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VMware does not support the user level monitor of this host If you are running VMware Workstation Pro on a Hyper-V-enabled Windows host, you may see the following error messages in addition to the “VMware does not support the user level monitor of this host” error message. In all the above cases, the VMware Workstation Pro does not start. The following solutions may help you resolve the issue; This host does not support “Intel EPT” hardware assisted MMU virtualization....

Now, if you are facing the same problem, there can be various reasons why. It might be the case that your microphone is physically damaged. Or, your PC might be on mute which is why are unable to hear others in the game. It can also be caused if your Voice Chat and other audio settings in the game are not configured correctly. Besides that, improper sound settings on your PC can be another reason for the same....

While updating one of my dual-boot Windows 11/10 laptops, I saw this screen. If your system can undo the changes, it is good; you will be able to at least boot into your Windows desktop, from where you can troubleshoot your Windows Update issues. But in my case, the laptop just went into an endless reboot loop. I let it reboot a couple of times, to see if it would sort itself out – but no luck there!...

Can you Force a Classic Start Menu in Windows now? What you may not have noticed, is that it says there that this policy is supported only on Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP. There is no mention of Windows 7 and later. So what happens when you enforce it on a Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, or a Windows 7 computer? When you enable and enforce this policy setting, you will see the following icons added to the Windows 7 desktop: On a Windows 11/10/8 computer, I experienced or saw no change on the desktop....

Some popular browsers have taken a step to protect the users’ privacy. For example, Mozilla Corporation had introduced Enhanced Tracking Protection in Firefox Quantum in 2020. And now, in 2021, it introduced Total Cookie Protection in Firefox Quantum. Similarly, Google Chrome has plenty of security extensions. However, as a user, you always remain worried about our data and privacy. Therefore, removing such types of cookies from your web browsers is the best practice to protect your data and privacy....

What is Bring Your Own Network or BYON? BYON stands for Bring Your Own Network. For saving on costs and in form of better employee perks, some organizations allow its employees to use their own network at the office place. The official networks and VPNs are generally designed in a way that people working in the organization and using those networks, cannot access certain websites that may hinder productivity. But in what seems to be the latest trend, startups and similar organizations are providing employees with no network or VPN....

Difference between Partition, Volume, and Logical Drive All these terms i.e., partition, volume, and logical drive are data storage units. But there are differences that we have tried to cover in this post below. Let’s learn about them one by one. What is a Partition in a Windows computer? A physical hard disk (say HDD) can be divided into different storage units and those storage units are known as partitions....

What is ETD Control Center? ETD (Elan Trackpad Device) Control Center is a software developed by ELAN Microelectronics for ELAN touchpads. If your laptop has the LAN touchpad, you will find this software installed on your system. A touchpad or a trackpad is a piece of hardware installed on all laptops that allows users to control the mouse cursor on the laptop screen. In addition to moving a mouse cursor on the screen, the touchpad has some additional gestures that provide users with additional features....

Container inside Container: About Nested Virtualization in Windows Earlier you could create parallel containers – as many as your main memory would allow and use them for different purposes. Microsoft has now released the feature of nested virtualization with its latest Insider Build numbered 10565. The feature of nested virtualization in Windows allows you to create containers inside containers. Though the feature is not yet perfect, here is what you need to know....

What is Ransom Denial of Service Ransom Denial of Service is when hackers ask you to pay them some money, threatening to launch a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack if you don’t pay up before a certain date and time. To show that they are serious about the RDoS attack, they may also launch a DDoS attack for a small period on the institution from who they are demanding the ransom....

What is Service Host Agent Activation Runtime process? The legit Service Host Agent Activation Runtime process is located in the System32 folder. The files involved are: agentactivationruntimestarter.exeagentactivationruntime.dllagentactivationruntimewindows.dll The Description says Unknown application or Application extension or Runtime for activating conversational agent applications. It is an audio driver-related process that gets activated when you use Cortana. The path to the Agent Activation Runtime (AarSvc) Service is: You may see a random number appended to this Service....

What is Sihost.exe in Windows 11/10? Sihost.exe stands for Shell Infrastructure Host file. It is an executable system file that runs in the background and is one of the crucial files for Windows 11/10. Sihost.exe carries out various processes in Windows 11/10, including starting and launching the context menu, action center, etc. You can view this file in the Task Manager. To open the Task Manager, right-click on the taskbar and select “Task Manager....

But learning a new language, the APIs, and other stuff may seem a tedious task and it can make you stick to your platform. But something called Xamarin can help you build cross-platform mobile applications that can perform almost similar to the platform’s native applications. What is Xamarin Xamarin is a software company founded back in 2011. And it was acquired by Microsoft. Xamarin provides a developer with tools that can help them in building cross-platform mobile applications....

How to Identify Font? There are numerous fonts, and it is not at all easy to recognize a font with just a look. Below are my favorite online tools which I use to identify the fonts. These are actually must-have tools for web designers. Check them out and decide which one is best for your usage. Let’s see how to use these free font identifier tools to identify fonts....

Windows 11 Update History How do you see which Windows Updates you have? In Windows 11, do the following: You will see some which may have been Successfully installed and a few maybe, which may have Failed to install. Clicking on Learn more will take you to a webpage that gives you more details about this Update. Windows 10 Update History If you wish to view the update history on your Windows 10 computer, from the Start Menu, open Settings > Update & security> Windows Update....

Removed AntiVirus software still shows as installed Windows identifies old security software as still installed 1) Check Registry for residual keys his could happen because even after uninstalling the security software, it has left some remnants in your registry. Use its own standalone uninstallers to uninstall it completely. Else try a freeware registry cleaner like CCleaner and see if it helps. Additionally, open the Windows Registry, search for its keys and delete them....

When you connect to a wireless network, two things can happen. Windows would either connect to the wireless network or return the error code Cannot connect to the network. However, if it remains stuck at the Checking network requirements message for too long, this post could help resolve the problem. Checking network requirements taking too long The primary cause of this issue is that the drivers are either obsolete or incompatible....

Windows 10 will not run on this PC The message will also state: The possible reasons given could be: Read Windows 10 Hardware Requirements. Broadly speaking, if your PC can run Windows 8.1, you’re good to go. But if when you run the Windows 10 Device & App Compatibility checker on your computer, you receive this message, here are a few things you could check: 1] Check if your PC meets Windows 10 System Requirements....

You’re likely to encounter this issue due to any of the following known reasons. A new device driver is initialized.Windows Updates are being installed.New hardware is being configured. Computer stuck on Getting devices ready screen If your computer is stuck on the Getting devices ready screen after you must have successfully performed a clean install of Windows 11/10 on your desktop or laptop PC, then you can apply our recommended solutions presented below in no particular order and see what works for you in resolving the issue at hand....

However, formatting a hard disk might not always be the smoothest of processes. Many users have reported an acknowledged receiving an error message when trying to format the hard drive: Let us consider the two scenarios: Windows cannot format this drive, Quit any disk utilities or other programs that are using this drive Let us troubleshoot the issue on a case by case basis: You wish to format the system drive C & erase all data from your system To do this, it is best you use the Windows installation media during Setup and select the Format option when you are asked....