https://sprint.shakir.blogDaily celebrity news in a social format.en-usWed, 05 Aug 2026 14:32:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ssh-into-wsl-from-another-machine-on-the-network.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ssh-into-wsl-from-another-machine-on-the-network.htmlI'm trying to deploy a distributed systems using Windows machines. However, the code I want to compile and run on this system should get complied in a Linux-based environment. Thus, I downloaded and ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:32:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/screenbright-win7-powershell-commandline-alternative.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/screenbright-win7-powershell-commandline-alternative.htmlWork computer, so I cannot install any thirdparty apps :( Does anyone have the command line samples that work like screenbright? 2 monitors, one is darker than other and OS will brighten/darken B......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:27:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-shareing-issuse.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-10-shareing-issuse.htmlI have some computers on a small network in same Workgroup and they can ping server. Server operating system : Windows 10 pro Category One clients : Windows 10 Enterprise Category Two clients : Win......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:23:31 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/export-a-vm-with-the-snapshots.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/export-a-vm-with-the-snapshots.htmlI have a machine with snapshots at different key points in the configuration. Now I need to back up this VM, with its snapshots, to another machine. I tried the "Export" function, but the .ova fil......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:02:13 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-brew-install-update-software-not-installed-by-brew-install.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-brew-install-update-software-not-installed-by-brew-install.htmlSo I just use brew update to update all the softwares on my Macbook, but today when I tried to use Latex, I find that I still have toupdate it manually. Does that mean homebrew can only update file......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:02:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/db2-how-to-grant-sysadm.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/db2-how-to-grant-sysadm.htmlThe SQL command GRANT SYSADM TO db2inst1; fails with the following message: Error: DB2 SQL Error: SQLCODE=-707, SQLSTATE=42939, SQLERRMC=SYSADM, DRIVER=4.19.49 SQLState: 42939 ErrorCode: -707 ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:39:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-change-values-of-the-ini-files-via-command-line-linux-or-win.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-change-values-of-the-ini-files-via-command-line-linux-or-win.htmlHow can I change values of the .ini files via command line? (linux or windows) For example I have a php.ini file: display_errors = On error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE Now, I need be like ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:36:39 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-always-open-new-file-in-current-window-in-vscode.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-always-open-new-file-in-current-window-in-vscode.htmlWhenever I open a file in Windows by double-clicking on it, Visual Studio Code opens that file in a new window even though VSCode is already running. Any idea how to make it open the file in a new......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:34:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/regex-match-and-delete-2-words-before-and-after-the-specified-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/regex-match-and-delete-2-words-before-and-after-the-specified-word.htmlThis is the line: I love you and George loves IOANA but also Mihai is my enemy. I want to match 2 words before IOANA, and also 2 words after IOANA The Output should be: I love you and IOANA Mihai i......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:27:34 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-laptop-knows-after-shutdown-that-lid-was-opened.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-laptop-knows-after-shutdown-that-lid-was-opened.htmlAfter I shutdown my laptop completely and when I reopen the lid its turns on automatically so, I believe the laptop is not shutting down completely because otherwise how does laptop knows I opened ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:25:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/running-windows-with-defective-ram.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/running-windows-with-defective-ram.htmlIs it possible to run Windows (7, x64) with a defective RAM module? More precisely, is there some way to tell Windows not to allocate a known bad address or block of addresses? For Linux, there is ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:25:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-reset-default-programs-in-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-reset-default-programs-in-windows-7.htmlBy mistake I had changed default program with other files and now all of my files and programs seem to have been changed to word documents, and they do not open. I cannot even open the internet any......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:19:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-onedrive-handling-in-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-onedrive-handling-in-word.htmlSince I use OneDrive, each document I create or edit in Word is handled as an online document, when I save it in the folder structure, OneDrive is syncing. Documents are handled as "http://d.docs.......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:08:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/laptop-waking-up-from-sleep-because-of-power-button-windows-8-1.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/laptop-waking-up-from-sleep-because-of-power-button-windows-8-1.htmlMy computer is brand new but has a serious problem - it wakes up from sleep mode on its own in the middle of the night, usually a couple hours after I put it into sleep mode. This problem is consis......