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Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems created by Microsoft, a company founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Prior to the NT version, it was a graphical interface to the MS-DOS operating system. Windows is a commercial product, with differentiated prices for each of its versions.
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viewsWhat does the error "Script execution disabled on this system" mean?
I was testing some things from PowerShell ISE so you can build some scripts. I realized that while I was running the script without saving the file, the commands were executed normally. However,…
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viewsIs there a "sudo" for Windows?
Usually it is easy to open a program/script .bat with upgrade using the option "Run as Administrator" right-click. But what if I want to run something with elevation from the cmd, a kind of sudo,…
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viewsWhat is the most complete way to install python on Windows?
I know this question can be interpreted as an argument, so I did it with the word "complete" instead of "better". I’m a python user on GNU/Linux and here it comes more or less pre-installed. Still,…
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answer1007
viewsWhat programming languages support Linux and Windows?
The question is already in the title, however to make it clearer: What languages I write a single code in, and run on both Linux and Windows? Example C. Except some commands like system("cls");…
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viewsWhat is the equivalent of the grep command in Windows?
Under Linux, when I want to filter by a term when a command will generate giant list, I use the command grep. For example: ls | grep "termo" However, in Windows there is no command grep. What would…
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viewsFork in Windows
There is something in Windows like (or some alternative similar to) fork of the POSIX (UNIX and Mac) systems to create a child process that is an exact copy of the parent and runs from the call…
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answer59086
viewsJavac is not recognized as an internal or external command
I am trying to compile a java class via command line (cmd), but I cannot, the error shown is: 'java is not recognized as an internal or external command, a operable program, or a batch file.…
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viewsWhat would Win32 be?
In many places on the internet, I see the expression Win32 but never an explanation about. Applications Win32, etc. I’ve always associated with 32 bits, but I don’t think it has to do. A Windows…
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viewsIs it possible to interact a C# code with code external to . NET?
How to call code written in another language that is not part of . NET, for example the language C? How this interaction takes place? How to call native Windows functions?
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viewsHow to run . jar with prompt?
I’ve managed the jar file for Netbeans, but I’m unable to run the program at the command prompt. What command to run it in Windows environment?
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viewsHow do I delete a file, which has quotes in the name, by CMD?
I am deleting a folder from my hard drive and could delete everything except that file. Because it has quotes, I can’t use short names, and I can’t erase it the way it is. I tried to fsutil file…
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viewsIs there an alternative to system('cls') in PHP Console?
I’m using PHP (5.7) on the console (Windows 10), but I’m not able to clear the screen. I give a system('cls') and only a little square with a question mark appears, without cleaning the screen. I’ve…
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viewsWhat are the pointers?
I’ve come across this in several languages, mainly C and C++, but I’ve never understood what it is, how it’s used, and why it exists. I found out unintentionally that it also exists in C# and it’s a…
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viewsHow to get information from a . CPL?
I wanted to make a program that would display all the items on the control panel. For this I need to consult some registry keys, but there are programs that still use cpl files to store the…
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viewsHow to show custom page for inaccessible folders in Windows?
I used ErrorDocument to configure custom error pages, but when trying to access a folder that is only accessible with high privileges, instead of showing the custom page is displaying the default…
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answer3160
viewsExcept Print Screen C#
There is a game called Tibia (In same window mode) that when trying to take a print screen the game ends up obscuring the image leaving only the whole black game screen independent if the print…
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viewsLaunch my Windows application in System Tray
I have no idea how I get my application to start with Windows 7 already in mode System Tray. That is, start with Windows and get the program icon next to the Windows 7 clock.
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viewsPrevent the CMD command interpreter from using the operators passed via parameter/argument?
There is a way to prevent operators present in past arguments, via command line, from being used/interpreted by the interpreter CMD in C, C++ or C#? I want to make use of characters present in the…
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viewsHow to write commands in a console program through a batch (.bat) file?
I want to automate a routine through a .bat which will call a console program which, in turn, will receive successive commands from this .bat. This console program could be, for example, an ftp…
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viewsLicensing: How to deal with date/local time tampering of a computer?
I am developing an application (Desktop) that requires license renewal periodically, following a model Saas. The model of the licence shall function as follows:: The license will be downloaded from…
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viewsHow to copy a file from the network to my computer using C#?
I have a desktop application that needs to copy media files from a server, videos and images. The server is on the same network as the terminal on which the program will be installed. The problem…
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answer16141
viewsCMD, Powershell, Bash - What’s the difference?
There are differences between them, which? I’m talking about Ubuntu’s Bash. I’m curious because to me they seem to do the same thing!
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answer3149
viewsDigital signature of software
I use the Antivirus Kaspersky and for it to allow my software, written in Delphi, run I needed to mark it as reliable software. The reason that the Kaspersky was that the software is unreliable…
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viewsASP.NET needs a Windows server?
As usual for PHP I have always installed Debian and Apache, but I want to go deeper into web development and I intend to take a look at ASP.NET, out of curiosity I came to doubt if I will need a…
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answer1061
viewsCapture the sound of a microphone in Windows via C#
How do I capture the audio the microphone receives in Windows with C#? I want to develop a software that receives the outside sound and based on that it changes the volume of my computer.
