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I recently made the upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 10 on an important machine at an observatory (I should have done it long ago, I know...). I've noticed that in Windows 10, if I run a script on the windows command line (cmd.exe) I can now interrupt the script from running by clicking on the terminal window.
When I click on the terminal the title bar changes and the word 'select' is prepended to the title. I have done this by accident several times now (when reorganising the open terminals) and caused a cascade of errors as an important running script has been interrupted and several things that depend on it have fallen ever.
The 'select' mode can be unselected by hitting return in the terminal, then the code that was interrupted continues to run as before.
I would like to disable this feature if possible. Has anyone encountered this? Thanks
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To close or exit the Windows command line window, also referred to as command or cmd mode or DOS mode, type exit and press Enter .
Quick Edit mode is a Microsoft Windows feature which allows the user to select text (click and drag the mouse across the desired text) using the mouse in the Command Prompt window.
If you are using linux, then you can suspend the mplus process running in a terminal by typing "ctrl" + "Z". To resume click "%" followed by "Return".
Step 1: Press the Windows icon and the R key on the keyword simultaneously. Once the Run window pops up, please type msconfig and then click the OK button. Step 2: When you get the System Configuration window, please move to the Services tab, and then select Hide all Microsoft services, and finally click Disable all.
Right click on the title bar, choose Properties, uncheck QuickEdit Mode, and click OK. If you want to disable it for all future command prompts too, do the same with Defaults instead of Properties.
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