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:07:01 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/kill-9-programs-but-they-still-hang-on.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/kill-9-programs-but-they-still-hang-on.htmlI tried to kill all my background jobs submit earlier under KUbuntu by kill -9 $(jobs -p) Although this command immediately gave the message like [1] Killed myjob1 [2] Killed m......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:01:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/invalid-key-name-for-reg-add-on-some-pcs.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/invalid-key-name-for-reg-add-on-some-pcs.htmlThe following commands work on my PC: reg add Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa /v everyoneincludesanonymous /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f reg add Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:59:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-standard-height-of-pci-e-slots-in-motherboards.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-standard-height-of-pci-e-slots-in-motherboards.htmlI am designing a scratch build and am going to be using a riser card for the GPU, but the case I am designing is extremely unforgiving of errors in measurements. A watercooling fitting will be dire......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:38:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-windows-actually-handle-file-associations.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-windows-actually-handle-file-associations.htmlI have a problem with file associations. My C# application can set the file association for its own extension so that users double clicking the project file it uses will open my app and load the f......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:38:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/node-modules-on-windows-10-and-g-configuration.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/node-modules-on-windows-10-and-g-configuration.htmlI'm trying to use node modules like httpster and nodemon on Windows 10 for both me and my daughter on separate accounts. As administrator, I can use it from my own account. My daughter can't use it......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:37:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-files-into-folders-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-change-files-into-folders-windows-10.htmlI was using autoit to rename folders, and I used FileMove instead of DirMove. It did move all the data from the folder, but wrote the destination folder as a FILE - Without the D attribute - so win......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:35:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-keyboard-shortcut-to-insert-a-comment-on-osx-word-2008.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-039-s-the-keyboard-shortcut-to-insert-a-comment-on-osx-word-2008.htmlNo shortcut is listed in the menu, under Insert > Comment....Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:27:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-use-of-private-ip-address-in-android-mobile.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-use-of-private-ip-address-in-android-mobile.htmlI was able to see my private IP address in my Android phone. While goggling what is my ip I got my public IP. As per my knowledge, In case of broadband connection Public IP is assigned by ISP and ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:24:35 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-recursively-change-sharing-permission-of-a-folder-in-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-recursively-change-sharing-permission-of-a-folder-in-mac-os-x.htmlIs there any Mac OS X tools or scripts which allow me to change sharing/permission properties of files and subfolders in a folder recursively? For example, to let everybody or a specific user able to ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:18:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-reload-the-terminal-in-ubuntu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-reload-the-terminal-in-ubuntu.htmlHow can I restart / reload the terminal in ubuntu 11.10? I'm using bash. My original reason to ask was that I had to exit and start the terminal again to get new .bashrc aliases to work, but that's......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:08:44 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-list-all-updates-installed-on-mac-os-x.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-list-all-updates-installed-on-mac-os-x.htmlHow can I list all updates installed on Mac OS X?...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:05:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/installing-7zip-in-centos-succeeds-but-can-039-t-use-it.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/installing-7zip-in-centos-succeeds-but-can-039-t-use-it.htmlI am trying to install 7zip to CentOS yum install p7zip installed it. And now running this returns Package p7zip-9.20.1-2.el5.x86_64 already installed and latest version But [root@root publi......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:36:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-ping-but-can-access-internet-just-fine.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-039-t-ping-but-can-access-internet-just-fine.htmlI'm wondering if anyone has ideas on this one, since it's a first for me. I can access the internet just fine with a browser, but using PING or TRACERT from a command prompt just shows requests ti......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:54:16 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/setting-up-universal-repeater-essid-and-ssid-what-is-the-difference.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/setting-up-universal-repeater-essid-and-ssid-what-is-the-difference.htmlI have a wireless network at home, using one wireless router. IT's SSID is: home_112 I want to extend the coverage, and adding a D-link switch, that can act also as a universal repeater Howe......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:50:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-the-white-background-of-the-text.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-remove-the-white-background-of-the-text.htmlIn Microsoft Word, when I put a background image and write text on top of it, the text has white background: I want to remove this background, so that the text is written directly on top of the im......