Posts under Troubleshoot tag.

Fix: Jump List missing or disappeared permanently in Windows 7

Windows 7 has introduced Jump List, which is basically a list of recent documents and unique features and links for that particular program, pinned favorites, etc. By default, Windows 7 displays 10 items in the Jump List, which can ofcourse always [...]

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Fix: Google Chrome Freezing or Crashing on Windows 7 computer

Google Chrome is one of the most popular browsers these days, due to low foot-print and good performance. But there may be times when you find that your Chrome browser crashes or freezes randomly on your Windows 7 computer, while browsing, opening [...]

Fix and Repair broken Windows Search in Windows 7 easily

The Search function is one of the most useful and frequently used feature in Windows 7. And if it does get broken for some reason and does not display results at all or display results incorrectly, it can be quite frustrating. [...]

Troubleshoot and fix Windows Hardware and Devices problems with Troubleshooter

If you find that your Windows 7 or Windows Vista computer is facing some hardware or device issues or problems, you can run the Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter. This automated troubleshooter will try to identify and then resolve the issues [...]

WinCrashReport: A good supplement to Windows built-in Crash Reporting Module

WinCrashReport is a small utility by Nirsoft that helps to serve as asupplement to Windows built-in crash reporting module. It cannot however be considered as an alternative or replacement for it. The program can be run whenever an instance of application [...]

IEDiagCMD – Inbuilt Tool to Diagnose and Troubleshoot Internet Explorer 9 problems

IEDiagCMD.exe is a small utility that generates logs requires to troubleshoot issues with Internet Explorer 9. It is typically located under C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer on a x86 OS install and C:\Program files (x86)\Internet Explorer on an x64 OS install and [...]

Disable Runtime error messages in Internet Explorer

A runtime error is a software or hardware problem that prevents a program from working correctly. Runtime errors might cause you to lose information in the file you’re working on, cause errors in the file (corrupt the file) so you [...]

Fix: Metro Tiles are not responding in Windows 8

Some users, using Windows 8 are finding that their Tiles on the Start Screen, do not work or respond. One of the most common issues some of them have encountered, is when you try to click on a Metro tile nothing happens i.e. it won’t [...]

Repair Windows with Windows Repair Tool

Many of you may have used our FixWin – Windows Repair Tool. Here is another tool that will help you repair your Windows installation should you ever feel the need to. Windows Repair Tool guides you at every step of the [...]

Fix: Internet Explorer not saving history settings

If you find that your Internet Explorer does not save your browsing history settings, then you can read this article to follow some troubleshooting steps. 1. Lets start with the basics. Run CCleaner to clear Internet cache and then restart [...]

How to fix common problems streaming video content in Windows 7

We might encounter situations where the video streaming won’t work properly. For example, in YouTube the full screen won’t work or the video might get stuck or there might be only sound but no picture. In this article I’ll suggest few [...]

Fix: Task Manager not opening or disabled by administrator in Windows

We normally call on the Task Manager when we want to end applications, check on processes, monitor performance or carry out such system related tasks. To do so, we either right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager, press Ctrl+Shift+Esc or type taskmgr [...]

Fix: Safe Mode not working in Windows 7

Safe Mode is one option which is very useful if you find that you are unable to boot your computer in regular mode and you need to do some Windows troubleshooting.

Troubleshoot: Windows could not start and Invalid partition errors

You might encounter situation where you may not be able to boot into Windows and you might keep getting an error that Windows could not start. This could be caused by a recent change in hardware or software.

Fix: Unable to or cannot print Web pages in Internet Explorer

There are times when you need to print a web page. But if you find that you are unable to print or print preview web pages, when you are using Internet Explorer 9 or IE8 on your Windows 7 or [...]

Learn how to troubleshoot Windows like an IT Professional

You might have come across a situation where your computer is giving you some major problem and you are just unable to reach or hire any computer professional to help you out. Well, here are a few tips, that will [...]

Windows Password Recovery : Recover lost, forgotten Windows password

Lately it seems the more Windows computers I work on, the more users have forgotten their password or they didn’t tell me the password and when I can’t reach them I am stuck with no option to get into the [...]

Fix: Microsoft Word has stopped working

When I started getting this error Microsoft Word has stopped working – A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available, on my one month old Office [...]

Fix: Windows 7 Libraries folder keeps opening or popping up at startup

If you find that your Libraries folder in Windows 7 opens on startup, then you may want to try some of these troubleshooting steps. These are just of the things which come to my mind and you may try them [...]

Fix: VDS Basic Provider Error code 490@01010004 in Event Viewer on Windows 7

Lets say you have a Hyper-V guest operating system that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 and it has a disk that is connected to a SCSI controller. Now if you receive error Unexpected failure. Error code: [...]

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