Prevent Windows Computer from waking up from Sleep This may occur due to a hardware device having been recently attached to your Windows 11/10/8/7 PC or because of any program which may have been scheduled. If you experience this annoyance frequently, you must check the following things: A hardware device might be keeping your computer awake. USB flash drives and USB mice are common devices that can keep your computer awake....

Sometimes, due to an error, Print to PDF does not work. Some users have reported that this feature is not working on Edge, whereas others have experienced the same problem on all the supported applications installed on their Windows 11/10 computer. Print to PDF not working in Windows 11/10 If you are experiencing the same issue on your system, the following solutions may help you: Before you start these troubleshooting methods, please check whether there is any Windows update pending or not....

This means that your computer cannot install the updates with the hardware you are using. This error can be fixed very easily. It is worth noting that it applies to all kinds of errors including driver updates and cumulative updates. This post will also help you if you see this error message: This error affects the following processor generations: Intel Seventh (7th) Generation Processors.AMD “Bristol Ridge”.Qualcomm “8996”. This is due to the support policy that you are not able to download updates with a computer that runs on the hardware mentioned above....

DLL stands for Dynamic Link Library. It contains code and data that more than one program can use at the same time. Hence, a DLL file helps save disk space by saving the data required by different applications to work properly. What causes a DLL error? Windows operating system comes with some pre-installed DLL files. These DLL files are required by the programs to run correctly. If a program does not find the required DLL file, it exits by displaying a DLL error message on the screen....

Program exe file stays open in Task Manager after being closed So first, we need to download Process Explorer and run the application as administrator. Now we need to enable the lower panel. To do so, click on the View Menu and “Show Lower Pane” or press Ctrl + L. The next part is a little tricky. Select the program that has problems closing. Now, look through the Lower Panel. There, you may find a couple of handles belonging to the program....

Program in Startup folder not starting on Windows startup If a program in the Startup folder is not starting or launching on startup in Windows 11 or Windows 10, follow any of these methods to resolve the issue: Some of them will need you to have admin permission to complete the setup. 1] Check Task Manager for Startup entries Right-click on the taskbar, and select Task ManagerSwitch to the Startup Tab and locate the Program in the listCheck if the status is disabled....

In most cases, these messages are dubbed as fatal as it typically results in unsaved work being lost and a message advising the user to restart the computer. These are some of the infamous screens of death known to date are. Purple Screen of Death (PSOD) It is a diagnostic screen with a white type on a purple background. Purple Screen is mainly seen when the VMkernel of an ESX/ESXi host experiences a critical error, becomes inoperative, and terminates any virtual machines that are running....

QTTabBar – Customize Explorer Install the core program and update to its latest version, launch Windows Explorer. To enable this feature, open Windows Explorer and switch to the View Tab and then click on options. Like I said earlier, QTTabBar enhances explorer by adding additional tabs, and add quick access buttons which lets you perform some actions which usually takes 3-4 steps mouse clicks. Let’s explore them one by one. What I liked about it, is the flexibility, and ability to use it the way individual user like it....

Quick Access Popup Tool for Windows Once the Quick Access Popup tool is installed, you can see its icon in the tray at the bottom. You can launch Quick Access Popup by clicking on its icon or typing Windows+W. It is the shortcut for the QAP freeway tool for Windows. How to use and features of Quick Access Popup to access folders Using the QAP tool is also equally easy. When clicked on the icon, the following menu opens up....

Quick Scan not working in Windows 11/10 If Quick scan is not working in Windows Defender on Windows 11/10, follow these steps: To learn more about these steps, continue reading. 1] Uninstall other security software If Windows Security or Windows Defender is not functioning as it should be, you need to ensure that you have any other third-party antivirus app or not. If you have more than one security software installed on your computer, one of them won’t work....

Razer Cortex Game Booster for PC Razer Cortex is the best free game booster software available for Windows PC. It increases FPS & improves Graphics & gaming performance. Optimizing here means allotting maximum resources to the game, making it run smoother. This can be achieved by killing tasks and applications that are not required while playing a game. Killing tasks will free up resources that can be further used by games....

We have already covered how to sync specific folders using OneDrive. In this post, we will cover the method of recovering accidentally deleted files from OneDrive in Windows 11 or Windows 10. Recover deleted OneDrive files Whenever you delete a file from OneDrive, a copy of it is automatically transferred to the Windows Recycle Bin while others find their way to the Recycle Bin in OneDrive website. So, even if you have emptied the recycle bin on your PC, a copy of the deleted file is retained on the web version of OneDrive....

Passwords you type into the browser don’t get to save automatically. It asks you to save the password when the first time you visit there. No doubt it helps in filling your account automatically but at the same time, you might not want to hand over your account info to any other person. In such a case, you will need to remove all the passwords you saved in your browser....

Fix Error 0x800f0906 on Windows 11/10 Here are the details of the complete scenario which I faced after running the Windows Component tool: Deployment Image Servicing and Management toolVersion: 6.2.9200.16384 Image Version: 6.2.9200.16384 [==========================100.0%==========================] Error: 0x800f0906 The source files could not be downloaded.Use the “source” option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077. The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism....

Replace Bad System File with Good File using Installation Media At times a particular system file may get corrupted and result in an unstable system and sometimes a BSOD. Things can get worse, and the only option you may feel is reinstalling the OS. However, it is possible to restore corrupted files using the Windows 11/10 Installation media. It is important that you know the exact path of the system file before we go ahead....

File Replacer Tool for Windows PC RightClick ReplaceThis allows you to replace files in Windows easily. It is also helpful in cases where Windows will not allow you to replace files which are being used. Clicking on Install will add the options to your right-click context menu. The app gives you two options: 1] Right-Click a File and Choose ReplaceThis: It will load a dialog box and let you choose a file to replace the selected file....

We have seen how to recover lost or forgotten Windows passwords using Windows built-in tools like Password Hint and the Reset Disk or with other free password recovery tools. We have also seen how to reset your Windows password, if your computer is on a domain or if it is a workgroup. This tutorial shows how you can recover and reset your forgotten or lost Microsoft Account password from the Login Screen in Windows 10....

Reset OneDrive in Windows 11/10 Type Run in Start search and hit Enter to open the Run box. Next, copy-paste the following and hit Enter to reset OneDrive: You will see the OneDrive icon in the notification disappear and then reappear again. This may take a while to run, but once the process is complete, your OneDrive app and settings will now have been reset to default values. If the OneDrive cloud icon doesn’t re-appear after a minute or two, open the Run box again, enter the following and hit Enter: I hope it resolves your OneDrive issues....

I was casually going through my Facebook Settings when I noticed that over 80 apps have permissions to use my Facebook data. “Good for them,” I thought to believe more than half of them would be selling off my data to internet marketing companies. Facebook itself collects data based on your browsing. Access to Facebook means a lottery for third-party apps. It is not a good idea to allow almost any type of app to gain access to your Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft, and even OneDrive....

RightTasks for Gmail browser extension If you are a Google Chrome user and if you use Gmail in your Chrome browser, then RightTasks for Gmail extension shows Google Tasks beside your Gmail inbox. It places Google Tasks as the sidebar to the right of your Gmail inbox. It is very easy to add email to Google Tasks directly from your inbox. Visit Chrome Web Store and install RightTasks for Gmail. Once it got installed, open your Gmail in your Chrome browser....