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:32:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/which-is-best-for-readyboost-sd-card-or-usb-which-would-have-better-pe.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/which-is-best-for-readyboost-sd-card-or-usb-which-would-have-better-pe.htmlWould it be better to use a USB or a SD card as use for ReadyBoost? I run windows 7 on a acer aspire laptop. It has a built in SD-card reader, and usb 2.0 ports....Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:32:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/missing-certain-update-kb2999226-aka-ucrt-on-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/missing-certain-update-kb2999226-aka-ucrt-on-windows-10.htmlI have Windows 10 and I get below error when trying to install certain software. As far as I have read Windows 10 was supposed to have this update (or this CRT) already inside. PS. When I click u......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:19:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-type-nul-somefile-do-to-somefile-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-does-type-nul-somefile-do-to-somefile-in-windows.htmlSpecifically, does type nul > somefile overwrite the entire file on disk? I saw a batch script website recommend generating an FTP script on the fly and then "securely" erasing it with the comma......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:07:53 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/dev-sdb-read-only-filesystem.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/dev-sdb-read-only-filesystem.htmlI think I have pre-maturely ejected USB during a write operation. Currently I'm trying to use this USB image to write another USB image to it, so whether all the data gets erased from it does not m......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:04:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/count-how-many-cells-have-a-number-greater-than-zero.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/count-how-many-cells-have-a-number-greater-than-zero.htmlI have K2, T2, AC2, AL2, and AV2 with numbers in them. I want to count how many of those are greater than zero. For instance, K2 is 4, T2 is 17, AC2 is 0, AL2 is 3, and AV2 is 6. I would expect an ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:53:59 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/change-bin-size-in-excel-surface-plot.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/change-bin-size-in-excel-surface-plot.htmlThis seems like a simple question, but I can't find a solution online. I'm creating surface plots in Excel, and I wanted to see if there was a way to set the bin size for coloring. Right now Excel ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:49:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/fixing-restore-active-desktop-on-windows-xp.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/fixing-restore-active-desktop-on-windows-xp.htmlI've already tried this: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-desktop/windows-xp-will-not-restore-my-active-desktop/f664bfe4-0acd-4b11-8918-eb779bb2cc07 had no luck. All I k......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:41:26 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/access-denied-when-using-net-stop-start-via-cli-on-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/access-denied-when-using-net-stop-start-via-cli-on-windows-7.htmlI have a Windows service that needs to be stopped and restarted when switching to a different development server (I'm a web developer.) If I go into the Services GUI, I can stop and restart the ser......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:39:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/samsung-series-5-bios-not-detecting-any-bootable-devices.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/samsung-series-5-bios-not-detecting-any-bootable-devices.htmlso I have a problem with my BIOS, it doesn't detect any bootable devices from the Boot tab. NOTE: I'm gonna refer to keys and tabs that show in my BIOS settings page for ease of explanation. Please ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:29:03 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-fetch-gpg-public-keys-with-kleopatra-in-windows.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cannot-fetch-gpg-public-keys-with-kleopatra-in-windows.htmlEdit: I resolved the problem myself. Please see my answer below. In Kleopatra (Windows), I have the following key server When I try to fetch the GPG public key of XUbuntu (...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:16:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/bootcamp-windows10-how-to-connect-two-dualshock-4-using-bluetooth.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/bootcamp-windows10-how-to-connect-two-dualshock-4-using-bluetooth.htmlI'm not sure what is the best place to ask this question, so I decided to ask Microsoft, Apple and superuser communities. I spend whole day fighting with it and still no luck so I hope that anyone......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:15:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/do-processors-really-have-golden-pins.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/do-processors-really-have-golden-pins.htmlIs it true that processors usually have golden pins? Do Pentium 4s have them?...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:09:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-connect-to-a-https-site-via-http.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-can-i-connect-to-a-https-site-via-http.htmlWe have CheckPoint in our company. I am using Anonymox to bypass CheckPoint. Everything is OK except when I try to connect HTTPS sites I cannot bypass CheckPoint. For example I can watch videos on ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:46:07 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/custom-wim-shows-up-blank-in-windows-setup.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/custom-wim-shows-up-blank-in-windows-setup.htmlI am trying to set up a custom image to load with windows setup. It works fine, but for some reason the operating system has a blank selection in Windows Setup. But when I check the WIM title and ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:38:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-this-gigabit-switch-full-duplex-in-gigabit-mode-but-only-half-d.