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Questions tagged [microsoft-windows]

For questions specific to Vim implementations on the Microsoft Windows operating system.

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Can I use Vim with Visual Studio?

Is there any way I can use Vim with or Neovim to edit my project, and still be able to build it using Visual Studio? Note I am not talking about limited Vim emulators for Visual Studio but proper integration, with Vim at the front-end as the main…
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Strange characters appear after leaving insert mode on Windows

I use Vim v7.4 on a Windows laptop. Recently, I copied my .vimrc from a Mac, only to find that every time I leave insert mode, a sequence of strange characters will appear: These characters (right after the cursor) don't actually exist, and they…
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Can the vim program description be modified?

I am running Windows 7 Professional. I have used the context menu for each of several file types to specify vim in the "open with" field. There are times I want to open the selected file with vim and times I want to open it with gvim. So I have…
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Why can system directory files not be edited

It seems that vim does not work correctly when editing files in Windows systems directories. For example, editing the PowerShell all users, all hosts profile script fails. The current file has only one (1) line in it. C:>Get-Content…
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Which vim configuration makes green line on the screen when I'm not looking?

It's only been a few days since I configured vim, installed WSL2, etc. Everything was alright, but today was different. I opened vim, and began coding. My code was kind of long so I couldn't see the full code on the screen. When I go up to see the…
user30752
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How to get realtime progress from :make and :grep on Windows

When I run :make or :grep from vim on Linux I see the make/grep progress in the standard output as it occurs and then, when the command completes, I can use :copen to navigate through the quickfix list. However, when I run either of these two…
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CVE-2019-12735 question

Does anyone know if the Windows versions (pre 8.1.1365) of VIM (https://www.vim.org/download.php#pc) are vulnerable, per CVE-2019-12735? Everything I have read always mentions LINUX, and many LINUX commands would be harmless on Windows, but I assume…
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`set guicursor` has no effect in VIM on Windows

Neither set guicursor=i:ver25-iCursor nor set guicursor=a:blinkon0 have any effect in VIM on Windows. I expected them to change the caret from a block to a line and to stop it from blinking, respectively, but neither happens. Of course, I'm using…
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Advantages and disadvantages of using 64-bit build over 32-bit build

For MS-Windows, VIM releases 32-bit executable as well as 64-bit executable. The VIM download page mentions that the 64-bit version uses a lot more memory, but is compatible with 64 bit plugins. Are there any other disadvantages of using the 64-bit…
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Windows: disable Vim's start or intro screen

The same as the existing question, but for the Windows console version. I do not see "startify.vim".
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