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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Change the font size of a specific monitor
I have a computer running on Microsoft Windows 7 and connected to 2 monitors, which have two different resolutions. I'm looking for a program that can increase the font size of a specific monitor (and ...
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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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Observing all outgoing/incoming network connections, sorted by process .exe
What Windows 7 tool (possibly portable freeware, with a GUI) allows to show a list of network outgoing/incoming connections, sorted by process? Something similar to the usual Task manager (taskmgr.exe)...
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lock app or software to lock computer on the network
A software that i can implement on network or individual PC that will allow them to lock after certain period of inactivity but keeps the display on. For example i'm doing a presentation and I end up ...
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Clipboard Manager for Windows that allows one paste of all items in one fell swoop
I need a feature I haven't been able to figure out in my existing clipboard manager, Arsclip: I'd like to be able to paste all the existing entries in the clipboard list with just one or two clicks or ...
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Software to Freeze Changes to a Windows PC
Years ago I was told someone got software installed on their Windows XP workstation that essentially froze the current state of the drive. While it was turned on, I'm guessing all writes were ...
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Extension for Opera browser (or non-Firefox browser) to give Down Them All functionality
I have recently switched from Firefox to Opera and my little Windows 7 laptop is getting hung up much less often.
I haven't figured out how to get the same bulk download capability for a specified ...
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Free Windows Firewall Control Alternative
(Working on Windows 7 64 bit)
Looking for a free alternative to Windows Firewall Control where I can block all outgoing connections AND the program alerts whenever there is an outgoing connection ...
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Lightweight browser for Windows 7
I'd like to find a lightweight, fast browser for Windows 7. I would like it to create ONE task, not a gajillion tasks when there are multiple tabs open (see note at bottom of question). Adblocking ...
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Create collage from many images
I'm looking for a straightforward and easy way to make an collage/image grid from a bunch of .jpg files, they're roughly the same size (but not exactly). Basically I want to make an album art ...
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Safe Android Emulator App for Windows
I am searching for an Android Emulator Application for Windows which is safe to login to social media and other accounts.
I am not talking about Safe for PC: Whatever information I enter in the ...
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Is there a laptop tracking service like Prey which is open-source?
Prey is free and tracks your laptop, but is proprietary. Are there any open source alternatives?
Edit: I'm talking about something which, if your laptop is stolen, you can use to track its location, ...
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free software to remove background noise(Nosie of horns, other public disturbances) from video i shot
Free software to remove background noise(Noise of horns, other public disturbances) from video I shot, I tried Movavi but its free edition doesn't help much.
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GUI (Windows) for portable Git for a beginner
Background:
I'm a beginner to Git.
I intend to use it to store a small repository on Dropbox on my PC.
I have downloaded portable Git (I prefer using portable software when possible).
Would love ...
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Mirror Application from Windows to TV?
I have a device called AnyCAST HDMI this one:
I already plugged it into my TV. And it appeared like this:
And then i tried to use AirMyPC installed inside my Windows 7 computer.
Luckily everything ...
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A GUI program to identify file types and fix extensions accordingly
Is there a GUI program that will allow me to determine the true file type of a given set of files and then change their extensions accordingly?
The program must:
Be a GUI
Be able to identify a file'...
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Program to bulk handle files with invalid filenames in Windows
I used Photorec to recover the data from an external HDD that had been partially formatted for a minute or so. The data recovery was successful, but also included over 1000 files that had been ...
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Windows software that allows screenshot, crop and share to be done in few clicks
A lot of text books that I own are in the PDF format. Since PDF doesn't really draw well in Kindle, I follow this procedure
PDF -> word (via manual copy pasting) -> Mobi
to convert them to ...
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Software to magnify an application
My company is using a few old apps that do not scale well when used with high resolution screens. The GUI elements appear very small, making the users angry. As all those apps are bound to be ...
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Which 3rd party "keyboard shortcut" software shoud I use for Windows?
I want to install a keyboard shortcut software on a Windows 7 system. Mainly if found the following two free alternatives:
AutoHotkey (Freeware / Open Source)
AutoIt (Freeware / Closed Source)
Now ...
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Looking for good DLNA renderer (player) for Windows 7 (32 bit)
I'm looking for good DLNA renderer (player) software, comparable with the standard Windows Media Player for supported formats/codecs but with a few extra features:
it should work without visible ...
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voip software to RECEIVE phone calls on computer
I've seen several pieces of software that allow me to make a phone call via the computer, but I would like to find a way to RECEIVE a phone call via the computer while I'm away from home. I'd like it ...
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Windows application to replace icon within another application
I want to replace the default icon in an executable. I'm looking for gratis software to do this that is compatible with windows-7.
I strongly prefer portable software, but this is not a requirement.
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Windows plugin to always show if a program was started with admin rights?
Is there a software to explicitly show which programs have been started with admin rights on Windows 7?
Like by having the software adding a prefix ("Administrator") on other program's titlebar, or (...
