Feb 5, 2024 · I need to enable the special permissions on the basic tab of security properties, I tried using anything, icacls cmd, etc. Is there a way to check that box?

When I try to save a file, if I use special characters in the name (such as a colon, question mark, or exclamation point) in Windows I get a message saying that the file name is invalid. Why is that?

Jul 22, 2020 · I have a laptop (Windows 10) with no numpad, so cannot use alt codes to type special characters. I purchased a bluetooth numpad, but it does not seem to work either. How do I make this work?

What is the sorting order used in Windows Explorer? I was specifically wondering what special characters sort after the alphabets? As far as I can tell (test), all special characters seem to be ...

Closed 8 years ago. My problem is that, I can not give name of my folder or file with special characters like \ / : * ? " < > | in windows based O.S. This is very important for me, that giving name of file/folder which contain this type of characters. I already search and refer so many site,for this problems but all are hopeless.

There's nothing special about the string "Godmode"; it can be any name you like, so long as it is followed by a period and then the value in curly braces.

Many command line programs use the hyphen [-] to indicate special arguments. *nix based systems use a full-stop [.] as a leading character for hidden files and directories.

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May 27, 2019 · During last years I have found problems due this special characters, sometimes symbols have to be escaped at scripts. For example @ symbol at username can produce problems because some interfaces or cli apps expect a domain/urls after @. From your experience which symbols are recommended in order to use as plain text and avoid escaping?

May 1, 2018 · What is an easy way to type “ñ” (“n” with tilde) on an English keyboard in Windows 10? I don't want to add the US International keyboard, because then typing the " will wait for me to type another