# \#windows

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## [Windows setup in an externally administered environment](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-setup-in-an-externally-administered-environment/137255)

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**Author:** [@Eben60](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Eben60)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-setup-in-an-externally-administered-environment/137255 "2026-05-24T15:51:16Z")

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Currently I have an old Mac at work, which will be replaced by a Windows computer. They are administered by an external company, who are usually forthcoming but sometimes slow. I will ask for local admin privileges, mayb…

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## [How to run a .jl file on Windows 10?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-run-a-jl-file-on-windows-10/134547)

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**Author:** [@atBNE](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/atBNE)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 7:56am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-run-a-jl-file-on-windows-10/134547 "2025-12-15T07:56:52Z")

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I have installed Julia v 1.12.2 using the MSIX App Installer, as recommended. I can run REPL, using the command prompt. But I can not run a .jl file: the extension is not recognised. Can someone give us the step-by-ste…

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## [Setting up corporate network proxy (with username and password)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/setting-up-corporate-network-proxy-with-username-and-password/108903)

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**Author:** [@mobius-eng](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mobius-eng)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 3:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/setting-up-corporate-network-proxy-with-username-and-password/108903 "2025-12-02T15:23:55Z")

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I am trying to set proxy settings for Julia to use, but without much success (I am behind corporate firewall). System: Windows 10, Julia 1.10 The proxy is set in the form http://\<User\>@\<Password\>@\<Addresss\>:\<Port\> (thi…

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## [Finding package that requires admin permission to install](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/finding-package-that-requires-admin-permission-to-install/131758)

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**Author:** [@juliohm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/juliohm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/finding-package-that-requires-admin-permission-to-install/131758 "2025-08-21T20:01:51Z")

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I gave a short-course this last weekend and the participants reported a pop-up window asking for admin permission while installing GeoStats.jl on Windows machines in their lab. How can I identify the indirect dependenc…

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## [A graphical Julia installer for Windows](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-graphical-julia-installer-for-windows/128413)

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**Author:** [@uwestoehr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/uwestoehr)\
**Replies:** 48\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/a-graphical-julia-installer-for-windows/128413 "2025-08-04T13:55:40Z")

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As Windows user I need a graphical installer where I can select at least: the Julia version I want to install the install location All larger projects I know provide a graphical installer for Windows and a way to use …

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## [Why can svgplugin.dll not be found? (for PackageCompiler binary, bundled artifacts)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-can-svgplugin-dll-not-be-found-for-packagecompiler-binary-bundled-artifacts/130848)

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**Author:** [@testmax](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/testmax)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 5:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/why-can-svgplugin-dll-not-be-found-for-packagecompiler-binary-bundled-artifacts/130848 "2025-07-18T17:31:47Z")

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Hello all! I would like to understand, how the DLLs are loaded by the EXE generated with PackageCompiler.jl. The issue is that I have a problem with a compiled program and the GR\_jll.jl DLLs. Specifically, when exporti…

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## [Embedding Julia in Windows](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/embedding-julia-in-windows/76693)

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**Author:** [@DanielP](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/DanielP)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/embedding-julia-in-windows/76693 "2025-07-12T19:06:21Z")

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Hi, I have tried to call my tested Julia function from C program on Windows 10. I am using gcc compiler (minGW). When I compile, link and launch my program from the IDE (I am using Code::Blocks IDE) it works fine. The co…

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## [About Julia's development policy regarding Windows](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/about-julias-development-policy-regarding-windows/128011)

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**Author:** [@uwestoehr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/uwestoehr)\
**Replies:** 119\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/about-julias-development-policy-regarding-windows/128011 "2025-07-11T10:21:55Z")

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This is just a thread to give feedback as a new user working with Windows and the problems I have. I am a medical engineer and wanted to use Julia to develop software others can use (other engineers, laboratory workers,…

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## [How to embedding julia on Windows with cmake and Clang?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-embedding-julia-on-windows-with-cmake-and-clang/127600)

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**Author:** [@ysyecust](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/ysyecust)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-embedding-julia-on-windows-with-cmake-and-clang/127600 "2025-04-09T03:31:37Z")

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I think I have configured the code correctly, but I keep getting an error when compiling on Windows. I can successful compile on MACOS and Ubuntu22.04 \[cmake\] Not searching for unused variables given on the command line…

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## [Startup file not run on Windows 10?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/startup-file-not-run-on-windows-10/127788)

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**Author:** [@Torkel](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Torkel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/startup-file-not-run-on-windows-10/127788 "2025-04-07T20:10:41Z")

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I usually work on Linux, and here I have a .julia/config/startup.jl file which is run when I start julia. I have copied the content of this int my windows computer: C:\\Users\\Torkel\\.julia\\config\\startup.jl However, it …

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## [Pkg performance on Windows Dev Drive](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-performance-on-windows-dev-drive/126948)

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**Author:** [@visr](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/visr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pkg-performance-on-windows-dev-drive/126948 "2025-03-14T12:19:32Z")

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I recently moved my Julia depot to a Dev Drive and am quite happy with the results, so I’m sharing my experience. This contrived benchmark sped up from 176 to 8 seconds: for i in 1:100\_000 open("file.txt", "w") do …

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## [Julia nightly REPL has broken prompt](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-nightly-repl-has-broken-prompt/124591)

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**Author:** [@joa-quim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/joa-quim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2025, 3:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-nightly-repl-has-broken-prompt/124591 "2025-01-09T15:13:21Z")

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Hi, I just updated my nightly version, but the REPL is unusable (Windows).

