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November 18[edit]

Using Chrome back button to return to Wikipedia watch-list[edit]

Oddly, when I do this, it doesn't return to the most recent state of the watch-list, but to an earlier state. What causes this ? SinisterLefty (talk) 19:35, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

SinisterLefty, Caching. MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 19:36, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

But why wouldn't the most recent version have been cached ? SinisterLefty (talk) 19:39, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

SinisterLefty, I'm not 100% sure how chrome's caching works, but I believe it only will cache at certain intervals, so by pressing the back button, you'll go about n seconds back. MoonyTheDwarf (Braden N.) (talk) 19:44, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a way to cheat in Windows 10 Solitaire?[edit]

I have a good winning statistic of 100%. I have this one game that seems (is?) impossible to win. I don't want it counted against me in my winning percentage statistics. Is there any way to get out of the game, or to cheat, so that I don't lose my 100% winning streak? Thanks. I looked online for various "cheats", but they didn't seem to do anything for me. The game in question is Windows 10, Klondike Solitaire, Cumulative Vegas, Draw Three. Thanks. 32.209.55.38 (talk) 22:16, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think you're completely missing the point of Solitaire. It's not a game where you brag about your score, it's a game to kill time. It is to card games what masturbation is to sex.

Expecting to win 100% of the time like expecting a deck to stay in the original order after being Riffle shuffled 20 times: theoretically possible but practically impossible. Ian.thomson (talk) 22:24, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

20 shuffles is maybe a tall order but 24 = 3 · 8 will work if you're meticulous enough ;) 93.136.31.83 (talk) 01:55, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, not even theoretically possible: depending on the rules, 10-20% of games are lost before the first move. Fiddling with games files as suggested below is probably the best option (for a goal of dubious value). Tigraan^{Click here to contact me} 10:12, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No idea for Win 10, but on Win 7 you have C:\Users\{your username}\AppData\Local\Microsoft Games\Solitaire\SolitaireSettings.xml and SolitaireSettings.xml.bak. Renaming the .bak file to .xml while Solitaire is closed (after backing up the original .xml file first!!) might restore the statistics from before the last save (don't know, haven't tried, but seems logical). 93.136.31.83 (talk) 01:41, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It is a text xml file. It would be easier to simply open it in a text editor, change your statistics to claim that you've played over a million games and won every single one, and then save the file. 135.84.167.41 (talk) 19:10, 19 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It's a binary file (despite the extension), though it has some XML data at the end. You need a hex editor to edit it. 93.142.92.186 (talk) 22:59, 20 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]