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home_server:mswindows_notes [2026-01-29 Thu wk05 06:08] – [XREF Layer control] baumkphome_server:mswindows_notes [2026-03-16 Mon wk12 15:04] (current) – [Windows file manager webDAV Nextcloud setup] baumkp
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-=====MSWindows 10 - Software Install List=====+=====MSWindows 11 - Software Install List=====
 //**I do not use Windows much at home anymore.**//  I have highlighted the software I still use with a (**!**), and software I use on my Linux desktop **L**\\ //**I do not use Windows much at home anymore.**//  I have highlighted the software I still use with a (**!**), and software I use on my Linux desktop **L**\\
   *First up to make easier to load up system   *First up to make easier to load up system
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 In Linux symlinks seem to be more robust (mind you just about everything seems more robust...)  Symlinks to files are used as a control mechanism.  Hard links are frequently used as a backup technique to minimise real backup space used. In Linux symlinks seem to be more robust (mind you just about everything seems more robust...)  Symlinks to files are used as a control mechanism.  Hard links are frequently used as a backup technique to minimise real backup space used.
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 +=====Windows file manager webDAV Nextcloud setup=====
 +Map a network drive using:
 +''%%https://cloud.kptree.net/remote.php/dav/files/USERNAME/%%''
  
 ====Windows Symlink equivalent command - mklink==== ====Windows Symlink equivalent command - mklink====
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 For Windows 10 you need to move over the task bar program until the small program window appears, this also bring to foreground the main window too. Then right click on the small program window to get the move and maximise options. For Windows 10 you need to move over the task bar program until the small program window appears, this also bring to foreground the main window too. Then right click on the small program window to get the move and maximise options.
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 +=====Windows 11 Multitasking / Screen Control=====
 +  - Powertools Screen control key set: windows + shift + `
 +  - Multitasking setting (windows + i then select multitasking (under system))
 +    -  Snap Windows options
 +    - Alt Tab options
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 +=====Windows 11 File Explorer options=====
 +  - Powertools Screen control key set: windows + shift + `
 +  - For developers (windows + i then select for developers (under system))
 +
  
 ======MSExcel Tips====== ======MSExcel Tips======
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 ^Value ^Description ^ ^Value ^Description ^
-|0 |No settings are synchronized. You will have the same experience when you set VISRETAIN to 1 in AutoCAD 2017 or earlier. |+|0 |No settings are synchronized. You will have the same experience when you set VISRETAIN to 1 in AutoCAD 2017 or earlier.  **(default)**|
 |1 |On/Off synchronized. | |1 |On/Off synchronized. |
 |2 |Freeze/Thaw synchronized. | |2 |Freeze/Thaw synchronized. |
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 ^Value ^Description ^ ^Value ^Description ^
-|0 |When the properties of the objects (such as color, linetype, lineweight, transparency, or plot style) on the external reference drawing are set to ByLayer, any changes to the xref layer properties are displayed in the current drawing (legacy behavior) |+|0 |When the properties of the objects (such as color, linetype, lineweight, transparency, or plot style) on the external reference drawing are set to ByLayer, any changes to the xref layer properties are displayed in the current drawing (legacy behavior) **(default)**|
 |1 |When the visual properties of the objects on the external reference drawing are not set to ByLayer, objects on xref layers are treated as if their properties are set to ByLayer and every external reference layer can have its own set of layer overrides | |1 |When the visual properties of the objects on the external reference drawing are not set to ByLayer, objects on xref layers are treated as if their properties are set to ByLayer and every external reference layer can have its own set of layer overrides |
  
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     *[[https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-46480687-6DFF-499E-B7C0-E741AEA11D00|VISRETAINMODE (System Variable)]]     *[[https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-46480687-6DFF-499E-B7C0-E741AEA11D00|VISRETAINMODE (System Variable)]]
     *[[https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-131E3BBB-A28A-40BC-BDC5-A4486C1E2DBE|XREFOVERRIDE (System Variable)]]     *[[https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2023/ENU/?guid=GUID-131E3BBB-A28A-40BC-BDC5-A4486C1E2DBE|XREFOVERRIDE (System Variable)]]
 +    *[[https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2025/ENU/?guid=GUID-DEB2A4C9-8C16-4EC9-8392-1BF8ED2A383A|Layer Settings Dialog Box (Layer Properties Manager)]] LAYER (Command) {{:home_server:guid-17e48045-1f9a-4b8d-b2de-01b2b8da4c4e.png?24|}}: Layer Settings {{:home_server:guid-742d2bd9-aa09-4ec4-8860-86a56e7bea7a.png?24|}}
 +    *[[https://help.autodesk.com/view/ACD/2025/ENU/?guid=GUID-B297EBD9-D68C-47E1-87CE-1B3798496599|Layer Properties Manager]] LAYER (Command) {{:home_server:guid-17e48045-1f9a-4b8d-b2de-01b2b8da4c4e.png?24|}}
   *[[https://www.howtoautocad.com/visretain-xrefs-not-saving-layer-states|VISRETAIN - Xrefs not saving layer states]]   *[[https://www.howtoautocad.com/visretain-xrefs-not-saving-layer-states|VISRETAIN - Xrefs not saving layer states]]
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