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Questions tagged [windows]

{windows} is for questions which are specific for the Microsoft Windows operating systems. Questions regarding MikTeX, a popular TeX distribution for Windows, should be tagged with {miktex} instead.

is for questions which are specific for the Microsoft Windows operating systems. Questions regarding MikTeX, a popular TeX distribution for Windows, should be tagged with instead.

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Is there any way to get LaTeX in OneNote?

Any thoughts on how to get LaTeX in OneNote?
Henry B.
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Could somebody give me a tutorial for setting up LaTex Workshop in VS Code on Windows 10?

Unfortunately all information I can find is merely for macOS or Linux and I haven't been able to translate the solutions to my Windows 10 system. I'm trying to set up LaTeX in VS Code on Windows 10 but I keep getting: latexmk: The script engine…
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Good LaTeX editor and compiler for beginners

I am new to LaTeX and I would like to know which are the good editor for a beginner user like me, who has no previous experience with this. I'm interested in writing a report on my project and thesis in LaTeX. I'll be using Windows. I did find in…
Rahul Iyer
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MiKTex on Windows 10

I have just downloaded and installed MiKTeX. When I tried to update from nearest package repository I get "Sorry, but something went wrong: The remote package repository is not online. You have to chose another…
Ben
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How to recover the content of my .tex file with Texstudio, windows 8!

I was writing a dissertation with LaTeX tonight and just after my last saving my PC crashed and turned off. After restarting my .tex file it was all white! But, I can move the cursor within... I used to save my work every time I write a piece of…
Yusto
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Latex from Command Line Windows

I switched from Mac to Windows recently and would like to continue to use Emacs as my editor. On my macbook I could make the pdf file from my tex file from the command line and open the pdf while the pdf file was open. It would rewrite it and then…
ryan
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Windows tester for a library?

I don't know if this is the place to ask that, but I don't know where else… So I just finished the first version of my robust-externalize library (after doing an important rewrite, thanks a lot everybody here for the help), but before pushing it to…
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Is it possible to just copy an existing TeXLive installation to a USB stick? (Windows)

and if so, which files would I have to adjust? Thanks
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Writing the name of a Windows file by using LaTeX

I'm wondering if there is a way to write the name of a windows file by using LaTeX. I looked for a solution online, but without success. For example, for a pdf file, I'd like to write the name in LaTeX and the extension should be .pdf.
Gennaro Arguzzi
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Best free/commercial software for editing latex file on windows

What are the best free or commercial software for editing LaTeX on Windows machine?
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.tex to .pdf in Windows for dummies?

I usually compile .tex files online. Though I will be without Internet connection for the following days and yet absolutely must work with some .tex stuff. Now I know this is the stereotypical question that warrants a "UTFSE" response, but believe…
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