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There is no email program associated to perform the requested action: send to -> mail recipient

I'm trying to send a file through the GUI by "right clicking", which, on the surface, means a long press, and selecting send to. Selecting mail generates a prompt to configure the default program for e-mail. On the CLI: PS C:\> ls '.\Program…
Thufir
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VBA - screen brightness self increase/decrease

The Problem: Screen brightness of my laptop randomly decreases and then slowly increases back. This has happened since I've used a macro that fades my User Form in-and-out. I regretted even using that macro and have since deleted that macro…
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Can I use an SD card as a boot drive on the Surface 3 if it has no SD card boot option?

Recently my Microsoft Surface 3's internal storage died, and as it's a tablet PC it's not worth trying to replace it. I would like to use an SD card as a replacement for the drive but UEFI has no boot option for an SD card, it has only 2…
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error: Platform version is not compatible (XUL runner)

Not sure why I'm getting an XUL error: XUL runner error: Platform version '61.0.2' is not compatible with minVersion >= 61.0.1 maxVersion <= 61.0.1 Particularly when this version of Firefox worked fine until not so long ago. The tablet was…
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how to install vcruntime140.dll on a surface tablet?

in the context of: How to install vcruntime140.dll without admin rights? I am looking to install this library on an older microsoft surface 3 tablet. For some reason, the alpine mail client requires this dll (I'm not using Python). The file is…
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Can only select "Troubleshoot Sound Problems" but cannot adjust the volume

To clarify and narrow a previous question, why does the rocker switch to adjust the volume suddenly no longer work? Assuming this is related to an inability to select sound settings from the taskbar. Why is it not possible to adjust the volume by…
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"I understand that you're experiencing an issue with PC audio. May I run a quick scan to try to find a solution?" instead of a volume adjustment

I just want to adjust the volume, so clicked on the speaker icon which results in: seems a bit excessive. Last I recall, the volume could be adjusted either with the "rocker" switch or through the speaker icon itself.
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no sound through bluetooth headset -- only mic is working

Skype echo tests work fine using the Bluetooth Plantronics PLT V5200 earpiece mic and speaker. Using textnow, I get a series of beeps on the earpiece indicating that the call is being made. The phone can hear from the Plantronics mic. However, the…
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After deleting all bluetooth from the device manager, how to add it back?

In futzing with bluetooth I seem to have removed bluetooth from the device manager itself. How do initiate a scan to detect the internal hardware to then download the correct driver? I've tried: `********************** Windows PowerShell transcript…
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How to troubleshoot bluetooth audio for a Surface tablet?

From bluetooth settings (start ms-settings:bluetooth) clicking disconnect and connect generates an audible pairing message from the headset. Hower, youtube or other video only seems to play over the built-in audio. One time zoom worked. The PLT…
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How to configure a Surface 3 tablet to use the front-facing camera for Zoom?

For a Microsoft Surface 3 tablet, joining a zoom meeting activates the rear camera. How can I use the front-facing camera for a zoom meeting? I'm using the webpage to join a meeting.
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How to get help for the Posh-SSH cmdlet?

I ran Get-Help which asked whether I wanted to run Update-Help, which I did. How do I get help on using Posh-SSH from within the powershell CLI? PS C:\> PS C:\> Get-Command -Name *ssh* CommandType Name …
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Mail for Windows 10 only receives, never sends

I have a surface 3 tablet which comes with an e-mail application built-in. Composing messages generates a "sent from Mail for Windows 10" signature type of line in the e-mail. That's fine. But outgoing mail just sits there in the outbox and never…
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How to highlight or select text in a console shell? (CLI)

For a regular surface 3 tablet, how do I highlight or select text in the console so that it's copied to the clipboard? With a mouse it's easy enough. However, no mouse for a tablet. I enabled the "quick edit" on the console window so this should be…
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