Solved findstr : Why not found?
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Is it possible that the second file might be encoded using UTF-16, in which case findstr won't work with it? Instead, you could try "find" which appears to detect the presence/absence of "Mode=", or findtsr using regex also appears to work on UTF-16 files (with awkward string input & output!) .
FINDSTR does not support UTF-16 files, but FIND does.
Code:
findstr /R /C:"M.o.d.e.=" desktop.ini
find /C "Mode=" desktop.iniFINDSTR does not support UTF-16 files, but FIND does.
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Win 11 25H2intel i7-870032GbIntel iGPU
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or
type desktop.ini | findstr /c:"Mode="
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The mystery is solved.
I thank you both.
Apparently pseymour's solution (ignoring the typo) works because the output of command "type" is not UTF-16.
Command "find" works if you omit the /C. Its output adds line containing file name (undesirable in my use).
I thank you both.
Apparently pseymour's solution (ignoring the typo) works because the output of command "type" is not UTF-16.
Command "find" works if you omit the /C. Its output adds line containing file name (undesirable in my use).
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Yeah I was actually looking for a different string to test it and changed it to More/Mode when I pasted it here. :)
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 11 Pro 25H212th Gen Core i7-1260P64 GB Micron PC4-25600Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro 25H2
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Intel NUC12WSHi7
- CPU
- 12th Gen Core i7-1260P
- Motherboard
- NUC12WSBi7
- Memory
- 64 GB Micron PC4-25600
- Graphics Card(s)
- Intel Iris Xe Graphics
- Sound Card
- on-board Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dell U3219Q
- Screen Resolution
- 3840 x 2160
- Hard Drives
- Samsung SSD 990 PRO 1TB
Crucial MX500 2 TB
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Defender
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