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Microsoft Family is one of the core features of Microsoft which integrates with many products. You can use it to keep track of your kids daily activity on PC and Xbox, limit usage, and allow him to play games or use apps which is suited for his apps. Share OneNote notebooks using Microsoft Family Once you have included all the members of your Family under Microsoft Family, the whole experience becomes smooth and straightforward....

Simple Software Restriction Policy Simple Software Restriction Policy bears some resemblance to the User Account Elevation feature. It is this feature that helps in preventing malware from acquiring Administrator rights, thereby limiting its scope of causing unprecedented harm. Basically, the tool prevents malware from running. Unlike UAE which is extremely vulnerable to social engineering or user-duping tactics, Software Restriction Policy is strongly resistant to such events. It does not allow a program to launch if its installation was not preplanned....

TreeComp is a free file & folder synchronization freeware that will help you sync files, folders & directories in Windows 11/10. It synchronizes files between 2 directories & always keeps them updated. Sync files, folders & directories in Windows 11/10 To get started, first of all, you need to select the Left and the Right directory for which you want to compare files. To select directories, go to ‘File’ and then ‘Select Directories’ and then choose To select directories, go to ‘File’, ‘Select Directories’ and then choose corresponding directories on the left and right for comparison....

Sync notifications from Phone to PC using Cortana Cortana added a lot of features lately and one of them was notifications synchronization. This feature is very useful and comes in handy most of the time. And the best part is, that synchronization is supported on all mobile devices – not just Windows, but even on Android and iOS devices. Setting up synchronization is pretty simple. You can send your phone’s notifications to your PC or your PC’s notifications to mobile devices....

Problem with shortcut. The target of this Internet Shortcut is not valid. Go to the Internet Shortcut property sheet and make sure the target is correct. The target of this Internet Shortcut is not valid This recently happened in the case of Internet Explorer. If you examine the properties of the Internet shortcut file when this problem occurs, the Type of file field indicates that the file type is Internet Shortcut (....

The account is not authorized to log in from this station. The first and foremost step you might want to take after receiving this error is that you should try to turn on, and then turn off the Windows Firewall and see if that helps. If that doesn’t help, you can try the suggestion mentioned below. The account is not authorized to log in from this station Making mistakes while manipulating the registry could affect your system adversely....

The user tries to open the app, and a window starts loading with dots circling on the screen. It goes on for some time after which either nothing happens or it displays this error box: You may see an error message box or you may not. But if you check the Windows Application log, you will see the error – The App didn’t start in the required time. The App didn’t start in the required time You could face this issue while opening the Photos app, or any other app, for that matter....

The default gateway is not available on Windows 11/10 Do the following things to resolve your issue: 1] Install Network driver This is the most common solution to this problem. Most people get this error message after a fresh installation of Windows. If you have installed Windows 11/10 without any leftover, you have to install the network driver so that your network adapters can start working. If you haven’t done it yet, this is the time when you need to install it....

Now, if you are also experiencing the same issues in The Division 2, this post will interest you. Here, we will discuss solutions that will help you run The Division 2 smoothly without stuttering, lagging, and low FPS issues. So, without much ado, let us check out the fixes. The Division 2 low FPS, lagging, stuttering and freezing Here are the solutions that you can use to fix low FPS, lagging, and stuttering Issues in The Division 2 on your Windows PC:...

Before you move ahead to the troubleshooting steps, try running the installer file as an administrator. If this does not help, please proceed to the solutions listed in this article. The installation of this device is forbidden by system policy We will describe here the following methods to fix the issue: 1] Using the Local Group Policy Editor Disable the “Prohibit non-administrators from applying vendor signed updates” option using gpedit and see if it helps....

The selected task “{0}” no longer exists Before making any changes to your system, it is recommended to create a system restore point or backup your Registry files. Having done this, proceed. 1] Repair Task Scheduler by deleting corrupted tasks This is quite important since one corrupted file can cause a big problem. To delete a corrupted task or any task from Task Scheduler, you need to take the help of the Registry Editor, when you are unable to use Task Scheduler interface....

If you see its Properties, you may see a message displayed: This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer 1] Unblock the file If you wish to open the file, you will have to right-click on the file and open Properties. Under the General tab, towards the bottom you will see classified under Security: This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect this computer....

Too many messages to download error in Gmail This error tends to pop up when users have thousands of emails saved in their account. Whenever someone attempts to import thousands of emails from Gmail to another account, such as Outlook, it’s possible for the error to occur. Most folks who just receive emails from family, friends, and social networks, will likely not have over 30,000 emails in their accounts. However, for us folks who use Gmail for work and other activities, it’s easy to surpass the mentioned number....

The above error message is linked with Windows Update, as you may also be unable to install updates. Fortunately, repairing this problem is straightforward and we’ll show you how to do it in this guide. Transaction support within the specified resource manager is not started An anomaly when you experience the above error is that it would say running in the Task Manager services despite the Task Scheduler not opening....

Windows throws up funny errors sometimes. You click open Control Panel, click open Program & Features and go on to turn Windows features on or off. While on a normal day you will see options to turn on or off, Windows features like Hyper-V, Internet Explorer, IIS, Media features, .NET Framework, etc, I am sure you will be surprised if you were to find the window blank or empty!...

Twitter app for Windows 11/10 Let’s dig into what the Twitter app brings to the Windows 10 platform, shall we? The main listed features of the app are: The first thing users will notice, the ones who have been using the previous version of the app, is the new design. It is a lot more pleasing to the eyes, and guess what? It will incorporate your Windows 10 accent colors. Once the app is fired up for the first time, it brings the user to a simple page that asks them to either log-in or sign-up to the Twitter service....

UAC Yes button missing or grayed out in Windows UAC button shows up for everyone. When a standard account gets the problem and presses the Yes, an admin account will approve. However, if you don’t see the yes button, then the problem is with your account. Try these suggestions if you face this issue: 1] Switch to Standard User and Back to Admin It is an odd solution, but if your account is not part of localgroup administrators, the UAC button will be disabled....

Unable to add Teams meeting info from Outlook There are three ways to fix the problem, so you can add Teams meeting info from Microsoft Outlook. Make sure you have an account with Microsoft Teams using the same account as on Outlook. Also, ensure the company does not limit you to doing that if you are using a corporate account. 1] Enable Add Online meeting to all meetings option Outlook has a dedicated setting for Calendar where you need to enable the option to add an online meeting to all meetings....

Unsupported video type or invalid file path The MP4 MIME type is a video type, configured mainly in Internet Information Services (IIS) console. It instructs a web browser to use the default video application when running MP4 files from the website pages. On the other hand, MIME stands for ‘Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions’. This extension offers a way of identifying files on the Internet according to their nature and format. For instance, when the “Content-type” header value like MP4 is defined in an HTTP response, the browser can be configured to open the file with the proper plugin....

Google Privacy Settings Wizard Though the Google Privacy Settings Wizard is self-explanatory, here is a walkthrough of what it does and what not. When you open it, you are first taken to the wizard’s first page asking you to get started. The first page allows you to review your Google Plus account. These days, Google gets Google Plus to create a profile for you when you sign up for a new account....