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Turn off display in Windows on command
Is there a way to turn off the display in Windows (7), preferably without using additional software?
Powershell script works fine, but leaves command-line window after turning on the display.
unicoio
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What is the Linux command to find out hardware info?
I need to find out hardware information for the below items under Linux:
CPU (and cores)
CPU speed
Memory
Hard disks
OS version
Any advice?
ddcd
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What is a Codec (e.g. DivX?), and how does it differ from a File Format (e.g. MPG)?
I'm so confused... what is the difference between an audio/video codec (which apparently is a shorthand for "encoder/decoder", kind of like how "modem" is really "modulator/demodulator") and an audio/video format?
(Am I even using the correct…
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What happens if mv is interrupted?
What happens if the Linux mv command is interrupted? Say, I'm moving a whole directory to some other place and interrupt it while it's moving. Will the source directory still be untouched?
dehmann
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Google Chrome DevTools failed to parse SourceMap: chrome-extension
I am developing on Rails5 with jQuery. All of a sudden, this afternoon, I started getting these messages in my DevTools console. It happens even running DevTools under StackOverflow. I cleared cache, restarted the browser with no change. …
Richard_G
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What does it mean when my new HDD reports errors at a time that shouldn't exist?
I just installed several new HDDs in a machine and I happened to notice one of them had two errors reported, so I ran smartctl -x on it and got this:
smartctl 6.5 2016-01-24 r4214 [x86_64-linux-4.4.0-141-generic] (local build)
Copyright (C) 2002-16,…
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Why the heck does NTFS allow invisible executables?
You can hide any file inside of another file just by typing:
type sol.exe > container.txt:sol.exe
and to run the file hidden file just use:
start c:\hide\container.txt:sol.exe
But the crazy part about this is it doesn't increase the size of the…
Kredns
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How to switch git user at terminal?
I am trying to push a project to a remote repository from the command line.
From inside my local directory, I hit:
$ git push
and obtain the following error:
remote: Permission to username1/repo.git denied to username2.
fatal: unable to access…
Mowzer
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What exactly is <() in bash (and =() in zsh)?
I'm pretty comfortable with bash, but recently I ended up in a substitution I didn't know.
What exactly is <(command) in bash?
How does it compare to the =(command) in zsh?
I understand that this has something to do with default file descriptors. In…
Henrique Barcelos
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What are all the Windows 7/8/8.1 updates (KBs) I must skip to avoid Windows 10 upgrading -and nags-?
It's been a time I didn't follow the list of which Windows 7/8/8.1 KBs I must skip since I don't want the unfinished Windows 10 at all. Moreover, I will still consider Windows 10 unfinished (-> unstable) until they release Windows Server 2016
The…
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Docker containers have their own kernel or not?
I see that a lot of docker images in the docker repository are made with an Ubuntu base.
What does that mean? Does each container bundle a stripped down version of the Linux kernel?
Do containers sit on top of their own kernels? But I thought…
stewart99
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How to enable confirmation alert before closing chrome tabs?
How to enable confirmation alert box option before closing opened tab in chrome browser? Need to change setting? I couldn't find any such options in setting window.
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How can I fix a computer that is infested with malware and is extremely unresponsive?
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How do I get rid of malicious spyware, malware, viruses or rootkits from my PC?
I'm troubleshooting a Windows 7 PC for a friend. A couple of days ago it started running 'slow'. It turns out 'slow' is about 15 minutes to the…
fredley
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How does the Windows RENAME command interpret wildcards?
How does the Windows RENAME (REN) command interpret wildcards?
The built in HELP facility is of no help - it doesn't address wildcards at all.
The Microsoft technet XP online help isn't much better. Here is all it has to say regarding…
dbenham
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What are the "N" versions of Windows 8?
Microsoft just released the final Windows 8 versions for MSDN members, before its consumer release in october.
Anyway, I am a MSDN member. Today I went to see my downloads page and I found a list of the new versions to be downloaded.
Windows…
Gustavo Gondim
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