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Code redeemed on xbox app

how do i find out the problem to my xbox account saying a code i bought for a game on a third-party app has already been used

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Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-05-15T04:33:45.63+00:00
Gerardo Yerena 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-15T04:33:57.4366667+00:00
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Process Explorer Dark Mode Broken Since v17.07

This issue has existed for quite some time (since v17.07), where dark mode simply does not work, and the application stays in light mode instead. Is there any workaround to this other than staying on 17.06?

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Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-05-10T03:12:48.1533333+00:00
Jayden 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-05-10T12:36:05.2133333+00:00
Somil Jain 560 Reputation points
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ZoomIt Quick Reference

Anyone make a good 1-2 page ZoomIt quick reference? I don't use ZoomIt enough to remember all the commands. I made a quick reference for myself, but more recently wondered if someone had made a better quick reference for ZoomIt. I am not very creative so…

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-05-08T13:39:48.9666667+00:00
Alan S. Jones 1 Reputation point
answered 2026-05-08T13:40:11.1433333+00:00
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DebugView 5.0 broken on Windows 1022H2

The new DebugView 5.0 version does not function properly on Windows 1022H2 (10.0.19045). Upon starting it the following is displayed - And after dismissing the dialog the toolbar is broken - At this point I decided to revert to version 4.90!

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-03-28T10:02:13.15+00:00
RLWA32 52,551 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-08T01:02:33.49+00:00
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Process Monitor - does it catch all file accesses?

We have sporadic issues with some customers where an application fails to copy a file as part of its normal operation. Almost always this can be simply traced to on-access antivirus scanning by using Process Monitor and filtering to the file extension in…

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-05-07T09:22:27.4733333+00:00
Alan B 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-05-07T14:21:33.1266667+00:00
Viorel 126.9K Reputation points
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Disk2VHD not starting

Hello forum, I downloaded disk2vhd from the official site. When I start disk2vhd64.exe as admin, I get the dialog to allow making changes to the hard drive, but afterwards nothing happens. Starting disk2vhd.exe results in "Error…

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2022-07-23T09:18:05.603+00:00
Johannes Bunte 6 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-26T22:12:18.13+00:00
Jeremy Chadwick 5 Reputation points
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newest process explorer (22 april 2026) does not work in windows 8.1

trying to execute process explorer in windows 8.1 i get two errors in event viewer and the binary does not run: Activation context generation failed for "C:\Users\compit\Downloads\SysinternalsSuite\Autoruns.exe".Error in manifest or policy file…

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Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-04-22T08:57:16.39+00:00
Cornel Panceac 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-24T03:53:14.1+00:00
Cornel Panceac 20 Reputation points
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[Bug Report] GPU Engine checkboxes don't correspond to the graphs shown

In Process Explorer my GPU graph always shows 0% . I tracked it down to having specific engines selected, despite these engines being "busy" on the Engines screen. See: [System Information > GPU tab > Engines button] . The…

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Sysinternals

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asked 2021-04-30T07:30:37.21+00:00
LukeU 16 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-17T03:05:30.5466667+00:00
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Request to correct web page content - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/rdcman

Hello, At https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/rdcman under the "Shortcut Keys" section, there is no URL embedded in the word "here" in the following statement for Terminal Services shortcut keys. "You can…

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asked 2026-04-16T15:59:20+00:00
David Root 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-16T15:59:28.1333333+00:00
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Bug: Process Explorer 17 "System theme" does not use system theme

It appears that Process Explorer 17 added theme support, but when running Windows in High Contrast mode, the "Use System setting" theme doesn't actually use the system theme and instead paints part of the window (menu bar and process list…

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Sysinternals

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asked 2022-11-24T21:21:55.857+00:00
Jernej Simončič 16 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-16T05:21:03.44+00:00
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Does Sysinternals Portmon really work on Win 10/11 or Server 2022 ??

Does Sysinternals Portmon really work on Win 10/11 or Server 2022 ?? -- Ref: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5858162/process-monitor-does-not-capture-irp-mj-create-for

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Sysinternals

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asked 2026-04-12T20:04:23.6366667+00:00
Boilerplate4U 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-12T21:14:27.5366667+00:00
Marcin Policht 89,240 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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Process Monitor does not capture IRP_MJ_CREATE for serial port (character device) opens

Hi, I have been investigating why Process Monitor does not capture CreateFile (IRP_MJ_CREATE) calls against serial ports (character devices) and I would appreciate some clarification on the architecture. Setup: Windows Server 2022 A userspace program…

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Sysinternals

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asked 2026-04-12T19:53:01.3466667+00:00
Boilerplate4U 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-12T20:01:24.8966667+00:00
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My bluetooth completely disappear form everything

It has been a really big problem for me that my bluetooth disappear from everything starting from the device manager and the bottom right corner of my laptop. I've watched a lot of tutorials from youtube on how to fix it but i can't seem to fix it yet.…

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Sysinternals

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asked 2026-04-07T12:48:03.8966667+00:00
Nicholas Setiadi 0 Reputation points
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How do I make Process Explorer replace Task Manager permanently?

Hello, How do I make Process Explorer replace Task Manager permanently? Every time I reboot, it resets to the default Windows 11 Task Manager, and I would like to use Process Explorer exclusively. Thank you.

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-03-25T14:33:25.8133333+00:00
GW VS 20 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-01T06:34:47.55+00:00
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Code signing

Hello. Could you please confirm whether SmartScreen accepts both ECC and RSA signing algorithms? Is an EV certificate with ECC algorithm valid for application (.exe, .msi) signing and works with SmartScreen and SmartAppControl? Thank you.

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-03-31T10:32:25.6433333+00:00
Lukáš Jarolímek 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-31T10:32:39.5966667+00:00
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How to using bginfo to show Windows 10/11 version

HI All I use the bginfo to show the some informaiton to let OP/admin could easy get information when they help user troubleshooting. But I find the item list that bginfo provide does not provide version (for example 1908/2004/21H2 or 22h2). …

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Sysinternals

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asked 2022-09-28T03:06:43.003+00:00
kao wencheng 1 Reputation point
answered 2026-03-28T06:16:29.25+00:00
Hestnet 1 Reputation point
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Update for BGinfo in Windows 11

Hello, Do you know if/when BGinfo will be updated for Windows 11?

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2021-11-19T04:01:05.387+00:00
Jared 21 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-28T06:12:40.64+00:00
Hestnet 1 Reputation point
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sysinternal disk2vhdx

is there a utility to convert a vhdx back to a native hard drive?

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Sysinternals

Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-03-25T17:15:58.1633333+00:00
Boyd Mills 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-25T17:16:09.8833333+00:00
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sysinternal disk2vhdx v2.02

I Attached the VHDX file in Disk Manager I run up DISK2VHD V2.02 The attached VHDX shows up in Disk Manager volume list in DISK2VHD I see nothing to export the VHDX volume to a physical device. Disk 1 is the attached VHDX image Disk 2 is the offline hard…

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Advanced system utilities to manage, troubleshoot, and diagnose Windows and Linux systems and applications.

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asked 2026-03-24T16:47:03.93+00:00
Boyd Mills 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-25T17:13:35.25+00:00
Boyd Mills 5 Reputation points
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cannot connect to bose speaker via bluetooth from hp laptop windows 11

I used avast software to update 3 intel drivers, and it failed forcing my computer to restart. Since then my computer wont connect to my bose mini soundlink speaker and the iplayer stream freezes. I think I need to re install the 3 intel sound drivers.

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asked 2026-03-25T14:22:45.1166667+00:00
Allan Geoffrey Yapp 0 Reputation points