Questions tagged [windows-7]
Software specifically for Windows 7. Please tag with [windows] instead unless your question involves functions specific to Windows 7.
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Non intrusive pop up reminder (Random) in Windows
Like most of us, I have more information that I can remember in my head, (from work todo list, home todo list, honey todo list, kids schedule, code snippets, reminders, shortcuts that I want to ...
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Software to read S.M.A.R.T. (SMART) values from USB hard disk drives (Windows)
Please recommend Windows software that can read S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology; often written as SMART) values from hard disk drives (HDDs) that are connected via USB.
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Free alternative to Transparent Screen Lock PRO
For the last few years I've been using Transparent Screen Lock Pro to lock my computer while keeping the entirety of the screen visible, allowing me to view any running activity on it at a glance. In ...
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Alert if a remote computer tries to connect on a given port
I am looking for a Windows 7 program that can give an alert if a remote computer tries to connect on a given port, and gives the option to accept or refuse. I don't want any warning regarding other ...
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Program to save visible windows' locations and later restore the layout
I have several monitors connected to my computer. I'm looking for an application that would be able to
Save the location of all visible windows (let's call it a layout)
Permit restoration of a saved ...
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Looking for windows tool to edit and resend packet
I capture packet that I sent with wireshark.
I looking for windows tool to edit this packet and resend it
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Cross platform disk encryption solution without admin privileges
I am looking for a cross platform (OS X 10.10 + Windows 7) encryption solution which can fully encrypt, decrypt and modify a USB disk (full disk encryption). Truecrypt does this, but you need admin ...
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Chaining 2 VPNs on Microsoft Windows
I'm looking for a program for Microsoft Windows 7 that can allow me to chain 2 VPNs.
I.e., I have 2 VPN servers, VPN_server01 and VPN_server02. When connecting to Internet I want my Internet ...
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desktop software to block websites across web browsers and web browser profiles (some other requirements mentioned here)
i'm looking for desktop software to block websites across web browsers and web browser profiles.
I tried https://freedom.to/ and it works across web browsers and in all chrome web browser profiles, ...
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Software to make video from a game
I would like to record videos from some games I am playing. I tried Fraps, but it had problems sometimes with recording audio. To be more precise, it was missing sometimes. I need software which would ...
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USB Driver for ASUS ROG Strix X570-F Gaming motherboard
I'd like to use USB 3.0 drivers on a Windows 7 install onto an ASUS ROG Strix X570-F Gaming motherboard. But, ASUS doesn't provide USB 3.0 drivers for this motherboard, and I don't find any ...
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Disk Activity for Windows 7 (and optional Windows XP)
The following pictures shows live disk I/O activity from Windows 8.1
Are there such software for Windows 7 (and optionally Windows XP)?
Some requirements (best to have): portable, gratis and offline
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Tool for searching in HTML and JS files, and I want to see some useful content in search results
I have hundreds of HTML and JavaScript files and I want to search for some useful data for me in their contents.
I tried to use Spotlight and Finder, but these tools are not informative. Spotlight ...
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Python library to download and upload through SFTP and allow bandwidth throttling
I am looking for a Python that can download and upload through SFTP and allow bandwidth throttling (e.g. max download speed: 10 MB/s).
pysftp can download and upload through SFTP but has no ...
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Autocorrect anywhere on Windows
I am looking for a program that runs in any program on Windows that autocorrects common misspellings (like iOS's keyboard).
I would like:
it to be free
it to automatically auto-correct (in case that ...
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Defrag tool for Windows that will move all files to beginning of the partition?
Sometimes Windows partitions wind up with movable files/folders at the end of the partition, even when the partition is mostly empty. This makes it impossible to shrink the partition using Windows' ...
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Mount VMDK files with write access
I am looking for a freeware solution to mount VMDK files on Windows.
Requirements:
Mount as drive letter
Write access
Windows 7 SP1 x64
Freeware / gratis
Commercial use allowed
I have already tried:...
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Screen recording to gif showing which keys are pressed for Microsoft Windows
I'm looking for a program running on Microsoft Windows 7 that allows users to:
screen record to gif;
shows which keys are pressed during the recording; (<-- this is the future missing on the gif ...
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Windows: software recomendarion to sync dirs like syncthing but with possibility of map virtual drives as letters with data stored remotely as in …
Windows: software recomendarion to sync dirs like syncthing but with possibility of map virtual drives as letters with data stored remotely as in googledrive. Must be selfhosted. Thanks!
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Firewall for Windows to work with hosts/websites and wildcards instead of IPs
I need a Firewall for Windows which could disallow the access to all websites/hosts and allow only to the ones whitelisted instead of working with IPs as built-in Windows Firewall does.
For example, ...
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Software to recover deleted Files from a Specific Folder
I am searching for a software which can recover deleted Files from a Specific Folder. The software should work not just with standard file types like images, videos and other. I already tried ...
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Show how much committed memory each program takes
I'm looking for a program for Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 that can show how much committed memory each program takes. If a program (such as Chrome) creates many processes, then I want to see the sum of ...
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Local, small, single user CRM software
I have managed my offers, customers and invoices with Microsoft Access for years. Recently I upgraded from my very old version to Office 2013 Home and Business, which does not include Microsoft Access ...
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Any free/non-free Windows programs out there to emulate as physical optical drive?
My HP notebook dont have any optical drive. currently Windows 7 & Windows 10(x64) are installed back to back. So I am seeking for one which the OS would recognize as a optical drive & that is ...
