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For questions specific to Vim implementations on the Microsoft Windows operating system.

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How do I combine system() and "start" in a Windows environment

Not sure why this happens. What works is to use :call system('start /b '.l:pdf_file) I guess you want the '/b' parameter anyhow, since this will prevent popping up a cmd windows. Also you probably wan …
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How do I save a read-only file in Vim for Windows?

You can use my SudoEdit plugin.
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How can I install 64-bit Vim on Windows?

I think tuxproject.de is the way to go and I think, it will pick up Python dll, if they are in your path and are also 64bit. The easy way is to copy them to your .vim directory, to make sure vim will …
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Numpad behavior incorrect with vim.exe - Windows

This seems to be a bug in the original 8.1 version, that has since been fixed (possibly by patch v8.1.0457). You can always test the latest nightly builds from the vim/vim-win32-installer repository …
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Can't change directory to network drive

This was a bug, that was fixed in 7.4.096. (You didn't specify exact version, so I assume, you are using plain 7.4 version and I used to have the same problem when cding into a UNC path)
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async_job patch in Kaoryia's gVim (windows)

That patch job, defines a new VimL function jobrun(). But you better ask at that repository for a documentation.
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How do I stop my window from moving when using vsplit?

This happens because when vertical splitting the window, vim needs to add a vertical scrollbar, which causes vim to recalculate the visual size and eventually makes vim jump to a different screen loca …
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Is there a platform independent way to use "${ENVVAR}more_text" in vim?

I tried to use backtick expansion, but that does not seem to be working on Windows. So I think the easiest solution is something like this: :exe ":e" $ABC."foobar.txt"
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What is the correct way to escape UNC paths?

The problem you are encountering is, that the commandline subsystem on Windows does not support UNC paths. (Try running cmd.com and then cd \\server\path\to\dir and notice the error message CMD does n …
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