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-is-this-gigabit-switch-full-duplex-in-gigabit-mode-but-only-half-d.htmlAccording to the specs of the D-Link DGS-1100-16 Easysmart 16-Port Gigabit Switch at amazon.com: IEEE 802.3 compliant IEEE 802.3u compliant; Supports half/full-duplex operation (half at 10/100 M......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:20:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-win-key-command-followed-by-ctrl-shift-enter-for-adminis.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-enable-win-key-command-followed-by-ctrl-shift-enter-for-adminis.htmlOn Feb 9, 2022 out of the blue the shortcut to elevate Administrative privilege by typing a command from Win-key followed by ctrl+shift+enter stopped working on all my laptops and desktops running ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:09:12 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/which-other-extension-packs-for-virtualbox-are-available-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/which-other-extension-packs-for-virtualbox-are-available-closed.htmlThe default solution to access VMs outside the guest with VirtualBox seems to be VRDP provided by the VirtualBox Extension Pack. But that is not free to use in a commercial use case and pretty expe......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:02:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ms-word-remove-the-header-and-footer-margins-not-working.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ms-word-remove-the-header-and-footer-margins-not-working.htmlI am trying to make heading-letter but no matter what can't remove margins from header and footer. Changing margins to 0 Returning error (even by clicking ignore margins in image 1 still exist) ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:58:50 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-powershell-to-read-line-by-line-and-pass-it-into-another-co.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-powershell-to-read-line-by-line-and-pass-it-into-another-co.htmlA lot of the questions around the internet for this specific topic are oriented into BASH for linux, I was wondering if the same thing can be achieved using just PowerShell. On Bash, one can use: for ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:23:09 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-a-basement-a-suitable-climate-for-a-running-server.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-a-basement-a-suitable-climate-for-a-running-server.htmlSome server fans can be rather noisy. If I were to relocate a server rack to a basement area, what considerations would I need to take into account? Are there certain temperatures or humidity rang......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:12:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/scp-all-files-ending-039-123-jpg-039-recursion-spaces-wildcards.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/scp-all-files-ending-039-123-jpg-039-recursion-spaces-wildcards.htmlThere's too much going on for me to get my noobie head around here. I'm wanting to download all files that end -123.jpg from a multitude of nested directories on a remote server. Some of these ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:04:30 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-touchpad-in-laptop-detect-a-tap.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-touchpad-in-laptop-detect-a-tap.htmlI just wonder, how does the touchpad detect your tap? Does it detect by pressure? I tried to tap it with my fingernail, it didn't respond. It only respond if I tap if with my finger tip. I am us......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:00:19 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/cmos-battery-replacement-ml-1220-to-cr-1220.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/cmos-battery-replacement-ml-1220-to-cr-1220.htmlI have a Gigabyte Q1000C mini Laptop. The Bios battery is dead, as it has been in storage for the last 3 Years. The bios battery in it now is a ML 1220 - as shown above. I'd like to know if I could ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:24:51 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-detect-thermal-throttling.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-detect-thermal-throttling.htmlI have a Dell XPS 15 Laptop, i7-2720QM CPU, 2.20 GHz, Win 8.1 which currently slowed down significantly. Fan goes on quite often. I have checked the following: sufficient free disk space > 10 GB......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:22:24 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-the-guid-of-different-hdd-partitions.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-get-the-guid-of-different-hdd-partitions.htmlI was trying with BCDEDIT and DISKPART but that tools give me an ID that is not the GUID Note: I am testing in Windows 7...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:17:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/docker-repository-name-must-be-lowercase.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/docker-repository-name-must-be-lowercase.htmlWhen trying to run the following command, I'm getting this error docker: invalid reference format: repository name must be lowercase. Command: docker run --rm -v $PWD:/tmp/workdir --entrypoin......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:48:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-do-goto-definition-and-goto-reference-do-in-sublime-text.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-do-goto-definition-and-goto-reference-do-in-sublime-text.htmlWhat is the purpose of these commands?:...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:36:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/connecting-desktop-hdd-to-laptop-via-sata.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/connecting-desktop-hdd-to-laptop-via-sata.htmlI would like to connect my desktop HDD into my laptop. It does not need to fit inside, but it needs to be connected via SATA (meaning I do not want to connect a sata to USB adapter) I have removed......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:36:54 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-execute-run-a-sql-file-in-postgresql-9-2-6-centos.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-execute-run-a-sql-file-in-postgresql-9-2-6-centos.htmlI would like to know how to execute a .sql file in PostgreSQL. I'm using CentOs 6.4. I have created a database and just need to run a script given to me to create tables. Thanking you in advance....Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:34:08 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/find-key-of-installed-and-activated-instance-adobe-acrobat-professiona.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/find-key-of-installed-and-activated-instance-adobe-acrobat-professiona.htmlHave several copies of Acrobat Professional that were purchased previously, installed and activated. However there is no documentation of the serial numbers, the Adobe online account ID or any deta......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 09:14:38 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/window-to-go-wintousb-on-a-pc-with-an-external-thunderbolt-3-nvme-driv.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/window-to-go-wintousb-on-a-pc-with-an-external-thunderbolt-3-nvme-driv.htmlI've hit information overload in terms of trying to figure out how to get windows 10 up an running on an external drive. I recently purchased an external 500 GB Thunderbolt 3 NVMe SSD drive with the ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:56:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/does-a-4-pin-mini-din-s-video-out-to-hdmi-in-cable-exist-closed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/does-a-4-pin-mini-din-s-video-out-to-hdmi-in-cable-exist-closed.htmlI'm looking for an cable (adapter or something) that can connect a 4-pin mini-DIN S-Video out to a: HDMI in The reason being I have an ancient piece of specialized equipment (no it's not a D......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:53:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-intel-security-assist.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-intel-security-assist.htmlI'm installing Windows 10 and removing bloatware. What does Intel Security Assist do, and why is it installed? Also, (how) does it relate to the IME, and is it reasonable to believe that it provides/...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:27:47 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-query-the-launch-services-database-for-applications-.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/is-it-possible-to-query-the-launch-services-database-for-applications-.htmlI am able to use mdls to show the Uniform Type Identifier (UTI) for an arbitrary file as well as the hierarchy of types that are supersets of a specific UTI. mac:~ mike$ mdls -name kMDItemContentT......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:05:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-a-domain-and-a-realm.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-is-the-difference-between-a-domain-and-a-realm.htmlI couldn't get any clear-cut answer hence asking on this forum. I want to know the difference between domain and realm. I tried looking for it at several places on internet . Are they same, differe......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:51:56 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-would-a-laptop-039-s-reaction-be-to-getting-5v-fed-into-its-20v-d.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-would-a-laptop-039-s-reaction-be-to-getting-5v-fed-into-its-20v-d.htmlBackground: Hello. I am an Electronics Engineering student, and while I am familiar with basic power concepts and power circuits, I don't know how laptops are generally built and I want to cross ch......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:36:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-upgrade-existing-neverware-cloudready-to-google-chrome-os-flex.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-i-upgrade-existing-neverware-cloudready-to-google-chrome-os-flex.htmlCan I update an existing CloudReady to CloudReady 2.0 (a.k.a. Google Chrome OS Flex)? I tried changing channel to canary but still ChromeOS Flex isn't offered. So Can I update to Flex? Or do I have......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:18:41 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/can-basic-mathematics-be-done-in-microsoft-word.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/can-basic-mathematics-be-done-in-microsoft-word.htmlIs there a function of MS Word that enables users to solve basic math problems, in this case addition or subtraction? I use its platform for a budget and of course I could just use a calculator but......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:13:22 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-charging-of-connected-usb-device-phone.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/disable-charging-of-connected-usb-device-phone.htmlI often use my phone as a mobile internet hotspot, which is connected via USB to my computer. This works fine, but unless the phone is already fully charged, it starts charging its battery from the ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:08:43 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-command-to-copy-entire-folder-and-contents-to-a-different-f.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/powershell-command-to-copy-entire-folder-and-contents-to-a-different-f.htmlI have an assignment where I have to write a powershell command on windows server 2019 that copies my documents folder to another folder called backups. my current script looks like this: copy-it......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:05:55 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-windows-acls.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/what-are-windows-acls.htmlWhat are Windows ACLs and why are they important?...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:56:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-zeros-to-the-right-of-a-decimal.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-zeros-to-the-right-of-a-decimal.htmlI'm trying to add trailing zeroes to the right of a decimal number in Excel. I have cells with these values: 6.13 31.41592 2.124 How can I make them all have 6 decimal positions like this? 6.130......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:35:05 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-expand-filenames-on-command-line-duplicate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-expand-filenames-on-command-line-duplicate.htmlI'm using a batch file to execute an awk program and feed it filenames. Question: How do I get it to expand the filenames on the command line? Syntax: Command.exe *.rpt > out.txt Exact: "C:......