Open a Notepad and copy-paste the following: Set WshShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell") MsgBox ConvertToKey(WshShell.RegRead("HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\DigitalProductId")) ...
As part of the Interop Type Mapping Proposal, one important aspect we've discussed for foreign language projections to improve their performance (and avoid relying on the type map in the majority of ...
The differences between the Professional and Home editions of Windows 10 and Windows 11 are rather subtle. But one tool that is missing from the Home version is the Group Policy Editor (Gpedit). This ...
One of the first things that one learns while learning to use a computer is an application called notepad. Almost everyone knows what notepad is, and despite being a simple looking and functioning ...
Microsoft says the Internet Explorer 11 desktop web browser will be disabled on some Windows 10 systems starting today via a Microsoft Edge update. This follows previous warnings that IE11 would be ...
When writing a plain JavaScript file (i.e. not TypeScript) for use with wscript.exe / cscript.exe (JScript), VSCode syntax recognises the WScript and ActiveXObject language extensions out of the box ...
Millions of small businesses all around the world use Microsoft Word and Excel daily to create correspondence or crunch numbers. If you are like many small business owners, there are probably plenty ...
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