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What's the best way to ask a similar question, but targeting a new OS?
I'm interested in asking a question specifically targeting Windows 11. I was able to find a Super User question focusing on basically the same topic from over a decade ago, before Windows 11 existed.
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Knowledge Repository
The rule across the SE network is General Questions General Answers.
The sites are a repository of knowledge.
Mokubai said that it is not a place to collate encyclopedic information that Super User is ...
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Where can I ask this question about Computer Screen Technology?
I have asked a question about Computer Screens on Super User. Specifically, about understanding their (supposedly different) technology, certainly not a question about their use as computer screens (...
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How is this question about resolution off-topic?
I have asked a question about Upschaling and Pixel Replication
I have frequently heard that it is better to have a display resolution
with the resolution of the content you want to display on the ...
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Questions about cross-platform mobile apps
I see and understand that questions "about mobile phones" are off-topic here. That's fine. That makes sense to me.
And I've seen:
Are questions about use of mobile apps on topic here?
Where ...
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Reviewing questions including "is there a script" about userscripts
Tl;Dr: I'm reviewing open questions about userscripts. During this review I might suggest edits and flag posts. The intention of this post is to share my current ideas about the edits that I think ...
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Asking about the popularity of a package manager
Is it on-topic for Super User to ask a question regarding the popularity/popular acceptance of a specific package manager (for Windows)?
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Wording a question about protocols for converting authentication without it being " product, service, or learning material recommendations"
I'm trying to ask a question about protocols for converting between user authentication types on an SMTP server, but whatever I do my questions keep being closed because various mods consider a ...
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Where should I ask this question?
I asked this question here:
How can I modify this bash script so that the port argument is optional?
On second thought, I wonder whether https://unix.stackexchange.com/ or on https://apple....
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Does this constitute a high quality question? From review audit
I recently received this review audit: https://superuser.com/review/first-posts/1065904
The question is here: Will my computer run Windows 11?
It was obviously anonymized for the audit purposes so I ...
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Where to ask for a software suggestion?
I'm wondering: what is the right place to ask for a suggestion for some software with desired functionality? (When the first choice - Google doesn't provide a sufficient answer.)
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Is Super User always this slow to respond or am I doing it wrong? Can I do anything to fix it?
Early this year, I asked about a Windows 7 upgrade from Vista which made my computer unbootable, on an older account (which I can't find any longer). I followed it for a few months; it got ~50+ views ...
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Asking question about Outlook.com
I asked a question concerning Outlook.com.
As I was not sure whether Superuser was the proper place, I did some research and realised that there is a dedicated tag:
outlook.com. The tag is relatively ...
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Dealing with same user multiple posts & not enough details
This question relates to a user that has opened a plethora of questions(7), in an attempt to get the same rough question answered.
The problem in my opinion is this user hasn't given enough details ...
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Can I ask here a question about MS office?
Can I ask here a question about MS Office Word? (specifically about Multilevel list)
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Asking about websites recommendations is allowed behaviour or breaks any rule?
There is certain explicit functionality I'm trying to get and that used to be available at a given website. Offline now but maybe there is a replacement or another one that serves the same ...
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What to do when a question is a duplicate of a question from another stack site
Specifically, Can't login on server using ssh [Too many authentication failures] is a duplicate of https://serverfault.com/questions/580753/ssh-aborts-with-too-many-authentication-failures#580864.
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Same question, different program?
I had a problem that I wanted to solve regarding the program Numbers (macOS's spreadsheet program, analogous to Excel). I found a question that is the exact issue I'm having, but the answer is ...
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Why do we have the google-calendar tag if we can't ask questions about it here?
I'm just wondering why we have the google-calendar (or any other web application) tag here for superuser when questions on this topic are considered off topic? I recently had my question migrated ...
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How can a question about a deleted question be a hot meta question?
This Is it even possible to reword my question to be relevant? has a link to the deleted question.
Why is it on Hot Meta Posts?
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Do we need a canonical question for creating bootable Windows 10 installation media?
To this date, community-faq has only one canonical post for creating bootable installation media for Windows 7 which dates back to 2009. The answers are mostly "use this tool and it works" that are ...
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Wrongly Closing/on Hold'ing questions?
If a question that can be seen by some as a somewhat broad question (and others not that broad), but can be (and gets) answered as if it is a direct question (Q&A), is it wrong or ok for a ...
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A suspended account and its days visited counter/records
When an account is suspended, does the suspended account have the ability to keep their days "visited" or "consecutive" days visited streak alive, and increment the number up still during the ...
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What's too broad about my question?
I have a question about my Super User post: How to protect my files against application? (Sandboxing?)
First, I'm not complaining, I'm just trying to understand.
Second, I already edited the ...
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What to do about outdated questions now that "no longer relevant" doesn't exist as a close reason?
There used to be a close reason called "no longer relevant" that we were supposed to use, but it no longer exists.
What should we do instead in this day and age?
