Category Archives: OS
“Select which icons appear on the taskbar” setting is missing
For a dozen years, Windows has had a setting – “what to display in the tray”. It’s called: “Select which icons appear on the taskbar“. And now in Windows 11, it’s gone. WHAT TO DO? No need to panic. Billy … Continue reading
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Windows server via RDP: problem with resolution and DPI
When you connect via RDP to a server on Windows, Windows automatically selects the resolution and DPI based on what is set on the client. That is, RDP “mirrors” the client. And if you connect from a machine with high … Continue reading
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[Windows] Remove different “types” of folders in Explorer
The worst thing in Windows is the display of media file details in file explorer. Billy’s explorer likes to impose on users the type of folder (music, photos, etc.) they supposedly “need”. Changes in folder type settings are gliching. To … Continue reading
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Turn Windows 11 into Windows 10 (UI)
It turns out that I forgot to share this thing, which I’ve been using for a long time… ExplorerPatcher – allows you to rollback some elements of the terrible interface of Windows 11 to the normal classic period of ten … Continue reading
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Returning the old terminal after Windows 11 update KB5019509
Got the update for Windows today – KB5019509 and the terminal’s arm was torn off. That is, it stopped displaying console programs like my Roguelike game. The update that broke it, adds tabs to the console, while breaking everything else… … Continue reading
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Add “New” .txt in Windows 11 to the context menu
Add “New” .txt in Windows 11 to the context menu Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt\ShellNew] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt\ShellNew] “NullFile”=”” [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfilelegacy] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfilelegacy] @=”Text File” [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfilelegacy\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfilelegacy\shell\printto] “NeverDefault”=”” [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfilelegacy\shell\printto\command] @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\ 00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6e,00,6f,00,\ 74,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,74,\ 00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,32,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,\ 25,00,33,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,34,00,22,00,00,00 Run it, kill the explorer and enjoy the ability … Continue reading
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Remove “New” file types from the context menu in Windows 11
I switched to Windows 11 with a crunch. Terrible interface. Billy, why?! In general, one of the crutches that you have to substitute in order not to go crazy – removing @#$% file types from the context menu “New”. It’s … Continue reading
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WordPress on IIS does not load/display images
The first bump I got from encountering the WordPress rake on IIS: a problem with displaying pictures. When you upload an image to the ‘media’ of WordPress, it doesn’t display and gives an error: HTTP Error 500.50 – URL … Continue reading
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Choosing a web server for WordPress on Windows
There are situations when an Internet site must be hosted by Windows Server. This is a fairly rare case, but it happened to me recently (the first time in a dozen years of working with Web servers): I had to … Continue reading
[Solution] cmd won’t run from powershell
What to do if you can’t start cmd from powershell. You get an error: cmd : The term ‘cmd’ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, … Continue reading
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