Tag:windows

All the articles with the tag "windows".

• Switch between three keyboard languages

  17 Dec, 2023

  An AutoHotkey v2 script that maps Left Control, Right Control, and Right Alt to instantly switch between English, Russian, and Ukrainian keyboard layouts.

• PowerShell Predictive IntelliSense

  21 Nov, 2022

  How to accept PSReadLine Predictive IntelliSense suggestions in PowerShell 7.3 using the Right Arrow key, and why F2 switches prediction view modes.

• Space Cadet Pinball Remake

  30 Jun, 2022

  Links to an improved open-source Space Cadet Pinball remake for Windows and an Android APK port with optional custom Russian sounds.

• Total Commander - Ignore List

  9 May, 2022

  Total Commander's Ignore List feature lets you exclude wildcard patterns from directory synchronization and other file operations.

• Windows case-insensitive file names = nightmares with Node.JS

  17 Oct, 2019

  Windows filesystem canonical casing causes Node.js module require cache misses when __dirname and process.cwd() differ in letter case.

• cmd.exe AutoRun feature = evil feature

  15 Oct, 2019

  A cmd.exe AutoRun registry entry that ran chcp 65001 produced unexpected output that silently broke Node.js and other tools relying on stdout parsing.

• Open Regedit on a specific key

  18 Jul, 2019

  Use the Sysinternals regjump tool installed via Chocolatey to open Registry Editor directly at any specified key path.

• HFS - Send large file P2P

  5 Jan, 2017

  HFS (HTTP File Server) is a reliable free tool for peer-to-peer large file transfers, after uTorrent Remote and JustBeamIt both failed.

• Nightmare on Skype street, or Skype on old computer

  31 Mar, 2016

  Troubleshooting Skype on a 15-year-old Windows XP machine without SSE2 support, eventually resolved with a patched Skype 4.2 build.

• Best programming font - Source Code Pro

  23 Dec, 2015

  How to install and configure the Source Code Pro TTF font for consistent rendering across Visual Studio, Sublime Text, and ConEmu.