The error clearly states the drivers need to be updated, sometimes, that even not be the case. There can be corruption as well. In this article, we will be checking all the possible working fixes for the same. Windows can’t start your Camera, Error 0xA00F429F (0x887A0004) The most effective methods to troubleshoot the Windows can’t start your Camera, 0xa00f429f are: Make sure to use all of these with admin privileges....

Windows computer screen brightness flickering If your computer screen flickers, pulsates or dims and brightens every once in a while, you may see if any of these troubleshooting suggestions help you. Some of them may apply to a Desktop and some of them may apply to a laptop. First of all, try and identify when you face this issue, when on Battery power, mains AC adapter, or in both scenarios. Is it for a particular power plan or all power plans?...

Windows Defender missing on Windows 11/10 If Windows Defender is missing on Windows 11/10, follow these steps: Before you begin, you should know that now Windows Defender is integrated with Windows Security. 1] Ask your administrator It is the first thing you need to do when Windows Defender is missing on your Windows 11/10 computer. At times, your administrator could disable or remove certain apps or features from all the networked computers....

Windows does not recognize or detect Android Device Every process or solution discussed here is very elementary and doesn’t require you to have any prior knowledge. Let’s look at the four possible fixes you can implement to resolve this problem: 1] Check the USB connection mode More often than not, users face this error because they don’t have the right USB connection mode enabled on their android device while they have it connected to the computer....

Here’s the thing, Windows Information Protection, otherwise known as WIP, is well endowed to protect automatically classified files via the sensitive information types feature. It takes full advantage of Windows Defender ATP, but bear in mind the latest improvements are only available in Windows 10 1903 and later. Configure WIP Before we go forward, wed like to talk about how to configure Windows Information Protection. It’s quite easy and straight to the point, so let’s get things up and running for your pleasure....

The intuitive interface of the program helps you in checking the active processes, available network connections, users, and all other information about the drives in your system. The main overview displays five tabs- System, Security, File System, Network and Events. Windows Inspection Tool Set Under System, you can view the operating system, CPU, processes running, modules and drives of your system. The tool allows you to look at the running processes of your system which you can also check from your Windows Task Manager but then again, WITs give all information at one place....

Windows is checking for a solution to the problem Windows Error Reporting service allows the system to report errors when programs stop working or responding. It then checks for a solution and tries to get a fix. If there is no fix, the log is sent back to Microsoft for analysis, and prepare a solution. Microsoft has been using reporting service to detect unknown threats. So it’s a good idea to keep it on, but if it’s very annoying, you can choose to disable it....

First of all, I ensured that Windows Firewall was switched off to ensure that the Firewall was not the culprit. It did not help. I’ve read somewhere that WiFi printers could also cause the issue while using the Remote Desktop feature, so I disconnected them too but that too did not solve the problem. I came around the following solution and it worked: Remote Desktop disconnects frequently Press Windows Key + R; type sysdm....

Since it is a very common issue with computer users, I would like to discuss a few desktop search utilities. I am using Search Everything as my Windows search utility but there are a few more desktop search utilities that I would like to mention here in my post. Windows Search Alternative Tools Desktop search tools are available in both free as well as paid versions with a variety of shapes and sizes....

Windows Subsystem for Linux has no installed distributions If you face this error, one of these suggestions is sure to help you resolve the issue: 1] Check the LxssManager service Open the Windows Services Manager and locate the LxssManager service. Open their Properties and ensure that their Startup type is set to be Automatic and make sure that the service is Running. If not,click on the Start button. 2] Install or update the Linux distro You can try to download and install a suitable Linux distro for your computer from the Microsoft Store....

Windows Terminal Tips and Tricks Here are some tips and tricks to help you get the best out of Windows Terminal in Windows 11/10: 1] Create a new profile Windows Terminal supports multiple command-line emulators. By creating a new profile in Windows Terminal, you can add your favorite command-line tools to it. This is a very useful feature as it allows you to work on different command-line tools in a single window without launching them separately....

The services in question are: Windows Time (W32Time)Windows Event Log (eventlog)Windows Firewall (MpsSvc) Windows Time, Event Log, Firewall services fail to start Every service, every process in Windows 10 has an account associated with it. For Services, it is a Local Service account. These accounts are used to manage system applications on the OS. It may so happen that the services we mentioned above are being managed by the Local System account instead of the Local Service account (NT AUTHORITY\LocalService)....

Windows 11/10 Update Assistant is stuck at 99% Try the following solutions to resolve the Windows Update Assistant is stuck at 99% error: 1] Wait Wait! Even for a couple of hours if need be. Sometimes a stuck process can get unstuck of its own and that would be the best way if that happened. 2] Run Setup from the Media folder If Windows 10 Update Assistant is stuck at 99% then use this trick to reset the process....

The troubleshooting for this is the same as that, when you receive a message Some settings are managed by your organization – and you need to take a look at the Windows Update Group Policy & Registry settings. Windows Update cannot currently check for updates because updates on this computer are controlled If you are a Standard user, you need to contact your administrator about this. In case you are the administrator, you can make changes to system settings using: Let us see how to do it....

The tool makes sure you don’t forget about things like your daily tasks and scheduled appointments. By configuring various options, you can easily set reminders for various tasks and efficiently manage the list of reminders. Wise Reminder – Manage, schedule & set up appointments Wise Reminder functions like a personal assistant. It reminds you about any upcoming appointments, scheduled meetings, events, or tasks. By letting you prioritize things, it can help you manage your schedule in the most effective way....

Word docs saving to WordPad While Office Word will always save in DOCX format, but the default save options may have changed. To change it, click on Save As > browser, and then from the dropdown, select Docx instead of RTF. Once you do that, it will automatically save it in the same format next time. If this doesn’t work, then go to File > Options, and check if the format in the Save section is RTF....

Free alternative to Microsoft Office WPS Office may be a competitor to Microsoft Office, but it shows full support to the Microsoft Office formats like DOC, XLS, PPT, etc. – and you know that’s the part of the competition, as support for these formats may force some Microsoft Office users, who cannot afford to upgrade to newer versions, to shift to this free alternative. The suite includes three applications, Writer, Presentation, and Spreadsheet....

Security or Firewall might be blocking the connection If you see the message Security or firewall might be blocking the connection following completion of Windows Network Diagnostics to determine what’s causing internet or network connection issues on your device, then our solutions presented below in no particular order should help you resolve the issue on your system. Let’s look at the description of the process as it relates to each of the listed solutions....

The BSOD error bug check occurs because a session driver does not free its pool allocations before a session unload. This bug check can indicate a bug in Win32k.sys, Atmfd.dll, Rdpdd.dll, or a video or other driver. SESSION_HAS_VALID_POOL_ON_EXIT 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....

This information is useful for troubleshooting issues that involve security. It is also useful for troubleshooting display issues in the Windows access control list (ACL) editor. Windows tracks a security principal by its SID. To display the security principal in the ACL editor, Windows resolves the SID to its associated security principal name. In some places in the Windows UI, as shown in the image above. you see Windows account security identifiers (SIDS) that do not resolve to friendly names....