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I just noticed my taskbar doesnt look the same as my friend's one does ( the bar below the icon is bigger for me for some reason). We both use latest version and same windows. Would like to see a way to fix it. first screenshot is my friend's taskbar

I believe the issue is in yt-dlp-master\yt-dlp-master\yt_dlp\extractor\youtube\_video.py

I was able to backport this to Python 3.8 with the help of AI (I have no idea how to do anything in Python) and it works great, but I was never able to figure out how to get modern Pyinstaller working on XP so I never released it. https://github.com/K4sum1/xl-converter/commits/stable How did you get a Python debug environment working on XP? I tried to virtualenv with the XP Python 3.8 so I could test xl-converter in a debug mode, but I couldn't figure out how to get it to work.

I've been given the job of installing Windows 11 on remote workers laptops. I do a fresh installation of Windows 11 as an admin user from the media creation tool. Then I have to create a new user account for the final end user of the laptop who's going to work on it remotely. This is with a Microsoft 365 managed work account, not a personal account. During the installation of the end user's account I have been asked to skip setting up the Windows Hello PIN - and leave this for the end user to do that I send the laptop to after configuring it for them. Before sending it out, I have to login to the laptop as the end user, and make sure it's all configured and set up for them to use straight away. I have been asked to skip setting up the Windows Hello PIN - but I cannot figure out a way to do that. Is there some way of skipping this step please as the PIN is a company required policy and cannot be removed under Settings > Other Accounts? Or can I setup the PIN then deleted it when the laptop is configured and ready to send to the end user? That way the real end user can set a PIN of their choice then? From what I've read online - this might be a workable way to remove the PIN Deleting the NGC Folder: Some users have found success by deleting the NGC folder, which stores PIN data. This might require taking ownership of the folder and doing it in Safe Mode. "Try to delete the following folder: C:\Windows\ServiceProfiles\LocalService\AppData\Local\Microsoft\NGC" https://www.reddit.com/answers/d41d93e1-7094-4069-82da-1987738ef24a/?q=Tips to disable PIN login on Windows 11

AFAIK some updates baked telemetry into kernel these cannot be removed, reason why i didn't use any update after 2015 they're are full of junk on system level