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viewsDifferences between one: Linux and Windows Development Environment
I would like to know the development differences between these two Sos. I have little knowledge about Linux, only theoretical. Today, researching about creating a PHP environment, without using…
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viewsSpeed difference between Plink and Openssh
I have a setup with some Mercurial repositories. For security and standardization reasons, https access to Mercurial repositories was recently disabled, which forced all developers to use ssh. In…
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viewsHow to create an executable from python
I’m doing a service where I have to do a program that reads and creates files with numerical data. The problem I have is that the computers on which the program will be used are not accessible to…
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viewsWhat is COM (Component Object Model)?
I was reading this question1 here on the site and I have sometimes come across the term "objects WITH". A brief survey showed me that WITH that is to say Component Object Model, but I couldn’t…
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viewsIs there a way to execute a single command as an administrator (other than the entire program)?
Did not want to run the entire program with administrator privilege, for security reasons and for convenience. However I need to execute a command: exec.Command(`cmd`, `/c`, `CheckNetIsolation.exe`,…
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viewsHow to change PATH in Windows
I wonder how I can change the variable PATH in the Windows environment. I am a linux user but I know that windows also allows the use of this environment variable to find its executables.…
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viewsHow to know when the user opened an application?
How do I check, while my program is running, if a particular software is opened by the user?
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viewsHow to create a pop-up warning that the script has come to an end?
I would like to display on screen one pop-up notifying that the code just ran. The only script I have, follows below, is the one that opens a command window. system('CMD /C "ECHO O seu script chegou…
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viewsHow to change the language of R?
When installing the r on my machine I realized that the menus and console outputs were all in English. How do I change to English? Inside the RGui I couldn’t find any option to change the language…
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viewsPHP on linux or windows
Explanation: I know it’s a controversial question, but I’m not an old man of programming and I have knowledge of linux, but I never chose it because I use C# from time to time and in my college they…
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viewsAccess to specific memory points
How do I access an exact address in memory on Windows? unsigned char * mem = {??};
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viewsHow to make my program default to open a file type?
I have a Java application that is very simple, represents a form and, based on what is typed in your JTextField, a file called "formulario.uniXml" is created. I set the extension to this name…
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viewsVisual Studio 2013 no install in windows 7
I can’t install Visual Studio 2013 on Windows 7, I know it’s possible because in college we have Visual Studio installed on Windows 7. So I don’t know why he complains about the Windows version.…
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viewsTomcat on Windows and Linux
I currently have a server Tomcat running on a machine with Windows Server 2012. But I got some tips from some friends from Infra where they say the Tomcat in the Linux has better performance. So I…
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viewsHow to set up a development environment manually
I’m trying to set up my own development environment on a machine with Windows 10. The idea would be to install Apache + PHP + MySQL. The problem is that the software documentation is quite…
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viewsWhy do I need './' to run Unix commands?
I noticed that every executable that I Gero I need for a ./ to run it on both Linux and Macos (Unix/Unix systems-like). For example, to compile a C file with GCC and run it right away, I do the…
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viewsHow do you know what language a program was written in?
I downloaded a program on Windows, and in it I can not get information about which language was programmed. There is how to know?
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viewsWhat does the "MZ" listed at the beginning of executable code mean?
In the good times of MS-DOS I executed the command type <nome-do-arquivo> in archives .EXE and a lot of ASCII (binary code code code code) characters started by the acronym MZ. I always…
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viewsHow to compile C file using Sublime Text on Windows 8.1 64 bit?
I installed the Sublime Text in Windows 8.1 64 bit. How to compile a *.c file through Sublime on Windows? Is it necessary to install a compiler and/or another program to alert code errors and create…
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viewsClassic ASP out of IIS? Windows x64
Does anyone know any program/server capable of running classic Asp (Vbscript, Jscript) and other than IIS ?
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viewsProblem with very large URL
I am trying to pass a URL by GET and the server is returning error 404 by the URL being too large (I am passing an XML through the URL). I have already tried to add the Maxfieldlength variables with…
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viewsRun Fullscreen program on Windows 7
Hello I have a project already finished, it was written in C language as I do so that it runs in fullscreen in windows 7? Do you have a library for this? I’ve been looking on the internet but I…
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viewsView PHP date and time
I am trying to display the exact time with PHP in the following format. Date: YYYY-MM-DD Time: 00:00:00:000 <?php setlocale( LC_ALL, 'pt_BR', 'pt_BR.iso-8859-1', 'pt_BR.utf-8', 'portuguese' );…
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viewsIs Microsoft Azure recommended to host game site?
I want to acquire a plan from Microsoft Azure but have doubts. I am a game developer so I was wondering if it is recommended to host the site and host the server files on a Windows machine. If it is…
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viewsHow to add Directory to the Windows Path variable during installation?
I developed an application like Console in C# with Visual Studio 2013 and wanted the installer to add the solution directory in the variable Path Windows, during installation. Is this possible? What…