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Manager and preferences updates

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The following options are available by **right-clicking** a machine:
* **Start:** start the machine.
* **Hard reset:** force a reset of the machine.
* **Force shutdown:** force a shutdown of the machine. If this fails due to a frozen 86Box process, try *Kill*.
* **Ctrl+Alt+Del:** send a *Ctrl+Alt+Del* key combination to the machine.
* **Settings:** open the :doc:`Settings <../settings/index>` window to configure the machine.
* **Change display name:** change the name by which the machine is identified on the manager and 86Box window. Changing this will not rename the machine's folder.
* **Set icon:** change the icon displayed next to the machine on the list.
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* **System Directory:** view or change the folder where emulated machines are stored.
* **Language:** select a language for the 86Box user interface.
* **Remember size & position:** automatically save the manager window's size and position and the machine list's width.
* **Check for updates on startup:** automatically check for 86Box updates when starting the manager.
* **Use regular expressions in search box:** enable the use of Perl-syntax regexes to perform more complex searches with the search box.
* **Color scheme:** select a visual style for the 86Box user interface. *System* uses the operating system's global preference if possible.
.. note::
* The manager **must be restarted** for any changes to the system directory to take effect.

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* **Hide status bar:** hides the :doc:`status bar <statusbar>` at the bottom of the window.
* **Show non-primary monitors:** shows or hides the secondary display window if a :ref:`secondary video card <settings/display:Video #2>` is configured.
* **Resizeable window:** allow the 86Box window to be freely resized. Unchecking this option will also return the window to its normal size.
* **Remember size & position:** automatically save the size and position of the 86Box window to the emulated machine's configuration file.
* **Remember size & position:** automatically save the 86Box window's size and position for this emulated machine.
* **Renderer:** select a graphical renderer for the emulated display.
* **Qt (Software)** is recommended in most cases.
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* **Select media images from program working directory:** if checked, starts any file open/save prompts on the emulated machine's directory. This option is particularly useful for macOS users.
* **Inhibit multimedia keys:** if checked, multimedia keys such as **Volume Up/Down** will not be passed through to the emulated machine.
* **Ask for confirmation before saving settings / quitting / hard resetting:** enable confirmation messages for certain actions. These options can reenable confirmations after they have been disabled through the *Don't show this message again* box.
* **Color scheme:** select a visual style for the 86Box user interface. *System* uses the operating system's global preference if possible.
.. note:: The *Preferences* window options are **saved system-wide** and apply to all machines on all copies of 86Box 5.0 and newer. Any changes made with previous versions (saved per-machine) have been reset.