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A Library to Void Future Suffering

Technical difficulties never go away, innit. There’s nothing like facing a problem you’ve had before, realising you’ve forgotten the solution, and being filled with regret at not noting it down. Back to the search engine it is, with rising desperation and panic as you struggle to find the solution you found off an archaic internet forum all those years ago.

Well, screw that. From now on we’ll archive every issue we face, no matter how trivial they seem, so that should they arise once more in future, we shall be prepared.

Of course, these are liable to become outdated themselves. But hey, one day 1 of these might swoop in to save the day, and it’ll all have been worth it.


Hanging localhost Port

encountered topics
2025 January 21 VSCode / Windows / web / bug

Issue

  • npm run dev started server on localhost:5173
  • VSCode closed?
  • npm run dev again now started server on localhost:5174
  • No way to close or kill hanging terminal in VSCode

Solution

Command line:

netstat -ano | findstr :8080

Look for LISTENING PID, then run:

taskkill /pid <PID> /F

Notes

  • Need /F to forcefully kill task

Sources


Slideshow Background

encountered topics
2024 November 1 Windows 11 / bug

Issue

  • Set background to Slideshow
  • Switched virtual desktops (Ctrl+Win+Left/Right)
  • Background reverted to Spotlight??

Solution

  • Revert background to non-slideshow
  • Restart computer
  • Set background to desired slideshow
  • Open registry editor to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\VirtualDesktops\Desktops
  • Delete the Wallpaper key in each subdirectory’s entries (subdirectories represent virtual desktops)
  • Restart computer
  • Right click desktop » next background

Sources