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Writing software specific to the Microsoft Windows operating system: APIs, behaviors, etc. GENERAL WINDOWS SUPPORT IS OFF-TOPIC. Support questions may be asked on https://superuser.com

General support questions for Windows should be asked on Super User

Windows is a family of graphical operating systems developed by Microsoft for server, client, and mobile platforms.

Recent Versions

  • Windows 10 was released on July 29, 2015.

  • Windows 8.1, the first major update to Windows 8, was released on October 17, 2013.

  • Windows 8, the successor to Windows 7, was released to the market on October 26, 2012. It was designed to be used on both tablets and conventional PCs.

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Create folder with batch but only if it doesn't already exist

Can anybody tell me how to do the following in in a Windows batch script? (*.bat): Create a folder only if it doesn't already exist In more detail, I want to create a folder named VTS on the C:\ drive, but only if that folder doesn't already…
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Graphviz: How to go from .dot to a graph?

I can't seem to figure this out. I have a .dot file, which is valid according to the syntax. How do I use graphviz to convert this into an image? (note that I'm on Windows, not linux)
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pip install fails with "connection error: [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:598)"

I am very new to Python and trying to > pip install linkchecker on Windows 7. Some notes: pip install is failing no matter the package. For example, > pip install scrapy also results in the SSL error. Vanilla install of Python 3.4.1 included pip…
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'git' is not recognized as an internal or external command

I have an installation of Git for Windows, but when I try to use the git command in Command Prompt, I get the following error: 'git' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. How do I fix this problem?
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TortoiseSVN icons not showing up under Windows 7

I can't seem to get the icons to display under Windows 7 and I really miss this from Windows XP. How can it be fixed?
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How do I manually create a file with a . (dot) prefix in Windows? For example, .htaccess

I want to create a .htaccess file manually and discovered it seems impossible through the Windows UI. I get a "you must type a filename." message. There has to be a way to create files with . as a prefix in Windows. Can this be done manually?
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How to get list of arguments?

I'd like to find a Windows batch counterpart to Bash's $@ that holds a list of all arguments passed into a script. Or I have to bother with shift?
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Is there a /dev/null on Windows?

What is the equivalent of /dev/null on Windows?
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In Windows cmd, how do I prompt for user input and use the result in another command?

I have a Windows .bat file which I would like to accept user input and then use the results of that input as part of the call to additional commands. For example, I'd like to accept a process ID from the user, and then run jstack against that ID,…
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How to create .pfx file from certificate and private key?

I need .pfx file to install https on website on IIS. I have two separate files: certificate (.cer or pem) and private key (.crt) but IIS accepts only .pfx files. I obviously installed certificate and it is available in certificate manager (mmc) but…
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What characters are forbidden in Windows and Linux directory names?

I know that / is illegal in Linux, and the following are illegal in Windows (I think) * . " / \ [ ] : ; | , What else am I missing? I need a comprehensive guide, however, and one that takes into account double-byte characters. Linking to outside…
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A Windows equivalent of the Unix tail command

I'm looking for the equivalent of the Unix 'tail' command that will allow me to watch the output of a log file while it is being written to.
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Reminder - \r\n or \n\r?

I just can't remember those. So, what is the right way to properly terminate old fashioned ASCII lines?
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'pip' is not recognized as an internal or external command

I'm running into a weird error when trying to install Django on my computer. This is the sequence that I typed into my command line: C:\Python34> python get-pip.py Requirement already up-to-date: pip in c:\python34\lib\site-packages Cleaning…
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Why does the 260 character path length limit exist in Windows?

I have come up against this problem a few times at inopportune moments: Trying to work on open source Java projects with deep paths Storing deep Fitnesse wiki trees in source control An error trying to use Bazaar to import my source control…
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