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Questions tagged [pause]

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Can I disconnect a USB drive while copying is paused in Windows 8?

As you all probably know by now, Windows 8 consolidates all simultaneous file copy operations into one single dialog. Also, wonder of wonders, you can now pause any of the operations as well! What I want to know is, if you pause a file copy to/from…
Karan
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How to add a Pause/Break key to a keyboard that doesn't have one?

I would like to make my right Alt key into a Pause/Break key, because my keyboard doesn't have one. I would like to know where to go to edit this information, and how to save the changes. Please, don't tell me something like "use [this program]"…
Vladimir
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Break Batch Script Execution during Pause

I'm developing a complex, long-running batch script, and came upon a little issue when debugging. I have a command-line window open to the root path of the script, so I can type myscript.bat to fire it off for testing. I am using PAUSE commands…
mellamokb
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Command line PAUSE function not working

I'm experienceing a problem with a batch file command - when I run the program, I have a "PAUSE" command at the end of the batch file, however, the command window still automatically closes instantly, too quickly for me to see the results. Is there…
user232864
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Audacity: stop playing and move cursor to playhead?

While playing a track, I want to be able to press a button and stop what I'm listening to and move the cursor forward to that location (essentially more like pausing than stopping). But even pause does not move the cursor so it isn't the correct…
Wolfpack'08
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Why don't modern programs use scroll lock and pause keys anymore?

On the top right, there are two keys that I don't use at all: Scroll Lock Pause | Break And two more that I rarely use: Caps Lock Num Lock (I leave it on most of the time) Why do they still appear in some keyboards nowadays? And why do modern…
auroranil
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How to find what is causing Windows 7 Desktop pause

Windows 7 64 bit. Been in use approx 2 years since last rebuild. Recently, system is misbehaving. Specifically, on bootup, I get the login screen. I login, I get my desktop wallpapers (2 monitors). I get one widget (Rainlender2). It now pauses…
user1009073
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Do pause frames get passed to the host?

I have recently seen a Debian forum that mentioned pause frames should be discarded by the MAC layer and if not the driver should discard them. Is this true? How does a host actually throttle back traffic if it received a pause frame from a…
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How to pause a program at any time on Windows 10

I want to use point and click adventure games to help me study a foreign language. Being a beginner I need to take my time with each sentence. Unfortunatelly none of the games I bought offer a pause functionality in the middle of a dialog or…
Vilém Procházka
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Can a process that was started in a tmux session fall asleep?

Can a process that was started in a tmux session fall asleep? If yes, what is the cause(s), how to prevent it? Example reason for the question: I started a process on a server yesterday (training neural networks, it prints the current training…
dasWesen
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Paused BitLocker encryption because no longer want to encrypt the hard drive - how do I get out of encrypting?

I'm hoping someone can help. I'm not a techy and can't seem to find the same question already answered. I went to encrypt (using BitLocker) a Buffalo hard drive but after it took about 1 min to reach 0.2% 'encrypted' I decided to pause and eject,…
Matthew Nagear
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Why does my computer hesitate to turn on?

I just built my first computer, but every time I hit the power button everything goes on like it was starting up, then everything turns off for about 3 seconds, and then it turns on and stays on. Is this just something my motherboard does, or is…
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Is there a way to pause execution of a running Java program in Eclipse?

I use a MacBook Pro. Sometimes I want to pause the execution of a long heavy-duty experiment running on my system because I am on battery or for any other reason. Is there a way to do it in Eclipse ? Or even in Mac OS X itself ?
euphoria83
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start /wait doesn't wait. How to workaround without using pause in script (Script is meant to be unattended)

I have a script that is run after windows is installed and performs a vast number of tasks, including installation of drivers and various programs. The intent is that the script is run unattended. I am adding code to install printer drivers, in this…
user1210918
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How to not include the Pause duration in the FFMPEG recording timeline

I'm trying to pause a screencast made with ffmpeg under Linux, giving the command: kill -s SIGSTOP resuming then it with the command: kill -s SIGCONT to finally interrupt it with the command: kill but the resulting file keeps…
Riccardo Volpe
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