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:31:28 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/using-a-windows-computer-as-a-bluetooth-input-device-for-another-compu.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/using-a-windows-computer-as-a-bluetooth-input-device-for-another-compu.htmlOk, I realize this is a totally backwards use-case but I've got to imagine it's technically possible. I have an android tablet (Acer A500) that I use at work to get to personal email and IM since I......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:28:23 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ssh-x-warning-x11-forwarding-request-failed-on-channel-0.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ssh-x-warning-x11-forwarding-request-failed-on-channel-0.htmlWhen I run ssh -X my_host I get the error: "X11 forwarding request failed on channel 0". (ssh -Y my_host gives the same error) My host is a Gentoo Linux machine and my client is a macOS ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:45:15 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-3-1-working-keyboard-shortcut-to-close-active-window.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/windows-3-1-working-keyboard-shortcut-to-close-active-window.htmlThis doesn't work: Is there a keyboard shortcut to close a window in Windows? I have Windows 3.1 on old pc, few windows open. I cannot close using Alt+F4 as suggested here, because the whole wind......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:29:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/count-blank-cells-in-row-if-another-row-is-not-blank-in-excel.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/count-blank-cells-in-row-if-another-row-is-not-blank-in-excel.htmlIn excel Im trying to count Items not listed An example of how I am trying to achieve this would be: Item Name ---------- Listed Date Example Item 1 ----- 12/12/12 Example Item 2 ----- Item 2 ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:17:25 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-audio-file-from-powerpoint.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/remove-audio-file-from-powerpoint.htmlIs there a way to delete a custom audio file that I had added from the above list?...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:03:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/maximum-threads-limit-per-process-in-windows-10.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/maximum-threads-limit-per-process-in-windows-10.htmlI have a programs that works with threads. I want to know what is the maximum threads limit per process in windows 10 or what is the maximum threads windows 10 can handle?...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:50:36 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/full-charge-capacity-much-much-lower-than-design-capacity.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/full-charge-capacity-much-much-lower-than-design-capacity.htmlI had no idea about battery report on windows until recently. I have a Dell Inspiton 5570 bought 2 years ago. I didn't know if full battery capacity met design capacity then. But now, full charge ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:41:42 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-tell-if-a-laptop-has-a-tpm-without-buying-it-first.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-tell-if-a-laptop-has-a-tpm-without-buying-it-first.htmlWith TrueCrypt not officially supporting Windows 8 yet, Bitlocker appears to be the default option for full disk encryption on a new laptop. However, Bitlocker suffers a major usability degradatio......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:41:21 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/logon-script-with-net-use-delete-yes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/logon-script-with-net-use-delete-yes.htmlI'm trying to get rid of all manually mapped network drives on all workstations in my domain. I want our end-user's mapped drives to be mapped solely via GPO (GPO's are already in place). I'm tryi......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:39:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/geany-invisible-underscore.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/geany-invisible-underscore.htmlRecently, Geany suddenly started showing underscores as spaces - i.e. they've become "invisible". For example this text - is_empty, displays the same as is empty. But when copying to the clipboard......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:35:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-switch-between-headphones-and-speakers-without-unplugging-the-h.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-switch-between-headphones-and-speakers-without-unplugging-the-h.htmlWhen i'm using Ubuntu 18, I'm able to freely switch the audio output between my plugged-in headphones (with a jack plug) and the PC speakers using PulseAudio, without unplugging the headphones . ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:34:27 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-show-volume-shadow-copy-service-tab.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-show-volume-shadow-copy-service-tab.htmlThere is a service called volume shadow copy that can help me to control my system restore points , this service can make me restore any thing ( e.g restore my files that I write at specific date ) , ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:31:17 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-many-physical-cpus-does-my-machine-have.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-many-physical-cpus-does-my-machine-have.htmlI am a bit confused about the number of CPUs my server has. It is running on Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 6242R CPU @ 3.10GHz which according to official Intel docs contains 20 physical cores. The problem......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:17:04 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/streaming-audio-from-windows-to-linux-using-pulseaudio.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/streaming-audio-from-windows-to-linux-using-pulseaudio.htmlI have Linux box with Ubuntu + PulseAudio network server installed. I can stream audio from my laptop (with Linux installed too) to the box over local network. I've recently installed Windows 7 in......