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for questions specifically about the x64 version of Windows 7.

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Android SDK installation doesn't find JDK

I'm trying to install the Android SDK on my Windows 7 x64 System. jdk-6u23-windows-x64.exe is installed, but the Android SDK setup refuses to proceed because it doesn't find the JDK installation. Is this a known issue? And is there a solution?
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How to completely remove node.js from Windows

I uninstalled my previous version of node.js (0.8.11) and downloaded the latest, 0.10.24 from the node.js website and installed it. However, after running node --version, it still indicates that I'm running v0.8.11. Obviously, some stuff was left…
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Git credential helper - update password

I'm currently using GitHub over HTTPS and have the latest version of Git installed (1.9.0) along with the Git credential helper on Windows 7. On setting up my environment, I told git-credentials to permanently remember my username and password. I've…
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How do I start Mongo DB from Windows?

I have installed MongoDB on my Windows 7 (64 bit) machine. I have created the path data/db too but when I tried to start mongodb using the command 'C:\mongodb\bin\mongod.exe', it is not starting. It is showing admin web console waiting for…
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Taskkill /f doesn't kill a process

When I start up an Experimental instance of VS from VS for debugging and stop debugging (sometimes directly from the parent VS), a zombile devenv.exe process remains running which I am unable to kill. It holds on to many of my dlls. As I am logged…
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How to update Python?

I have version 2.7 installed from early 2012. I can't find any consensus on whether I should completely uninstall and wipe this version before putting on the latest version. "Soft"-removing old versions? Hard-removing/wiping old versions? Installing…
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How does BitLocker affect performance?

I'm an ASP.NET / C# developer. I use VS2010 all the time. I am thinking of enabling BitLocker on my laptop to protect the contents, but I am concerned about performance degradation. Developers who use IDEs like Visual Studio are working on lots and…
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VS2010 and IE10 Attaching the Script debugger to process iexplore.exe failed

So I am using Win7 x64 with VS2010 and have installed the IE10 Win7 Preview and ReSharper 6.1. When I attempt to Start Debugging, I receive the following: "Attaching the Script debugger to process '[1111] iexplore.exe' on machine 'MINE'…
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Can't start hostednetwork

When I try to run netsh wlan start hostednetwork, I get the following message: C:\Windows\system32>netsh wlan start hostednetwork The hosted network couldn't be started. The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested…
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how to get program files x86 env variable?

I would like to know how I can display the location of Program Files (x86) in command prompt. I'm using Windows 7 64bit. I've tried: echo %programfiles(x86)% and echo %programfiles%, both of which displays only C:\Program Files When I manually…
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How to add multiple terminals in VS Code?

Can we add multiple different terminals in the VS Code? I am planning to add following three terminal and work with all of those : Windows Command prompt PowerShell Git Bash I know I need to add the following command in Preferences => Setting …
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Edit a text file on the console using Powershell

I'm trying to figure out the easiest way to edit text files in the console (PowerShell in my case). I'm using Windows 7 64 bit. It galls me that I can't just type edit filename.txt to edit a file. That used to work, but that's all changed. What…
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Visual Studio Code "Open With Code" does not appear after right-clicking a folder

Just installed Visual Studio Code 1.1.1 on a Windows 7 machine. When I right-click on a folder, "Open With Code" does not appear.
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The service cannot accept control messages at this time

I just stopped an Application Pool in IIS. When trying to start it, IIS complains that, The service cannot accept control messages at this time. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80080425). What gives? Whence did this error come? Looking at the Event…
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Creating self signed certificate for domain and subdomains - NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID

I followed this tutorial for creating Signed SSL certificates on Windows for development purposes, and it worked great for one of my domains(I'm using hosts file to simulate dns). Then I figured that I have a lot of subdomains, and that would be a…
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