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Old August 26th 18, 12:38 AM posted to alt.comp.freeware,alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default WTF? Setting up new Win10 - where is the standard calculator?

Louis Fabron wrote:

WTF?
https://image.ibb.co/cCJ9oU/Clipboard01.jpg

C:\Windows\System32\calc.exe
You'll need a new app to open this calculator

Do I have to ADD a calculator to Windows 10?

If I have to add a calculator to Windows 10, what free basic big-button
(for tired old eyes) old-style calculator do you use when you don't want to
have anything whatsoever to do with whatever it is that is the "Windows
Store"?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window...tor#Windows_10
"All Windows 10 editions (both LTSB and non-LTSB) continue to have a
calc.exe, which however is just a stub that launches (via ShellExecute)
the handler that is associated with the 'calculator:' pseudo-protocol."

So you need to install a handler for the protocol. That means having to
get one from the MS Store. Or ...

https://winaero.com/blog/get-calcula...in-windows-10/
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