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:13:06 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-how-can-i-gracefully-ask-a-running-program-to-terminate.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/on-windows-how-can-i-gracefully-ask-a-running-program-to-terminate.htmlOn Unix or Linux, it's easy to gracefully ask a running application to terminate: you send it the SIGTERM signal. If its process ID is 1234, you can simply run kill 1234 or kill -s TERM 1234 or k......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:04:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-test-if-gcc-is-installed.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-test-if-gcc-is-installed.htmlHow can I find out if I have gcc installed on my machine? I am trying to run CodeRunner, but it isn't responding. I know you have to have gcc installed in order for it to work properly. I do have......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:49:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-chart-that-sums-the-values-in-multiple-rows-for-each-series.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/excel-chart-that-sums-the-values-in-multiple-rows-for-each-series.htmlSuppose I have a spread sheet that looks something like this... Now, I'd like to create a column chart that has 3 series, one for each country. Then, I want series for each category, but I want to......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:43:57 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/when-pressed-ctrl-c-only-break-out-of-current-function-and-not-whole-b.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/when-pressed-ctrl-c-only-break-out-of-current-function-and-not-whole-b.htmlI'm trying to write a script wherein if someone pressed CTRL+C (Keyboard interruption) then it shouldn't exit the entire script, just the current execution function. Can anyone suggest what logic c......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:42:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/trigger-macro-with-one-click-on-specific-cell.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/trigger-macro-with-one-click-on-specific-cell.htmlWould you mind pointing a way to start a macro in Excel 2010 by clicking only once on a specified cell? I had seen a solution somewhere, but now I can't trace it back....Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:33:48 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-windows-recover-from-route-f.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-does-windows-recover-from-route-f.htmlWe all know about the ROUTE /F command in Windows which, according to its documentation: "Clears the routing tables of all gateway entries. If this is used in conjunction with one of the ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:30:18 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-booting-parameters-to-the-kernel-with-bcfg-from-the-efi-she.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-add-booting-parameters-to-the-kernel-with-bcfg-from-the-efi-she.htmlefibootmgr is creating invalid entries in the EFI boot menu. For instance efibootmgr -c -d /dev/sdX -p Y -l /EFI/refind/refind_x64.efi -L "rEFInd Boot Manager" adds an unbootable japanese character......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:25:33 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-see-request-cookies-in-chrome.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-see-request-cookies-in-chrome.htmlIn Firefox and Safari, you can see the cookies being passed in the request in the network tab. For example, if you visit walmart.com and inspect the GET facebook.com/tr/xxxx requests, you can see t......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 03:16:40 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-open-port-443-on-windows-server-2016-standard.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-do-i-open-port-443-on-windows-server-2016-standard.htmlI have opened the port 443 on the firewall but still doesn't show it is listening both with netstat and telnet commands. Is there any other way to do this?...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:56:32 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/win-shift-s-only-works-once.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/win-shift-s-only-works-once.htmlI've been using the Win+Shift+S command to take (and copy) screenshots for ages now. Since today I ran into the problem that it only works once? The first time (after I've restarted my computer) the ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:55:00 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/ntfsresize-says-ntfs-partition-inconsistent-but-chkdsk-doesn-039-t-fin.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/ntfsresize-says-ntfs-partition-inconsistent-but-chkdsk-doesn-039-t-fin.htmlI am trying to shrink a NTFS partition on which, currently, Win10 is installed. The hard disk is a SSD. Disk management utility is not allowing me to shrink even a bit. It shows the amount of shrink ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:48:58 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-tar-archive-split-into-or-spanning-multiple-files.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/how-to-create-tar-archive-split-into-or-spanning-multiple-files.htmlAccording to this page, one can let tar create a tar archive "split" into 100 Mb files: tar -c -M --tape-length=102400 --file=disk1.tar largefile.tgz The problem is that this command will ...Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:46:10 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/emoji-characters-not-displaying-correctly-on-windows-7.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/emoji-characters-not-displaying-correctly-on-windows-7.htmlIs there a specific font or something I need to install/download/configure in order to see emoji characters? Emoji are picture characters/emoticons often used in Japanese webpages and messages. ......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:39:37 -0400https://sprint.shakir.blog/why-doesn-039-t-search-all-mailboxes-show-results-from-all-mailboxes.htmlhttps://sprint.shakir.blog/why-doesn-039-t-search-all-mailboxes-show-results-from-all-mailboxes.htmlI have two mailboxes (personal and a customer support mailbox everyone has access to) in Outlook 365 Windows client. If I enable "All Mailboxes" or "All Outlook Items" in the se......Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:35:26 -0400