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--- other:win10misc [2018/02/28 09:00] – jypeter
+++ other:win10misc [2021/05/31 15:44] (current) – [Basic system information] improved jypeter
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 ====== Windows 10 Miscellaneous notes ======
+[[other:index#windows_10_notes|Other Windows 10 related notes]]
 [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/|Windows documentation]]
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 ===== Windows 10 versions =====
-==== Available versions (history) ====
+  * Windows 10 release information: [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10/release-information|Microsoft web site]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_10_version_history|wikipedia]]
+  * [[other:win10maintain#updating_windows_10|Updating Windows 10]]
-  * [[https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-info|Windows 10 release information]]
-==== Updating Windows 10 ====
-  * You can manually update Windows 10: ''Windows+I'' (open //Settings//) => Mise à jour et sécurité => Check for updates
-  * Check for updates, apply the updates, reboot, check for updates again and repeat until there are no more updates available. At that point the installed version of Windows 10 should have the same version number as the latest one in [[https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-info|Windows 10 release information]]
-==== Checking the installed version ====
-  * ''Windows+I'' (open //Settings//) => System => About
-    * You will get something like\\ <code>Edition:  Windows 10 Pro
-Version: 1709
-OS Build: 16299.248</code>
-    * The version number is based on the date of the most recent large build release and uses a ''YYMM'' format
-    * ''1709'' is also called //Windows 10 Fall Creators Update//
 ===== MBR vs GPT, Legacy vs UEFI =====
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     * [[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-8.1-and-8/hh825146%28v%3dwin.10%29#partition-configurations|Partition Configurations]]
   * [[https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-elitebook-840-g3-notebook-pc/7815294/model/7815297/document/c03801890|HP PCs and Tablets - About UEFI and the Startup Menu]]
+===== Basic system information =====
+  * Computer information: machine name (//LSCE name//), processor, ram, system type (32 or 64bit), ...
+    * ''Windows+I'' => ''System'' => ''System information'' (FR: ''à propose de'')
+  * [[other:bios|Information at the BIOS level]], available at boot time
+  * [[https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-fr/000130711/how-to-locate-your-system-service-tag-using-command-prompt|How to Locate your System Service Tag Using Command Prompt]]
+  * [[other:win10maintain#checking_the_installed_version|Installed Windows 10 version]]
+===== Accessing the list of installed applications =====
+Note: there are several ways to list the install applications, and they may not display the same information (<wrap hi>need to understand the underlying logic</wrap>)
+==== Using the Windows 7 way ====
+  - In the search box on the taskbar, type //Control Panel// and select it from the results.
+  - Select ''Programs'' > ''Programs and Features''
+Source: [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4028054/windows-10-repair-or-remove-programs|Repair or remove programs in Windows 10]] to access the legacy Windows 7 **Programs and Features** (//Programmes et fonctionnalités//) panel
+==== Using the Windows 10 way ====
+  * ''Windows+I'' (open Settings) => Applications
+  * Windows Store => ''…'' (in the top right corner) => My library
+===== Screen resolution and other compatibility problems =====
+The content of some application windows may appear blurry, and the screen size determined by the application may be smaller than the actual screen size. This is because some applications don't use the information supplied by Windows 10 on high resolution screens, and the apparent screen size depends on the scaling factor selected in Display parameters (when you right click on the desktop, the default scaling factor is 150%).
+Check the [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/15078/windows-make-older-programs-compatible|Make older programs compatible with this version of Windows]] page for help ([[https://support.microsoft.com/fr-fr/help/15078/windows-make-older-programs-compatible|French version]])
+==== VcXsrv X server ====
+In the case of VcXsrv, if the scaling factor is 150%, and the actual screen size is ''W x H'', VcXsrv thinks that the screen size is only ''(W/1.5) x (H/1.5)''. Type ''xdpyinfo | grep dimensions'' to get the screen size //seen// by the X server
+Solution:
+  - right-click on the **VcXsrv** executable (or the shortcut on the desktop)
+  - click on ''Properties''
+  - click on ''Compatibility''
+  - click on ''Change high DPI settings''
+  - in the top panel (''Program DPI'') select ''Use this setting to fix scaling problems for this program'' and then ''(when) I open this program''
+===== Task Manager =====
+Some information about processes you may see running (with high CPU usage) in the Task Manager
+  * ''wsappx'': this process runs when windows installs programs or check for updates (e.g. updates of programs from the Microsoft Store)
+    * Details in [[https://www.howtogeek.com/320261/what-is-wsappx-and-why-is-it-running-on-my-pc/|What Is “wsappx” and Why Is It Running on My PC?]]
+===== Misc technical info =====
+  * [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/keyboard-mappings-using-a-pc-keyboard-on-a-macintosh-d4fd87ca-8762-30ee-fcde-08ffe95faea3|Using a PC keyboard on a Macintosh]]
+===== Resources =====
+  * [[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4002019|Tips to improve PC performance in Windows 10]] (source = **Microsoft**)
+  * [[https://www.howtogeek.com/t/windows/|Windows]] section of **How-To Geek**
+  * [[https://www.windowscentral.com/windows-10|Windows 10]] section of **Windows Central**
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