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## [\`ccall\` on Windows \`could not load symbol. The specified procedure could not be found\`](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ccall-on-windows-could-not-load-symbol-the-specified-procedure-could-not-be-found/66291)

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**Author:** [@nlaws](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/nlaws)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 9:59am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/ccall-on-windows-could-not-load-symbol-the-specified-procedure-could-not-be-found/66291 "2025-01-03T09:59:59Z")

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I am loading in a custom C library and then calling functions with @ccall. Everything works fine on Apple and Linux with: hdl = Libc.Libdl.dlopen("path/to/clibrary", Libc.Libdl.RTLD\_GLOBAL) wind\_module = @ccall ssc\_modu…

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## [PythonCall.pyimport opencv on Windows](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pythoncall-pyimport-opencv-on-windows/124146)

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**Author:** [@yakir12](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/yakir12)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 26, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/pythoncall-pyimport-opencv-on-windows/124146 "2024-12-26T15:42:22Z")

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I’m trying to PythonCall.pyimport opencv on Windows: const cv2 = PythonCall.pynew() function \_\_init\_\_() PythonCall.pycopy!(cv2, pyimport("cv2")) end but I run into Python: ImportError: DLL load failed while import…

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## [Terminal on Windows: git bash](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/terminal-on-windows-git-bash/6005)

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**Author:** [@PetrKryslUCSD](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/PetrKryslUCSD)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/terminal-on-windows-git-bash/6005 "2024-12-08T15:11:05Z")

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Would it be possible to bundle the Julia dist for Windows with the git bash terminal? It is much more useful than the current Windows terminal (shell mode works!). (See Usable shell on Windows (yay!))

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## [How to let a PC run a Julia program automatically every time it is woken up?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-let-a-pc-run-a-julia-program-automatically-every-time-it-is-woken-up/123211)

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**Author:** [@WuSiren](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/WuSiren)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-let-a-pc-run-a-julia-program-automatically-every-time-it-is-woken-up/123211 "2024-11-29T08:08:54Z")

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I am using a Windows PC. I want the computer to run a Julia program automatically every time it is woken up. I could use Windows’ Task Scheduler to do this, but it wasn’t perfect. That’s because I found that the program …

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## [I want to read files with mingw64 in pluto notebooks](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-want-to-read-files-with-mingw64-in-pluto-notebooks/122343)

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**Author:** [@selinguler94](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/selinguler94)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/i-want-to-read-files-with-mingw64-in-pluto-notebooks/122343 "2024-11-07T15:46:45Z")

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output = read(mingw64 $FORTRANexe, String) I tried this but it doesn’t work. I am a windows user and I am trying to execute some fortran files in pluto, so I need mingw64. I failed to do it with wsl too, I’m starting to…

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## [How to access mingw64 files in pluto notebook?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-access-mingw64-files-in-pluto-notebook/122340)

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**Author:** [@selinguler94](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/selinguler94)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-access-mingw64-files-in-pluto-notebook/122340 "2024-11-06T16:35:22Z")

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I want to execute some fortran files so windows isn’t working for that, I have mingw64 to execute fortran but I can not access the files now. C:/Users/name /c/Users/name I replaced the first with the second but can’t …

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## [Windows COM in Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-com-in-julia/121473)

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**Author:** [@Ibrahim-a-Ibrahim](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Ibrahim-a-Ibrahim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2024, 2:57pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-com-in-julia/121473 "2024-10-19T14:57:47Z")

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I want to use some Windows apps in Julia and this required installing Windows COM, which seems that it is not available in the standard Julia Package Registry. There was a suggestion to install PyCall in Julia and then u…

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## [Plots on Windows: failed to precompile FFMPEG](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-on-windows-failed-to-precompile-ffmpeg/118360)

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**Author:** [@VivMendes](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/VivMendes)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/plots-on-windows-failed-to-precompile-ffmpeg/118360 "2024-08-18T17:41:56Z")

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Is there any news on this problem? I have the same issue on a Windows 10 machine, Julia 1.9.3, Plots v1.39.0. The error I get is the following: ERROR: LoadError: InitError: could not load library "C:\\Users\\viv\\.julia\\a…

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## [Serious issue: Julia language Keyboard Lag Typing Very Slow](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/serious-issue-julia-language-keyboard-lag-typing-very-slow/32081)

