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   Kerr-Mudd, John to Andy Burnelli   
   Re: Is there a way to put a command wind   
   18 Jul 22 08:20:46   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.microsoft.windows   
   From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Mon, 18 Jul 2022 06:46:43 +0100   
   Andy Burnelli  wrote:   
      
   > Kenny McCormack wrote:   
   >   
   > > I fail to see how the Subject line:   
   > >   
   > >     Is there a way to put a command window in the background like Linux   
   > >     does (so that you can kill it)?   
   > >   
   > > has anything whatsoever to do with USB cables.   
   >   
   > I'll answer your question, in detail, with an easily understood real-life   
      
   [Massive snipping]   
      
   > In summary, when you are solving problems that nobody else has ever solved   
   > (which we did in this thread), you don't know at the start of the quest   
   > what tools you will end up as your final efficient working solution.   
   >   
   > When you _do_ find the tools though, it's basic Internet courtesy to give   
   > back to the team added value by way of what solution worked best for you.   
   > --   
   > This response is a well-researched answer to Kenny McCormack's question,   
   > because Kenny seems to think we should always know the solution we are   
   > going to end up with _before_ we ask the question on this Usenet group.   
      
   That's a lot of words. I guess the actual answer is that it doesn't have   
   anything to do with the actual wording of the Original Question, and is   
   now well off-topic for amb (and pretty much so for windows too, as it seems   
   the topic is now "how do I access (some poweruser mode) in Android"   
      
   Glad you got to where you wanted to, though.   
      
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