DNS Server is not responding on Windows 10

When you try to connect to the Internet – but cannot then you may run the Network Diagnostic Troubleshooter to troubleshoot the issue. But at the time, the Troubleshooter itself may throw up the following error message: Your computer appears […]

How to take full Ownership of Files & Folders in Windows 10

This post shows how you can take full ownership of files and folders in Windows 10/8/7. After introducing the User Account Control in Windows Vista, Microsoft increased the security of its core system files by hardening its Effective Permissions. Most of […]

Cannot download or install Apps from Windows Store in Windows 10

The other day I was trying to install an application on my Windows PC, but it failed. If Windows Store apps or games are not downloading or installing on your Windows 10/8 computer here are a few things you could […]

Google Chrome Freezing or Crashing on Windows 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 10/8/7 computer, while browsing, opening […]

Windows Memory Dump Settings on Windows 10

In Windows 10/8, Microsoft has introduced a new Memory dump option called Automatic Memory Dump. This is the default option set in the operating system. Windows 10 introduced a new dump file type called Active Memory Dump. For those, you […]

Five Best System Rescue Disks for Windows

A System Rescue Disk is designed to recover your data or rescue your computer from crashes, like operating system failure, accidental damage, etc. It may be due to hardware failure, OS failure, software problems or due to malware infection. It […]

Windows could not start the Windows Firewall on Local Computer

You might find this issue where when you try to turn on Windows Firewall it would say the service is not running. Then when you try to start the Windows Firewall service you may see this error message: Windows could […]

Repair Master Boot Record (MBR) in Windows 10

One of the effective troubleshooting steps, to fix boot issues is to repair Master Boot Record or MBR. One of the common reasons why an MBR can get corrupted is due to malware infections. Improper shutdowns can also lead to MBR corruption. Sometime we […]

Run System File Checker in Safe Mode, Boot Time or Offline on Windows 10

In this post, we will see how to run System File Checker in Safe Mode, Offline or at Boot-Time in Windows 10/8.1. This is useful if SFC will not run or start. One of the useful tool Microsoft introduced on Windows, […]

Can’t turn on Windows Defender in Windows 10

When I browse through forums I often find this question asked many times – I am unable to turn on Windows Defender manually or Windows Defender won’t or will not turn on and start in Windows 10, Windows 8 or […]

CHKDSK alternative disk error checking software to repair and fix bad sectors on Hard Drive

I often used to help people in forums, where they mentioned that their hard drive had crashed and that they had lost all their data, just because they did not check the health of their hard drive – and nor did they have any backups. […]

Enable Telnet through Command Prompt or Control Panel in Windows 10

On Windows 10/8/7, the Telnet Client and Server is disabled by default. If you want to enable it, you can do so using the Command Prompt or via the Control Panel. For your information, Telnet (short for teletype network) is […]

Program exe or COM Surrogate has stopped working in Windows 10

On your Windows 10/8/7 operating system, if you ever receive an error message: Program exe or COM Surrogate has stopped working. A problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a […]

Video Playback issues, problems and errors on Windows 10/8/7

At times, you may have experienced issues where, when you have played a video on your Windows PC; the video may start to freeze or lag. Most of the times, such issues are caused by a bad or corrupted Codec […]

Troubleshoot performance issues in Windows 10/8/7

If you are facing performance-related issues like Non-responding programs, freezing, system crashes, sluggishness, etc. , on your Windows PC quite often, then you can try a few of these suggested tips. They may help you resolve such issues. Troubleshoot performance issues […]

Improve YouTube Buffering, Performance & Speed on Windows PC

There are a lot of video streaming websites out there, and YouTube is without a doubt the most used video website on this planet. But recently I started having issues with YouTube buffering. I have a pretty decent connection, but […]

You can’t install Windows on a USB flash drive from Setup, Error 0xc1900104

When you try to upgrade your Windows 8.1/8 to Windows 10/8.1, you may receive an error message – Couldn’t install Windows, You can’t install Windows on a USB flash drive from Setup Error code 0xc1900104. If you do, here is […]

Kernel-Power Event ID 41 error, System has rebooted without cleanly shutting down

Windows Kernel Event ID 41 is a common error to find on out in the Event Viewer on Windows 10/8/7 and Windows Server. Microsoft recently published an article about ways to fix those issues.   The system has rebooted without […]

How to install Windows OS on VirtualBox – Screenshot and Video Tutorial

In the article, I will show you how to install Windows OS on Oracle’s VirtualBox.  This post applies to Windows 10, Windows 8.1 as well as the Windows Server operating systems. A few things you need to know before you start: […]

SecureAPlus offers a second line of defense against Malware

Today, computer users always face the risk of new generation Malware that attacks us even when we may have a good antivirus installed. There is new Malware releasing every day, and it’s getting harder for antivirus solutions to release virus […]