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File search tool
I need a tool in which I can import a list of file names, from the clipboard or a text file, and then do a keyword search across a drive or a folder and its sub-folders.
I have hundreds of texture ...
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Software for simulating mouse click at a specific position with shortcut key?
I'm looking for a software which lets me simulate left mouse click at specific positions by pressing custom shortcut keys.
And I also need to create multiple simulations. For example, I would like to ...
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Software to get basic hardware information from non-technical relative
I want to recommend a relative some upgrades and/or see if some spare parts I have lying around would improve the PC of a relative. I'm having a hard time getting the various models and versions from ...
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Terminal emulator software with a "playback" option
I currently use PuTTY or TeraTerm to communicate with an embedded dev system via UART. On the embedded system we implemented a simple command terminal with a 1-line history, which works great.
The ...
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Keep Windows machines in sync on a system level
I have two desktop workstations in different locations for work. Unfortunately there is no way around it. Using a notebook or using one of the machines remotely is not an option for the tasks at hand.
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Need an alternative to Comodo Firewall
Please note: This is NOT a duplicate of earlier questions of this sort. As of 2017, market landscape has changed; most solutions historically recommended got discontinued or made paid only.
So. After ...
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Monitoring the domains/URLs a Windows application connects to
I am using several Windows applications of which I would like to know which web addresses (usually rather: domains) they are contacting, once I've allowed Windows firewall to let them pass through.
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Browser or tool to support GPS-based HTML5 location
It seems that when using a website that makes use of HTML5 geolocation, it only uses network-based location. We have laptops with high accuracy GNSS receivers, but they go wasted because of this.
Is ...
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Video/image capture software for USB camera on Windows 7
I recently purchased a generic USB endoscope camera from a Chinese distributor. It didn't come with any drivers or software, but it is recognized by Windows 7:
And it can be used by Skype:
I'm ...
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Software recommendation for sound effects creation and editing
I am going to develop my own games soon.
So, I want to know if there is any software to make sound effects mainly from scratch or modify from recording.
My state :-
FMOD only provides for sound ...
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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 automaticaly closes applications after certain time
I am looking for a software (probably some parental control type software?) that will run on a computer and is able to close running applications after certain hour and also restrict access during ...
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Volume normalizer for Windows to batch-process large number of MP3 files
I'm looking for a volume normalizer, which can be fed with a directory and then:
analyse all .mp3 files in that directory,
calculate normalized volume value, equal for all files,
batch-rewrite all ...
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How to make porn websites return a 404 error?
I'm looking for an effective porn blocking software or DNS that does not show a custom error page when going on a blocked website.
I want it to act like the blocked website does not exist without ...
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Proxy to spoof geo-ip locations
Required:
Free
Runs on Ubuntu 16.04 or Windows 7 or 10
Choose spoof country
Optional (But Nice):
Runs on Ubuntu
GUI
Install through apt-get
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Which program can search and display multiple files, based on a list of file paths
I'm trying to find a program that can:
Import a list of file paths to search for
Find and display specified files, in its own UI or Windows Explorer, so I can select and drag them onto another ...
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.net framework working version for windows 7 pro build 7600 [closed]
What version of .net framework work on windows 7 pro build 7600 ?
And must be offline installer.
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A software that can create multiple folders
I need a free software for windows 7 that can create multiple folders if I enter the names of the folders separating them with semicolons. I have already tried text2folder. Anyone know of such ...
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App to streamline complex printing configuration
I have a web application which generates PDFs to print that are out of the ordinary in terms of their size. Being in Europe, we normally print sheets of paper that are A4, but these PDFs are A5. Thus, ...
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Light antivirus that doesn't interfare with Windows firewall
My laptop system is Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit (Intel Core i3 CPU).
Most of the antivirus programs slows the system. I've been using Avast free antivirus for a while but then it turned out that Avast ...
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Light & effective firewall to block a program
My laptop system is Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit.
I'm looking for a light firewall to only block some programs to access to net.
I've tried Comodo but it slows my laptop too much. Any suggestions?
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open source software to make screencast?
What is a good screencasting open source tool? OBS was a good tool, but it doesn't do much high definition videos. Is there a better alternative? It should…
support 25 or 24fps
record in at least ...
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Free editor for Ruby similar to Rubymine?
I am having serious trouble finding working editors for Ruby on Windows 7 that aren't DOS based. Does anyone know of any that work like Visual Studio or Rubymine that are also free? Or, at least, ...
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Compiler for Windows 7 with a GUI?
I'm trying to learn a programming language to make a simple 2D space game or an RPG, but I am very stuck as to what one to use. I think I have narrowed it down to Python or Ruby, but there seem to be ...
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What Program or Software can I put on user's desktop to run reports
What program, software, tools or application that a developer can create to the user's desktop that looks like an icon for the user to manipulate data, and run reports. The program can be installed ...
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Windows program to lower bitrate of M4A files without re-encoding
Background:
I have a music playlist of .M4A files (AAC codecs) at varying bitrates that I'd like to lower to a set bitrate for the purpose of conserving space on the phone that I'll be transferring ...
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