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I noticed a while back (not sure how long ago) when I tried to use the F2 key to rename a file in windows explorer, if Outlook was running another instance of it would pop up. This is very annoying since I am trying to write a Python program that uses the function keys. I searched Google and Outlook settings to no avail.
If anyone knows how to deal this I would appreciate an answer.
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/Paul
What you describe is not normal behaviour for Outlook. I have Outlook open all the time, and use F2 all the time to rename things in several different programs including Explorer.
Check the properties of your shortcut to Outlook, and see if you accidentally set F2 to be the shortcut key.
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My search bar does not work for my windows 10. How can I fix it? I think I've already tried all possible ways ... maybe someone has encountered the same problem as me. It don't search anything. It stopped working for a reason, suddenly. Below looks like after entering anything.
Open Regedit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search
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Right-click the Search icon and choose New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. Name the new value BingSearchEnabled
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Double-click the new BingSearchEnabled value to open its properties dialog. The number in the “Value data” box should already be 0—just ensure it’s still 0. Click OK to continue
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Below BingSearchEnabled, you should see CortanaConsent. Double-click this value to open its properties dialog. Change its “Value Data” box to “0”.
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If you don’t see CortanaConsent, create it by following the same steps you used to create BingSearchEnabled.
Restart Explorer.Exe or PC and allgood
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I have this application that I haven't created and I don't have the source for. But it's really handy in handling and recording the time I've used on different projects. But it has this annoying pop-up that comes up that contains a window and some debug text I believe. It wasn't done by a professional, it was just a hobby project. Everything is working even though this window appear. So I was wondering if it's possible to "hijack" a window and minimizing or closing it somehow?
Yes. You could hide the window if you have its title. There are other ways to do it, but..
The following application does a few tweaks on another window, check it out:
Window manipulation using window-handle from different process on MS Windows(XP)
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Is there a convention for the shortcut keys for application exit?
Some applications uses Alt+X some others use Ctrl+ X and Ctrl+Q.
Applications like FF and IE doesnot assign a shortcut at all.
So is there any accepted convention for that?
Note:Am talking about Windows here.
I'd say that of your three suggestions, I'd stay away from Alt+X, since that would often refer to whichever menu had X as its accelerator key, and Ctrl+X because that's usually Cut. Beyond that... I don't know.
Microsoft apps don't seem to define one, probably because you can just Alt+F4 out.
Here's a list of supported shortcuts...
http://www.computerhope.com/shortcut/windows.htm
It appears that Alt+F4 or Ctrl+F4 are your best bet. Also, Ctrl+W closes the current window in IE but also works for Explorer and other Windows windows. :)
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I'm on a WinXP Pro SP3 box. Some time ago, I noticed that opening the Add/Remove programs window takes a lot of time. The window itself opens, but it's building the list that takes so long. I fired FileMon from SysInternals, and it turned out that the process that's supposed to list the programs tries to open every file on my HD.
Anybody experienced this? Any cure?
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ulu
This is not a programming question, but the answer is sorta cool (and a good heads-up for those writing installers):
It's scanning because some programs don't provide enough information when they're installed.
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How can i force Windows XP to delete file that is currently being used by some application?
You have to close that application first. There is no way to delete it, if it's used by some application.
UnLock IT is a neat utility that helps you to take control of any file or folder when it is locked by some application or system. For every locked resource, you get a list of locking processes and can unlock it by terminating those processes. EMCO Unlock IT offers Windows Explorer integration that allows unlocking files and folders by one click in the context menu.
There's also Unlocker (not recommended, see Warning below), which is a free tool which helps locate any file locking handles running, and give you the option to turn it off. Then you can go ahead and do anything you want with those files.
Warning: The installer includes a lot of undesirable stuff. You're almost certainly better off with UnLock IT.