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How can I fix the Prettier extension?
I'm using the VSCode extension called Prettier to distinguish between text strings, but it doesn't seem to be working. I was using it 10 minutes ago and it was working fine, but when I closed the ...
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How to generate an executable file in the Portable Executable file format?
Dear Fellow Developers,
I am interested in learning how the Portable Executable format works. So far, I have written files in the com-format, which are executable in DosBox. However, I would like to ...
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Decode barcode from Image in Flutter
I need to decode barcode from captured images in my flutter application in WINDOWS. For example, this Code 39 Barcode image (not a perfect image, but that's the purpose of this question)
I have tried ...
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MSVS Test Explorer affects (suppresses) stdout of child process in test
I have a component which launches subprocess to do some stuff and get its output. I use Boost.Process for that with code similar to this:
asio::io_context ctx;
asio::readable_pipe rp{ctx};
process ...
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Read caching for Windows HTPC Server
I have an HTPC running Windows 11 Professional. (16GB RAM)
The boot drive C is 400Gb SSD - It contains only the operating system.
Z: Is a 4TB HDD containing TV series.
Y: Is a 1TB SSHD containing MP3s
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How to fix a "C compiler cannot create executables" error in Conan?
I am building a Windows application in Qt using CMake and I thought to use Conan to simplify dependency management. The generated Conan profile was using msvc, but I changed it to gcc. Additionally, I ...
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RabbitMQ installation failed in Windows [closed]
We are using RabbitMQ as a messaging service in our project in windows OS. However, the RabbitMQ installation frequently fails with error code 11 or error code 12.
Below are the Installation Steps:
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Installation of anaconda3-2025.12-2 on appvolume/appstack [closed]
I tried to install anaconda3-2025.12-2 on appvolume of VMware, and I got this error message.
How can I fix it? How can I install this version on Windows 10/11?
I tried to install it by running the exe ...
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How to get 'stdout' output from 'git gc 2>&1' on Windows PowerShell? [duplicate]
In PowerShell git gc normally produces some info output such as:
PS C:\myrepo> git gc
Enumerating objects: 12172, done.
Counting objects: 100% (12172/12172), done.
Delta compression using up to 12 ...
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WDAC not allowing self-signed .exe to run [closed]
I have a PC with WDAC (aka App Control for Business) correctly deployed. It functions as expected. However, I can't get a self-signed .exe to execute.
My policy has this:
<Signer ID="...
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How to(do I) write a network data consumption monitoring program that monitors all system processes and has control over them?
How do I write a program that alerts me when any app connects to the internet on Android or Windows?
My problem is my data subscription is getting drained. I don't know what apps are sucking it.
I can ...
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Issue with virtual environment activation in VS Code on Windows 11
I am using a venv for my current Python project in VS Code 2022 on Windows 11. I started having issues when I tried installing nodeenv into my venv, and it kept installing globally despite me running
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Win 11 and Python - Help launching a detached background process with "npx http-server" command
I work with several Playwright suites and I have to check consistently their HTML reports which I can load in a port in a detached process using this command in Powershell:
$command = "npx http-...
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Infinite loop when opening a new terminal in VS Code [closed]
I am facing an issue with the VS Code integrated terminal. The terminal starts printing continuously (infinite loop) as soon as I open it, and I am unable to type anything.
Problem details:
VS Code ...
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React localhost:3000 refused to connect despite "Compiled successfully" on Windows 11 [closed]
I am running a React project on Windows 11 using VS Code. My terminal shows 'Compiled successfully' on port 3000 (and I've tried 4000 too), but the browser (Chrome/Firefox/Edge) always shows '...