Can someone please test my yt-dlp Python 3.11 build, to see if you face the same errors when trying to download a video? [debug] Command-line config: ['-v', 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef9QnZVpVd8'] [debug] User config "C:\Documents and Settings\Nico\Application Data\yt-dlp\config.txt": ['--rm-cache-dir', '--proxy', '', '--console-title', '--force-ipv4', '--add-metadata', '--embed-thumbnail', '--convert-thumbnails', 'jpg', '--ppa', 'ffmpeg:-metadata synopsis=""', '-o', '~/Bureaublad/%(title)s.%(ext)s', '-f', 'bestvideo[height<=1080][ext=mp4][vcodec^=avc]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/best[ext=mp4]/best', '--sponsorblock-remove', 'all'] [debug] Encodings: locale cp1252, fs utf-8, pref cp1252, out cp1252 (No VT), error cp1252 (No VT), screen cp1252 (No VT) [debug] yt-dlp version nicolaasjan/yt-dlp@2025.07.27.085012 (win_x86_exe) [debug] Python 3.11.9 (CPython x86 32bit) - Windows-XP-5.1.2600-SP3 (OpenSSL 3.3.1 4 Jun 2024) [debug] exe versions: ffmpeg N-116828-g6aafe61-Reino (fdk,setts), ffprobe N-116828-g6aafe61-Reino, phantomjs 1.9.8 [debug] Optional libraries: Cryptodome-3.23.0, brotli-1.1.0, certifi-2025.07.14, mutagen-1.47.0, requests-2.32.3, sqlite3-3.45.3, urllib3-2.5.0, websockets-15.0.1 [debug] Proxy map: {'all': '__noproxy__'} [debug] Request Handlers: urllib, requests, websockets [debug] Plugin directories: none [debug] Loaded 1856 extractors Removing cache dir C:\Documents and Settings\Nico/.cache\yt-dlp .. [debug] [youtube] [pot] PO Token Providers: none [debug] [youtube] [pot] PO Token Cache Providers: memory [debug] [youtube] [pot] PO Token Cache Spec Providers: webpo [youtube] Extracting URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef9QnZVpVd8 [youtube] Ef9QnZVpVd8: Downloading webpage WARNING: [youtube] <urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x0378AF30>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error. Retrying (1/3)... [youtube] Ef9QnZVpVd8: Downloading webpage WARNING: [youtube] <urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x032FD1B0>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error. Retrying (2/3)... [youtube] Ef9QnZVpVd8: Downloading webpage WARNING: [youtube] <urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x032FB730>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error. Retrying (3/3)... [youtube] Ef9QnZVpVd8: Downloading webpage WARNING: [youtube] Unable to download webpage: <urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x0378A110>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error (caused by TransportError('<urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x0378A110>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error')). Giving up after 3 retries [youtube] Ef9QnZVpVd8: Downloading initial data API JSON WARNING: [youtube] <urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x032F9AD0>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error. Retrying (1/3)... [youtube] Ef9QnZVpVd8: Downloading initial data API JSON WARNING: [youtube] <urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x032F6FB0>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error. Retrying (2/3)... [youtube] Ef9QnZVpVd8: Downloading initial data API JSON WARNING: [youtube] <urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x032FBE90>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error. Retrying (3/3)... [youtube] Ef9QnZVpVd8: Downloading initial data API JSON ERROR: [youtube] Ef9QnZVpVd8: Unable to download API page: <urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x032F9910>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error (caused by TransportError('<urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x032F9910>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error')) File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 761, in extract File "yt_dlp\extractor\youtube\_video.py", line 3814, in _real_extract File "yt_dlp\extractor\youtube\_video.py", line 3794, in _initial_extract File "yt_dlp\extractor\youtube\_video.py", line 3772, in _download_initial_data File "yt_dlp\extractor\youtube\_base.py", line 1213, in _extract_response File "yt_dlp\utils\_utils.py", line 5248, in __iter__ File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 4059, in _error_or_warning File "yt_dlp\utils\_utils.py", line 5256, in report_retry File "yt_dlp\extractor\youtube\_base.py", line 1203, in _extract_response File "yt_dlp\extractor\youtube\_base.py", line 791, in _call_api File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 1149, in download_content File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 1107, in download_handle File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 972, in _download_webpage_handle File "yt_dlp\extractor\youtube\_base.py", line 769, in _request_webpage File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 921, in _request_webpage File "urllib3\connection.py", line 198, in _new_conn File "urllib3\util\connection.py", line 60, in create_connection File "socket.py", line 962, in getaddrinfo OSError: [Errno 0] Error The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "yt_dlp\networking\_requests.py", line 338, in _send File "requests\sessions.py", line 589, in request File "requests\sessions.py", line 703, in send File "requests\adapters.py", line 667, in send File "urllib3\connectionpool.py", line 841, in urlopen File "urllib3\util\retry.py", line 449, in increment File "urllib3\util\util.py", line 39, in reraise File "urllib3\connectionpool.py", line 787, in urlopen File "urllib3\connectionpool.py", line 488, in _make_request File "urllib3\connectionpool.py", line 464, in _make_request File "urllib3\connectionpool.py", line 1093, in _validate_conn File "urllib3\connection.py", line 753, in connect File "urllib3\connection.py", line 213, in _new_conn urllib3.exceptions.NewConnectionError: <urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x032F9910>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception: Traceback (most recent call last): File "yt_dlp\extractor\common.py", line 908, in _request_webpage File "yt_dlp\YoutubeDL.py", line 4236, in urlopen File "yt_dlp\networking\common.py", line 117, in send File "yt_dlp\networking\_helper.py", line 194, in wrapper File "yt_dlp\networking\common.py", line 359, in send File "yt_dlp\networking\_requests.py", line 366, in _send yt_dlp.networking.exceptions.TransportError: <urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x032F9910>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error

im not someone who programs in python but they say its intensional to drop support for python 3.9 the commits say that they could support it still (so also that devloper says there) ... but they dont want to and that error says it has to do with "urllib3" of python - what is part of their removement in newer python versions they say everything below "urllib3" is dropped urllib3 would be the thing to look for, like what functions of other then XP they used here - and if you can make this version compatible with xp