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What is a good title for a question? [duplicate]
I tried to find instructions on how to make a good title for a question. There is informations in the help center on how to ask question and how to use the tags, but nothing specific on the title. ...
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Why are some Super User answers not sorted by up-votes?
I was just looking at this question on SuperUser: How do I change the user I am logged in with on a Network Share?
Unlike other questions, the answers do not seem to be sorted in any particular order ...
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Who can technically view saved drafts for questions and answers
As the post When I go to "Ask Question" here at superuser, how do I get an empty form? My previous question keeps showing up. states. . .
Stack Exchange sites will save a question or ...
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Undelete an answer on a closed post that was deleted before it was closed
My Question
If you delete an answer on a question that is opened and then that question is closed, can you undelete that answer after the question is closed?
The Story
I noticed in some comments on ...
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Why are old questions on top? [duplicate]
There are many old questions showing on the start page of superuser.com. If I open one of them, I see old dates both in answers, comments, and the editing time of the question.
How/why are these get ...
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Lift question bans by answering?
How can I get out of a question ban?
Begin by by improving your existing questions: do as much as possible to make them clear, specific and on-topic.
The ban will be lifted automatically by the system ...
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Why am I getting a question ban?
I have only asked 2 or 3 questions and got a ban without that warning. Is my status on other SE sites causing me to have a premature question ban here?
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when can you ask coding questions here? [duplicate]
I've noticed people asking questions related to shell coding, such as this user: How to extract part of a string, in Windows batch file? and was wondering when this is appropriate? I'm seeing some ...
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Canonical question for remapping keyboard keys
We have many questions regarding remapping keyboard keys on Windows. Should we make one of them a canonical question and close the others as dupes?
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Questions about removing enrollment from Chromebooks
I can see that more and more questions about this topic are posted on Super User or Unix & Linux. It usually goes like this:
Someone bought a used Chromebook online (eBay, Amazon Marketplace, ...
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Canonical question on PXE/"no bootable device" errors, help us close the duplicates
We get variations of what is essentially the same question all the time: the system doesn't start Windows, dropping to PXE boot and failing and/or throwing a "no bootable device" or similar error. The ...
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Placing a user's comment in their own post [duplicate]
I can't really think of a specific title for this since it's only just grown on me and I can't find anywhere else so rename if needed, and sorry in advance.
So I was on this post I messed up my PC, ...
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Which answer to accept: best for me, or best in general?
I asked a question a few days ago which I subsequently found my own answer to. I gather that accepting your own answer is fine, however in this case I feel that whilst my answer solves it for me, in ...
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How to proceed when underlying problem solved, but does not match question?
I have asked this question: I/O Error on XSane frontend, but not on std out
By now I know what my underlying problem was, but the question was initially on how to get more debugging output.
Should I ...
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What should happen to a question which the OP realised was not necessary?
I came across this question today, where the OP quickly realised their mistake and stated so in the comments, however they haven't deleted the question and no other action has been taken on it (...
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Canonical question on USB flash drives becoming write-protected
We have lots of questions about USB flash drives becoming write-protected and most of them aren't closed. The closest I can find to a canonical question is this, whose answers are rather lacking as ...
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Are new questions regarding Windows XP on-topic?
Does superuser follow the same policy as askubuntu to mark new questions about "no-longer supported" operating systems as off-topic?
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I created a resource for an answer. Are there specifications/rules to include it as picture or link?
I answered to this question "Looking up gnuplot abbreviations", in the beginning giving only the method to find the meaning of the abbreviations used or usable.
After I've created a a resource (a ...
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Question about Linux/Android coexistence on a device are on topic?
I just find a closed question that asks about "Security Issues using Android/Debian Systems at the same time on a single device".
Originally was titled "Use MaruOS or wait for Ubuntu Phone with Unity ...
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Is this question acceptable?
I want to ask a question about digital obsolescence but I am concerned it would be closed as too broad or primarily opinion based.
Title: Why do people run old Operating Systems?
There was a comment ...
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Is comparing motherboards primarily opinion based? [duplicate]
I am seeing people ask questions about Intel and AMD motherboards and trying to compare the features.
Do we entertain these opinion based questions?
This is tricky to flag. We know that motherboard ...
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Using superuser.com to warn my own users
In 2 days from now, users of legacy versions of our client-side software will no longer be able to login due to forced SSL setup update server-side. the error message will be cryptic. Also, we don't ...
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Existing question does not cover recent versions: Extend or create new question?
I need a page explaining to my customers how to check whether their Windows (any version) is 32bit or 64bit.
All I have found is How can I find out whether my Windows is 32bit or 64 bit? which ...
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Question limit?
Is it my mistake that people were not able to answer questions that I ask, or they do not bother to answer some petty questions?
I sent a request to enable my question limit, according to the admins, ...
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Q&A Posts - The Question
I'm looking at starting to do Q&A posts here on SuperUser for problems that I encounter, from uncommon problems to common problems. Obviously, the answer will have the most info in the entire post,...
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