====== Miscellaneous about Windows ======

===== Auto startup folders in Windows 10 =====

In the explorer, type:
  * ''shell:startup'' for the user's folder,
  * ''shell:common startup'' for the folder common to all users.

The programs put in this folders are launched when opening a Windows 10 session.

===== Port 80 used under Windows 10 =====

Despite the user has no launched an HTTP server, the port 80 is in use, as  can be seen with //netstat//. This is due to a service called //W3SVC// (group //iissvcs//).

Don't know what the purpose of this service is (don't really search...). Deactivating it seems not to be a problem...


===== Searching for a file =====

To retrieve only files with a given name, type ''system.filename://<file name>//'' in the search text box from the //file explorer// (you might also retrieve files which name begin with the given pattern).

===== The 'hosts' file =====
 The [[wp>Hosts_(file)|hosts]] file will be found under //Windows// at ''C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts''. This file can be //mklinked// (''mklink C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts ...'').

For the modification in this file to be taken into account, it could be necessary to clear the //DNS// cache, by launching ''ipconfig /flushdns''.

===== Logged in with a temporary account =====

(From https://appuals.com/best-fix-how-to-fix-temporary-profile-issues-in-windows-10/.)

If //Windows// is unable to connect to your usual account and instead logged you in a temporary account, even after restarting the computer, remove the ''.bak'' extension from the '' HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ProfileList\(long number).bak'' registry entry, after renaming (or deleting) the same entry __without__ the ''.bak'' extension, and restart the computer.

===== Changing account user name =====

Launch ''netplwiz''.

===== Assigning drive letter to folder (persistently) =====

(From http://superuser.com/questions/29072/how-to-make-subst-mapping-persistent-across-reboots.)

In the registry, at ''HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\DOS Devices'', add a string value with, as name, the drive letter with the colon ('':''), and, as value, ''\??\'' followed by the folder (example : ''\??\C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Shared Documents''). Reboot.

The assignation of a drive letter to with ''subst'' command does not survive to a boot.

===== Turn Off Your Monitor With a Keyboard Shortcut =====

https://www.alphr.com/turn-off-monitor-with-keyboard/

Create a shortcut with following target:

''powershell.exe -Command "(Add-Type '[DllImport(\"user32.dll\")]public static extern int SendMessage(int hWnd,int hMsg,int wParam,int lParam);' -Name a -Pas)::SendMessage(-1,0x0112,0xF170,2)"''