How to restart Command Prompt from Command Prompt
I am trying to set up a remote build server for Continuous Integration with Visual Studio Online. I run an npm install to set up the environment, in my case, to install the tns tools, so I can then run tns build, but I get an error saying tns isn't a recognized command. I believe I need to restart C...
SVCHOST uses a large amount of memory for short periods of time
Every now and again my laptop starts to be choppy (from lagging mouse response to complete freeze).If I manage to open the Task Manager I find SVCHOST using up all the memory it can get. After a minute or two it releases the memory and the computer retu s to normal. What is the cause and how can I p...
Do I need RAID array to use ssd caching?
I have a 500GB Hard disk and a 32GB SSD, both shows as drive in the system. I want to be able to use the 32GB Drive for SSD-caching, via Intel Rapid Storage Technology. My Elitebook 840 g1 bios show AHCI mode. Do I need to setup these two drives in RAID mode and only then I can configure the SDD cac...
Disabling "System and compressed memory" (ntoskrnl.exe)
I am very exhausted. This program is destroying my computer. I have an ASUS G750 series laptop, which has 16gbs of RAM and a haswell i7 inside it. It is just a year old. I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to 10 in august of 2015, and have used it without too much problems for months. Then a couple of weeks...
Windows 10 Edge bookmarks not used for Search
I recently upgraded to Windows 10 and imported my IE11 bookmarks into the Edge browser. They are all there. But when I start typing in the (Edge) address bar, or in the Windows search box, it does NOT offer me any Edge bookmarks. It seems as if Search/Edge address bar is not considering them. Hence ...
High compressed memory usage in Windows 10?
I've been having problems on Windows 10, periodically I get a "low memory" wa ing. A lot of the Superuser threads on this talk about driver memory leaks, but as I'll explain below mine doesn't fit the criteria found with those. What normally happens for me is my page file gets to about 70-80gb in si...
Troubleshooting a USB GPS receiver on Windows
I've got a USB GPS receiver that creates a virtual COM port in the OS. I have installed GPSDirect driver in order to create a Windows Location sensor out of it so that Microsoft Maps app would work. And it did work on my desktop. But now I've installed the computer and the GPS receiver into my car, ...
Accesing device in my subnet with a fixed IP
I've just purchased a cheap surveillance camera for my apartment. However, while the subnet in my apartment is 10.0.0.0/24, the camera comes with a fixed IP of 192.168.1.10. You can change the IP, but you have to co ect to it first. I can see in Wireshark the unanswered arp requests of the camera to...
change the default directory of command
I have two programs named abc in different directories (/dir1/ and /dir2/). Each of these directories contains other programs. In general, I would like dir1 to be searched for a command before dir2. However, in the case of abc I would like the version in dir2 to be executed by default. How can I mak...
Orange domino sosh wifi settings
I have a domino sosh Samsung wifi router I recently bought in Dubai but I am unable to use my Kenyan airtel line to access inte et. Whenever I want to log it says credentials only available to administrator. Kindly assist ?