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A simple way to run an executable file in backgound in Windows 10.
> Start-Process .\someName.exe -NoNewWindow -PassThru
The above command will return the name of the process, which can be used to stop the process as follows
> Stop-Process -name YourServiceName
These two simple command have saved me a lot of time in the past few days.
F5 on ASUS ROG laptops doesn't refresh - it toggles Silent, Balanced, and Turbo. The real culprit is GHelper's Fn Lock. Here's the simple fix nobody mentions.
Walk through to fix a stubborn Yarn version mismatch on Windows by removing legacy shims and letting Corepack manage the right version, with practical tips for UI cleanup along the way.
Identify and terminate processes using a specific port on Windows with step-by-step instructions and PowerShell scripts to fix address already in use errors.
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