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Tool to automatically encrypt contents of a single folder on a volume (Windows)
Please recommend tools that will encrypt the contents of a single folder on a single NTFS volume in Windows 7.
To be clear, the utility must automatically encrypt any data saved/moved into the ...
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Windows (or cross-platform) app to copy strings from any window, especially error messages
I'm seeking recommendations for gratis software that will run on Windows that can copy strings from any window, especially from error message windows / message boxes.
In particular, the app must be ...
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HEIF/HEIC viewer to quickly browse HEIF/HEIC files in a folder
I am looking for an HEIF/HEIC viewer for Microsoft Windows 7 that can quickly browse HEIF/HEIC files in a folder (like Windows Photo Viewer does for JPG files).
Any license and price is fine. I ...
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Using handheld QR Code scanner to launch program & perform action
I may be grasping for the moon here, but this is my goal. I have an MIS program for our jobs and we are looking to use a scanner to scan the job ticket and launch the program.
I don't know very much ...
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Software for converting MP4 to animated GIF
There are many software for converting videos to animated GIF but I want to know which has least file size for the output of a same video with MP4 and with same frame rate, pixel size.
I'm using ...
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Version of ping with accurate and detailed statistics
I recently found out that the default Windows ping <IP> -t statistic is a bit off and the reason is that Windows counts a "Destination unreachable" as a valid reply (which may even be ...
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Is there a cross compiler of sorts targetting different versions of Windows (edition, word size etc)?
I am in a situation where I need to rebuild my existing C++ app to target Windows Server 2008. My dev machine is Windows 7 64 bit Home Premium.
The app uses no APIs at all and is in "pure" C++. It's ...
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Converting C# to C++
I have tried the Tangible C# to C++ Converter but I'm not happy with it - it generates too many compiler error and even the parts that are compilable may contain issues which make the C++ result ...
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Web browsers with same or similar features like Opera on Presto engine
Are there any active, up-to-date web browsers which have the following capabilities (all present in Opera 12.x and older versions):
separately block / allow image display on each open tab (some tabs ...
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Encyclopedia that works offline (alternative to Encarta)
Encarta was abandoned in 2009 because everyone uses Wikipedia. But I need a software similar to Encarta or Britannica.
I'm installing some software on a Windows 7 laptop that belongs to a 10 years ...
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Viewer for Python pickle files
I'm looking for a pickle (standard mechanism for object serialization in Python) file viewer for Windows 7. I'm aware that it's unlikely that a general viewer exists (i.e. that could open any pickle), ...
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lsusb for Windows
I am looking forward to capture USB traffic with Wireshark. The tutorials I have seen use lsusb together with Wireshark. However, I'm on Windows.
From an lbusb equivalent I expect
it is gratis
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Show the amount of committed memory per program on Windows 7
I am looking for a program shows how much committed memory a program has on Windows 7 SP1 x64 Ultimate. Any license or price is fine.
By committed memory I mean whatever contributes to the 42 GB shown ...
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Personal desktop wiki with automatic linking
After a long time looking for a personal wiki / note-taking application I've come to the conclusion there's no wiki with exactly or at least most of the features I need. I need the wiki to keep track ...
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Alternative to spacedesk
Goal: extending the screen of a laptop on another laptop.
I'm looking for an alternative free software to spacedesk in order to connect two laptops (the first one with windows 10, the second one with ...
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Software to search inside an EPUB file?
Is there Windows 7 software to help me search inside an EPUB file?
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Disable the close button of a window in Windows
I am looking for a program for Windows that can disable the close button of a window. If possible, gratis, provides a keyboard shortcut to enable/disable the close button, and can remember on which ...
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Reliable software for ESC/POS thermal printer (USB interface)
I installed the printer driver, but the manufacturer didn't provide much in the way of SDK or API. They assumed that the printer will only be used with a USB printer software POS, but I want to print ...
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Changing keystroke access priority in Microsoft Windows
When one input a keystroke (or a combination of keystrokes) on Microsoft Windows, the keystroke is sent to one or several programs, sequentially. For example, the keystroke may be first sent to ...
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Detect my hardware and install matching drivers
When I install Windows on a machine, it is always a pain to download all drivers: is there any free program that could take care of this? I found a few ones like DriverNavigator but I haven't found ...
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Windows Software to constantly record the last X minutes of audio entering the microphone?
I'm looking for a Windows Software that would constantly record in the background the last X minutes (e.g. 30 minutes) of audio being inputted into the microphone whenever my PC is on, much like a ...
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Text Cleaning Tool
The online text tools on this page does almost everything one may need to “clean” the text in various ways. But often I need to perform multiple of those cleanings (for example replace smart quotes ...
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Program that can extract subtitles from hard-subbed videos?
I am looking for a program that can extract/create subtitles from a video that has been hard-subbed rather than a video that has been soft-subbed where it is rather quite easy to extract these ...
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Windows Software to access Linux partitions from Windows
I frequently feel like accessing my files on Ubuntu from Windows. But Windows does not show Linux partitions while the reverse works.
Is there some software for Windows that can help me see Linux ...
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Tracking filesystem changes / keeping a history of file meta info (Windows)
I am looking for a software which can keep track of the history of files (filenames, file sizes, optionally hashes; I don't care about actual content changes itself) on local (NTFS) drives. Monitoring ...
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Windows Explorer integrated media file information
I'm looking for a Windows Explorer extension dll that would add such media information columns as sound track bit depth, total bitrate, discretization rate, total duration for at least flac and mkv ...
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