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+ | ==== search button in taskbar not working ==== | ||
+ | Symptom: The search button in the task bar does not respond to the keyboard. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Fix: Reboot the search process | ||
+ | |||
+ | ctrl+alt+del -> Task Manager -> Processes -> Search -> Search -> End Task | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ref:- https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== wifi password ==== | ||
+ | Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center | ||
+ | -> View your active networks -> click the link after " | ||
+ | -> which will be something like Wi-Fi (SSID) | ||
+ | -> Wireless Properties -> Security -> Network security key | ||
+ | -> Show characters -> enter the admin password | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Check windows version ==== | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | winver | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Set environment variables ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | Using the run prompt (windows key + r) | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | rundll32 sysdm.cpl, | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | Using the cmd prompt | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | C: | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== unset environment variable ==== | ||
+ | To temporarily unset an environment variable | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | set FOOBAR= | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | This will remove the variable from the current environment (not permanently). | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ref:- https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== dump environment variables ==== | ||
+ | user environment variables | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | reg query HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Environment > user_env_vars.txt | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | system environment variables | ||
+ | < | ||
+ | reg query " | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | tested on | windows 7 | ||
+ | |||
+ | script - [[https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | Ref - https:// | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== refresh environment variables ==== | ||
+ | tags | git bash reread environment variables | ||
+ | |||
+ | If you update an environment variable and want to use the new value in an existing git bash session, | ||
+ | | ||
+ | |||
+ | Tested it on: | ||
+ | * git bash is running inside conemu 191012 < | ||
+ | git version 2.34.1.windows.1 | ||
+ | $ bash --version | ||
+ | GNU bash, version 4.4.23(1)-release (x86_64-pc-msys) | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | * OS: Windows 10 Enterprise | ||
==== list of installed packages ==== | ==== list of installed packages ==== | ||
'' | '' | ||
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* started using it from 2020-11 | * started using it from 2020-11 | ||
* Using 64-bit version of 1.3.5 | * Using 64-bit version of 1.3.5 | ||
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- | ==== wifi password ==== | ||
- | Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network and Sharing Center | ||
- | -> View your active networks -> click the link after " | ||
- | -> which will be something like Wi-Fi (SSID) | ||
- | -> Wireless Properties -> Security -> Network security key | ||
- | -> Show characters -> enter the admin password | ||
==== clear recent files list ==== | ==== clear recent files list ==== |
windows_notes.1649263711.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/04/06 16:48 by raju