Configuring the Hidden Settings in Windows ICD
There are quite a few Hidden Settings in Windows 10 ICD that I want to configure. I know that I can insert them manually into the customizations.xml file, but it's difficult to find any information on what the correct child nodes are. Specifically, I want to configure the battery settings, as listed...
Win 7 Remote Desktop and Remote Printing Not Working
We have 2 offices located in Sydney and Melbou e, and the colleagues use Remote Desktop from Melbou e office to a Windows Server 2008 R2 box in Sydney, and want to print out something to the printer in Melbou e. I've checked 'printer' in local devices tab in 'Remote Desktop', but in the RDP session,...
CMD Batch rename. Read new names from text file
I have a directory of product images that I'd like to rename to the products's UPC. I have the file name mapping in a spreadsheet, so I can export it to CSV or tab delimited. Given filenames.txt: CurrentName NewName DSCN4033.png 750732000259.png DSCN4023.png 750732000013.png DSCN4024.png 75073200002...
Install Windows 7 on GPT partition
Today I got really frustrated when tried to upgrade a friend's Lenovo laptop from Win8 to Win10. The upgrade just fails no matter what I try... And I tried a lot of things... Long story short, I decided to just clean-install Win7 on the partition of the Win8 installation. But then I discovered that ...
USB pen drive suddenly became read-only
Kingston DTSE9 16 Gb USB pen drive (genuine one) suddenly became read-only. Has been used in car, permanently plugged in into USB socket as music collection for approx 6 months. Was barely written to 5 times max. Could have been exposed to extremely low temperatures (-2 degree Celcius, Manchester, U...
Samsung Syncmaster P2770hd Monitor Powers on and off
Issue: I have a 2 yr old Samsung Syncmaster P2770hd Monitor that Powers on and off peridically. Info: Monitor has: 1) main board and 1) power supply board. Help The problem is with one of the boards (main or power) that need to be replaced. Anyone with experience solving this issue is appreciated. E...
Cannot connect to second router wireless
I am trying to set up two routers on my network (secondary to be VPN router). I have the secondary router at 192.168.2.1 and the primary at 192.168.1.1. I've disabled DHCP from the secondary router and am ru ing it in 'wireless router' mode. My wired computer co ected to the secondary router has int...
Google sign-in blocked by Google
I received an email from Google last night at 4:46am saying: Someone just used your password to try to sign in to your Google Account, using an application such as an email client or mobile device. It's not phishing, since I got a similar notification from the Google app on my Android devices. I log...
C# Memory issue with webrequest
My problem is that it is using way too much memory. It will start low then creep up to like 34% usage => outofmemory exception. I'm not sure how to make it get rid of the memory used, or just make it use a lot less. I'm really unsure! code: using System; using System.Collections; using System.IO; us...
Home network connected to hot spot
As an owner operator I am on the road 90% of the time. I dont know how to separate my networks. 1st my hotspot co ects all equipment on the road, phone, laptop tablets Chromecast etc At home I need the same co ectivity except my home security dvr and cameras require a router to work properly and I d...
modem/router > switch > multiple routers?
I have my house wired with cat 5 ru ing to 7 rooms from the electrical panel the ISP will come and install their modem which has a built in wireless router and wired ports (4 ports) by the electrical panel. I want to co ect the ISP's modem/router to the switch, which will be co ected to the 7 rooms ...