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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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If your question relates to using Windows APIs or Windows-specific behavior with a particular version of Windows, use the tag for that particular version – for example:

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How do I uninstall a Windows service if the files do not exist anymore?

How do I uninstall a .NET Windows Service if the service files do not exist anymore? I installed a .NET Windows Service using InstallUtil. I have since deleted the files but forgot to run InstallUtil /u first, so the service is still listed in the…
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How can you find and replace text in a file using the Windows command-line environment?

I am writing a batch file script using Windows command-line environment and want to change each occurrence of some text in a file (ex. "FOO") with another (ex. "BAR"). What is the simplest way to do that? Any built in functions?
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How can I update npm on Windows?

I tried this: sudo npm cache clean -f sudo npm install -g n sudo n stable ...but it didn't work. How do I do this on Windows?
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How to create .pfx file from certificate and private key?

I need .pfx file to install https on website on IIS. I have two separate files: certificate (.cer or pem) and private key (.crt) but IIS accepts only .pfx files. I obviously installed certificate and it is available in certificate manager (mmc) but…
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Create folder with batch but only if it doesn't already exist

Can anybody tell me how to do the following in in a Windows batch script? (*.bat): Create a folder only if it doesn't already exist In more detail, I want to create a folder named VTS on the C:\ drive, but only if that folder doesn't already…
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Graphviz: How to go from .dot to a graph?

I can't seem to figure this out. I have a .dot file, which is valid according to the syntax. How do I use graphviz to convert this into an image? (note that I'm on Windows, not linux)
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How to check if a file exists from inside a batch file

I need to run a utility only if a certain file exists. How do I do this in Windows batch?
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'pip' is not recognized as an internal or external command

I'm running into a weird error when trying to install Django on my computer. This is the sequence that I typed into my command line: C:\Python34> python get-pip.py Requirement already up-to-date: pip in c:\python34\lib\site-packages Cleaning…
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Aliases in Windows command prompt

I have added notepad++.exe to my Path in environment variables. Now in command prompt, notepad++.exe filename.txt opens the filename.txt. But I want to do just np filename.txt to open the file. I tried using DOSKEY np=notepad++. But it is just…
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In Windows cmd, how do I prompt for user input and use the result in another command?

I have a Windows .bat file which I would like to accept user input and then use the results of that input as part of the call to additional commands. For example, I'd like to accept a process ID from the user, and then run jstack against that ID,…
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Is there a /dev/null on Windows?

What is the equivalent of /dev/null on Windows?
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A Windows equivalent of the Unix tail command

I'm looking for the equivalent of the Unix 'tail' command that will allow me to watch the output of a log file while it is being written to.
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Windows equivalent to UNIX pwd

How do I find the local path on Windows in a command prompt?
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How to get list of arguments?

I'd like to find a Windows batch counterpart to Bash's $@ that holds a list of all arguments passed into a script. Or I have to bother with shift?
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How to clear the interpreter console?

Like most Python developers, I typically keep a console window open with the Python interpreter running to test commands, dir() stuff, help() stuff, etc. Like any console, after a while the visible backlog of past commands and prints gets to be…
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