Yes compact mode and custom theme, but nothing changed in the theme for that Thanks EDIT: Indeed, with the default theme, it's fine Strange because SAB has no impact on the custom theme with 3.9.12 and address / search bar (not the rounded corners with a custom theme, for example)

A long time ago I asked user @Maroc (now gone...) on the My Digital Life Forums about his Python 3.11 Embed build for XP. As I mentioned before, I can't get it working on XP. See also our conversation later in that thread. I managed to build yt-dlp with it, but when using I get errors like: WARNING: [youtube] Unable to download API page: <urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x03B29A70>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error (caused by TransportError('<urllib3.connection.HTTPSConnection object at 0x03B29A70>: Failed to establish a new connection: [Errno 0] Error'))

the word "second" here should be translated to 秒，not 第二个。

You use compact mode and modified msstyles?

Seems like it is a thing that can happend when you use the pad on the laptop for scrolling (or a touch screen). It is controlled by this registrry entry: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Wisp\Touch] "Bouncing"=dword:00000000 A value of 0 prevents the windows from "shaking" when you scroll to the end.

that´s a important thing to talk about again often newer app´s depending on side things, like runtimes(c-runtime, sdt), they require cmake, they require a new c++ style (not only the ones that allow new types of writings, rather something like "currentpath" - this is going into a direction of a script rather then a language (in java a scriptish language that is for example the case)), they requie a new version of compiler like vs2019 or even vs2022, they require a engine like "cuda, like dwrite, like LAV", MinGW,maybe also a second programming language like masm thats only to name a few ! it rather are even more those rather also are already bond to win10 or win11 like directx11 is for example so this is a problem you have today if only one of these things break up (in this case python) it might be a direct end - if more break up you have a even bigger problem the reason behind this are scriptish languages (what c++ in newer styles is also going into that direction) - and its going very into that direction a elder style is very independed of it´s operating system, like something "currentpath" would have a own code rather then somewhere in the code "std:CurrentPath" -> that might looks small but its not - that code is getting translated to a "real next code" what then up uses windows functions ... - its not faster it´s like an illusion that looks small and the knowledge is getting lost how these functions actually work - so a new programmer will always come up with the std:CurrentPath (or whatever std´s, c-runtimes, engines) there now are ... in a bigger program there are then many of these things - you cant just unbound all of them - a older compiler would not compile them, and a newer compile (translate) them to win11 functions ... so it might be better to have a solution in a normal c++ style - then you are fully independed of all these things - they cant just release a new phyton version that you have to fix - then you have the control about your code ffmpeg in the past was relativ independed today it´s going a different direction it begin to use engines rather then having own routines that can do the things today ffmpeg is rather like a command line - and internal it already started to use many engines and these use win10 functions, drivers, dependencies - up to some point i found ffmpeg a very nice tool, today im a bit disapointed of it a few years ago i mentioned that problem - now we face it again

With 3.9.13, the address and search bar is wider (W10 explorer), please fix it 3.9.12 : 3.9.13 :

I was thinking about that, but it may not be easy, I guess? When the time comes, maybe someone here will help me with it (I'm not a Python coder). Furthermore, newer changes applied to the various extractors (especially for YouTube), using code that is incompatible with Python <3.10 will not work anyway. From Issue #13858:

Why not just add back Python 3.9 support on your fork?

This uses ffmpeg, which appears to modify the output somehow. If I take a webm, turn it into a wav, and compare that to a webm > ffmpeg opus > wav, they have a slightly different waveform. If I compare it to a mkvextract opus wav, they match.

