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A GUID (Globally Unique IDentifier) is a unique reference number used as an identifier in computer software.

A GUID (Globally Unique IDentifier) is a unique reference number used as an identifier in computer software. It is Microsoft's implementation of the UUID standard.

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If my motherboard does not support UEFI BIOS, can I still use GPT for non boot drives?

I have a server whose motherboard does not have UEFI, so that means the OS must be installed on an MBR table. MBR has a limit of 2 TB, so I'm wondering if I can install Windows Server on a boot drive that's less than 2TB and have multiple other…
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How to Access Hidden Power and Processor Options in Windows 10

What means are there to access and change hidden power and processor options in Windows 10? A way to find information on hidden globally unique identifier (GUID) power and processor options. A way to configure them for testing purposes. The…
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Where can I find my NIC’s GUID (for use with ForceBindIP)?

I’m trying to create a context-menu item to run ForceBindIP. I saw a similar question that discusses doing this, but I don’t know how to find the GUID for my network interface. Where can I find it?
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Error 'shell:::{52205fd8-5dfb-447d-801a-d0b52f2e83e1}, this file has no program associated...'

In a unattended installation of Windows 8.1 x64 (where I've removed some components) the next error will occurs when I try to start the Explorer process from commandline, or doing a double-click on the explorer.exe file, or using the pinned icon on…
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Change partition's (type) GUID?

Using gdisk's i command I can view a partition's "unique GUID" (identifying the partition) and "GUID/type code" (hinting the partition's type/usage/format) and the t command in gdisk allows me to change that type code, but only with a list of…
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How do I get GUID of apps installed from Microsoft Store?

I have installed Ubuntu app from Microsoft Store on Windows 10 1903. For some reasons I want to know its GUID. How can I get that, may be using some command on CMD or Powershell?
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How do I “match” a GUID to a subst folder?

Background: I have two virtual drives mapped to folders in the root of my C: drive, using persistent subst (explained in this answer). Problem: This answer explains how to make one subst drive use the recycle bin. It works great for one drive, but I…
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Can't access the Device manager from Start menu, but working from Control panel, on Windows 10

I just installed Windows 10 a few days ago (Enterprise IoT). Suprinsingly, if I open the "Start menu" and type "Device manager" and then Enter, I get this error: It is: Windows cannot access the specified device path or file. You may not have the…
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Is it safe to remove all CLSID/GUID folders appearing on my Desktop?

I recently uninstalled a lot of programs and suddenly two weird folders appeared on my desktop. Both have no name, right click options are just: Cut, Create Shortcut and Delete. There's a file extension or type in file explorer: I googled about…
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What does this disk/partition GPT Attributes mean?

I have found a recommendation to change the GPT Attributes of a partition in order to prevent windows from automatically detecting and assigning a drive letter to an encrypted USB drive when inserted, as well as marking it as "required" - avoiding a…
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Get the Guid (not the entry ID) of an Outlook Message

As mentioned in this post, it is possible to grab the entryID from Outlook messages. But the problem is if theses messages are moved to another folder, the ID changes. So, I guess I need the GUID, but I don't know how I can grab this via a macro in…
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Folder structure for GUID named files

I'm contemplating building an app sort of like a personal wiki, where each page is to be stored in a file named using the GUID identifying the document. Estimating storage from a few hundred to several thousand files on either a cloud storage like…
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How to find guid of linux distro?

I was following this tutorial on how to setup wsl and zsh. I am at this step: I wanted WSL2 to be my main profile. You can achieve this by copying the guid value of your Linux distribution into defaultProfile Of course, the tutorial doesn't say…
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Why do vfat partitions have a special GUID/UUID format in GUID Partition Tables?

According to the Wikipedia article on the GUID Partition Table, the partition GUID's reside in the Partition entries (LBA 2-33) just after the Primary GPT Header at the beginning of the volume. As such, the GUID/UUID values are not stored inside the…
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How does Windows create disk partition volume GUID's and why do they very often end in 6963 - especially for C:\ partitions?

I'm trying to determine, how Windows creates the GUID for a given disk volume. What are the various components / sections of a given volume GUID, and what is each section referring too, in a typical hyphen separated volume GUID like…
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