Category Archives: Windows
VMware Workstation Bridged Network Stopped Working
On my Windows 11 host, with a Lubuntu guest, bridged networking stopped working one day. The solution was to open Virtual Network Editor on the Windows host (must be run as Administrator) and manually set VMnet0’s “Bridged to:” option to … Continue reading
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Using PowerShell To Change File’s Created/Modified/Access Timestamps
File timestamps can be modified on Windows using PowerShell. Command Syntax: (Get-Item YourFilePath).CreationTime = “mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm” Time can be specified using a 24-hour clock, or using am/pm. There are three settable timestamps: CreationTime will affect the Created timestamp. LastWriteTime will … Continue reading
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Microsoft Symbol Server Configuration for WinDbg
Since I always forget how to configure a symbol cache on a new machine, here’s my configuration. Setting this environmental variable will download symbols from Microsoft’s servers and cache them at E:\symbols: _NT_SYMBOL_PATH=srv*E:\symbols*https://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
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It’s 2017 and Windows 10 Notification Sounds Are Still Obnoxiously Loud
Back in August of 2015, I wrote about how System Notifications in Windows 10 were deafening and ignored System Volume settings. It’s 2017, and the problem appears to still be there. In fact, it’s even worse, since Dropbox has to … Continue reading
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Windows 10 Bug: ‘System Sounds’ Volume Gets Loud on UAC and Notifications
Problem Running the retail/release version of Windows 10, every time I got a UAC prompt or ‘toast’ notification, the notification sound would be at full volume. I’d go into the Volume Mixer, run it down to around 5%, and sure … Continue reading
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How to Remap Windows Key on Kinesis Classic Keyboard
My Kinesis Classic doesn’t have a Windows key (well, technically it does, but it’s embedded in the ‘keypad’ map Print Screen). I like to remap the Insert key to the Windows key. Here’s how to do it: Press the Keypad … Continue reading
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WTF is a “Desktop Device App”
Apparently you now have to run the Windows App Certification Kit (WACK) on the software executables you publish in order to avoid a moderately scary warning from Windows SmartScreen. Upon running WACK, you’re presented with four options: Validate Windows Store … Continue reading
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Minimal Steps to Fake Authenticode Signature (Self-Signing)
Here are the minimum steps required to self-sign an executable for development and testing: makecert -sv mykey.pvk -n “CN=MyCompany” -len 2048 mycert.cer -r pvk2pfx -pvk mykey.pvk -spc mycert.cer -pfx mycert.pfx -po mypassword Note: You’ll be prompted to create a certificate … Continue reading
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Enabling uiAccess in Visual Studio C++ Projects
After spending too much time fiddling with my project’s Manifest Tool settings, trying to import an “Additional Manifest File”, I realized the solution was actually really simple. Under Project Settings | Linker | Manifest File, there is a simple dropdown … Continue reading
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Windows Console and Double/Multi Byte Character Set
The Windows Console doesn’t support Unicode. It does, however, support Double Byte Character Sets using Code Pages. By changing the system locale, the Console can display Japanese, Korean, and Chinese text: Terminology UTF-8 and UTF-16 are types of Unicode. However, … Continue reading
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