Tag: windows
All the articles with the tag "windows".
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Switch between three keyboard languages
An AutoHotkey v2 script that maps Left Control, Right Control, and Right Alt to instantly switch between English, Russian, and Ukrainian keyboard layouts.
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PowerShell Predictive IntelliSense
How to accept PSReadLine Predictive IntelliSense suggestions in PowerShell 7.3 using the Right Arrow key, and why F2 switches prediction view modes.
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Space Cadet Pinball Remake
Links to an improved open-source Space Cadet Pinball remake for Windows and an Android APK port with optional custom Russian sounds.
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Total Commander - Ignore List
Total Commander's Ignore List feature lets you exclude wildcard patterns from directory synchronization and other file operations.
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Windows case-insensitive file names = nightmares with Node.JS
Windows filesystem canonical casing causes Node.js module require cache misses when __dirname and process.cwd() differ in letter case.
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cmd.exe AutoRun feature = evil feature
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.
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Open Regedit on a specific key
Use the Sysinternals regjump tool installed via Chocolatey to open Registry Editor directly at any specified key path.
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HFS - Send large file P2P
HFS (HTTP File Server) is a reliable free tool for peer-to-peer large file transfers, after uTorrent Remote and JustBeamIt both failed.
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Nightmare on Skype street, or Skype on old computer
Troubleshooting Skype on a 15-year-old Windows XP machine without SSE2 support, eventually resolved with a patched Skype 4.2 build.
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Best programming font - Source Code Pro
How to install and configure the Source Code Pro TTF font for consistent rendering across Visual Studio, Sublime Text, and ConEmu.