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On Windows, many user-specific configurations are stored in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER registry hive (abbreviated as HKCU), stored in %USERPROFILE%\NTUSER.dat. This includes changes made in both Control Panel and Windows Settings, as well as settings for Microsoft programs like the Office suite. This hive is synchronised across terminals on roaming user profiles (such as with Active Directory and domains).

Home, Not So Sweet Home

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When you’re staring at a long document of ideas with no idea how to find a through-line or identify the argument you want to make, AI can help.

Writing Essays With AI: A Guide

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We should mention another familiar idiomatic use of “have got”—the one that means “must.” Here too, the “got” is not essential to the meaning. “I have got to leave” = “I have to leave” = “I must leave.” And again, a “do” reply to this variety of “have got” question is perfectly acceptable: “Have you got to leave?” … “I do.”

The Grammarphobia Blog: ‘Got a Screwdriver?’ … ‘I Do.’

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