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**Author:** [@JosephPollacco](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/JosephPollacco)\
**Replies:** 55\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/serious-issue-julia-language-keyboard-lag-typing-very-slow/32081 "2024-07-23T16:01:26Z")

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PROBLEM I am writing a long Julia code: https://github.com/joseph-pollacco/SoilWaterToolbox After I run Julia code either directly from Visual Studio Code or from the Julia REPL the typing becomes incredibly slow. The…

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## [Julia on ARM64 Windows?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-on-arm64-windows/117293)

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**Author:** [@be5invis](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/be5invis)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 2:14am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-on-arm64-windows/117293 "2024-07-22T02:14:59Z")

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I am wondering how hard is to support ARM64 Windows for Julia. Natively, not through emulation. Some information that I know: LLVM do have support for ARM64 Windows. The only Fortran compiler that could target ARM64 …

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## [GMT error message: Failure to open virtual file](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/gmt-error-message-failure-to-open-virtual-file/116843)

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**Author:** [@morningglory05](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/morningglory05)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/gmt-error-message-failure-to-open-virtual-file/116843 "2024-07-16T21:21:19Z")

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Someone else had this error in 2018 and opened a GMT issue for it: https://github.com/GenericMappingTools/GMT.jl/issues/59 (I’m not sure if it proper precedure to ask for the error to be reopened or to post here.) Thing…

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## [GMT fails to precompile in Julia 1.10.4](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/gmt-fails-to-precompile-in-julia-1-10-4/116391)

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**Author:** [@morningglory05](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/morningglory05)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/gmt-fails-to-precompile-in-julia-1-10-4/116391 "2024-07-01T16:46:55Z")

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I’m updating to Julia 1.10.4. Most of the packages precompiled fine, but GMT is refusing to precompile. When I use VScode, I get the following error: ERROR: LoadError: InitError: could not load library "C:\\Users\\johns\\.…

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## [The specification of Julia for reading text files and the different behavior between operating systems](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-specification-of-julia-for-reading-text-files-and-the-different-behavior-between-operating-systems/115839)

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**Author:** [@paalon](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/paalon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/the-specification-of-julia-for-reading-text-files-and-the-different-behavior-between-operating-systems/115839 "2024-06-19T05:08:34Z")

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What is the specification of Julia for reading text files which have newlines (e.g. "\\n", "\\r\\n", "\\r")? My program has a bug related to the different behavior between operating systems about newlines. I made a followin…

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## [Changes to juliaup overnight?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/changes-to-juliaup-overnight/115471)

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**Author:** [@TimG](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/TimG)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2024, 11:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/changes-to-juliaup-overnight/115471 "2024-06-11T11:36:10Z")

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Yesterday, I could use julia just fine. Today I cannot. Has something changed on the julia side or is it me or my IT department? On opening VS Code, I get the following: At the command prompt, I get: then, after…

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## [Submit a bug report while trying to use DifferentialEquations.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/submit-a-bug-report-while-trying-to-use-differentialequations-jl/115032)

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**Author:** [@Jose\_Job\_Flores\_Godo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Jose_Job_Flores_Godo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/submit-a-bug-report-while-trying-to-use-differentialequations-jl/115032 "2024-05-31T20:01:36Z")

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Hello: I am newish to Julia and I am trying to use DifferentialEquations.jl. The following code: function difu\_eje!(du,u,p,t) y₁,y₂ = u a₁,a₂,b₁,b₂ = p du\[1\] = -a₁\*y₁ + b₁\*(1-y₁)\*y₂ du\[2\] = -a₂\*y₂ + b₂\*…

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## [How to keep the cursor focus on the REPL?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-keep-the-cursor-focus-on-the-repl/109321)

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**Author:** [@rafael.guerra](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/rafael.guerra)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-keep-the-cursor-focus-on-the-repl/109321 "2024-01-27T20:09:46Z")

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I need help with Gtk.jl for the following basic problem. I am trying to get input from the REPL in a closed loop program and update a Gtk window that keeps track of all items generated during program execution. See the…

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## [Windows Developer Mode and Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-developer-mode-and-julia/108937)

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**Author:** [@mkitti](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mkitti)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 6:21am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/windows-developer-mode-and-julia/108937 "2024-01-19T06:21:13Z")

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Microsoft Windows has a relatively new Developer Mode that has some impact on how Julia is used and functions on that platform. One effect of Developer Mode is enabling symbolic links. Symbolic links are fancy shortc…

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## [How to compile to stand-alone executable using StaticCompiler in Windows?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-compile-to-stand-alone-executable-using-staticcompiler-in-windows/106767)

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**Author:** [@Thomas008](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Thomas008)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-compile-to-stand-alone-executable-using-staticcompiler-in-windows/106767 "2024-01-15T15:03:24Z")

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I published this question already in https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77551695/how-to-compile-julia-code-as-stand-alone-executable-with-help-of-staticcompiler. I’d like to compile to small executable in Windows, e.g.…

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