When you encounter this issue. you’ll receive the following full error message; This error is hardware-related and it depends on your motherboard, your USB interface, the USB stick you are using. During setup, Windows must identify which drive is your primary boot drive in order to correctly configure the MBR and bootloader. If the Windows setup cannot reliably determine which is the boot drive, this error will appear. Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing partition If you’re faced with this issue, you can try either of the recommended solutions below to resolve the issue....

If you allow your Windows 8.1 running system to show more apps, the same screen shown above is changed to following one: Obviously, the later screen displays more apps, so the user can locate their favorite apps easily and they won’t have to scroll and search for their desired apps. Here are the ways to make this possible. Show more apps or less apps in Windows 8.1 Go to Start Screen, press Windows Key + I to get Settings charm....

SndVolPlus sound volume control For instance, middle-clicking the volume icon toggles mute and if you double click, it opens the Volume Mixer directly. Features: Everything that the regular volume control does, plus:Middle-click toggles muteDouble click opens the mixerSingle exe file. N installer. How to use: You can download it from its Home Page. Useful if you, say, want to easily mute Windows Media Center when watching live television!

Something went wrong, but you can try again – MSA When you run Windows setup, you have to pass through multiple setup screens that require you to log in with or sign up for a Microsoft Account. After successfully completing the Out of Box Experience (OOBE) to set up a new Windows device or after resetting a device, once you reach the Desktop, you might see this error screen. You might even get this error when you try to connect to the Internet for the first time on a new device or new install of Windows that has not previously connected to the internet during the Out-of-box Experience (OOBE)....

Sort Tasks in Microsoft Planner using Buckets For adding tasks to your plan, refer to the earlier post. When completed, select ‘Add new bucket’ option highlighted in blue from the ‘Board’ the right-corner and type in a name for the bucket. For some reason, if the ‘add new bucket’ option is not visible to you then, click ‘Group by’ and from the drop-down menu choose Buckets. Also, if you would like to replace the original name of the bucket with alternative one, you can do so....

Why does my game keep crashing PC? Usually, a game would crash on your system if it’s not matching the minimum requirement. So, you should check the system requirements needed to run Starcraft 2. A lot of users reported that the game keeps crashing even if the system is compatible. In that case, there are many reasons that can throttle your game and make it crash. First of all, make sure that the game files are not corrupted....

Why is the Start menu not transparent? The rational explanation will be corrupted system files or a faulty configured registry. Luckily, there are some strategic solutions that one can take to fix them. It can also be resolved by updating the Graphics driver because needless to say, if you run an outdated GPU driver, there will be some incompatibility issues. Sometimes turning off the battery saver mode also resolves issues related to Start Menu transparency....

Why does Steam say the Game is running when it’s not? A very simple reason why your Steam is saying that the game is running is that it’s not registering that your game is closed. There might be some glitch that’s stopping your game from closing or there is some process related to the game that’s still running on your system. Also, you should check if there are some corrupted files....

Stop computer from automatically locking Windows 11/10 If your PC is getting locked automatically, then you need to disable the lock screen from appearing automatically, by following these suggestions for Windows 11/10: These tips might sound too naive, but trust me, sometimes these small settings, especially those default values, create more problems. 1] Disable or Change Lock Screen timeout settings You need to disable the Lock Screen. You can use our Ultimate Windows Tweaker to do it with a click!...

Does the hard drive stop in sleep mode? Yes, it does, and it applies to SSDs and mechanical hard drives. By design, the power plan ensures that when the PC goes into sleep mode, the storage also stops working unless triggered by a wake-up call. Some PC also offers. That said, Windows offers Modern Standby or Connected Standby power model that offers low power idle mode, similar to the smartphone experience....

How to use oldweb.today to surf the old web As Rhizome describes, old web pages connected to the users more than the modern web pages. Modern web browsers have a design that amalgamates with its visual surroundings. On the other hand, old web browsers had a lot of icons that were associated with travel, conveying that the users are going on a journey. oldweb.today takes you to the journey of these old web browsers, where the real world was different than the digital world, unlike today....

SVRF Tabs for Chrome browser Chrome users can now experience a 360-degree view of any picture with SVRF Tabs. This browser extension replaces your New Tab with breathtaking VR/360 photos. To use the application, you first must download the extension. The file size exceeds 60 MB so, it’s a bit heavy. When done, Chrome will change your current tab page to a new tab page. This is a security measure to avoid any instances of hijacking your new tab page....

If you use Internet Explorer as primary or default browser, then this trick is for you. But synchronizing favorites between Internet Explorer and OneDrive is not simple as far as an average Windows user is concerned. In order to make this possible, you have to go thorough a registry manipulation, which is described in following steps: Synchronize Internet Explorer Favorites with OneDrive Press Windows Key + R combination, type put regedit in Run dialog box and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor....

Sysmon System Monitor for Windows The basic workflow behind System Monitor is that it stores information from Windows Event Collection (Event Viewer) and Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) agents like process IDs, GUIDs, SHA1, MD5 (SHA256) hash logs. It stores all these files under Applications and Services\logs\Microsoft\Windows\Sysmon\operational folder in Windows 10/8/7/Vista, and under System event log in older Windows operating systems like Windows XP. How to install System Monitor...

System doesn’t have any USB boot option We will be taking a look at the following fixes to get rid of this error on your Windows 10 system: 1] Disable Secure Boot First of all, I recommend disabling Secure Boot in the BIOS settings and see if that helps. Start by booting your computer into Windows 10 first. Then, Go to Settings > Windows Update, and check if you have anything to download, and install if you see any updates being offered....

Fix Text is pixelated or not displaying properly in Windows 11/0 If Text is pixelated or not displaying properly on your computer, follow the solutions mentioned below. Let us talk about them in detail. 1] Use Default resolution and scaling If the texts that you see are pixelated, first of all, check if you are using a lower resolution. When you use a lower resolution, Windows crops quite a lot making the images pixelated....

When you encounter this issue, you’ll receive the following full error message The computer started using the Windows installation media If you’re faced with this issue, you can try our recommended solutions below in no particular order and see if that helps to resolve the issue. Let’s take a look at the description of the process involved concerning each of the listed solutions. 1] Modify the Registry Since this is a registry operation, it is recommended that you back up the registry or create a system restore point as necessary precautionary measures....

What is PPP link control protocol? The PPP Link Control Protocol (LCP) establishes a PPP link by negotiating with the PPP peer at the other end of a proposed connection. When two routers initialize a PPP dialogue, each router sends control packets to the peer. A PPP error can occur in some cases if the username or password is incorrect with the error message Failed to authenticate ourselves to peer....

There is insufficient disk space to complete operation error To resolve Error Copying File or Folder, There is insufficient disk space to complete operation on Windows 10, you may need to carry out these steps: 1] Run Disk Cleanup or Storage Sense Try running Disk Cleanup or Storage Sense. This will clear all the junk files and clear up disk space. 2] Perform the operation in Clean Boot State Boot in Clean Boot State and see if that fixes the error....

This application has requested the Runtime to terminate it This error occurs when you run a custom Microsoft Visual C++ program in Windows. It could occur if some Runtime component of Visual C++ Libraries are missing, or it could be a problem with the program which is making this error message come up. Since in my case the error was occurring while operating the Settings app, which is integrated with the Windows operating system, I decided to do the following: While you can follow these individual links and follow the process laid down, I have an easier way to suggest to you....