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Questions tagged [default-settings]

Settings or values automatically assigned to a software application, computer program or device, outside of user intervention.

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How do you remove a default program association for file types in Windows 7?

I somehow have set the default file type association for a file type in Windows 7. It doesn't appear to be possible to delete it from the "Change the file type associated with a file extension" options screen. Is it possible to remove it?
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What is the conventional install location for applications in Linux?

I'm currently installing NetBeans, and the default install directory is /home/thomasowens/netbeans-6.8. I'm not a fan of that location, so I'm looking at /etc, /bin, /usr/bin, and /sbin. Does Linux have a place that, by convention, is the same as…
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What is the default username and password for SonarQube?

What is the default username and password for a fresh installation of SonarQube? Or how do you create a user?
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notepad++: How to reset all the setting to default ones?

I change settings a lot. Now, I think I've played with Notepad++ too much. Now how can I reset the settings ? btw, I don't want to uninstall, then install again. that's not so "superuser"-ish, right?
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Windows 10 won't accept Firefox as the default browser

I have recently upgraded my Windows 7 Pro to Windows 10 and basically everything seems to be working fine. Except for the fact that Win10 won't get Firefox as the default browser in the system... It started when I noticed that nothing happens when I…
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Windows 10 wipes out all my settings on every login

Suddenly my Windows 10 is doing something really weird. Every time I login I see a "Preparing Windows" message, and once I'm in, I see that all my settings are gone. By that I mean: Desktop picture set to the default one with the Windows…
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Windows “Open With” application not appearing as an option

For some reason lately I've experienced this issue with trying to set a default application for an extension. The most common ways are the following: Right Click > Open With > Choose Default Program This opens a dialog window with the option to…
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Make function keys behave as normal on a Lenovo laptop

How can I make buttons F1, ..., F12 behave as normal on Windows 10 and as buttons specifically for my laptop when pressing Fn+F...? By buttons which are specific for my laptop I mean volume buttons, light buttons, touchpad button and so on. My…
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How to set gpg2 as default implementation of gpg on debian?

My debian installation came with gpg 1.4.12, while I would like to be running 2.0.19. The former comes in the package gnupg and the latter gnupg2. They can coexist peacefully as far as I know, but I would really like to use gpg2 as the default…
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Why are the default options for Windows Firewall exceptions to allow on public but not on private networks?

I get the following dialog whenever Windows Firewall (on Win7 SP1) catches a new program trying to get network access: Why does it allow public by default but not private? Isn't public the less secure one? Shouldn't it be the other way around? Can…
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How to make date YYYY-MM-DD (ISO-8601) the default in Excel?

In Excel how can I make the ISO8601 date format, yyyy-mm-dd, the default? Windows locale is English(CA) or English(US). We're using Excel 2013, though a generic answer for as many versions as possible is preferred. Using a custom format as in How do…
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How to change the default editor for PNG files from MS Paint to paint.net in Windows 10?

I have paint.net installed in my Windows 10 Pro. When I right-click a PNG file in the Windows Explorer, I see the Edit command. However, it opens the Windows Paint app, and I'd like to change it to paint.net. Is there a way to assign paint.net as…
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Sublime Text 3 - Quick Add/Find Match behavior

Suppose I'm working with a file In Sublime Text 3 that contains multiple occurrences of a single character variable, c, which I want to rename to another name. When I select one instance of that variable with my cursor, Sublime Text automatically…
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Default save extension is "Normal Text" but Notepad++ is saving without an extension

When I try to save a file, the default extension is All types (*.*). It basically saves it without an extension, for example, just new 1 instead of new 1.txt. “Default language” option in Settings → Preferences → New Document is set to “Normal…
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Why don't I have a "Make Google Chrome the default browser" button in my Chrome settings?

My Chrome settings says "Google Chrome is not currently your default browser." But there's no button that allows me to set Chrome as the default browser: Running Windows 7 x64. Absolutely baffled. Can't seem to find anything on Google. "Run as…
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