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Windows XP and later OSs include the following services to support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) devices: the SSDP discovery service, which discovers UPnP devices on your network the UPnP device host service, which provides support to host UPnP devices Disabling these services doesn’t guarantee that SSDP discovery messages will stop, and you might still […]

You can configure Minesweeper to display either a white or black pixel on screen, depending on if the cursor is over a mine (black) or not (white) by following these steps: Start Minesweeper. Type xyzzy, then press Shift+Enter. Minimize all windows and begin play. The pixel in the top left-hand corner of the desktop will […]

To get ANSI support, perform the following steps: Create a shortcut to command.com. Create a file called ansi.nt. Include the following lines in the ansi.nt file: dosonly device=%systemroot%system32ansi.sys device=%SystemRoot%system32himem.sys files=40 dos=high,umb Under Properties for the command.com shortcut, go to the Programs tab. In the Config Path field, enter the path to ansi.nt. Now when you […]

A typical JVM installation requires that you reboot your machine and alerts you to any problems the installer encountered. However, you can use the /q and /qq switches to control the reboot requirement and the reporting of any problems. To prevent the installation from rebooting the system but still have it notify you of any […]

When you attempt to use the CD command to change directories to a UNC path, you receive the following error: CMD does not support UNC paths as current directories. Although you can map a drive, use the CD command to change to the new drive, then disconnect after you’re done working in the UNC location, […]

Notepad lets you configure document-specific settings (e.g., margins, page orientation, header and footer), which you access by selecting the Page Setup option from the File menu. However, Notepad reverts to using default Page Setup settings every time you restart the program. To configure Notepad to remember your Page Setup settings, perform the following steps: Start […]

You typically use the Services GUI in Windows to configure a services start-up type, but you can also use the SC command to set the start-up type from the command line: “sc config [service name] start=[mode]” For example, sc config msexchangeimc start=auto automatically starts the exchangeIMC service when you boot the system.

The WMP File menu lists your most recently played files. If you don’t want WMP to maintain this list, perform the following steps: Start a registry editor (regedit.exe). Navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftMediaPlayerPreferences registry subkey. From the Edit menu, select New, Binary Value. Enter a name of AddToMRU, then press Enter. Double-click the new value, set […]

To disable the F3 key search capability, perform the following steps: Start a registry editor (e.g., regedit.exe). Navigate to the HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftInternet ExplorerRestrictions registry subkey. If this subkey doesn’t exist, open the Edit menu and select New, Key to create it. From the Edit menu, select New, DWORD Value. Enter the name NoFindFiles, then press Enter. […]