Having finally got Windows 7 to my liking, I decided to look into any telemetry that the OS has installed. From what I read it's not as bad as Windows 10 and 11. I found this article discussing '11 Free Tools' to use. 11 Free Tools To Disable and Stop Windows from Spying and Tracking You https://www.geckoandfly.com/25083/free-tools-disable-stop-windows-spying-tracking-you/ Number 2 on the list is a tool called Blackbird ... Blackbird v6 (64bit). It works on Windows 7 as well as higher, they do also list Vista. Nice write-up about it here and other places. It will make a backup before removing anything. I also have my own backup on a flash drive before using it. It seemed to work really good and appears to be safe to use and run. MajorGeeks has it listed to work on Windows 11|10|8|7 but I can't be sure how accurate that information is. Just wondering about any thoughts on Blackbird? It seems to be really safe to use. I used it almost two weeks ago before I posted about it here and have not noticed any problems. It does remove a lot of items and all the items changed or removed are posted. Information from the link above does not list it working on Windows 11 as MajorGeeks does. I put their information below: Blocks Telemetry Completely – Block Windows spyware, on both the application and network level, without editing the HOSTS file or firewall settings and remove all Windows telemetry updates. Supports Wireless and Ethernet connections, IPv4/IPv6. Removes Windows Ads – Remove all Windows built-in advertising and any pre-installed app you want. Stop your PC from downloading and installing sponsored software in the background. Restores Privacy – Prevent diagnostic data, passwords, contacts, URL, SMS, handwriting, location, and P2P-update sharing. Remove all unique ID tracking tokens. Disable 60+ data collection tasks and consequently speed up your PC. Portable, Restorable, Flexible – No installation, with a focus on leaving the smallest possible footprint, Blackbird is a single, portable exe with granular switches available. Want to restore everything back? They got you covered. Works on Windows Vista, 7, 8/8.1, 10 (Home/Pro/Ent/Edu) How Blackbird Works Without going into too much detail, Blackbird employs some known and less-known techniques to fully disarm Windows while leaving the smallest possible footprint. For instance, Blackbird does not edit the HOSTS file in any way, nor does it mess with your firewall settings. It does not run in the background, instead relying on persistent routes and resolving hostnames to IP addresses each time Blackbird is applied by the user. After usage no new files are left behind on your computer and you can safely delete blackbird.exe. Blackbird has succeded when you forget it was ever there. Everything our software does can be restored using the software itself or manually by hand. *Dev.notice: Please don't do this manually, it will take forever and is confusing. There are other tools that claim to block Windows spying but they are cumbersome to use and not as powerful or are limited in scope. So we took Windows apart, piece by piece, analyzed web traffic, system calls, file changes, etc, compared different configurations, designed and built a stand-alone tool and spent hundreds of hours on beta testing so anyone can use it and it gets the job done right. What Blackbird Does > Disables OneDrive > Disables Cortana > Disables Bing-integration > Disables all AutoLoggers > Disables Wi-Fi Sense > Disables system-wide telemetry (on all editions of Windows 10 and older) > Disables all OS advertising (tips, pop-ups, suggested apps, etc.) > Disables all Xbox Live services > Disables web content evaluation ("SmartScreen") and prevents URL check-in > Disables Windows Media online DRM > Disables Windows P2P Update sharing > Disables hidden Windows metric startup tasks > Disables all diagnostic tracking services > Disables all application metric-data collection agents > Prevents system read access to already collected diagnostic data > Prevents any location/contacts/messages/handwritting/password sharing > Prevents cross-device synchronization (ie; Windows Phone auto-syncing with PC account data) > Removes GWX and Windows 10 upgrade pop-ups > Removes Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) > Removes your unique ad-tracking ID token > Removes a bunch of Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 telemetry updates (View full list here) > Removes Superfish, eDellRoot, HP Touchpoint Analytics, VisualDiscovery and other security risks > Removes all pre-install Windows 10 Upgrade files/folders on Windows 7, 8, 8.1 > Blocks 500+ different tracking/telemetry/ad servers (View full list here) > Patches various data leaks (IE/Edge, Explorer, Defender, MRT, SMB) > Applies various network tweaks (enables RSS,ctcp,tcp-offload,ECN) INCLUDES: > Blackbird App Manager (Windows 10 only) : Block any system application the easy & user-friendly way. > Blackbird STD : Force removal of stubborn spy tasks. > Backup & Restore : Save current system settings to an external file restorable at any time. Try Blackbird Windows Privacy and Security ... Blackbird is THE BEST! *** I also found a 'ready to use' script at this link discussion. Remove ALL telemetry updates from Windows 7 & 8 and 8.1 https://windowsforum.com/threads/remove-all-telemetry-updates-from-windows-7-8-and-8-1.228360/ ... there is a list of items removed and at the bottom is a link to get the script ready to download and use. I also ran this script after running Blackbird and so far everything seems to be OK on my computer. I'm many years late getting involved with Windows 7 but with Windows XP ... which I still like, the web pages are really becoming a problem with daily use. It can be OK with Javascript disabled but I'm sure it will only get worse and not better with XP. So maybe there are others here that can use these tools and script on Windows 7. I'm sure it's not 100% but it has to be better than what I had before after running Blackbird and the script download. ...

