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This program might not have installed correctly If you get this message in spite of having installed the program correctly and if for some reason, you’d like to disable this message, this is how you can do it. Type services.msc in start search and hit Enter to open the Services console. Navigate down to Program Compatibility Assistance Service (PcaSvc) and double click on it to open its Properties. Stop the Service and change its start-up type to Disabled....

What is Tap Twice and Drag on Touchpad to Multi-Select? Tap Twice and Drag to Multi-Select is a touchpad option allowing users to double-tap and drag the cursor to select multiple items. Even though this feature is enabled by default, there are a lot of users who don’t find it useful and want to disable it. In this post, we will see how you can do the same. Turn On or Off Tap Twice and Drag to Multi-Select on Touchpad in Windows 11/10 The following are the steps to turn on or off Tap Twice and Drag to Multi-Select setting on Touchpad in Windows 11/10....

UnityPlayer.dll caused an Access Violation (0xc0000005) If the games that use the UnityPlayer.dll file crash on your system and you see the “UnityPlayer.dll caused an Access Violation (0xc0000005)” message in the error log, try the following solutions to fix it. Let’s see all these fixes in detail. 1] Run the game as an administrator This is the first thing that you should do. Run the problematic game with administrative privileges and see if it helps....

Recover from forgotten Windows password Let us see how you can recover from a lost or forgotten password in Windows OS. 1] Password Hint Your Password Hint appears below the password entry box after you make an incorrect entry and then click OK. You can create a hint when you set a password with User Accounts. Read: What to do if I forgot my computer password? 2] Password Reset Disk A Password Reset Disk, allows you to change your password, without needing to know your old password....

What changes make this development a possibility? Changes brought in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update have enabled this game sharing feature. So naturally, one can conclude Xbox Play Anywhere is only supported on Windows 10 PCs and Xbox One consoles running the Anniversary Update. The appearance of Xbox Play Anywhere titles suggests, the games just work like any other games. Once installed, an Xbox Play Anywhere title can be played either on your Windows 10 PC or Xbox One....

Internet Explorer Keyboard Shortcuts Alt+N : Gives focus to the notification bar. Also after alt+N, ‘Enter’ accepts first button in the bar, ‘Esc’ dismisses the bar Ctrl+L : This shortcut will put the focus in the one box for navigating and will allow you to type an address without having to use the mouse. Ctrl+W : This will allow you to close the current tab. You can undo this by clicking Ctrl+Shift+T Ctrl+ (1 – 9) : Want to view a specific tab....

VeraCrypt disk encryption software for Windows PC Encrypting and Using Veracrypt The methods are the same as the Truecrypt: you can create individual file containers and mount them as drives so that you can keep your files encrypted. A container is actually a place that when mounted as a drive using the main screen of Veracrypt, offers encryption to the contents of the virtual drive. Suppose you create a file container using the application’s wizard to create a container and then use the main page of the app to mount it as a drive, you can copy or move files to that drive....

Before you begin, you may want to clear your browser cache, and change your Internet connection and see if that works for you. We’re having trouble processing your payment and we’d like to get it sorted out You can get the error message while purchasing a product from either Microsoft Store or Xbox Market Place. If you see this message while purchasing something from Microsoft Store, try creating a new user account in Windows....

We do so because the content comprises many pages, and we do not waste time reading it. But to what extent do you think skipping the terms and conditions is advisable? I think we need to be at least aware of what it has. It does not mean we need to spend and waste our time on it, but we have ways to get a summary of terms and conditions, and I will let you know how to get that in this article....

What is a Hybrid Hard Drive (SSHD) Late until 2012, manufacturers were making either HDDs (Hard Disk Drives) or SSDs (Solid State Drives) or both and kept them separate for use with computers. Hard Disk Drives were regular ones, but with huge amounts of storage space and still very cheap compared to Solid State Drives. SSDs are also called Solid State Disks sometimes (but there is no disk inside). The inside of a SSD is a complex integrated circuit that stores data even when there is no power....

Windows Security Identifier Windows grants or denies access and privileges to resources based on access control lists (ACLs), which use these SIDs to uniquely identify users and their group memberships. When a user logs into a computer, an access token is generated that contains user and group SIDs and user privilege levels. When a user requests access to a resource, the access token is checked against the ACL to permit or deny particular action on a particular object....

Credential Guard in Windows 11/10 Credential Guard is one of the main security features available with Windows 11/10. It allows protection against hacking of domain credentials thereby preventing hackers from taking over the enterprise networks. Along with features like Device Guard and Secure Boot, Windows 11/10 is more secure than any of the previous Windows operating systems. What is Credential Guard feature in Windows 11/10 As its name indicates, this feature in Windows 11/10 safeguards credentials in and across user domains in a network....

What is GoogleCrashHandler.exe? GoogleCrashHandler.exe is a background process that runs concurrently to send the usage statistics and crash reports to Google. In other words, if you enable the Help improve Chrome’s features and performance functionality in your browser or Google Earth, you may find the aforementioned process in the Windows Task Manager. Whether you use Google Chrome or Google Earth on Windows 11, Windows 10, or any other older version, the same process may appear at times....

What is HP Instant Ink Program HP Instant Ink program is an ink cartridge replacement service. It allows you to replace the cartridges when they run low. The program comes integrated into the setup process, where a customer can plan to choose between, Instant Ink Subscription planspurchasing ink at retail stores or online Instant Ink Subscription plans offer 4 plans to choose from based on how many pages you print each month....

Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) SLAT is supported on Nehalem architecture processors and newer for Intel, and Barcelona processors and newer for AMD. The special thing about these processors is the fact that they have the Translation Lookaside Buffer or TLB. These processors support Physical memory translation. That type of cache contains all the recently used mappings from the page table of the processors. The built-in cache is used to determine the mapping information by the TLB by a Virtual address needs to be converted to a Physical address....

UsoClient.exe popup If you too are noticing this on your laptop, here are a few things you may want to know. USO stands for Update Session Orchestrator. The usoclient.exe file or the Windows 10 Update Orchestrator, is located in the System32 folder. If you open this folder location and right-click on it and select Properties, you will see that it a Microsoft Windows Operating System process 0f size 19.5 KB. usoclient....

WindowsApps folder in Windows 11/10 The option to show the hidden folder is straight upfront under the Views section of File Explorer. So if you choose to enable it, and see those hidden folders in the Windows partition, then lets first understand what the WindowsApps folder is. If you try to open it, it will not be accessible even for the administrator account. What is the WindowsApps Folder used for?...

When will I get Windows 10 If you do not want to wait, you always have the option of using Windows 10 Media Creation Tool to download Windows 10 ISO and use it for upgrading your Windows 8.1 / 7. If you have chosen to wait, its a good idea too, as till the time you get your upgrade, some of the glitches could have been sorted out, hopefully. We’re validating Windows 10 for your PC Some of you may have even such a notification stating that: Microsoft recommends that you upgrade only after you get your upgrade notification....

There’s no apparent reason as to why this issue occurs, but we have a solution for it and it works! Win32Bridge.server.exe Incorrect function The problem can be annoying as the box message keeps appearing whenever you attempt to open an application on your computer. To fix it, follow any one of these methods. Let’s cover the above two processes in a bit of detail! 1] Reset Cortana The problem can occur due to a crash in Cortana....

Windows 10 missing events in the Event Log Follow these troubleshooting suggestions to resolve the problem. You will need admin permission to use these troubleshooting tips to resolve the problem. 1] Check if the related application is running Logs will not be generated if the application is not running as expected. If you see only a few logs missing, then check if the application is stopped or not working at the same time....