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How to change the text cursor thickness programmatically?

How to modify the thickness of Text Cursor programmatically? Just like I manually adjust it in the settings

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
7,491 questions
asked 2023-06-03T19:01:13.1933333+00:00
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Windows DHCP
Windows DHCP
Windows: A family of Microsoft operating systems that run across personal computers, tablets, laptops, phones, internet of things devices, self-contained mixed reality headsets, large collaboration screens, and other devices.DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). A communications protocol that lets network administrators manage centrally and automate the assignment of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses in an organization's network.
965 questions
Azure Active Directory
Azure Active Directory
An Azure enterprise identity service that provides single sign-on and multi-factor authentication.
14,750 questions
asked 2023-06-03T18:49:23.7233333+00:00
Rahul Kumar 0 Reputation points
1 answer

Remove all new UWP apps except few

Hello, I've found this Power Shell script some years ago to run after each Win10 fresh install: Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers | Where-Object {$_.name -notmatch 'DesktopAppInstaller|WindowsCalculator|WindowsFeedbackHub|WindowsStore|XboxApp.....'}…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
7,491 questions
Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
PowerShell
PowerShell
A family of Microsoft task automation and configuration management frameworks consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.
735 questions
asked 2023-06-03T17:56:18.3633333+00:00
Peter Volz 220 Reputation points
answered 2023-06-03T18:48:31.8+00:00
Rich Matheisen 39,011 Reputation points
0 answers

Group Managed Service Accounts

We have received a request to run a task ( from Task Scheduler) on a specific server using a GMSA service account. Once created a Root-Key, GMSA Group ( Included all PCs that will use the GMSA account) and the GMSA account (associated to the GROUP)…

Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
4,326 questions
asked 2023-06-03T18:25:51.82+00:00
Marc 631 Reputation points
0 answers

"Sorry, something went wrong" - Visual Studio Installer

I need to install extra components for a solution I have. But always when i try to install them, Visual Studio Installer opens up, reloads for quite some time, and then pops the massage "Sorry, something went wrong". The message doesn't give me…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
7,491 questions
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
3,154 questions
asked 2023-06-03T18:22:00.3433333+00:00
Leonardo Albuquerque 0 Reputation points
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My windows 10 device is asking for a PIN, how can I reset this

I’ve had my pc wiped and windows 10 installed. I was given a password to use that worked the first few times I started up the pc. The last time I used this I was able to set up some accts and apps. Now when I turned on the device today it asked for a PIN…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
7,491 questions
asked 2023-06-03T18:00:41.6466667+00:00
Benjamin Jennings 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Hyper-V 2019 reports much higher memory demand for VM

Hi, we often notice that Hyper-V 2019 is reporting a much higher memory demand for a couple of our virtual machines. These virtual machines are all Windows Server 2019 Standard. Domain controllers, Print servers, Data servers etc. For example we have…

Hyper-V
Hyper-V
A Windows technology providing a hypervisor-based virtualization solution enabling customers to consolidate workloads onto a single server.
2,061 questions
asked 2021-07-08T07:57:01.407+00:00
Caspar 226 Reputation points
edited a comment 2023-06-03T17:24:59.73+00:00
Brian Coverstone 1 Reputation point
0 answers

New to coding, looking for direction in what needs to be installed to code Windows Apps

Good evening everyone. So my last experience with programming was QBasic for my VIC-20, since it had very limited RAM and CPU was limited, some programs I had to code in binary, some is rudimentary assembly and my favourite back then was QBasic, it was…

Universal Windows Platform (UWP)
Visual Studio
Visual Studio
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web and mobile devices.
3,154 questions
Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
4,732 questions
asked 2023-06-03T00:30:39.2866667+00:00
Roger Hanna 1 Reputation point
commented 2023-06-03T16:55:06.8466667+00:00
David Lowndes 165 Reputation points MVP
2 answers

How to get the real target of a shortcut?

I have a shortcut on the desktop, that opens Adobe Reader XI, in the following path: C:\Users\Heiko\Desktop\Adobe Reader XI.lnk In my app, I am trying to get the destinations of various shortcuts. However, with Adobe Reader XI, I only get an ico file as…

Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows Presentation Foundation
A part of the .NET Framework that provides a unified programming model for building line-of-business desktop applications on Windows.
2,369 questions
Windows API - Win32
Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
2,069 questions
C#
C#
An object-oriented and type-safe programming language that has its roots in the C family of languages and includes support for component-oriented programming.
8,196 questions
C++
C++
A high-level, general-purpose programming language, created as an extension of the C programming language, that has object-oriented, generic, and functional features in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.
2,896 questions
asked 2023-06-03T12:49:23.2366667+00:00
Heiko 886 Reputation points
answered 2023-06-03T16:45:00.3666667+00:00
Castorix31 71,626 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

brightvpn startup error issue

i have an issue every time i restart or startup desktop i get this message in the photo already tried installing and uninstalling it again didnt help also tried using revo uninstalled didnt help either checked…

Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
4,732 questions
asked 2023-05-24T16:54:40.6066667+00:00
Abdulrahman Salama 20 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-03T16:20:47.16+00:00
John Kibocha 0 Reputation points
0 answers

Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-EventTracing ErrorCode 3221225473

So I recently got a new PC and it was working great till recently Games and other stuff started crashing and when I went to check the Event Viewer I found this The first one Once and the other one 3 times not sure if there is an Issue with my new 4090 or…

