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How do I remove Candy Crush Saga from Windows 10?

Windows 10 comes with "Candy Crush Saga" preinstalled, but I do not want it on my system. How do I remove it?
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Why did dialup modems make noise?

I know that the signal was just tone pulses but why was it when (back in the 90s) when you first connected to the internet you heard a bunch of funny noises. After that if you were to use the internet, it still was using the telephone line, why no…
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Don't add hostkey to known_hosts for SSH

I want to connect to a host via SSH but I don't want the hostname to be added to my ~/.ssh/known_hosts. How can I do that?
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ffmpeg - replace audio in video

How to replace the audio in a video file using an audio file using ffmpeg? I imagine the command looks like: ffmpeg -i v.mp4 -i a.wav -MAGIC video-new.mp4 This is very similar to How to replace an audio stream in a video file with multiple audio…
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How to find a router at an unknown location in a house?

I want to install a WLAN repeater in my father’s holiday house which he rents out to other people. My father is a digital neanderthal and doesn’t know where his router is, therefore I cannot configure my repeater to this router. Are there any tools…
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Create .zip folder from the command line - (Windows)

Is it possible to create a .zip file from a folder in the command line, I don't want to use any third party executable. I was thinking something like 'send to compressed folder' but I don't know how to do it...
user466047
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ls-command: how to display the file size in megabytes?

In Unix (Tru64), how do I make the ls command show the file size in megabytes? Currently I am able to show it in bytes using the following: ls -la
atricapilla
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How to run a batch file without launching a "command window"?

On Windows XP, can I run a batch (.bat or .cmd) file, via a shortcut, without a "black window"?
dugres
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Howto force ssh to use a specific private key?

With ssh -i you can instruct ssh to use an extra private key to try authentication. The documentation is not clear on how to explicitly use only that key.
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Why does Excel treat long numeric strings as scientific notation even after changing cell format to text

I'm trying to process some data in Excel. The data includes numeric account numbers and other long numeric strings (like cell phone MEIDs). I am not doing math operations on these strings, so I want Excel to treat them as plain text. Here is what is…
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Notepad++ is unable to load langs.xml, why?

Whenever I open NotePad++ the following error message appears: --------------------------- Configurator --------------------------- Load langs.xml failed! --------------------------- That obviously means that there is also no syntax…
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Is there a Google Authenticator desktop client?

I am using Google Authenticator for 2-step authentication. I like how I can use a code and verify my account using my phone: I realize that the app was designed to run on a device other than a computer to increase security for the computer (in case…
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How to install npm in alpine linux

So I can't get to install npm in alpine linux. I thought perhaps I can just do a apk add npm but apparently apk search npm returns nothing, even after a apk update. I'm experimenting with all this from the nginx:alpine docker image, i.e. docker run…
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Is there a way to scroll, by pixel, instead of by cell, in either Excel or OpenOffice Calc?

We have lots of spreadsheets that have lists of numbered sound files for an educational app. We use spreadsheet features such as "fill down" for the numbering, and we often use formulas to check whether contents of cells are the same when edits are…
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Can I disable the "Alt+Shift" shortcut to change language in windows 8.1 (or Windows 10)?

I'm using windows 8.1 with multiple languages. The new pretty shortcut windows+spacebar will pop up a pretty looking selection on the right. Now, hitting Alt+Shift (left ones) will also change the language. This 2nd option clashes with some of my…
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