I found information that for Windows 7 to support the eMMC disk you need to update the storport.sys file - Windows6.1-KB2732471-v2-x64.msu https://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/429158-how-do-i-run-windows-7-emmc-laptop-post3528065.html https://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/429158-how-do-i-run-windows-7-emmc-laptop-post3528072.html https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=480427#p480427 KB2732471-v2 update storport.sys is 6.1.7601.17956 I use WinXP x64 AHCI, NVMe ported drivers from @George King and storport.sys 6.1.7601.25735. If the version is newer, it means that it contains eMMC fix from 17956 ?

Well, we've been cautioned betimes : https://msfn.org/board/topic/184368-who-here-has-a-youtube-dl-compile-for-winxp/page/14/#findComment-1277080

I am using WinXP SP2 + the KB936929 upgrade to SP3. Internet Explorer is v7.0.5730.13,128bit, i.e. Internet Explorer 8 is not installed.

Hi I have no problem with www.rt.com on xp sp2 and the latest version of New Moon from 07/26/25, everything works perfectly here and I do not use NoScript.

I have test-installed the preceding 32bit New Moon releases of 28Jun2025, 5Jul2025, 12Jul2025 and 19Jul2025, everything fine. Then, after restoring the release of 26Jul2025, again crash. So the bug at www.rt.com is definitely caused by changes in the release of 26Jul2025. I have only 2 add-ons installed, HTTPS Always 5.2.27 and NoScript 5.1.9; the release of 26Jul2025 still crashed after disabling both add-ons. The crashes occur on both a more recent desktop with an i7 and on my old Inspiron 7500 with a Pentium 3 (SSE-only). www.rt.com and www.aljazeera.com are the only news sites I use with JavaScript enabled, www.aljazeera.com does not crash. When JavaScript is disabled, www.rt.com does not crash. Interesting: when New Moon of 26Jul2025 with Javascript enabled, is run in a sandbox of Sandboxie v5.40: www.rt.com doesn't crash on the 1st run, crashes on the next run, then doesn't crash anymore on subsequent runs

Hi The problem does not come from ublock because the problem is the same without any add-on installed, but it comes from the default settings with invidious on the Mypal 74.1.0 version. The default settings of invidious work with Mypal 68.14.8 and give all the resolution available to the invidious video player. With Mypal 74.1.0, you have to go to the Invidious preferences and disable "dash (adaptive quality)" without forgetting to save and choose any other resolution. When playing video, the video player will automatically set to medium without any other resolution choice, but with this setting the video works on Mypal 74.1.0 Conclusion: The Mypal 74.1.0 version does not take into account the different video resolutions on invidious "dash (adaptive quality)" and makes an error... this does not happen with the Mypal 68.14.8 version, and it works perfectly.

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