but the problem is that the configuration is logged only if all beans are correctly instantiated. I would like to log all properties even (mainly) if…

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How to load packages in Octave permanently?
I am using Octave on Window vista. I am using 4 package in my code. But every time I restart octave, I have to load manually from command line, 'pkg load ...'
Is there a way to load them permanently so that whenever Octave is started it finds them…

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Android - Disable dummy starting window of application
I want to know how to achieve this effect.
My app (default everything), when launcher icon is clicked, right away display some kind of a empty dummy window, where nothing is happening and then loads layout into it.
"Heavier" apps like YouTube,…

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understanding the __libc_init_array
I viewed the source code of __libc_init_array from http://newlib.sourcearchive.com/documentation/1.18.0/init_8c-source.html .
But I don't quite understand what this function does.
I know that these symbols
/* These magic symbols are provided by…

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Rails initializes extremely slow on ruby 1.9.1
I just got my rails 2.3.8 app running on ruby 1.9.1. To get into the console, start the webserver, anything that initializes rails, takes 3 - 4 times longer in ruby 1.9 than in ruby 1.8.7. I'm using ruby version managers so I can easily switch…

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Oracle Java 8 x64 for Linux and RandomSource
I really thought that after about 200 or more tomcat installs on various platforms, I am ready for any kind of challenge but this one is tricky.
I created a vanilla Ubunutu 14_04 image and installed Java 8 TGZ from oracle on that system. Furthermore…

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How to change StartupUri of WPF Application?
I am trying to modify App.cs and load the WPF XAML files from code behind but its not working as it should.
No matter whatever I try to set as StartupUri it doesnt start, the program quits after this.
public partial class App : Application
{
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Eclipse workspace crashes on startup
I am using Spring Tool Suite(STS) 3.0.0 release (eclipse.buildId=3.0.0.201208091018-RELEASE-e42). It was running fine for a couple of months but lately my main workspace is crashing on splash screen with error as shown in last part of this post.
I…

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Clojure application startup performance
I have written a few small utility applications in Clojure that I compile into self-contained executable JAR files ("uberjars") using Maven and the maven-shade-plugin. These uberjars contain unpacked versions of clojure.jar and other libraries…

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How to decrease startup time on React Native Android applications
I'm currently down the path of trying to figure out how to decrease Android startup time. It hasn't been an issue with iOS but for Android, I'm seeing anywhere from 6-10 seconds. The goal is to be around 3-4 seconds.
Here's a summary of the…

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How to stop mongodb server on Windows startup?
I have mongodb installed on windows 10 and it is always working in the background on windows startup and it is just annoying me cause I don't need to work with it all the time so how do I stop it from running on startup or is the only way to…

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How do I perform an action on server startup in the Scala Play Framework?
I have a config file servers.conf in my conf/ directory that is read by my ServerController whenever the route /servers is hit. This isn't performant because it requires a re-read of the configuration file on each successive hit when the file won't…

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When AppInitialize method get invoked in ASP.NET?
During practice of customizing VirtualPathProvider, I found that it the custom VirtualPathProvider can be registered in Global.asax or in AppInitialize method according to MSDN…

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