Windows 11
Windows 11
A Microsoft operating system designed for productivity, creativity, and ease of use.
4,732 questions
asked 2023-05-27T03:19:37.2833333+00:00
Angelo Chiappe 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-03T15:57:45.19+00:00
Reza-Ameri 15,356 Reputation points
0 answers

No Bootable devices error & SSD not able to find from BIOS

Hi Team, Every month once we receive patches we test and apply them to laptops and we get issues with the laptops (DELL Latitude), No Bootable devices error, or SSD not able to find from BIOS either of these two issues. for laptops which are connected to…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
7,491 questions
asked 2023-04-13T17:08:13.3933333+00:00
Prasad Manikandan 0 Reputation points
commented 2023-06-03T15:56:13.26+00:00
Reza-Ameri 15,356 Reputation points
1 answer

Turn on Tamper Protection in WIndows Server 2022 by GPO

Hello I have Server 2022 with the latest ADMX templates but I still can't find a GPO setting that will turn on Tamper Protection.  I could find the registry that is involved and deploy that by GPP.  However as a lot of other Anti-Virus settings can be…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,478 questions
asked 2023-06-02T15:48:05.5266667+00:00
Mr Tech Person 1 Reputation point
answered 2023-06-03T15:51:51.1666667+00:00
Reza-Ameri 15,356 Reputation points
0 answers

How to Reinstall 365 apps for Business?

I purchases a subscription of 365 Apps for Business through November 2023. After a factory rest of the computer I am trying to reinstall but Microsoft is saying there is no account and I am not seeing the subscription purchase in my account.

Windows 365 Business
asked 2023-06-03T15:47:08.4733333+00:00
Kiven Pierre 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Windows defender/security app isn't starting

I installed a game from web and the installation required I turn off all protection from windows defender. I turned them all off and apparently the installation disabled or deleted some link required to open the defender app. I uninstalled the game…

Windows 10 Security
Windows 10 Security
Windows 10: A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.Security: The precautions taken to guard against crime, attack, sabotage, espionage, or another threat.
2,330 questions
Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
7,491 questions
asked 2023-06-01T14:49:43.1666667+00:00
David Dayanidhi 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-06-03T15:41:44.9833333+00:00
Reza-Ameri 15,356 Reputation points
2 answers

License Requirements for Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync

What are the License Requirements for installing and using Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync ?

Azure Active Directory
Azure Active Directory
An Azure enterprise identity service that provides single sign-on and multi-factor authentication.
14,750 questions
Active Directory
Active Directory
A set of directory-based technologies included in Windows Server.
4,326 questions
asked 2023-06-01T12:04:44.8633333+00:00
MyAzQuery 131 Reputation points
edited a comment 2023-06-03T15:33:55.84+00:00
MyAzQuery 131 Reputation points
0 answers

diskless windows 10 booting without microsoft server 2012

Hello, I am Nishant I have a system with 2 disk one SSD and one HDD both have OS installed means dual boot running I am using SSD OS and I want to use the HDD OS with my laptop by network booting or by PXE I don't want to remove my HDD OS and data and…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
7,491 questions
Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,478 questions
asked 2023-06-03T15:28:50.5533333+00:00
Nishant kumar Singh 0 Reputation points
4 answers

IIS 10.0 error 500.0 when directory browsing for root drive

hello, this is my first time in this forum, so apologize if the question is not following the standard format. here are the scenarios: i am using IIS 10.0, installing in WS 2022 inside the LAN, while i have another IIS 10.0 running on windows 10…

Windows Server
Windows Server
A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.
9,478 questions
Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
7,491 questions
Internet Information Services
asked 2023-05-21T06:06:45.5166667+00:00
azuan 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2023-06-03T14:22:51.5066667+00:00
MotoX80 25,671 Reputation points
1 answer

How to automatically click the download button?

How to download pdf file, which requires click botton? Invoke-WebRequest -Uri “https://sbpcacervodigital.org.br/bitstream/20.500.11832/8353/1/BR_SPCMAIHSBPC_PUBLIC_JC_JC_431.pdf” -OutFile “D:\"

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge
A Microsoft cross-platform web browser that provides privacy, learning, and accessibility tools.
1,582 questions
Internet Information Services
Windows Server PowerShell
Windows Server PowerShell
Windows Server: A family of Microsoft server operating systems that support enterprise-level management, data storage, applications, and communications.PowerShell: A family of Microsoft task automation and configuration management frameworks consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.
4,892 questions
PowerShell
PowerShell
A family of Microsoft task automation and configuration management frameworks consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language.
735 questions
Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
7,491 questions
asked 2023-06-03T13:13:14.0133333+00:00
Jose Antonio Sanches Sanches 0 Reputation points
answered 2023-06-03T14:13:22.03+00:00
Osjaetor 0 Reputation points
2 answers

Hyper-V: full screen on dual monitor does not restore correctly

Hello, I have a host machine running Windows 10 pro 21H1, with a guest VM also running Windows 10 pro 21H1. The host has two monitors (1440p). When I run the VM in full screen mode, it maximize the enhanced session window and it fills the 2…

Windows 10
Windows 10
A Microsoft operating system that runs on personal computers and tablets.
7,491 questions
asked 2021-12-05T18:35:45.633+00:00
Old Funeral 6 Reputation points
edited the question 2023-06-03T13:54:07.26+00:00
Dave Patrick 352.4K Reputation points MVP