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.
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LyX - Preview of the child document in the master document not working
In LyX, I have a document called exo_short.lyx, which contains a simple sentence (no mathematics, no special character).
I have another document called main.lyx and inside it, I want to input the ...
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Texmaker crashes every time a file dialog is opened
I suddenly (completely out of the blue) started experiencing this problem. Every time I go to:
File → Open
File → Save As
File → New by copying an existing file
—that is, essentially anything that ...
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Windows MikTex looking for directory of a file
I was trying to install miktex on my computer, but it didn't work. My path is
C:\Python313\Scripts\;C:\Python313\;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\...
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Table with HIRAGANA alignments issues
Good evening, so lately I started a Japanese course and for now I wanted to replicate a table I've seen, grouping the Hiragana with similar strokes; as to have a "quick to find" abstract/...
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expl3 strings: control sequences introduce erroneous space
Context (not to be confused with ConTeXt)
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\ExplSyntaxOn
\sys_shell_now:n {C:\cygwin64\bin\mintty.exe}
\ExplSyntaxOff
\end{document}
returns
'C:\cygwin' is ...
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Free tool that converts a LaTeX formula to PNG/JPG using Cambria Math font
I’m working with PowerPoint slides provided by a textbook publisher for high-school students, and all mathematical formulas in those slides use the Cambria Math font. I would like to generate my own ...
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Maximum path length in TeXworks
To compile tex files, I usually use the TeXworks program associated with the TeX Live distribution on Windows, and everything works perfectly. Sometimes, however, when the source file has a very long ...
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running authorindex on Windows, MINGW64: setting BIBINPUTS, BSTINPUTS
I'm trying to use the authorindex perl script on Windows 10 with a MINGW64 terminal shell.
The script takes the name of the .aux input file, but relies on environmental variables
BIBINPUTS and ...
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Install error on windows 11
LaTeX live get error on windows 11 ,will not install.
Can't call method "schemes" on an undefined value at
C:Users/rebec/OneDrive/Desktop/latex/install-tl-20250928/
tlpkg/installer/install-...
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Latex and Windows 11
When I run any old functioning Latex program on my PC, which has recently been up-graded to windows 11, I get "logfile not found" although the probgram is supposed to GENERATE the log file.
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Issue compiling document with Amharic using Lualatex + babel
Update:
Thanks a lot for your patience and help solving the issue with Santali script.
However, the problem remains with the Amharic script, while I have been using a similar code for a dozen of LtR ...
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mcf2graph package: a minimal working code
I am trying to compile a minimal document using the mcf2graph package with XeLaTeX/LuaLaTeX:
\documentclass[border=10mm]{standalone}
\usepackage{mcf2graph}
\begin{document}
\end{document}
! LaTeX ...
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Current Windows installer
On the download site I find:
Date: 04/17/2023
File name: miktexsetup-5.5.0+1763023-x64.zip
and in All Downloads / Sourcecode:
Date: 04/29/2025
Is there any chance for a new Windows installer?
Thanks ...
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MiKTeX update problem – very slow updating
I'm trying to update MiKTeX of July 14, 2025, but the update process fails with the following error message:
GENERAL MIKTEX INFORMATION
ReportDate: 2025-07-14 21:48:39
CurrentVersion: 25.4
SetupDate: ...
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Font Mathematica 3.0 for windows
I am trying to install the Mathematica 3.0 fonts on my PC, as described in the following link: https://library.wolfram.com/infocenter/MathSource/3200/
and specifically for Windows, I downloaded the ...
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