I tried to execute the command gpedit.msc through the "run program" window, but when i do it i get an error that says the command doesn't exist. I tried to execute the command from the administrator user. My pc has windows 10 Home premium x64
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I want to make some changes to Windows that require using the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc).  Unfortunately the Group Policy Editor is not included with the Starter Edition, Home and Home Premium editions of Windows.  How can I install it?
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I am trying to run an executable file from a network drive on Windows 7 Professional (64-bit) in order to install a program, but, each time I try, it doesn't run and the following message appears:  {path-name} The specified path does not exist. Check the path, and then try again.   I am definitely connected to the network drive as I can see all of the directories and files, and can even open non-executable file types. Also, I am fairly confident that this is neither a firewall nor a permissions issue.
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I have to run a command (mounting Windows file system. Machine is a dual boot system). If Ubuntu is already installed, I can go to /etc and edit rc.local and put my mounting commands there. So the next my Ubuntu starts, it will execute those commands and mount the Windows file. But my problem is, right now Ubuntu is not installed. I want to run the commands automatically when the Ubuntu gets installed the very first time.
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I have a shortcut to a program that only works when run as administrator but in the shortcuts advanced options "always run as administrator" is greyed out. I've looked at the other similar questions but none apply to my issue. UAC is enabled, I am an administrator and i have no idea how to run it in cmd.
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When writing answers on here, it's often necessary to create a new script and chmod +x it to make it executable. I won't go into whether this is a good thing or not, but explaining to people that they need to fire in three separate command (and teaching them to use nano!) is a bit of a waffle.  Is there anything easier?
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As a developer, I often have the need to open a command prompt for various purposes. For example, I use iisreset to restart my local web server.  I typically open the command window in one of two ways:   Press Win, type "cmd" and press Enter While in Explorer, hold Shift and right click on a folder, and choose "Open command window here"   However, when I open the command window in either of these ways, I do not have the full administrator privileges that I feel I am entitled to.    In order to run administrator-only applications, I have to open the command line in this relatively laborious way:   Press Win, type "cmd" Wait for the menu to populate Lift hand off the keyboard and put it on the mouse Right click the "cmd.exe" menu item Choose "Run as administrator"   This is unacceptable for several reasons:   The window always opens in C:\windows\system32, rather than my Users directory (as in approved technique 1) or the folder I want to be in (as in approved technique 2). So I often have to change directories to get where I want to go. This process is several milliseconds slower than either of my preferred methods. Performed several times a day, every day for the remainder of my career, it adds up to about ten days of lost time spent clicking and waiting and directory changing. As a programmer, performing a pointless robotic task causes me great emotional pain. As a programmer, lifting my hand is a strenuous task that causes me great physical pain.   That is why I am looking for a one-and-done solution that will let approved techniques 1 &amp; 2 open administrator command prompts.  Many programs let you permanently change their default privilege level from the Properties menu. Command Prompt is not one of those programs.    How do I make the command window run as administrator by default (even when using the "Open command window here" context menu option)?
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A little script of mine on a mounted windows partition refuses to be executed directly (shebang is #!/bin/bash), but interestingly calling it with bash/sh works. The script is simply a collection of grep and sed commands.  The drive is mounted with full rights:  defaults,windows_names,rw,auto,user   Hence, for the the file got   -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root   for the file.  What's going on there?
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In Python, is there a portable and simple way to test if an executable program exists?  By simple I mean something like the which command which would be just perfect. I don't want to search PATH manually or something involving trying to execute it with Popen &amp; al and see if it fails (that's what I'm doing now, but imagine it's launchmissiles)
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I have this run.sh file, and I've create a symbolic link into my desktop.   When I double-click on it the file the following dialog appearsr    And I have to click on "run" each time. How can I create a link that runs by default?
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Lately, I've been quite annoyed at the fact that I can't edit files in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps folder. I've used the takedown command, in elevated CMD, and changed permissions, to allow admins to have full control (I am an admin), and changed owner to Administrators. I can delete files/folders, yet, whenever I try to edit files, or add files, I get the error message "Access is denied." How do I enable creating files and editing files in WindowsApps?
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I have several accounts on my home PC. I want to install a program for all user accounts, not just the one I used to perform the installation. How do I go about doing this?  I installed a program from an admin account, but it doesn't show up in the other local accounts.  I was not able to find any documentation on how to do this.  I have Windows 8.1, if that matters.
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Suppose I have a program named any_program.exe and my operating system drive is C:. The location of the program is D:\Any_Folder\any_program.exe  How do I start/execute that program via command prompt in Windows 8?  I have tried the command line START any_program.exe, but it shows me an error that      Windows cannot find 'any_program.exe'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.   By the way, it worked perfectly in Windows 7. And, if I type START notepad.exe or START firefox.exe (Firefox is not installed in C: drive), it works in Windows 8.
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Sort of like the Windows+R command in the windows world?  That actually just lets you run a command but you get the idea.
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On Windows 7 I created a symbolic link to an executable using:  mklink Test.exe C:\Path\to\source.exe   But when I try to run it by double clicking on it, i get the "open with" dialog.  Running it from a command window works. The path is right.   Is there any way a symbolic link will be treated like the file it points to (e.g. executable or batch scripts)?
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I'm trying to write a Windows cmd script to perform several tasks in series. However, it always stops after the first command in the script.  The command it stops after is a maven build (not sure if that's relevant).  How do I make it carry on and run each task in turn please?  Installing any software or configuring the registry etc is completely out of the question - it has to work on a vanilla Windows XP installation I'm afraid.  Ideally I'd like the script to abort if any of the commands failed, but that's a "nice to have", not essential.  Thanks.
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I login as user 'foo' and if I am able to run gedit and edit files in my Ubuntu 12.04 machine with a DISPLAY setting as :0  If I "su - bar" and then try to edit files, I get a no protocol specified error and it doesn't open the necessary files. What coule be the problem here?
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We came with a scenario where we have to use Shortcut file (.lnk), which is on the desktop, to execute an application for a headless device (i.e, without manual intervention).  Is there any way to execute it from Command prompt?