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Writing software specific to the Microsoft Windows operating system: APIs, behaviours, etc. GENERAL WINDOWS SUPPORT IS OFF-TOPIC. Support questions may be asked on https://superuser.com

General support questions for Windows should be asked on Super User

Windows is a family of graphical operating systems developed by Microsoft for server, client, and mobile platforms.

Recent Versions

  • Windows 10 was released on July 29, 2015.

  • Windows 8.1, the first significant update to Windows 8, was released on October 17, 2013.

  • Windows 8, the successor to Windows 7, was released to the market on October 26, 2012. It was designed to be used on both tablets and conventional PCs.

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Composer install error - requires ext_curl when it's actually enabled

I'm trying to install Facebook PHP SDK with Composer. This is what I get $ composer install Loading composer repositories with package information Installing dependencies (including require-dev) Your requirements could not be resolved to an…
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Change case of a file on Windows?

There are a couple of files in our git-controlled codebase that I'd like to rename. Specifically, I just want to change the case of the file, so that sourceCode.java becomes SourceCode.java, for example. The catch: I'm on a Windows box, and the…
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Batch file: Find if substring is in string (not in a file)

In a batch file, I have a string abcdefg. I want to check if bcd is in the string. Unfortunately it seems all of the solutions I'm finding search a file for a substring, not a string for a substring. Is there an easy solution for this?
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How to delete a file after checking whether it exists

How can I delete a file in C# e.g. C:\test.txt, although apply the same kind of method like in batch files e.g. if exist "C:\test.txt" delete "C:\test.txt" else return nothing (ignore)
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How can I auto-elevate my batch file, so that it requests from UAC administrator rights if required?

I want my batch file to only run elevated. If not elevated, provide an option for the user to relaunch batch as elevated. I'm writing a batch file to set a system variable, copy two files to a Program Files location, and start a driver installer. If…
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Running Python on Windows for Node.js dependencies

I am getting into a Node.js codebase which requires that I download a few dependencies via NPM, namely jQuery. In attempting to run npm install jquery, I keep getting this error: Your environment has been set up for using Node.js 0.8.21 (x64) and…
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Nodejs cannot find installed module on Windows

I am learning nodejs at the moment on Windows. Several modules are installed globally with npm.cmd, and nodejs failed to find the installed modules. Take jade for example, npm install jade -g Jade is installed in directory "C:\Program Files…
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The requested operation cannot be performed on a file with a user-mapped section open

Whenever I tried to copy 4 files into my bin folder, after stopping the main service, I am getting an error with one file (TexteDll). The error is: Cannot copy TexteDll: The requested operation cannot be performed on a file with a user-mapped…
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How do you configure an OpenFileDialog to select folders?

In VS .NET, when you are selecting a folder for a project, a dialog that looks like an OpenFileDialog or SaveFileDialog is displayed, but is set up to accept only folders. Ever since I've seen this I've wanted to know how it's done. I am aware of…
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How to run a PowerShell script from a batch file

I am trying to run this script in PowerShell. I have saved the below script as ps.ps1 on my desktop. $query = "SELECT * FROM Win32_DeviceChangeEvent WHERE EventType = 2" Register-WMIEvent -Query $query -Action { invoke-item "C:\Program…
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Keyboard shortcuts are not active in Visual Studio with Resharper installed

I have Visual Studio 2012 + Resharper 7.1.1000.900 + StyleCop 4.7.44 installed. The problem is that no shortcuts are active since Resharper was installed. For example: I can still rename via 'Refactor > Rename'. But shorcut Ctrl+R does nothing. I…
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How to check for DLL dependency?

Sometimes when I'm doing a little project I'm not careful enough and accidentally add a dependency for a DLL that I am not aware of. When I ship this program to a friend or other people, "it doesn't work" because "some DLL" is missing. This is of…
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How do I use spaces in the Command Prompt?

How can I use spaces in the Windows Command Line? cmd /C C:\Program Files (x86)\WinRar\Rar.exe a D:\Hello 2\File.rar D:\Hello 2\*.*
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How to use "/" (directory separator) in both Linux and Windows in Python?

I have written a code in python which uses / to make a particular file in a folder, if I want to use the code in windows it will not work, is there a way by which I can use the code in Windows and Linux. In python I am using this…
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Using the "start" command with parameters passed to the started program

I have a Virtual Machine in Virtual PC 2007. To start it from the desktop, I have the following command in a batch file: "c:\program files\Microsoft Virtual PC\Virtual PC.exe" -pc "MY-PC" -launch But that leaves a dos prompt on the host machine…
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